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Holistic vs Ro

Your health, connected. All year long.

Start with a free personalized care plan. Request lab testing, get help finding a clinician, and keep your AI guide with you throughout the year—all through Holistic. Ro offers provider-led programs for specific treatments. With Holistic, your plan, care requests and ongoing support start in Messages.

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Your care plan and conversations are free. Optional labs, clinical care, and supplements are priced separately.

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Ro · Official websiteCaptured November 7, 2026

Your health questions deserve somewhere to go

The appointment is one part of your health. There is also the question that comes up the night before, the routine you want to work on, and the detail you remember on the way home.

With Holistic, you have a place for all of it. Text what is on your mind. Your AI guide asks about your goals, history and everyday life, then builds a care plan around what you share. Come back when you have something to add. The conversation can keep going without a supplement purchase or a paid guide subscription. How Holistic works.

Holistic and Ro at a glance

What matters to youHolisticRo
Your first stepText your questions and goalsChoose a service and complete an online visit
What you receivePersonalized AI care plan and ongoing conversationProvider evaluation and treatment if appropriate for the selected program
Everyday supportYour AI guide in Messages; check-ins with permissionCare-team support through your program
Clinician matchingRequest a match; our team helps find a relevant clinic and coordinate an introductionLicensed providers evaluate patients through Ro
Lab testingRequest help arranging tests through Holistic; priced separatelyTesting depends on the selected clinical program
Where it happensMessages, with a link to your care planRo account messaging; phone or video where appropriate
CostGuide and care plan: freeDepends on the service selected

Ro offers programs for concerns including weight management, sexual health, hair and skin. Its services and eligibility vary by program and state. Ro services and prices, Ro telehealth FAQ.

A plan that starts with your life

Your Holistic plan can bring together nutrition and lifestyle ideas, personalized supplement suggestions, and lab questions to discuss with a clinician. You can include results you already have, medications or supplements you use, and what is working well for you. You do not need to buy new tests to begin. Your Holistic guide.

Use the conversation in a way that fits your day:

  • Before a visit: bring your history and questions together so you know what you want to discuss.
  • Between visits: talk through your routines and ask for explanations of information you have received.
  • When something changes: add an update, correct a detail or revisit a question.

Example first text:

I have a visit coming up. Help me put together what I want the provider to know and the questions I want to ask.

You can start just as easily with a question about food, sleep or a recent report.

Need labs or a clinician? Start with Holistic.

Ask your guide when you want lab testing or help finding a clinician. Our team can help arrange tests, look for a relevant clinic and coordinate an introduction, with updates in your Messages conversation. Tests and clinical visits are paid separately; the provider confirms availability, services and pricing. Labs and clinical connections.

You can return with another request as your needs change. Bring new results into your care plan, prepare for a visit and keep your guide afterward. You can also keep working with a clinician you already know.

Ro may suit you if you already want an assessment through one of its clinical programs. Ro Body, for example, includes provider review, treatment when appropriate and ongoing support, plus assistance navigating eligible medication coverage. Ro Body workflow.

Holistic's guide is AI. It does not diagnose or prescribe, and its initial care plan and supplement suggestions are not clinician reviewed. Independent clinicians make medical decisions; their services, availability and fees vary. Holistic is not an emergency service. Holistic terms.

Free to start. Clear about what costs extra.

Your Holistic conversations and care plan are free. Optional supplements, new tests and independent clinical care are priced separately. You choose whether to purchase them.

For comparison, Ro Body's weight-management membership advertises $39 for the first month, then $149 per month, with medication charged separately. Its annual prepaid option advertises a monthly equivalent as low as $74; that requires upfront payment rather than monthly billing. These are Ro Body offers, not a price for every Ro service. Prices checked November 7, 2026. Ro Body pricing.

Already using Ro? Bring your questions to Holistic.

You can use both. Keep your Ro provider involved in treatment decisions and use Holistic for preparation, everyday context and questions between visits. Choose which reports and details you want to bring into the conversation.

For example, after a visit you might text: “Here is what we discussed. Help me organize the questions I still have.” You can keep that conversation going as your routine changes.

A few good questions

Is Holistic really free?

Yes. AI-guide conversations and your care plan are free. Supplement purchases are optional, and you do not have to book clinical care to keep using the guide.

Can I get a prescription through Holistic?

Prescriptions require a licensed clinician. If you want clinical care, our team can help you look for a relevant clinic and arrange an introduction.

Do I need another app?

No. Start in Messages on your phone, using iMessage or Google Messages. Your guide sends a link to your care plan in the conversation. Getting started.

What gets shared if I ask for a clinic introduction?

Potential clinics may review an anonymized summary during the search. Your contact details are released at introduction; sharing your full care plan requires separate explicit permission. Your sharing choices.

Your next step can be a text.

Bring the question you have been meaning to ask. We’ll start there.

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