Apps and online care
DynamiCare Health vs Bicycle Health
They differ on 7 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
DynamiCare Health
You use the DynamiCare app to take breath or saliva tests on video when prompted and earn money on a debit card for negative tests, while meeting weekly with a recovery coach.
Bicycle Health
You book a video visit with a Bicycle Health clinician, who can prescribe buprenorphine (Suboxone), often the same day, and you keep regular check-ins plus optional coaching and support groups.
Where they differ
- Good for
- DynamiCare Health: Adults working on alcohol, opioid, stimulant or nicotine use who respond to concrete rewards; People in outpatient addiction treatment who want extra accountability between visits
- Bicycle Health: Adults with opioid use disorder who want to start buprenorphine (Suboxone) quickly by video; People with commercial insurance, Medicaid or Medicare in one of Bicycle's 27 states
- Probably not for
- DynamiCare Health: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Bicycle Health: Anyone in crisis or overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Cost
- DynamiCare Health: From $20/week self-pay; some insurance plans cover it
- Bicycle Health: Copay with insurance (most pay under $35/month); $249/month self-pay
- How you pay
- DynamiCare Health: I'll pay myself
- Bicycle Health: Insurance
- Where
- DynamiCare Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Bicycle Health: Web
- Research
- DynamiCare Health: Strong research support
- Bicycle Health: Limited research
- Sells your data
- DynamiCare Health: Not stated
- Bicycle Health: No
The same for both: kind of help (a therapist), privacy (grade c), hipaa (yes).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.