Daily Active Users for Telegram Bots: How Daily Restart Services Work and How to Price Them

Total starts only ever go up. Daily active users (DAU) go up and down — and that is exactly why sponsors, ad networks and investors look at DAU first. A bot with 50,000 starts and 100 daily users looks abandoned; a bot with 10,000 starts and 2,000 daily users looks alive.

This article explains how daily restart services create active-user activity, what each plan really costs per day, and how to package DAU as a product in a reseller panel.

Starts vs daily active users

• Start: a user opened the bot once. A cumulative counter.
• Daily active user: a user who interacted with the bot on a given day. Drops to zero if nobody returns.

Most Telegram bot analytics tools report both. Buyers who only add starts see their user total rise while their activity chart stays flat.

How daily restart services work

Premium accounts start the bot and then come back every day for a fixed period — 3, 5, 7 or 14 days. Each day, the same accounts register activity again. SMMMain offers mixed and country-targeted versions (Russia, China, Israel, India, Uzbekistan), with a minimum order of just 10.

The real cost per active-user-day

Approximate prices per 1,000 Premium users, and what that means per day of activity:

• 3 days — about $3: ≈ $1.00 per 1,000 active users per day
• 5 days — about $4: ≈ $0.80 per day
• 7 days — about $5: ≈ $0.71 per day
• 14 days — about $7: ≈ $0.50 per day

The 14-day plan delivers activity at half the daily cost of the 3-day plan. For any campaign longer than a weekend, longer plans are the better buy.

Matching plans to customer goals

• Launch day or weekend event → 3-day plan.
• Sponsor pitch next week → 7-day plan started a few days before the meeting.
• Two-week growth trend for a game or Mini App → 14-day plan, ideally in two staggered orders.
• Search ranking push → daily restart alongside search starts.

Packaging DAU in your panel

• Name it by outcome: "1,000 Premium daily users for 7 days" is clearer than a supplier service name.
• Stagger large orders: two orders a few days apart create a more natural activity curve than one big spike.
• Bundle with a user base: pair regular or search starts (total users) with daily restart (activity) as a "growth package".
• Automate: run the package through the API so each stage is ordered on schedule.

Before ordering

• The bot must stay online for the whole period — restarts can't register on a bot that doesn't respond.
• Don't change the bot's username mid-order.
• If the customer needs referral credit as well, check the service description or ask support first.

FAQ

What happens after the period ends?

The accounts remain in the bot's user total, but daily returns stop. Order a new period to continue the activity.

How is this different from Bot Activity add-ons?

Daily restart is a complete package (Premium start plus daily returns). Bot Activity is an add-on that adds activity to an existing start order.

Is it useful for referral bots?

Usually not. Referral programs count invites, not activity — referral starts are cheaper for that.

Can I get a free test?

Yes. Open a support ticket and we will arrange a free test.

Summary

Starts show reach; daily active users show life. Daily restart plans let you put activity exactly where it matters, at as little as $0.50 per 1,000 users per day on the 14-day plan. For the wider Premium range, see our guide to Telegram Premium bot starts, and for ranking work, our playbook on Telegram bot search ranking.

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