FAQ
Questions, answered.
About Imi
Who is Imi for?
Anyone who wants their meals to fit a health goal: losing weight, building muscle, eating on a GLP-1, keeping an eye on blood sugar or blood pressure, heart health, gut comfort, pregnancy, menopause or PCOS. Pick one main goal and add as many focuses as you need. Imi plans for all of them at once.
When does Imi launch?
Imi is in testing now, and a small TestFlight beta on iPhone is opening soon. Apply for it at getimi.app/beta, or join the waitlist and we'll email you when Imi is in the App Store. Android comes after iPhone.
Does Imi work if I'm on a GLP-1?
Yes. Tell Imi you're on a GLP-1 and it plans smaller, protein-first meals for a smaller appetite, with gentler options for queasy days. Imi plans food and never gives advice about your medication, so keep your prescriber in the loop. Our free GLP-1 guide and protein calculator are a good place to start.
Does Imi work for blood sugar or blood pressure?
Yes, as a food app. The blood sugar focus spreads carbs across your meals and tracks added sugar and fiber; the blood pressure focus tracks sodium. Both can show readings from Apple Health next to what you ate. Imi never grades a reading or changes medication, and your care team's targets always win.
Sources: American Diabetes Association: Standards of Care in Diabetes, 2025 (nutrition therapy) · FDA: Sodium in your diet
Can I use Imi while pregnant?
Yes. Turn on the pregnancy focus and Imi switches off weight loss and GLP-1 support, steps calories up at weeks 14 and 28, tracks folate, iron, iodine, choline and caffeine, and keeps foods to skip off your plan.
Sources: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025 · ACOG Committee Opinion 462: Moderate caffeine consumption during pregnancy
What can I ask Imi?
Anything food-shaped — what to cook tonight, how to close a protein gap, what to do with chicken and not much time. Imi answers with real recipes. Tap Make this tonight and the pick lands on tonight’s dinner — with a five-second undo if you change your mind.
Is it free?
Your first two weeks are free. After that, Imi is $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Cancel any time in your phone's settings.
Will Imi use my dietitian’s numbers?
Yes. Any target can be changed, and numbers from your doctor or dietitian always win over Imi's. For kidney care, gout or a fluid limit, Imi only uses the numbers your care team gives you.
How does planning a week work?
Pick the recipes that sound good — we spread them across your week and balance the macros against your goals. Every day shows its full calories, protein, carbs, and fat, so you can see where the week lands before you commit.
How does Imi set my macro targets?
From your stats. We estimate your daily burn with the Mifflin–St Jeor equation, scale it by your activity level, then adjust calories toward your goal — a small deficit to lean out, a slight surplus to build muscle. Protein, carbs, and fat split from there, and every number stays editable.
Sources: Mifflin et al. A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure. Am J Clin Nutr, 1990 · Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025
Is Imi medical advice?
No. Imi is a food and wellness app. It plans meals and tracks what you eat, and it doesn't diagnose, treat or change medication. Talk to your doctor or dietitian about your own care.
What happens to my data?
Your preferences, plans, and groceries sync to your account so they follow you across devices. We don’t sell your data, and the full policy is one tap away on the Profile screen.
Is it on Android?
Yes. Imi comes to iPhone first, then Android on Google Play. Same app, same subscription. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the day it's ready.
On a GLP-1
What Imi plans for on a glp-1 →Does Imi give dose advice?
No. Imi helps with food. It logs the doses your prescriber set and estimates your medicine level from them, but it never suggests a dose or a schedule.
Which medicines does Imi work with?
Any GLP-1, including Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Foundayo, the Wegovy pill, Rybelsus, Saxenda, Trulicity and compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide, with their real dose strengths and schedules.
What happens on queasy days?
Log nausea or low appetite and Imi makes the day gentler: smaller, softer meals that still keep protein up. The days after a dose are planned gently too.
What is food noise tracking?
A quick daily check-in, quiet to loud, so you can see how your week feels around your dose. Imi shows patterns plainly and never grades them.
Is my health data private?
Yes. It is encrypted on the way to us and where we store it, never sold or used for ads, and the AI never trains on it. You can download or delete everything in Settings.
Losing weight
What Imi plans for losing weight →Is Imi a diet?
No. Imi plans meals from food you already like and adds them up. There are no banned foods and no "cheat" days.
How fast will I lose weight?
Imi won't promise a number. You choose a pace from 0.25 to 1 kg a week and Imi plans to it. Bodies vary, so it shows your trend over weeks rather than daily swings.
Do I have to log everything?
No. Planned meals count when you tick them. You only log what changed.
Can I use it on a GLP-1?
Yes. Turn on the GLP-1 focus and Imi plans for a smaller appetite, with protein and water first.
Building muscle
What Imi plans for building muscle →Does Imi plan my workouts?
No. Imi plans food. It reads your workouts from Apple Health to count your strength days.
Source: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition
Do I need protein shakes?
No. Imi plans protein from real meals. Shakes can help on busy days, and Imi counts them if you log them.
Does it work for vegetarians?
Yes. Imi plans from your recipes, so tofu, tempeh, lentils, eggs and Greek yogurt all count.
Blood sugar
What Imi plans for blood sugar →Is Imi for people with diabetes?
Imi is a food app for anyone who wants meals that fit their blood sugar goals, including people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. It doesn't replace your care team and never changes medication.
Does it work with my CGM?
If your CGM app writes glucose to Apple Health, Imi can read it. Some apps write with a delay and some don't write at all, so check your CGM app's Health settings.
Will Imi tell me if a reading is high?
No. Imi shows readings plainly next to your meals. If you enter a target range from your care team, it draws that line for you.
What about type 1 diabetes?
The blood sugar focus is built around prediabetes and type 2. With type 1, your insulin plan comes first, so check with your care team before using carb numbers from any app.
Source: American Diabetes Association: Standards of Care in Diabetes, 2025 (nutrition therapy)
Blood pressure
What Imi plans for blood pressure →Is this the DASH diet?
Imi isn't a branded diet, but its rules follow the same ideas as DASH: less sodium, more vegetables, fruit and whole grains, and potassium where it's right for you.
Sources: FDA: Sodium in your diet · WHO guideline: Potassium intake for adults and children (2012)
Do I need a blood pressure monitor?
No. If you have one that writes to Apple Health, Imi shows readings next to your meals. Without one, sodium tracking works on its own.
Will Imi tell me if my blood pressure is high?
No. Imi shows readings next to your meals and never labels them. What a reading means is a conversation for your care team.
Heart health
What Imi plans for heart health →Is Imi for people with heart disease?
Imi is a food app. If you've had a heart event, follow your cardiac rehab or care team's plan, and enter their numbers in Imi so it plans to them.
Does Imi read my cholesterol?
You can add your lipid results. Imi keeps them alongside your meals and never interprets them.
Gut comfort
What Imi plans for gut comfort →Is this for IBS?
Many people with IBS find tracking how meals sit useful, and Imi makes that quick. It doesn't diagnose IBS or plan medical diets like low-FODMAP.
Does it work on a GLP-1?
Yes. Constipation is common on GLP-1 medicines, and the gut check-in and fiber targets work alongside GLP-1 support.
Pregnancy
What Imi plans for pregnancy →Can I use Imi while pregnant?
Yes. Turn on the pregnancy focus and Imi switches off weight loss and GLP-1 support, steps calories up by trimester, and keeps foods to skip off your plan.
What if my OB or midwife gives me different numbers?
Enter them. Your care team's numbers always win over Imi's.
Can I see fewer numbers?
Yes. "Show fewer numbers" keeps the plan and the food-safety notes and hides most of the counting.
Menopause
What Imi plans for menopause →Can I use Imi with a GLP-1 during menopause?
Yes. Focuses stack, so you can turn on GLP-1 and menopause together.
Does Imi help with hot flashes?
No. Imi plans food and tracks nutrients. Symptoms and treatment are for your doctor.
Does it work dairy-free?
Yes. Imi plans from your recipes, and fortified plant milks, tofu made with calcium, canned sardines and leafy greens all count toward calcium.
Does Imi treat PCOS?
No. Imi plans and tracks food. Diagnosis and treatment belong with your doctor.
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