Comparison

Meals.Chat vs Screen Time Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Screen Time Control

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Meals.Chat3 screens
Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Meals.Chat versus Screen Time Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeals.ChatScreen Time Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohrer Associates LLCGeorgios Avenidis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meals.Chat

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Yearly$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions1
  • NightLock Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • NightLock Pro Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Meals.Chat free?
Meals.Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meals.Chat or Screen Time Control have ads?
Neither Meals.Chat nor Screen Time Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meals.Chat or Screen Time Control?
Meals.Chat ships an update every 4 weeks, and Screen Time Control monthly. Most recently, Meals.Chat was updated on November 4, 2026 and Screen Time Control on October 31, 2026.

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