Meals.Chat
@mealschatbot
FreemiumOfficialEN
Snap a photo of your plate or drink, or describe it in words, and Meals.Chat estimates calories, macros and ingredients with AI, then tracks your day, week and month against a goal. The first 15 meals are free.
Key features
- Calories, macros and ingredients from a food or drink photo
- Text descriptions as an alternative to photos
- Caffeine tracking
- Daily, weekly and monthly summaries with charts
- Goals for losing, maintaining or gaining weight
- Same account in iMessage, WhatsApp and the iOS app
What Meals.Chat does
Meals.Chat is a food diary that lives in a chat instead of an app. The idea is to remove the slowest part of calorie counting, which is searching a database and weighing every item. You send a photo of what you are about to eat or drink, or type a quick description, and the AI replies with an estimate of calories, protein, carbs and fat, plus the ingredients it thinks it sees. It also tracks caffeine, which is handy if coffee and energy drinks are a large part of your day.
Every entry goes into running totals. The bot shows daily, weekly and monthly summaries with charts, and you can set a goal such as losing weight, maintaining or gaining, so the numbers are read against a target rather than in isolation. The same service is available in iMessage and WhatsApp and as an iOS app, so Telegram is one of several doors into one account.
The official site meals.chat links straight to the bot and publishes its pricing: the first 15 meals are free, then Pro costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Fifteen meals is roughly a few days of real use, enough to judge whether photo estimates match what you actually eat. Keep in mind that any photo-based estimate struggles with hidden oil, sauces and portion size, so treat the numbers as a guide, not a lab result. The site and support are in English, and other interface languages are not confirmed. Telegram does not show a public user count for the bot.
How to start
- Open @mealschatbot in Telegram and press Start
- Set your goal (lose, maintain or gain weight)
- Send a photo of a meal or drink, or describe it in a message
- Check your daily totals, and subscribe to Pro after the first 15 meals if you want to continue
Pricing and limits
Freemium First 15 meals free
Pros / Cons
- Logging a meal takes one photo or one sentence
- Charts for the day, week and month, not just a running number
- Caffeine tracking alongside calories and macros
- Prices published openly on the official site
- Only 15 free meals before the subscription
- Photo estimates miss hidden oil, sauces and exact portions
Alternatives
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 2 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 7 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 65.5 |
FAQ
How much does Meals.Chat cost?
The first 15 meals are free. After that, Pro costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, according to the official pricing page.
Do I have to send a photo every time?
No. You can also describe the meal or drink in a text message and get the same estimate of calories and macros.
Is @mealschatbot the official Meals.Chat bot?
Yes. The official site meals.chat links directly to @mealschatbot.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
