diff --git a/telebot/asyncio_filters.py b/telebot/asyncio_filters.py
index 5fa003d..a8b7180 100644
--- a/telebot/asyncio_filters.py
+++ b/telebot/asyncio_filters.py
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ class AdvancedCustomFilter(ABC):
 
 class TextFilter:
     """
-    Advanced async text filter to check (types.Message, types.CallbackQuery, types.InlineQuery, types.Poll)
+    Advanced text filter to check (types.Message, types.CallbackQuery, types.InlineQuery, types.Poll)
 
-    example of usage is in examples/asynchronous_telebot/custom_filters/advanced_text_filter.py
+    example of usage is in examples/custom_filters/advanced_text_filter.py
     """
 
     def __init__(self,
                  equals: Optional[str] = None,
                  contains: Optional[Union[list, tuple]] = None,
-                 starts_with: Optional[str] = None,
-                 ends_with: Optional[str] = None,
+                 starts_with: Optional[Union[str, list, tuple]] = None,
+                 ends_with: Optional[Union[str, list, tuple]] = None,
                  ignore_case: bool = False):
 
         """
@@ -59,26 +59,24 @@ class TextFilter:
         to_check = sum((pattern is not None for pattern in (equals, contains, starts_with, ends_with)))
         if to_check == 0:
             raise ValueError('None of the check modes was specified')
-        elif to_check > 1:
-            raise ValueError('Only one check mode can be specified')
-        elif contains:
-            if not isinstance(contains, str) and not isinstance(contains, list) and not isinstance(contains, tuple):
-                raise ValueError("Incorrect contains value")
-            elif isinstance(contains, str):
-                contains = [contains]
-            elif isinstance(contains, list) or isinstance(contains, tuple):
-                contains = [i for i in contains if isinstance(i, str)]
-        elif starts_with and not isinstance(starts_with, str):
-            raise ValueError("starts_with has to be a string")
-        elif ends_with and not isinstance(ends_with, str):
-            raise ValueError("ends_with has to be a string")
 
         self.equals = equals
-        self.contains = contains
-        self.starts_with = starts_with
-        self.ends_with = ends_with
+        self.contains = self._check_iterable(contains)
+        self.starts_with = self._check_iterable(starts_with)
+        self.ends_with = self._check_iterable(ends_with)
         self.ignore_case = ignore_case
 
+    def _check_iterable(self, iterable):
+        if not iterable:
+            pass
+        elif not isinstance(iterable, str) and not isinstance(iterable, list) and not isinstance(iterable, tuple):
+            raise ValueError
+        elif isinstance(iterable, str):
+            iterable = [iterable]
+        elif isinstance(iterable, list) or isinstance(iterable, tuple):
+            iterable = [i for i in iterable if isinstance(i, str)]
+        return iterable
+
     async def check(self, obj: Union[types.Message, types.CallbackQuery, types.InlineQuery, types.Poll]):
 
         if isinstance(obj, types.Poll):
@@ -98,23 +96,35 @@ class TextFilter:
             if self.equals:
                 self.equals = self.equals.lower()
             elif self.contains:
-                self.contains = tuple(i.lower() for i in self.contains)
+                self.contains = tuple(map(str.lower, self.contains))
             elif self.starts_with:
-                self.starts_with = self.starts_with.lower()
+                self.starts_with = tuple(map(str.lower, self.starts_with))
             elif self.ends_with:
-                self.ends_with = self.ends_with.lower()
+                self.ends_with = tuple(map(str.lower, self.ends_with))
 
         if self.equals:
-            return self.equals == text
+            result = self.equals == text
+            if result:
+                return True
+            elif not result and not any((self.contains, self.starts_with, self.ends_with)):
+                return False
 
         if self.contains:
-            return any([i in text for i in self.contains])
+            result = any([i in text for i in self.contains])
+            if result:
+                return True
+            elif not result and not any((self.starts_with, self.ends_with)):
+                return False
 
         if self.starts_with:
-            return text.startswith(self.starts_with)
+            result = any([text.startswith(i) for i in self.starts_with])
+            if result:
+                return True
+            elif not result and not self.ends_with:
+                return False
 
         if self.ends_with:
-            return text.endswith(self.ends_with)
+            return any([text.endswith(i) for i in self.ends_with])
 
         return False
 
diff --git a/telebot/custom_filters.py b/telebot/custom_filters.py
index 6eea0f0..145cc74 100644
--- a/telebot/custom_filters.py
+++ b/telebot/custom_filters.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class TextFilter:
     def __init__(self,
                  equals: Optional[str] = None,
                  contains: Optional[Union[list, tuple]] = None,
-                 starts_with: Optional[str] = None,
-                 ends_with: Optional[str] = None,
+                 starts_with: Optional[Union[str, list, tuple]] = None,
+                 ends_with: Optional[Union[str, list, tuple]] = None,
                  ignore_case: bool = False):
 
         """
@@ -59,26 +59,24 @@ class TextFilter:
         to_check = sum((pattern is not None for pattern in (equals, contains, starts_with, ends_with)))
         if to_check == 0:
             raise ValueError('None of the check modes was specified')
-        elif to_check > 1:
-            raise ValueError('Only one check mode can be specified')
-        elif contains:
-            if not isinstance(contains, str) and not isinstance(contains, list) and not isinstance(contains, tuple):
-                raise ValueError("Incorrect contains value")
-            elif isinstance(contains, str):
-                contains = [contains]
-            elif isinstance(contains, list) or isinstance(contains, tuple):
-                contains = [i for i in contains if isinstance(i, str)]
-        elif starts_with and not isinstance(starts_with, str):
-            raise ValueError("starts_with has to be a string")
-        elif ends_with and not isinstance(ends_with, str):
-            raise ValueError("ends_with has to be a string")
 
         self.equals = equals
-        self.contains = contains
-        self.starts_with = starts_with
-        self.ends_with = ends_with
+        self.contains = self._check_iterable(contains)
+        self.starts_with = self._check_iterable(starts_with)
+        self.ends_with = self._check_iterable(ends_with)
         self.ignore_case = ignore_case
 
+    def _check_iterable(self, iterable):
+        if not iterable:
+            pass
+        elif not isinstance(iterable, str) and not isinstance(iterable, list) and not isinstance(iterable, tuple):
+            raise ValueError
+        elif isinstance(iterable, str):
+            iterable = [iterable]
+        elif isinstance(iterable, list) or isinstance(iterable, tuple):
+            iterable = [i for i in iterable if isinstance(i, str)]
+        return iterable
+
     def check(self, obj: Union[types.Message, types.CallbackQuery, types.InlineQuery, types.Poll]):
 
         if isinstance(obj, types.Poll):
@@ -98,27 +96,38 @@ class TextFilter:
             if self.equals:
                 self.equals = self.equals.lower()
             elif self.contains:
-                self.contains = tuple(i.lower() for i in self.contains)
+                self.contains = tuple(map(str.lower, self.contains))
             elif self.starts_with:
-                self.starts_with = self.starts_with.lower()
+                self.starts_with = tuple(map(str.lower, self.starts_with))
             elif self.ends_with:
-                self.ends_with = self.ends_with.lower()
+                self.ends_with = tuple(map(str.lower, self.ends_with))
 
         if self.equals:
-            return self.equals == text
+            result = self.equals == text
+            if result:
+                return True
+            elif not result and not any((self.contains, self.starts_with, self.ends_with)):
+                return False
 
         if self.contains:
-            return any([i in text for i in self.contains])
+            result = any([i in text for i in self.contains])
+            if result:
+                return True
+            elif not result and not any((self.starts_with, self.ends_with)):
+                return False
 
         if self.starts_with:
-            return text.startswith(self.starts_with)
+            result = any([text.startswith(i) for i in self.starts_with])
+            if result:
+                return True
+            elif not result and not self.ends_with:
+                return False
 
         if self.ends_with:
-            return text.endswith(self.ends_with)
+            return any([text.endswith(i) for i in self.ends_with])
 
         return False
 
-
 class TextMatchFilter(AdvancedCustomFilter):
     """
     Filter to check Text message.