PumpSecret AI: Calories From Photos

Food diaries usually die in week two: searching every product in a database and typing grams gets old. PumpSecret AI takes another route. You say or show what you ate, and a neural network does the counting. 🍽

It is a Telegram mini app that calls itself a personal AI coach for your body and nutrition.

Eat, snap, logged

Meals are recognized from photos, and the app breaks a dish into calories, protein, fat and carbs. If the estimate is off, you can edit the meal type, the time and individual products by hand.

That detail matters. A neural network can misjudge portions and sauces, and being able to correct an entry keeps the diary honest.

Targets calculated for you

The app calculates calories and macros from your sex, age, height, weight, activity level and goal (lose, maintain or gain). It uses the Mifflin and St Jeor formula with an activity multiplier. Fat is set at 25% of calories, and carbs take the remainder.

This is a standard approach, not an individual medical norm. For healthy adults it is a reasonable starting point, but it does not replace a doctor.

What is free and what is PRO

According to the app's own page, the basics cost nothing:

• Diary. Photo recognition of food and a breakdown into calories and macros.
• Analytics. Progress toward the daily target for today, 7 days or 30 days, plus a calendar.
• Reminders. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, set in Moscow time.
• Coach personality. Pick a supportive, balanced or demanding tone and switch per meal tips on or off.
• Cycle tracker. Built into the calendar, with predictions.

PRO adds vitamin and mineral analysis, body analysis from photos, extended weekly reports, unlimited food recognition, recognition from video messages and use in group chats.

What it costs

PRO is 249 rubles a month or 1,999 rubles a year (about 166 rubles a month). Payment goes through a payment service, and you can cancel in your profile under PRO and keep access until the paid period ends.

Per the app's terms, a refund can be requested within 14 days with no reason needed. Auto renewal can be switched off. If you cancel, the locked price is lost, and coming back means paying the current rate.

Making the habit stick

1. Fill in your details honestly, including your real activity level.
2. Choose the coach tone. If lectures annoy you, go supportive.
3. Photograph the food before you start eating instead of recalling it in the evening.
4. Check analytics once a week and adjust the target rather than feeling guilty about single days.

What a neural network cannot do

Calories from a photo are always approximate. Oil, sugar in a drink and plate size easily throw off the estimate. Do not expect accuracy to the last unit. Watch the trend over weeks.

Body analysis from a photo is also an estimate. It does not replace measurements or a doctor's exam. With an eating disorder, pregnancy or a chronic condition, agree your nutrition with a specialist and do not chase numbers. 🥗

The referral program

The app has invite links. By its description, a partner gets 20% of an invited friend's purchase, paid monthly in rubles. Treat it as a pleasant bonus, not as a way to make a living.