Noom Review: Price, Pros & Cons

Noom Med is the prescription side of the Noom weight-loss app. It sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide under its own program names, Noom GLP-1Rx and GLP-1Rx Plus, plus lower-dose "Microdose" versions of both. Every plan includes the Noom app, its psychology-based lessons and tracking tools.

The price Noom puts up front is an introductory one. On the Microdose program, the first payment buys a three-week subscription and four weeks of medication from $79 plus tax. After that, the plan renews as a 12-week subscription at $179 a month, also plus tax. So the figure that matters is the renewal, not the first charge.

The standard plans cost more. GLP-1Rx, the semaglutide plan, is $129 for the first four weeks and then $249 a month. GLP-1Rx Plus, the tirzepatide plan, is $149 and then $299 a month. Both are billed quarterly and include clinical care and the medication. Ask for the renewal amount before you pay. Noom Med is FSA and HSA eligible.

Noom Med isn't compounded only. Its clinicians can also prescribe Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro, the Wegovy pill and the Foundayo pill, as well as generic liraglutide and metformin. Noom's part is $39 for the first month, then $129 a month billed quarterly, plus whatever the medication costs you after insurance. If you're insured, Noom says it will work to get the most out of your coverage. If you're not, cash-pay options are available.

Brand-name prescriptions can often go to a pharmacy you choose. Compounded ones can only be filled by a pharmacy on Noom's platform.

You start with an intake survey about your health history and goals. Noom verifies your identity, asks for a full-body photo, and has a clinician review the intake, mostly by chat rather than a video visit. If a prescription fits, Noom says medication ships within about seven days, with unlimited messaging with your clinician and refills after that.

Noom doesn't name the pharmacies that make its compounded drugs. It says they're state-regulated, follow USP standards and have every batch tested by a third party. You can email its care team for a certificate of analysis on your batch.

Noom subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period until you cancel. Its terms say all fees are non-refundable outside a few promotions, with an exception for California residents. Cancel before the renewal date if you're stopping, because a 12-week renewal is a larger charge than the intro.

Noom does offer a Taper Off Guarantee. If you stay on a medication plan for at least 12 months, taper off, and earn an average of ten NoomCoins a month in the app, you can claim a free year of Noom's non-medication weight program if you can't maintain a healthy weight afterward. It isn't a cash refund. Noom's site also doesn't list the states its medical program serves, so confirm yours during intake.