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gramX

Telegram with X UI and feel - FOSS Android app showing followed channels as a single feed like Twitter

Android app Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link
daveragos.github.io/gramx
Built by
RaGoose

Bloat

233/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

gramX is a working, released Android app (v1.0.0 APKs, a feature-rich site, terms, an issues tracker) that solves a real reading annoyance for Telegram channel followers. It's free with no payments or pricing, so there's no path to revenue yet, and being a thin skin over Telegram's API keeps the moat modest. It's a solid solo build shipped across two months with a public release.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

The problem is real, since catching up on many channels one chat at a time is tedious, and people clearly would use a feed view. But it's free, ad-free and has no servers, with no donations or pricing, so there's no stated way to earn money.

32/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (3)

  1. The site pitches one timeline for all channels, with 'No ads. No tracking. No gramX servers.' and no pricing.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

  2. Announces it as a free, open-source app with no ads, and mentions no monetisation.

    “gramX the wait is over... here i present to you telegram with X UI and feel. gramX is a FOSS(free and opensource software) Android app that shows the channels you follow on Telegram as a single feed, newest first, instead of a list of chats, exactly like an X. you will find almost every Telegram feature tailored to X(twitter)'s UI and UX, just without the ads Download and see all the features”

    Post · @ragoose · 2 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator stresses gramX doesn't have ads, which confirms there's no ad revenue.

    “Seeing @dagmawi_babi's post i thought how is gramX showing ad But its babi's own post and yeah gramX dont have ads”

    Post · @ragoose · 30 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

The edge is execution and polish: a full Telegram client with X-style UX takes effort, but anyone could fork it since it's open source and built on Telegram's public API. There's no proprietary data, network effect or local-specific depth like Amharic or payments.

24/100

Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.

Receipts (2)

  1. A broad feature set (folders as tabs, read state, channel stats, posting, DMs) shows real build effort.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

  2. It's FOSS with a public repo, so copying is easy.

    “gramX the wait is over... here i present to you telegram with X UI and feel. gramX is a FOSS(free and opensource software) Android app that shows the channels you follow on Telegram as a single feed, newest first, instead of a list of chats, exactly like an X. you will find almost every Telegram feature tailored to X(twitter)'s UI and UX, just without the ads Download and see all the features”

    Post · @ragoose · 2 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Posts and releases span about two months with updates in every month, ending in a v1.0.0 launch and activity as recent as yesterday. It's steady for a solo side project, though the history is still short.

61/100

  • Sustained shipping21/60

    Worked on across 2 months.

  • Consistency40/40

    Updates in 3 of 3 months.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “So i was debugging gramX and yohannes decided to post this much posts at the same time and here I am thinking did I just broke my app what did I did wrong why tf is my feed all yohannes's post”

    Post · @ragoose · 6 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “Posting from iOS gramX”

    Post · @ragoose · 7 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real, downloadable Android app exists, with a detailed feature set, multi-architecture APKs and checksums. There's no backend or API, which fits the design, and no status page or docs.

83/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://daveragos.github.io/gramx/?v=2 responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product35/35

    A full v1.0.0 release exists with APKs for three architectures, checksums, and a feature set covering the feed, folders, DMs, posting, activity and search. The creator also posts from the app itself.

  • Own home0/10

    Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-10-06.

  • Operations8/15

    There's a GitHub releases page with checksums, an issues tracker, terms, a support email and an Android release across architectures. There's no backend by design, no API or docs, no status page, and no privacy policy link found by the crawler, though the nav shows a Privacy section.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://daveragos.github.io/gramx/?v=2 responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

  2. Download links for arm64, armv7 and x86_64 APKs plus SHA256SUMS, and a detailed feature description.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator posts from gramX, showing it's used for real.

    “Posting from gramX”

    Post · @ragoose · 25 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Describes concrete features such as the activity bell and removal of join notices.

    “Oww btw you won't see Any of the "X joined telegram" shenanigans anymore when you use gramX and no ads too also you get to see reply and mention right on your home's top bar(appbar), the bell icon”

    Post · @ragoose · 2 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. Release assets, checksums and an issues link are all present.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Distribution is a free-subdomain site, GitHub and Telegram, and there's no payment route or pricing, so nothing pays for upkeep. Terms and a support contact exist, but the project depends on one person and on Telegram's API.

33/100

  • Distribution12/30

    A site on a free subdomain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No posts mention customers, payments or revenue; the app is free.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms5/5

    Has terms of service.

  • Support8/8

    A way to reach support.

  • Commitment8/20

    The creator kept shipping for two months and reached a public v1.0.0, with a dedicated site, repo and release channel in Telegram. There's no team, funding or published roadmap yet.

Receipts (5)

  1. A site on a free subdomain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payments or pricing found on the site.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · daveragos.github.io/gramx (opens in a new tab)

  3. Returns to work on gramX after a weekend, showing steady attention.

    “weekend is for side project, lets get back to cooking gramX now”

    Post · @ragoose · 25 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Launch post with a dedicated site, GitHub repo and release links.

    “gramX the wait is over... here i present to you telegram with X UI and feel. gramX is a FOSS(free and opensource software) Android app that shows the channels you follow on Telegram as a single feed, newest first, instead of a list of chats, exactly like an X. you will find almost every Telegram feature tailored to X(twitter)'s UI and UX, just without the ads Download and see all the features”

    Post · @ragoose · 2 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. Asks for repo stars, so it's a continuing project but still solo.

    “lets break the tie star your favorite repo Yomu: https://github.com/daveragos/yomu gramX: https://github.com/daveragos/gramx”

    Post · @ragoose · 4 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)