know my meals
Why Know My Meals
The whole meal, any way you like
Say "two scrambled eggs, two slices of sourdough with butter and a latte with oat milk", type it, or take a photo of the plate and add what the camera can't see, like "cooked in butter". The meal is saved the moment you send it, and the estimate fills in right after as separate lines with amounts, calories and macros. No database search, no portion picker for each food.
Fix the part, not the whole
The latte was a small one? Set that line to ½× or type the grams. Forgot the honey? Tap + Add and type "honey". Skipped the second slice of toast? Halve it, or remove the line. The other ingredients stay as they were, and the totals update as you go. Days later you can still open the meal and change one line.
A coach that has read your log
Ask "Why was lunch so high?" or "What should I eat tonight to hit protein?" and the coach answers from the meals you logged and your targets. MyFitnessPal has an AI coach too, in Premium1. In Know My Meals it comes with the one plan.
ChatGPT and Claude, on your own log
Connect Know My Meals to ChatGPT or Claude and ask there: "Do I eat more on weekends?" or "Make a table of everything I ate last week." They can read your food log but can't change it. Claude needs one URL. ChatGPT needs a plan that allows custom connectors. Both are explained step by step in Connect your AI.
Clean, quick and ad-free
Today shows your calories, macros and meals on one screen. Quick log suggests what you usually eat at this time of day. There are no ads, and the App Store privacy label has no "Data Used to Track You" section6. MyFitnessPal's label lists identifiers and usage data there1.
Built by a founder who listens. Know My Meals is made by its founder, Samarth Mamadapur, who reads the feedback that comes in and uses it to decide what to fix and build next. Tell us what's off or missing on the help page, or under You > Help and feedback in the app.
Side by side
| Feature | Know My Meals | MyFitnessPal |
|---|---|---|
| Log by photo | Yes, included, with a note for what the camera can't see | Yes, Meal Scan, with Premium1 |
| Log by voice | Yes, included. Describe the whole meal | Yes, Voice Log, with Premium1 |
| Log by typing | Yes, the whole meal in plain words | Search a database of 20.5 million foods1 |
| Barcode scanning | No | Yes, with Premium1 |
| Edit single ingredients | Yes. Every meal is a list of ingredients with amounts you can change, add or remove | Ingredient editing for voice or photo logs is not confirmed in the cited product information1 |
| AI coach | Yes, included. It answers from your own log and targets | Yes. Its AI Coach uses your goals and logging history1 |
| ChatGPT or Claude | Both can read your food log, not change it. ChatGPT needs a plan that allows custom connectors (setup) | An app in ChatGPT for recipes and macro and protein guidance4 |
| Free tier or trial | Neither | Free tier. 7-day Premium trial if you haven't had one2 |
| US price | $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year | Premium: $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year on the US App Store1. In-app prices may vary. Premium+ adds meal plans3 |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later)6. Android coming soon | iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch1, Android and Wear OS5, and the web3 |
| Ads | None | Free version shows ads. Premium is ad-free1, 5 |
| US App Store rating | None yet. Released 7 November 20266 | 4.7 from about 2.4 million ratings1 |
Which to pick
- Pick Know My Meals if searching a database for each food is what makes you quit. Log the whole meal by photo, voice or text, fix the parts that look off, and ask the coach, ChatGPT or Claude about your log.
- Pick MyFitnessPal if you want a free tier, barcode scanning, workout and water tracking, a watch app, Android or the web, or syncing with fitness trackers.
Where MyFitnessPal is better
- A free tier. You can count calories without paying1.
- Packaged food. Barcode scanning (Premium) and a database of 20.5 million foods, including restaurant dishes1.
- More than food. Workouts, steps, water, intermittent fasting, GLP-1 dose logging and 40+ connected trackers and apps1, plus Premium+ meal plans with grocery lists3.
- Everywhere. iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, Wear OS and the web1, 5.
- Years of reviews. About 2.4 million US App Store ratings1.
Questions
Is Know My Meals cheaper than MyFitnessPal Premium?
Know My Meals is $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year in the US, with every feature included. MyFitnessPal Premium is listed at $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year on the US App Store. In-app prices may vary. MyFitnessPal also has a free tier and Know My Meals doesn't.
Does MyFitnessPal have voice logging?
Yes. MyFitnessPal lists voice logging, Meal Scan and barcode scanning as Premium features.
Can I import my MyFitnessPal history?
No. Know My Meals doesn't import from other apps. Your usual meals become one-tap Quick log suggestions after you have logged them a few times.
Does Know My Meals track workouts or steps?
No. It tracks food only. You tell it how active you are and it sets your calorie and macro targets from that.
Which one works with ChatGPT?
Both, in different ways. MyFitnessPal has an app in ChatGPT for recipes and nutrition guidance. Know My Meals connects to Claude and ChatGPT so they can answer questions about your own food log. They can read it but can't change it. In ChatGPT you add it as a custom connector, which needs a ChatGPT plan that allows them.
$11.99 a month or $71.99 a year. iPhone only for now. Weighing other options? See MyFitnessPal alternatives.
Sources
Prices and product information checked 7 November 2026.
- MyFitnessPal on the US App Store (description, in-app purchases, ratings, privacy label): apps.apple.com/us/app/id341232718
- MyFitnessPal Premium page, "Can I try Premium for free first?": myfitnesspal.com/premium
- MyFitnessPal Help, "Premium+": support.myfitnesspal.com
- MyFitnessPal, "MyFitnessPal Launches App in New ChatGPT Health Experience", 7 January 2026: globenewswire.com
- MyFitnessPal on Google Play: play.google.com
- Know My Meals on the US App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id6823759179