Meals.Chat vs Screen Time Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meals.Chat
Effortlessly log meals by snapping a photo, and let AI estimate calories, macros, and ingredients. Set personalized goals, track progress with beautiful insights, and manage caffeine intake. Smart reminders ensure you never miss a log.
- AI food logging via photo
- Manual text or voice logging
- Personalized calorie and macro goals
- Daily, weekly, and monthly progress charts
- Caffeine intake tracking
- Smart logging reminders
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Your meal. Made clear. Take a photo of your food, or tell us what you ate. Meals.Chat uses AI to estimate calories, protein, carbs, and fat, then keeps your meals and daily totals together in one place. LOG WITH A PHOTO Use your camera or choose a meal photo from your library. Open the result to see your saved photo, nutrition estimate, and ingredient breakdown. JUST SAY WHAT YOU ATE Forgot the photo? Type a meal, snack, or drink in your own words. Meals.Chat turns your description into a food log. MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY See calories, macros, and logged meals together in Today. Set your calorie and macro goals in chat, check your progress, and look back at earlier days. ADJUST IN A SENTENCE A smaller portion? Extra dressing? Open a logged meal and describe what changed to update its estimate. DRINKS COUNT TOO Log coffee, tea, and other drinks, with caffeine estimates when available. Your first 15 meals are free. Subscribe to Pro to keep logging after that. Nutrition values are estimates. You can review the ingredients and adjust a meal when needed. Support: https://meals.chat/support/ Privacy: https://meals.chat/privacy/ Terms: https://meals.chat/terms/
Screen Time Control
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Take control of your screen time and block distracting apps when scrolling is most tempting. NightLock lets you choose apps and websites, set an automatic protection window, and add intentional friction before access. Use it to stop late-night doomscrolling without accounts, feeds, or a complicated productivity system. Features: - Block selected apps and websites during your protection window - Schedule automatic nightly screen-time control - Add a pause or two-step unlock before opening blocked apps - Allow brief temporary access when needed - Review your morning report Everything stays focused on one job: helping you stop scrolling and put your phone down. Terms of Use: https://georgevalandis.com/apps/nightlock/terms-and-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Meals.Chat at 15.0 against Screen Time Control's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Meals.Chat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Meals.Chat ships an update every 4 weeks, Screen Time Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meals.Chat | Screen Time Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohrer Associates LLC | Georgios Avenidis |
In-app purchases
Meals.Chat
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- Yearly$59.991 Year
Screen Time Control
- NightLock Pro$1.991 Month
- NightLock Pro Lifetime$12.99
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