Track Supplements via Telegram, WhatsApp, and SMS

The biggest reason supplement tracking fails is friction. Opening an app, navigating to the right screen, tapping through a logging flow. It takes just enough effort that people stop doing it after a week.

Stack Almanac solves this by meeting you where you already are: your messaging apps.

How it works

Stack Almanac connects to Telegram, WhatsApp, and SMS. Once connected, you can do everything you'd do in the app, without opening the app.

Connect in seconds: In your Stack Almanac settings, tap the messaging integration you want. You'll get a 6-digit code. Send that code to the Stack Almanac bot on your chosen platform. That's it, you're connected.

What you can do via messaging

View your daily schedule

Send "stack" or "/stack" and get your full supplement schedule for today, organised by time block with status indicators showing what's been confirmed, assumed, or skipped.

Mark supplements as taken

Reply "done" followed by the time block name (e.g., "done morning" or "done fasted"). The bot confirms the supplements and updates your compliance. You can also just reply with a checkmark emoji to mark the current block.

Skip a block

Send "skip dinner" if you missed a block. The bot marks those supplements as skipped, which is valuable data for the correlation engine.

Log how you feel

Send "energy 4" or "sleep 3.5" to log your daily outcome scores. The bot accepts natural language, so you don't need to remember exact commands.

Ask the AI advisor

Any message that isn't a recognised command gets routed to the Almanac Advisor. Ask "should I take magnesium with food?" or "what's interacting with my zinc?" and get a full personalised response, right in your chat.

Scan supplement bottles (Telegram)

On Telegram, you can send a photo of a supplement bottle. The AI identifies the supplement, brand, dose, and form, then lets you add it to your stack with one tap.

Automatic reminders

Once connected, Stack Almanac can send you:

• Time-block reminders: 15 minutes before each supplement block, with the list of supplements due
• Morning overview: your complete schedule for the day
• Weekly digest: a summary of your compliance, outcomes, and any trends

You control which notifications you receive in your settings. Turn off what you don't need.

Exception-based logging via messaging

The reminders work with Stack Almanac's exception-based logging model. When you get a reminder like "Your morning stack: Vitamin D, K2, Fish Oil. Tap only if you skipped any," you only need to respond if something changed. No response means everything was taken as usual.

This means that on a normal day, your entire supplement tracking interaction might be: reading one message and doing nothing. That's the level of friction that makes tracking sustainable.

Which platform should you use?

Telegram is the most feature-rich, supporting photo scanning, slash commands, rich formatting, and inline buttons. Best for power users.

WhatsApp works identically for text commands and logging. Better for users who don't use Telegram and want everything in one messaging app.

SMS is the universal fallback. Works on any phone, no app required. Best for simplicity or as a backup when you're travelling.

You can connect multiple platforms simultaneously and use whichever is convenient in the moment.

Setup in 30 seconds

1. Open Stack Almanac and go to Settings
2. Choose Telegram, WhatsApp, or SMS
3. Get your 6-digit connection code
4. Send the code to the Stack Almanac bot
5. Start tracking

No app switching, no daily checklists, no friction.