Apps and online care
Ophelia vs Bicycle Health
They differ on 6 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Ophelia
You have an intake video visit with an Ophelia clinician, who can prescribe Suboxone if it is right for you, then continue with regular video visits and support from a care team.
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
- Ophelia: Adults with opioid use disorder who want buprenorphine treatment from home; People who want to use insurance for Suboxone treatment
- 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
- Ophelia: Anyone in crisis or experiencing an overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Bicycle Health: Anyone in crisis or overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Cost
- Ophelia: Copay with insurance; $245/month self-pay plus medication
- Bicycle Health: Copay with insurance (most pay under $35/month); $249/month self-pay
- Research
- Ophelia: Early research
- Bicycle Health: Limited research
- Sells your data
- Ophelia: Not stated
- Bicycle Health: No
- HIPAA
- Ophelia: Not stated
- Bicycle Health: Yes
The same for both: kind of help (a therapist), how you pay (insurance), where (web), privacy (grade c).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.