Ark Health vs Healthicare
Ark Health costs $49 less a month, and both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
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Ark Health
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
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Healthicare
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Visit Healthicare →If you are choosing between Ark Health and Healthicare, the first difference is cost: Ark Health is $49 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Healthicare leads our six-part score, 7.4 to 7.3.
Ark Health vs Healthicare price
Ark Health is the cheaper way in: $125 a month against $174 a month at Healthicare. That is $49 less each month (28% lower), or about $588 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Ark Health ($125 a month vs $174 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at Ark Health ($249 a month vs $264 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format they match: each offers compounded injections, an oral option and brand-name pens.
Where each one treats patients
Neither Ark Health nor Healthicare publishes the states it serves, so enter your state at the very start of each sign-up.
Pricing
Ark Health
Healthicare
$174/mo billed monthly; $147.90/mo on the 3-month plan ($443.70 billed every 3 months)
$264/mo billed monthly; $224.40/mo on the 3-month plan ($673.20 billed every 3 months)
$149.99 first month ($100 off), $249.99/mo after
From $1,299.99/mo; first month From $1,199.99 ($100 off)
What each price covers
Both prices cover the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping.
Healthicare's price also covers coaching, which Ark Health does not claim.
Ark Health is silent on lab work and coaching.
Healthicare is silent on lab work.
Ark Health
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Healthicare
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Healthicare scores 7.4 and Ark Health 7.3 out of 10.
Healthicare is stronger on support (8.5 vs 7.0).
Value, effectiveness, user experience, trust & safety and accessibility are within half a point.
Ark Health
7.3/10
Healthicare
7.4/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Ark Health nor Healthicare has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Ark Health | Healthicare |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ✓$125/mo | $174/mo |
| Features | 8 features | 8 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Ark Health
Ark Health lists compounded semaglutide at $169/mo, tirzepatide at $249/mo and oral semaglutide at $125/mo, flat across all doses with free expedited shipping. Brand Ozempic and Mounjaro are also sold, plus wellness adjuncts such as Sermorelin and MIC/B12, giving the national platform one of the widest menus in the directory. Its brand cash prices run far above direct manufacturer channels, which leaves the compounded tier as the value play.
Read our full Ark Health review →About Healthicare
Two names Healthicare puts in public that most of this segment keeps quiet: Beluga Health, its clinical partner, and Jungle Jim's Pharmacy of Fairfield, OH, which dispenses. Coverage on this GLP-1 telehealth platform reaches 44 states. Compounded semaglutide opens at $147.90/mo, compounded tirzepatide at $224.40/mo. One account also reaches the full brand menu, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic.
Read our full Healthicare review →Pros & Cons
Ark Health
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $125 a month, 37% below the $199 median for oral semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $249 a month, close to the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Ark Health
- Offers both oral and injectable options, so the format is your choice
Watch-outs
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Healthicare
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $174 a month, close to the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $264 a month, close to the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits, shipping and coaching
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Healthicare
- Offers both oral and injectable options, so the format is your choice
Watch-outs
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
Healthicare wins this one, 7.4 to 7.3, above all for moving between compounded and brand without changing seller. Ark Health undercuts it by $49 a month, so if the monthly bill is what decides it, Ark Health is the pick. Ark Health fits better if moving between compounded and brand without changing seller is your priority.
Choose Ark Health if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $125 a month.
Choose Healthicare if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $174 a month.
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