Icebreaker bot for Telegram groups
One conversation-starter a day, posted to the group automatically.
IcebreakerDailyBot posts one conversation-starter question to a Telegram group every day at a set hour, drawn from a bundled pool of 190 original questions on the free tier — enough that a free group won't see a repeat for over six months.
Members just reply under the question in the group; there's no scoring or forced participation, it's a daily prompt to get people talking. Pro groups can set a custom posting hour, switch to any of 5 themed 35-question packs via /theme, and get an end-of-day answers digest.
Use it without adding the bot
Use it without adding the bot: type @IcebreakerDailyBot in any chat and it posts one icebreaker question card to send.
Commands
| Command | Example | Does |
|---|---|---|
/icebreaker on | /icebreaker on 10:00 | Admins only: start posting one question per day to this group at the given hour (minutes must be 00). Free groups always post at 10:00 regardless of what's set. |
/icebreaker off | /icebreaker off | Admins only: stop the daily question. |
/question | /question | Admins only: post today's question right now. Free groups get one manual post per day; Pro is unlimited. |
/pause | /pause | Admins only: pause the daily posting without clearing the schedule. |
/resume | /resume | Admins only: resume a paused schedule. |
/theme | /theme deep | Pro only, admins: switch the group's question pool to one of 5 themed 35-question packs (fun, deep, work, travel, food), or back to the free General pool. |
/itz | /itz +2 | Admins only: set the group's UTC offset used for the daily posting hour. |
/pro | /pro | Shows the per-group Pro upsell and a Stars invoice link. |
All IcebreakerDailyBot commands
Free vs Pro
Free
- 1 question per day at a fixed 10:00 group time
- 1 manual /question post per day
- 190-question General pool
Pro — 150 Stars (≈ $3), one-time, per group
- Custom posting hour
- 5 themed 35-question packs via /theme
- Unlimited manual /question posts
- 22:00 end-of-day answers digest
Privacy
- The bot stores which question it posted to each group and when (`posted`), so it can avoid repeats and know when the next day's question is due.
- Reply counts per posted question are stored per group, along with each responder's user id and display name and the posted question text — used to show the group its own engagement and, for Pro, to build the end-of-day digest.
- The bot never reads or stores what a member actually writes in their reply — only that they replied.
See the full privacy page for what every bot in Tiny Telegram Tools stores.
FAQ
- Do members have to answer in a special way?
- No — they just reply under the question message in the group like any normal message. The bot only counts how many replies came in, not what they say.
- Will the group ever see the same question twice?
- The free General pool has 190 questions, so a free group won't repeat one for over six months. Pro groups can switch to any of 5 themed 35-question packs with /theme.
- Can we change what time the question posts?
- Free groups get a fixed 10:00 (group time, set with /itz). Pro groups can set any custom hour with /icebreaker on HH:MM.
- What does Pro add?
- A custom posting hour, 5 themed question packs via /theme, unlimited manual /question posts, and a 22:00 end-of-day answers digest, for a one-time 150 Stars payment per group.
Related guides
- Daily Question Bot for Telegram Groups
- Icebreaker Questions for Your Team Chat, on Autopilot
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