Changelog

Redesigned /collections with Featured cover carousel and a wider 3-column All grid, plus hero covers on collection detail pages.

Added Most Upvoted sort and an On TON filter on /apps, with upvote counts on catalog cards.

Added Leaderboard to the top navigation with a NEW badge so upvote ranks are one click away.

App pages at /apps/[slug] now render listing content from the server first, so the page paints faster without a long skeleton wait.

Improved voter avatars with Telegram-style initials when a photo is missing, and fixed empty icons on /leaderboard and collection lists.

Homepage Top by Category now ranks each column by TG.app upvotes (with vote counts) instead of views.

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  Organic top 5 per category by upvotes

Faster loads on /, /collections, /collections/[slug], and /leaderboard with short-lived caching.

Replaced mock /blog graphics with real product screenshots on /blog/upvote-leaderboard and /blog/ranked-collections-upvotes.

Launched ranked /Collections at /collections: /search curated lists, open featured boards, and browse editorial and creator picks.

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  Discover ranked lists on /collections

Collection pages rank by period upvotes (all-time, today, 7 days, 30 days, year, or month) with list/grid views plus share and embed at /collections/[slug].

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  Period chips, share links, and embed on each collection

Added a creator landing at /create-collection and collection management in Creator Studio at /creator/collections.

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  Publish your own upvote-ranked list

Upvote Leaderboard at /leaderboard now supports the same period filters in the URL so you can share weekly or monthly rankings.

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  Switch periods and share the link

Site /search and homepage suggest now include /collections alongside /apps, bots, and /communities.

Standardized breadcrumbs and page action links on /FAQ, /about, /contact, legal, /advertise, /communities, leaderboard, and /collections pages.

New /blog post: Ranked /collections and upvotes at /blog/ranked-collections-upvotes.

Added upvote buttons on /leaderboard so you can vote without opening each listing.

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  Vote directly from the leaderboard

Recalibrated public upvote totals so /leaderboard and listing pages show the same TG.app votes (credible counts instead of scraped millions).

Upvote on listing pages is now instant (optimistic UI), with a +all shortcut and confetti when you use your daily vote budget.

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  Tap to vote instantly, or cast all remaining votes

Leaderboard at /leaderboard now shows Top 30 only and loads faster.

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  All-time Top 30 by upvotes

Voter avatars on listings use real profile photos from TG.app users (no placeholder faces).

Added community upvotes with a daily vote budget (default 5, stackable) and the all-time Leaderboard at /leaderboard.

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  Filter Mini Apps, bots, channels, and groups

Listing pages now show an Upvote control and unique voter avatars (no names or profile links).

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  Vote from any approved listing

Documented how voting works at /docs/upvotes-and-leaderboard/.

Announced the feature on the /blog: /blog/upvote-leaderboard.

Added Pick channel/group in Telegram on /creator/communities/new when submitting from the Mini App.

Improved payment checkout reliability for Stars, TON, and /advertiser deposits.

Fixed checkout for Growth packages and other plans above Telegram's Stars subscription limit (10,000 Stars): TON and USDT stay available on /pricing and Creator Studio checkout.

Stopped failed Stars invoices from leaving stuck pending payments with no way to pay.

Disabled the Continue button when no payment method is available and showed a clear message instead.