How to pay for credits with Telegram Stars
Telegram Stars are Telegram's in-app currency. You buy them once, they sit in your Telegram account, and you spend them on things sold inside Telegram, including OnlyNudes credit packs. This page shows how the payment works, how to get Stars without paying the App Store premium, and how to get past the one error people hit on Telegram Desktop.
Updated 6 September 20267 min read18+
Prices below were checked on 6 September 2026 and will move. Telegram sets its own prices by country and currency, so treat every figure as approximate and read the number on the checkout screen before you pay. Adults 18 and over.
The whole flow is four taps. You never type a card number into our site, and you never leave your Telegram account.
- 1
Pick a pack on the site
Open the credit packs, sign in, and choose the pack you want. Telegram Stars accepts the fixed packs only, no custom amounts.
- 2
Choose Telegram Stars
The site hands you a Telegram invoice link (it starts with t.me/$). It opens in whichever Telegram app you have: phone, desktop, or web.
- 3
Pay the invoice in Telegram
Our bot posts one message: "Pay for your credits here, then return to the app — they land in your wallet automatically." Tap the pay button and confirm with your Stars balance.
- 4
Go back to the Studio
Switch back to the site. The credits are added to your wallet by Telegram's confirmation, so there is nothing to upload or paste.
If your Stars balance already covers the pack, that is it. If it does not, read the next two sections before you tap anything, especially on a computer.
The conversion is fixed at 50 Stars per $1. The credit bonus on bigger packs is the same whether you pay in Stars or crypto.
| Pack | USD | Credits | Bonus | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $5 | 500 | — | 250 |
| Basic | $10 | 1,100 | +10% | 500 |
| Extra | $20 | 2,400 | +20% | 1,000 |
| Pro | $50 | 6,250 | +25% | 2,500 |
| Power | $100 | 13,000 | +30% | 5,000 |
| Studio Pack | $250 | 35,000 | +40% | 12,500 |
Buy at least the Stars in the last column before you open the invoice. A little extra is fine: leftover Stars stay in your Telegram balance for the next top-up.
This happens on Telegram Desktop and Telegram Web when your Stars balance is lower than the invoice. Telegram tries to sell you the missing Stars by card, inside a form tied to our bot, and its card provider turns that form down.
Nothing is wrong with your card and nothing has been charged. The fix is to buy Stars first, on their own, and only then pay the invoice.
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Close the error
Do not retry the card form inside the invoice. It will fail the same way.
- 2
Top up your Stars balance directly
In Telegram Desktop or Web, open Settings → My Stars → Buy more Stars and pick an amount that covers the pack. This card form works. Alternatives that also work: message @PremiumBot, or buy on Fragment with TON.
- 3
Open the invoice again
Wait for the Stars to show in My Stars, then tap the invoice link again. If more than 24 hours passed, start the top-up on the site again to get a fresh invoice.
- 4
Pay with your balance
With the balance already covering the price, the invoice pays in one tap and the credits arrive on the site.
Stars bought inside the iPhone or Android app go through the App Store or Google Play. Apple and Google keep a share of every in-app purchase, and Telegram prices the Stars to cover it. Telegram's own Premium FAQ says the same thing about Premium: paying outside the app stores is cheaper because those fees do not apply.
Buying on Telegram Desktop, Telegram Web, or Fragment skips the stores, so the same Stars cost less. In the examples we could find, the difference was roughly 15 to 30 percent depending on country and currency.
Three ways, one Telegram balance. Figures are for 1,000 Stars, which is exactly the Extra pack.
| Route | ≈ per 1,000 Stars | You need | Pick it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-app on iPhone or Android | $19.99 | Just your phone | You are on mobile, the pack is small, and convenience beats the markup |
| Telegram Desktop or Web, card | ≈ $14.10 (varies by country) | A card and web.telegram.org or the desktop app | You are at a computer and do not hold crypto |
| Fragment, TON or stablecoin | $15.00 flat | A TON wallet with funds and your Telegram login | You already hold crypto, or you want one known price for a big pack |
Put against our packs, the same Stars look like this. In-app prices are the US App Store list; Fragment is its flat rate. The two biggest packs are not on Apple's public price list, so we left those cells empty rather than guess.
| Pack | Stars | In-app (US App Store) | Fragment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 250 | $5.09 | $3.75 |
| Basic | 500 | $9.99 | $7.50 |
| Extra | 1,000 | $19.99 | $15.00 |
| Pro | 2,500 | $50.90 | $37.50 |
| Power | 5,000 | not listed | $75.00 |
| Studio Pack | 12,500 | not listed | $187.50 |
Fragment is a fixed rate and the desktop card price depends on where you are, so on a big pack it is worth a ten-second comparison: open Settings → My Stars → Buy more Stars, note the price, and check it against fragment.com/stars.
Fragment is Telegram's official marketplace. It sells Stars for TON, the crypto Telegram's ecosystem runs on, and at the time of writing also takes USDT and USDC on a few networks. The minimum is 50 Stars. It needs two things you may not have yet: a TON wallet with money in it, and a login with the Telegram account that should receive the Stars.
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Get a TON wallet with funds
Tonkeeper, MyTonWallet, or the Wallet built into Telegram (open @wallet) all work. Fund it with a little more TON than the price in the table above, to cover the network fee.
- 2
Connect the wallet
Go to fragment.com/stars. Tap Connect TON, choose your wallet, and approve the connection in the wallet app.
- 3
Connect your Telegram account
Tap Connect Telegram and confirm the login inside Telegram. Use the same account you will pay our invoice from. That account is where the Stars land.
- 4
Choose the amount and recipient
Enter the amount from the packs table (250, 500, 1,000, and so on). To gift, put the friend's username in the recipient field instead of your own.
- 5
Pay and confirm
Tap Buy, approve the transfer in your wallet, and the Stars appear in Settings → My Stars, usually within a minute.
- 6
Open the OnlyNudes invoice
Now the invoice from the site pays in one tap, on any device, because the balance already covers it.
Telegram is one of two ways to pay. If you do not want to manage a Stars balance, pay in crypto through the checkout, which takes BTC, ETH, USDT and hundreds of other coins with a $15 minimum. Both routes buy the same packs at the same credit bonus.
- Leftover Stars are not lost. Telegram documents no expiry. They wait in Settings → My Stars for your next pack.
- Stars can be a gift. Settings → My Stars in Telegram, or the recipient field on Fragment, lets you buy Stars for another account. You cannot move Stars that are already in your balance to someone else.
- All Stars sales are final. Telegram does not refund Stars purchases, so buy the amount you will spend.
- Help is in the bot too. Send /support or /terms to our Telegram bot, or write to support@onlynudes.ai.
FAQ
Can I pay for OnlyNudes credits with Telegram Stars?
Yes. Pick a pack on the site and choose Telegram Stars. Telegram opens an invoice from our bot, you pay it with Stars, and the credits land in your wallet automatically. Prices are fixed packs, 50 Stars per $1.
Why does Telegram say "this payment method is not available for the selected product"?
Your Stars balance is lower than the invoice and Telegram Desktop tried to sell you the missing Stars by card inside our checkout. That card form does not work for bot invoices. Close it, buy Stars from Settings → My Stars (or on Fragment), then open the invoice again.
What is the cheapest way to buy Telegram Stars?
Usually Fragment, Telegram's own marketplace. At the time of writing it charges a flat $0.015 a Star, paid in TON or a stablecoin. Buying by card in Telegram Desktop or Telegram Web is close behind. Buying inside the iPhone or Android app is the most expensive route.
Why are Telegram Stars more expensive on my phone?
Apple and Google take a cut of every in-app purchase, and Telegram passes it on. The same 1,000 Stars listed at $19.99 on the US App Store are about $15 on Fragment and roughly $14 at Telegram's documented desktop rate. Check the prices below before you buy a big pack.
Do unused Telegram Stars expire?
No. Telegram's Stars terms describe a balance you spend when you like and document no expiry. Leftover Stars sit in Settings → My Stars until your next top-up. All Stars purchases are final, so buy the amount you will use.
Can I buy Stars for someone else?
Yes, in two ways. In Telegram, Settings → My Stars lets you buy Stars as a gift for a contact. On Fragment, the buy page has a recipient field, so you can pay in TON and send the Stars to any Telegram username.
My invoice expired or I paid and nothing happened. Now what?
Invoice links last 24 hours and can be paid once. If yours expired, go back to the site and start the top-up again for a fresh invoice. If you paid and the credits are missing, write to support@onlynudes.ai with the Telegram receipt.
Top up your Stars, then top up your credits
Pick a pack, pay it in Stars, and the credits are in your wallet before you are back in the Studio. No subscription, no renewal date.