Side by side · prices captured September 12, 2026
Noom vs Ro
Noom Med bundles compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide with the Noom app from $179 a month. Ro sells only FDA-approved GLP-1s: a $74–$149 monthly membership with the medication billed separately at manufacturer cash prices, about $298 a month all-in at its cheapest. Noom is cheaper; Ro is the FDA-approved route with an insurance concierge.
Noom vs Ro, side by side
- Cheapest plan
- What they prescribe
Noom Medcompounded tirzepatide, compounded semaglutide, brand-name GLP-1s and oral GLP-1s
Robrand-name GLP-1s and oral GLP-1s- Medications priced
- Noom MedCompounded semaglutide or compounded tirzepatide (microdose), Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide, Brand-name Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro or Wegovy pill (prescription only; medication billed separately)RoWegovy pill (oral semaglutide), Foundayo (oral orforglipron), Wegovy pen (semaglutide injection), Zepbound KwikPen (tirzepatide injection)
- Insurance
- Noom MedPartlythe Noom Med subscription is self-pay (FSA/HSA eligible), but the Telehealth for Branded Meds track helps use commercial insurance or the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge ($50 per fill) for Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic or Mounjaro; compounded programs are cash payRoPartlyRo's insurance concierge handles coverage and prior authorization for the Wegovy pen, Zepbound autoinjector pen and Ozempic; the membership fee itself is cash-pay, and the Wegovy pill, Foundayo and Zepbound KwikPen are cash-pay only
- Where they operate
- Noom MedNot all 50 states (Noom's own footnote); no state list is published and availability of home delivery depends on insurance or cash-pay statusRoNot listed as a state count. Ro's terms say certain services are available only in certain states and that you are told of any limitation when you sign up.
- Who dispenses
- Noom MedUnnamed USP-compliant, state-regulated compounding pharmacy partners for plans that include medication; brand-name Zepbound vials are fulfilled through LillyDirect; certificates of analysis available on request from careteam@noom.comRoRo Pharmacy Network (Roman Health Pharmacy LLC) or a LillyDirect partner pharmacy for cash-pay orders; insurance prescriptions are sent to your local pharmacy
- Public rating
- Regulatory history
- RoNone found
- Cancelling
- Rate GLP-1 score
- Noom Med6.9/10Ro7.4/10
Prices are each provider's cheapest plan, normalised to one month and including any mandatory membership where the medication is part of the price; dose-dependent plans use the starting dose. Every figure carries the date we captured it from the provider's own page. How we collect prices →
What you actually pay
The two price in opposite directions. Noom's compounded programmes are all-in: the medication, the clinician and the app in one subscription, from $179 a month for the microdose plan after a $79 introductory three weeks, billed as a 12-week subscription. Ro splits the bill in two — the Ro Body membership ($39 the first month, then $149 monthly or as low as $74 if you prepay a year) plus the drug itself at NovoCare, LillyDirect or TrumpRx cash prices, which starts at $149 a month for the Wegovy pill. The cheapest realistic Ro total is therefore around $223 a month on an annual membership, and about $298 month-to-month.
Two things move those numbers. Ro's medication price is set per dose, so the cash-pay charge climbs as your provider titrates you up; Noom's compounded programme price does not. And Noom bills in 12-week blocks, so leaving mid-quarter still costs you the quarter.
What each will prescribe
This is the real fork. Ro does not sell compounded GLP-1s at all — it prescribes Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic and the Foundayo pill, all FDA-approved, and runs an insurance concierge that files prior authorisations and appeals for the Wegovy pen, Zepbound autoinjector and Ozempic. Noom does both: compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on its cash programmes, or a $129-a-month clinician-care track where you get a prescription for a brand-name drug and pay for it through insurance, a $50-per-fill Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, or cash.
Compounded GLP-1s are made by a state-licensed pharmacy and are not FDA-approved, which is a genuinely different risk profile rather than a discount on the same product. If that distinction matters to you, it decides this comparison before price does.
Coaching, support and cancelling
Noom's advantage is everything around the medication: the behaviour-change app, lessons, coaches and the GLP-1 Companion are included in every plan, which is why people who want structure alongside the drug tend to prefer it. Ro's membership buys provider messaging, check-ins, dose management and coaching, plus the insurance work.
Both keep billing until you act. Ro cancels from your account or by emailing care@ro.co, at least 48 hours before renewal; fees already paid are not refunded. Noom cancels in the app, the web subscription portal or the app store you signed up through, before 11:59 p.m. Eastern the day before the next billing date — and because the billing date is quarterly, timing matters more.
Which one to choose
Choose Noom Med if
you want the medication, the clinician and a coaching app in one price, are comfortable with compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide, and can live with 12-week billing.
- Best for
- people who want the Noom app, coaching and clinician care in one subscription, including those using insurance or Medicare for brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound
- Not ideal for
- anyone who wants medication-only pricing, monthly rather than 12-week billing, or a refund once a prescription has been written
Choose Ro if
you want FDA-approved Wegovy, Zepbound or Ozempic, want help getting insurance to cover it, and accept a two-part bill that rises with your dose.
- Best for
- people who want FDA-approved Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo or Ozempic with an insurance concierge, and who will use the provider messaging and coaching the membership pays for
- Not ideal for
- people looking for cheap compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide, or who dislike a two-charge model where the membership renews even if you take no medication.
Noom vs Ro: questions
Is Noom cheaper than Ro?
At the lowest plan, yes: Noom's compounded microdose programme is $179 a month with the medication included, while Ro's cheapest all-in cash cost is about $223 a month on an annual membership or $298 month-to-month. The comparison is not like-for-like, though — Noom's cheap plans are compounded, Ro sells only FDA-approved medication.
Does Ro sell compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?
No. Ro prescribes FDA-approved GLP-1s only — the Wegovy pill and pen, Zepbound, the Foundayo pill and Ozempic through insurance. If you specifically want a compounded GLP-1, Ro is not the provider for it.
Which one works with insurance?
Both, differently. Ro's insurance concierge checks coverage and files prior authorisations and appeals for the Wegovy pen, Zepbound autoinjector pen and Ozempic, but the membership fee is always cash-pay. Noom's branded track coordinates commercial insurance or the $50-per-fill Medicare GLP-1 Bridge while you pay $129 a month for the clinical care itself.
Do I need the Noom app subscription as well?
No. Every Noom Med plan includes full access to the Noom app, its lessons, tracking and coaches, so there is no separate Noom Weight membership to buy on top.
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