Thriva offers two ways to test your health over time: a regular subscription, and Compass by Thriva. Both use the same at-home blood testing and are reviewed by our doctors, but they're built differently. Here's how they compare.
| Regular subscription | Compass by Thriva |
What it is | A testing package you build yourself, at a frequency you choose. | A structured year-round programme: 3 tests across the year, with doctor consultations and support built in. |
How your tests are chosen | You choose from our list of individual blood tests, starting with our quiz as a guide. You can add or remove tests any time before your kit is dispatched. | Our doctors and technology choose your biomarkers for you, based on your goals and your previous results. You don't pick individual tests yourself. |
Your first test | Built by you, from our list of available tests. | A fixed baseline test covering 33 markers, set by our doctors. |
Later tests | The same package as before, unless you change it yourself. | 20+ markers, adapted each time based on your previous results. |
How often you test | Every 3 months by default. You can change this to 6-monthly, yearly, or a custom date. | 3 tests spread across the year (roughly every 4 months). |
Results and clinician support | Every result is reviewed by a GP, who gives you a written, plain-English report with lifestyle advice. | Every result is reviewed by a GP, plus a 1:1 doctor consultation after each test to talk through your results and agree next steps. |
Thriva app | Full access to the app, including the Healthspan Dashboard, plus the Health Assistant — an AI tool that knows your results and history and can answer questions between tests. | Full access to the app, including the Healthspan Dashboard, plus the Health Assistant — an AI tool that knows your results and history and can answer questions between tests. |
Price | Depends on the tests you choose, billed at whichever frequency you've set. | £480 a year, paid upfront (works out at about £40 a month). |
Payment options | Billed per test cycle, based on your chosen frequency. | Annual payment only. There's currently no monthly or instalment option. |
Signing up | Take the quiz at thriva.co, choose your tests, and subscribe online. | Sign up directly at thriva.co/compass. |
Changing or cancelling | Change your tests, frequency, or cancel any time before an order has been made from the Subscriptions and orders page in your account. | Compass comes with our Confidence Guarantee: cancel at any point and we'll refund you, less the value of what you've already used. Cancel before your first blood test and you'll get a full refund. Cancel after your first test and you'll get two-thirds back. Cancel after your second test and you'll get one-third back. After your third test, your year's complete, so no refund applies. |
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