Hmm... Do you think this is somehow related to the crypto community?
Personally, I've launched Telegram mini-apps a few times, and indeed most of them were in one way or another connected to cryptocurrencies. But it honestly never crossed my mind that Telegram mini-apps, in general, are something that belongs to the crypto world. I'm really curious now how many mini-apps exist that have nothing to do with crypto at all.
There are so many mini apps on the Telegram that are not related to cryptocurrency and you can find them if you will search "Trending apps" , "Telegram News" and "Telegram App Center" You can find many other apps that are not related to cryptocurrency. And these mini apps are very interesting too, although there are some mini app games that were very interesting and I used to play/use them a lot and most of these apps are fully fledged apps so I don't think there is anything wrong to call them applications, because these are web-based apps running on Telegram.
I also asked my wife. The phrase "Open in Telegram" means nothing to her at all. It looks strange and confusing. Maybe even discouraging, because she's never seen any "Open" button inside Telegram.
Perhaps if it simply said "mini-app", that could at least make people stop and think: what is this and where do I find it?
Haha don't mind international, but did you just test this on your wife! I mean asked her about the phrase so test how she comprehends it, that's sharp. I also do that sometimes with my brother, though, haha.
We can use any word, I don't really judge the functionality based on the name, especially on Telegram. we should judge them by their features and team, although newbies should also learn new things when they come to face one.