Gameday Men's Health vs Hone Health: Which TRT Option Fits You?
Gameday Men's Health vs Hone Health comes down to where you want your care. Gameday fits clinic visits; Hone fits physician video visits. Hone Plus starts at $1,665 for 12 membership payments and its first test, before confirmation and medicine. The cheaper choice needs complete quotes; state, fertility, and product choice can change the fit.
Three things can flip that answer:
- Your Gameday clinic's real price. Every Gameday is independently owned. We found $245 a month plus $250 a year for labs at one Texas clinic, but no current national $199 price we could verify.
- Your state. Hone's Plus TRT plan reaches 35 states; Premium reaches 34, including New York. Gameday's directory lists clinics in 13 states where Hone lists no men's TRT plan at all.
- The medicine you'd get. Hone labels its advertised testosterone injections, cream, and troches as compounded, meaning a pharmacy mixes them, and not FDA-approved. It also allows an outside-pharmacy request. Gameday markets Kyzatrex, an FDA-approved testosterone pill.
We'll show you the math, the state map, and one detail about Hone's second blood test that its own pages can't agree on.
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This page covers adult men in the U.S. evaluating testosterone deficiency. Hone also treats women, which is outside this comparison.
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Gameday Men's Health vs Hone Health: what are the key differences?
Gameday offers local clinic care, while Hone publishes online plans with physician video visits and follow-up labs. Gameday's price and services depend on the clinic; Hone's membership price leaves medicine and some start-up testing outside the fee. Check the exact plan, product, and state before you pay.
Sources: Gameday's TRT page, location directory, terms of service (updated Oct 15, 2026), and Plano North cost page; Hone's Plus plan, state table, testosterone page, and cancellation policy. All checked October 17, 2026.
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Leaning online? Begin Hone's intake → Leaning in-person? Find your nearest Gameday clinic → Neither step starts treatment. A clinician has to review your labs first.
Which is cheaper, Gameday Men's Health or Hone Health?
Neither is a verified price winner without complete quotes. Hone Plus's known starting subtotal is $1,665 for 12 membership payments and its first test, before confirmation and medicine. Gameday Plano North's posted monthly fee and annual labs add to $3,190, but that is one clinic's subtotal, not a national quote.
Here's the catch with headline prices. A Gameday clinic's bundle and Hone's "$135" aren't the same kind of number.
- Gameday's price depends on the clinic and what's in its bundle. We could not verify a current $199 national offer. Your clinic sets its own price.
- Hone's $135 is a membership fee. It covers physician visits and follow-up labs. The medicine is billed on top.
So we added up a full year, the same way for both, and kept unquoted charges in the formula instead of treating them as zero.
Year-one cost, counted the same way
Our formula: required start-up fees + 12 full months of program fees + all medicine fills needed for those 12 months + required labs, visits, supplies, shipping, and other charges outside the bundle. It doesn't include optional add-ons like ED medicine; any medicine or service required for your plan belongs in the quote.
M12 below means the actual quoted medicine charges for that period. C is the confirming-test fee, and X is any other required charge not already counted. A blank quote is unknown, not $0.
Hone prices from its Plus, Premium, and testosterone pages. Gameday's local price is from its Plano North clinic page. Public prices checked October 17, 2026; our arithmetic, not checkout quotes.
For Plus, the two published at-lab confirmation fees produce $1,710 or $1,715 before medicine and extras. The at-home fee produces $1,745. Hone's general retesting FAQ also needs clarification, so get the applicable fee in writing rather than choosing the lowest number from different pages.
The every-four-weeks trap
Ask your Gameday clinic one question first: "Is this billed monthly, or every four weeks?"
It sounds like the same thing. It isn't. Thirteen four-week periods cover 364 days. Count the actual charge dates in your first 12 months, including any upfront payment. For illustration, 13 charges of $199 total $2,587; 12 total $2,388. That's a $199 difference, not a verified Gameday offer. Gameday's terms say subscriptions charge "at regular intervals as described during the checkout process." Get the interval in writing.
Hone's medicine price has a fine-print problem too
Hone's testosterone page says injections run "From $28/mo." Hone's Plus plan page says "Starts at $28/vial." Those units aren't interchangeable. Ask for the vial size, prescribed quantity, usable days' supply, and price per fill. Some Hone prescriptions also come as 28-day supplies, so count the actual fills and charge dates instead of assuming 12 monthly charges.
Our Hone numbers leave medicine unpriced until you have that quote. A prescription change can change the cost, but a dose change doesn't prove a matching price increase. Ask before you pay.
Where your $135 actually goes
Hone publishes a breakdown of its membership fee. Of the $1,620 a year:
- $900 (55.6%) goes to Broad Health P.A. and affiliated medical practices for your doctor visits
- $78 (4.8%) goes to the lab for your follow-up tests
- $642 (39.6%) goes to Hone, the tech company, for the app, support, and payment processing
Source: Hone Men's HRT payment breakdown, updated Sept 17, 2026.
You may like that split or not. Either way, you can see it.
When Gameday can be the cheaper pick
Gameday can win on price, but check three things:
- Your clinic's complete quote. Compare it with $1,665 plus Hone Plus's confirmation, actual medicine fills, and other required charges. A monthly price alone can't settle the comparison.
- You want cream instead of shots. Hone advertises compounded cream from $60 a month. Compare the medicine and care format you would actually use; a Gameday injection bundle is not a quote for a needle-free option.
- You're watching month-one cash. Gameday advertises a free first consult and test. Hone Plus lists $45 for its initial test, with confirmation, membership, and medicine charged separately. Ask when each charge happens.
The gap between Hone Plus's $1,665 base and Plano North's $3,190 posted subtotal is $1,525. That's the space Hone's confirmation, medicine, and extras would have to fit within for its total to stay lower, assuming Plano adds no other required charges. It is not proven savings.
Already have a Gameday quote? Plug it into the quote card below and compare it with Hone line for line. If Hone wins on your numbers, begin Hone's intake →
Can you get Gameday or Hone where you live?
Hone lists Plus in 35 states and Premium in 34; New York gets only the pricier Premium plan. Gameday's directory lists clinics in 47 states, with none listed in North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, or Washington, D.C. In 13 states, Gameday has directory listings and Hone lists no men's TRT plan.
We matched Hone's state table against Gameday's full clinic directory, state by state. These are provider-published lists; a directory entry does not confirm that a clinic is open or has appointments available.
* Hawaii and South Dakota: Hone Plus only, no Premium. ** New York: Hone Premium only, $155 a month with an in-lab first test. That's $240 a year more in membership than Plus.
Sources: Hone Service Availability by State (updated Sept 4, 2026) and Gameday's location directory (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Two warnings before you lean on this map:
- A Gameday clinic in your state isn't a Gameday near you. Check the drive. Ask how often your care plan would require a visit.
- A state on Hone's list isn't a prescription. It means the plan is sold there. A physician still decides whether treatment fits you.
Can Gameday's telehealth fill Hone's gaps?
You might wonder if Gameday can treat you by video where it has no clinic. Its own pages disagree. Gameday's telehealth FAQ says telemedicine is "currently only available in Florida." Its terms of service, updated October 15, 2026, say telehealth is authorized in every state except Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming, and D.C.
Get Gameday to confirm the program, state, and any required visit before you pay.
What to do in each situation
- In a "both" state? Keep reading. The rest of this page decides it.
- In one of the 13 states with only Gameday directory listings? Hone lists no men's TRT plan there. Look up Gameday clinics in your state →
- In North Dakota or D.C., or no Gameday within reach? Check another program's exact service limits or start with local primary care. Male Excel's published excluded-state list does not include North Dakota, but that does not establish service in D.C. Read Male Excel's current service limits → Or compare more options in our Hone Health alternatives and Gameday alternatives guides.
- In a Plus state and leaning online? Check which Hone plan your state gets →
Before you go further
The right TRT provider is not the same for every person — it depends on whether low testosterone has been properly evaluated, your symptoms and health history, your fertility plans, your state, your insurance or cash-pay preference, your treatment-format preference, your budget, and whether online or in-person care is the better starting point. Some situations belong with primary care, urology, endocrinology, reproductive urology, or urgent or emergency care when the symptoms warrant it. Because a general answer cannot resolve those for you, use TRT Provider Guide's Find My TRT Path tool to map your situation to the right care route and the questions to ask before you pay.
The tool is educational and non-diagnostic. It does not determine medical eligibility or guarantee a prescription.
What's the day-to-day difference between a clinic and online TRT?
Gameday advertises same-day in-clinic testing and offers clinic-administered or home injections. With Hone Plus, testing starts with a home kit and visits take place by video; Premium starts with an at-lab draw.
One trades convenience for face time. The other trades face time for convenience.
Here's what the first few months look like at each, based on what each company publishes. The first steps are a sequence, not a promised start date.
Sources: Gameday cypionate page and Plano North cost page; Hone Plus page, TRT lab schedule, and visit-length page (updated Sept 29, 2026).
Who you'll see
Gameday: It depends on the clinic. Gameday's medical team directory lists physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at different locations. Ask who will see you and who manages your follow-up.
Hone: Hone says your visits are with licensed physicians (MDs and DOs). First visits run 20 minutes, routine follow-ups 10, and non-routine follow-ups 20. Premium routine visits may run 20 minutes depending on the clinician's plan.
For either provider, ask for the treating clinician's name and state license. A published medical team is not a check of the person assigned to you.
If you hate needles
If you hate giving yourself shots, Gameday can be the easier fit. Clinic staff can give the shot, or you can ask about pellets placed under the skin every three to six months, the interval Gameday advertises for select clinics. Pellets still require a procedure. Hone advertises a compounded cream or troche from $60 a month. Get the prescription price for the format you would use.
Refills, shipping, and help between visits
Hone says refills are automatic on your prescription's schedule, with upcoming dates in the app. It starts follow-up testing about 10 weeks after medication begins; renewal still depends on the required labs and clinician review. A short-term bridge prescription may be considered during a delay, but it is not guaranteed.
Hone says an active membership can still be billed when no medication ships, including while labs or prescription renewal are pending. Its membership and medication billing policy treats those as separate charges.
Hone's shipping policy says shipping is free and pharmacy processing takes 3–5 business days; delivery time comes after processing and can vary. That is not a promise that a refill will reach you within five days. Ask about required supplies and any fees, especially if you use an outside pharmacy.
To speak with a Hone physician, its help page directs you to schedule a consultation in your account. Support messages also go through the account. Its billing page advertises 24/7 care-team support, but gives no response time or promise of physician access at all hours. At Gameday, get your clinic's refill lead time, shipping or pickup rules, and between-visit contact details in writing.
Sources: Hone's automatic refill process, follow-up process, bridge prescription policy, shipping policy, and physician contact instructions.
What's the honest trade-off with each?
Hone's biggest trade-off is that routine care is by video, and Plus starts with a finger-prick kit. Gameday's biggest trade-off is that every clinic is independently owned, so price, billing, and lab fees change from one location to the next. Both companies also publish details that contradict their own pages.
Hone isn't routine face-to-face clinic care
Hone's routine visits are by video, and Plus starts with a finger-prick kit you do at home. If you want a clinician in the room, Gameday is the better fit. Ask your clinic whether the first blood test uses a vein draw. You can also look at Hone Premium, which starts with a $65 in-lab panel and has a $155 monthly membership. Hone says it will arrange a complimentary home visit if its physician finds an in-person visit necessary; that is different from choosing a local clinic for routine care.
Hone publishes a membership price for each plan, with follow-up labs and physician video visits included. Plus is listed in 35 states. Your confirming second test can also be done at a lab; both the initial and repeat results matter to the clinical evaluation.
Sources: Hone's in-person visit policy, Plus and Premium plan pages, and the Endocrine Society's diagnostic guidance.
Gameday doesn't have one price
The Plano North clinic posts $245 a month plus $250 a year for labs. A Reddit user described a Gameday quote of $249 a month. That's one person's report, not policy. Gameday's website terms also say fees are generally non-refundable and contain a binding-arbitration clause, with no opt-out provision we found in those terms.
None of that makes Gameday a bad choice. It means you should get your clinic's price in writing before you sign.
Where each company disagrees with itself
Gameday's separate telehealth FAQ says it uses compounded medicines; its clinic-facing page markets FDA-approved Kyzatrex. Plano North's posted price is local, not a national price. Ask the specific program which medicine and fees apply.
If Hone Plus's at-home start is a dealbreaker, compare Premium's at-lab start or read our Hone Health alternatives. If Gameday's clinic-by-clinic pricing worries you, read our Gameday alternatives.
If that trade-off sounds right for you, begin Hone's intake → Rather be seen in person? Ask your nearest Gameday for a written quote →
Which one should you pick? Match your situation
Hone fits men who prefer physician video visits, published membership prices, and included follow-up labs. Gameday fits men who want hands-on clinic care or want to ask about pellets or FDA-approved Kyzatrex. Men who want a child soon need fertility planning first; men without a confirmed diagnosis need evaluation before choosing TRT.
What blood tests does each one do, and how often?
Hone publishes separate Plus and Premium lab plans, with initial and confirming tests priced separately from scheduled follow-up labs. Its first-year follow-ups are at months 3, 6, 9, and 12, with later testing generally six-monthly under the published schedules. Gameday advertises same-day clinic testing, but its follow-up schedule and lab fees need a clinic-specific answer.
First, three terms you'll see:
- Total testosterone is all the testosterone in your blood. Free testosterone is the part not stuck to proteins. Hone's panels calculate free testosterone from other lab values.
- Hematocrit is the share of your blood made of red blood cells. Testosterone can push it up, and too high can thicken your blood.
- PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is a protein made by the prostate. Clinicians use it for prostate assessment when appropriate.
Sources: Hone Plus page, Plus TRT lab schedule, Premium lab schedule, and bring-your-own-labs policy; Gameday Plano North cost page. These are published protocols, not a personal testing plan.
Why the second test matters
One low number doesn't mean you have low testosterone. Levels swing during the day and from day to day. The Endocrine Society recommends diagnosing testosterone deficiency only in men with symptoms or signs and consistently low levels. It also recommends confirming the result by repeating an early-morning, fasting total testosterone test, using accurate lab methods, and evaluating the cause.
Hone builds that second test into its process. Gameday's public pages don't say whether every clinic does. Ask before you start: "Will you confirm a low result with a second morning test before prescribing?" More on this in our guide to why you need two low testosterone tests.
Is a finger-prick test good enough?
The collection method alone doesn't prove that a test is accurate enough for diagnosis. The Endocrine Society calls for accurate tests and appropriate reference ranges; we did not independently validate Hone's home-test method. Hone Plus's confirming test, which checks hematocrit and PSA before treatment, can be done at a lab. If you want a vein draw from day one, choose Hone Premium or ask your Gameday clinic to confirm its collection method before booking.
When hematocrit and PSA get checked
Hone Plus lists hematocrit and PSA before treatment, then at months 6, 12, and 18. Premium includes them in its initial panel and each listed follow-up. For men aged 55 to 69 who choose prostate monitoring, the Endocrine Society says to assess prostate cancer risk before starting and again 3 to 12 months after. Hone's month-6 check falls inside that window, but a matching date does not prove that one provider's whole safety plan fits you.
At Gameday, ask for the schedule in writing. Read more on TRT and high hematocrit and TRT and PSA levels.
What testosterone medicine would you actually get?
Both advertise testosterone cypionate injections, but the exact product matters. Hone labels its advertised injections, cream, and troches as compounded and not FDA-approved; Gameday markets FDA-approved Kyzatrex plus clinic injections and pellets whose exact product needs confirmation. Ask each one exactly which product and pharmacy you'd get.
Two terms decide this section:
- FDA-approved means the FDA reviewed that exact product's safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing before it could be sold.
- Compounded means a pharmacy mixed it for patients. The FDA says compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, and it doesn't verify their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they're sold.
Compounded doesn't automatically mean bad. It does mean the FDA has not reviewed that exact preparation for approval. The FDA says compounded drugs should be used when an FDA-approved drug cannot meet a patient's medical needs.
FDA-approved testosterone
Hone's own-pharmacy policy permits a request to use another pharmacy, but it does not promise a particular FDA-approved brand or formulation. Confirm the proposed prescription before paying for a plan based on that preference.
Compounded testosterone
Gameday's telehealth FAQ says that separate service uses only compounded medicines. It does not establish what every clinic dispenses.
Clinic products that still need an exact name
Medicines that aren't testosterone
Both companies also list clomiphene (the active drug in Clomid) and enclomiphene. These pills can help some men make more of their own testosterone. They are not TRT. FDA-approved clomiphene products treat ovulation problems in women who want to become pregnant; use in men is off-label. Enclomiphene isn't FDA-approved at all. Hone lists both as compounded, so its advertised clomiphene preparation is not itself an FDA-approved product.
Both companies market these as fertility-friendly. Neither marketing claim is a fertility guarantee.
Sources: Clomid prescribing information, the FDA approval-database search for enclomiphene (no matches on October 17, 2026), the AUA/ASRM infertility guideline, and Hone's clomiphene and enclomiphene product disclosures.
Which pharmacy fills it
Gameday's telehealth FAQ lists contact details for Belmar Pharmacy (Odessa, Florida) and OpenLoop Health. Clinic patients should ask which pharmacy fills their prescription.
Belmar's own site identifies the matching Odessa address as a compounding pharmacy. OpenLoop describes telehealth services; its appearance in the FAQ does not establish that it is the dispensing pharmacy. A contact list is not confirmation of who will fill your prescription.
Hone says it uses a network of LegitScript-certified pharmacies. The pages we checked did not establish which pharmacy would dispense your prescription, and we did not independently confirm the network's certification. You can ask Hone to send your prescription to your own local pharmacy instead. Your membership continues, and the pharmacy bills you directly.
Sources: Gameday telehealth FAQ, Hone's sourcing policy, and Hone's own-pharmacy policy. Ask for the pharmacy's legal name, address, and license details, plus the exact medicine name and formulation.
One rule for both
Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance under federal law, a category for drugs with misuse and dependence risks. It requires a valid prescription from an appropriately licensed and authorized clinician who follows DEA and state rules. See the DEA's drug schedule and current telemedicine extension.
Does either care model make TRT safer?
This comparison does not establish that one provider has better safety outcomes. Safety depends on proper diagnosis, the exact product, health history, and follow-up. Testosterone can raise red blood cell levels and blood pressure; blood pressure checks belong in the care plan alongside lab monitoring. Discuss significant heart disease, high hematocrit, untreated severe sleep apnea, prostate concerns, and fertility plans with the evaluating clinician; primary care, urology, or endocrinology may be the better starting point.
The FDA requested further testosterone-label updates in June 2026. An FDA-approved pill still needs a product-specific risk discussion; approval is not a promise of no side effects. Sources: FDA testosterone information, FDA blood-pressure labeling update, and the Endocrine Society guideline.
Need an FDA-approved oral product specifically? Gameday markets Kyzatrex. Ask your nearest Gameday whether it offers Kyzatrex → For more options, see our guide to the best oral TRT providers.
Do Gameday or Hone take insurance or HSA/FSA?
Both publish cash-pay policies rather than insurance-billed care. Gameday's terms say it and its affiliated physician practices do not accept commercial insurance and are not enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid; Hone says it does not help with prior authorizations. Both discuss HSA/FSA use, but your administrator decides which charges are eligible.
Sources: Gameday terms of service and insurance article; Hone's own-pharmacy policy and HSA/FSA policy (updated Sept 4, 2026). These are provider policy statements, not independent enrollment or coverage checks.
HSA tip: Your plan may want a prescription or a letter of medical necessity, a note from your clinician explaining why you need the treatment. Gameday's Kyzatrex page says so. Keep itemized receipts either way.
If you need insurance to pay, ask your insurer about an in-network primary care doctor, urologist, or endocrinologist. Get the expected charges for visits, labs, and the exact prescribed medicine, including any deductible or prior authorization. Compare that amount with the cash quotes. See our full TRT cost guide.
What if you might want kids?
Testosterone therapy can lower or stop sperm production. The AUA/ASRM guideline, amended in 2024, says clinicians should not prescribe exogenous testosterone (testosterone supplied from outside the body) to men interested in current or future fertility. If you hope to have a child soon, see a urologist or reproductive urologist before starting at either Gameday or Hone.
A medicine offer is not a fertility plan.
When you take testosterone, your brain senses plenty of it and tells your testicles to slow down. That includes making sperm. The AUA/ASRM male infertility guideline says sperm production "may decrease or cease altogether." The Endocrine Society recommends against starting testosterone in men planning fertility in the near term.
That doesn't mean everyone becomes infertile, and stopping doesn't come with a guaranteed recovery timeline. It means fertility needs its own plan, made before you start.
For more distant future plans, the same AUA/ASRM guideline discusses considering testosterone after counseling about sperm suppression and recovery. Some men do not fully recover sperm production. Adding hCG or other hormone medicines to testosterone is not an established fertility guarantee; the guideline finds the evidence too limited to recommend that approach for preserving sperm production.
hCG is a separate hormone medicine, not TRT. Pregnyl is an FDA-approved hCG product for selected cases of low testosterone caused by pituitary deficiency in males. Adding it to TRT to preserve fertility is an off-label use, based on that prescribing information. Sources: the FDA Purple Book (Pregnyl, BLA 017692) and Pregnyl prescribing information.
We did not verify a complete fertility-specialist pathway for either provider:
- Hone says it doesn't provide referrals to specialists, imaging, procedures, or in-person care (Hone referral policy, updated Sept 4, 2026).
- Gameday lists clomiphene and enclomiphene at select clinics, but the pages we checked did not establish who would handle a specialist fertility evaluation or referral.
Want kids in the next year or two? Use Find My TRT Path to prepare your care questions → It's free and educational. It won't diagnose you or prescribe anything. Then read our full guide on TRT and fertility.
How hard is it to cancel each one?
Hone lets you request cancellation by form, with no partial-month refund and separate cancellation for medicine orders. Its policy uses the submission time, while its membership FAQ describes the end of the billing period, so confirm both your last charge and access dates. Gameday's terms use a cutoff shown at purchase and generally non-refundable fees; get your clinic's cutoff in writing.
Sources: Hone cancellation policy (Aug 31, 2026), membership FAQ, Plus payment breakdown, and Premium payment breakdown; Gameday terms of service (Oct 15, 2026), telehealth FAQ, and clinic introduction.
Before you sign at Gameday
- Get the billing interval in writing: monthly or every four weeks.
- Get the renewal date in writing, especially for prepaid blocks. In a Trustpilot review published February 22, 2026, Haciel Cervantes described being told his contract was "an automatic renewal, every six months." That's one person's account, not a verified policy for your clinic.
- Get the cancellation cutoff in writing, and put it in your calendar.
Before you cancel at Hone
Cancel the membership and any pending medicine order. They're two separate billing cycles. Hone's policy says cancelling one doesn't cancel the other. Talk to a physician before stopping testosterone. Our guide on switching TRT providers covers moving your records and avoiding a gap in care.
Check the next medicine charge before waiting for a shipping notice. Hone's medication billing article says the charge occurs four business days before the prescription goes to the pharmacy. Its membership billing page instead says prescriptions are charged when a shipment is processed. Ask for the actual charge date and cancellation deadline.
Export your records while you have account access: Hone publishes Consult History → Export instructions, and Gameday's telehealth consent describes transfer to another clinician on request.
Will online TRT change after December 31, 2026?
Maybe: the current federal telemedicine extension runs through December 31, 2026. It permits appropriately DEA-registered clinicians to prescribe Schedule II–V medicines by audio-video telemedicine without a prior in-person evaluation, subject to federal and state law. A separate final rule is pending federal review; neither provider's name guarantees how a future rule would apply to your care.
Here's the timeline, in plain terms:
We won't guess how this ends. If you choose Hone, ask: "If the federal rule changes, what would I need to do to continue care?" Ask the same question of Gameday's telehealth program. Hone also says you must be physically in a state where your physician is licensed for the visit. A lab draw is not, by itself, an in-person medical evaluation. We'll update this section when the DEA publishes.
Who is Hone Health best for?
Best for the man who wants a physician, published membership prices, and follow-up labs handled through a remote care program. Plus starts with a home kit, while Premium starts at a lab. Medicine costs and the exact product still need a quote.
What Hone publishes:
- $135 a month (Plus) or $155 (Premium) for membership. Physician video visits and follow-up labs are included.
- Medicine is billed separately. Testosterone starts at $28, with the per-month vs per-vial wording noted above.
- Plus is sold in 35 states, Premium in 34.
- A documented two-step test before TRT, with hematocrit and PSA checked at baseline under each plan's process.
- Cancel any time. You can also pause for up to three months.
- Hone publishes how your $135 is split.
Limits:
- Routine care is by video. Plus starts with a finger-prick kit; Hone describes an in-person visit if its physician finds one necessary.
- Its advertised testosterone injections, cream, and troches are compounded, not FDA-approved, per Hone. An outside-pharmacy request does not guarantee a particular approved product.
- No insurance billing, no prior authorization help, and no specialist referrals.
- Price details conflict across Hone's own pages.
Skip Hone if: you want routine visits in a local clinic, live in one of the 14 states or D.C. without a listed men's plan, or need specialist fertility care first. If an FDA-approved product is essential, resolve the exact prescription and pharmacy before paying.
What Hone says about itself: It reports a 4.8-star Trustpilot rating from more than 10,000 reviews, as of its September 22, 2026 comparison page. Hone also says it doesn't pay for or incentivize those Trustpilot reviews. Ratings describe service experience, not medical results.
Does this sound like your situation? Begin Hone's intake → A physician decides whether treatment fits. Paying for the test doesn't guarantee a prescription. Want more depth first? Read our Hone Health review and Hone TRT cost guides.
Who is Gameday Men's Health best for?
Best for the man who wants a real room, a real person, and in-clinic blood work. Gameday advertises same-day testing, but diagnosis still needs an appropriate clinical evaluation and repeat morning results. Price and services depend on the clinic.
What Gameday publishes:
- More than 400 clinics in the U.S. and Canada, per Gameday. Its directory has listings under 47 U.S. state headings; we did not verify every clinic's operating status.
- Plano North posts $245 a month plus $250 a year for labs. A national $199 offer was not established by the current pages we checked.
- A free first consult and testosterone test (advertised).
- Kyzatrex, whose FDA approval we verified, alongside injections and pellets whose exact products need a clinic check.
- Gameday says most services, including TRT, count as HSA/FSA expenses.
Limits:
- Each clinic is independently owned, so price, billing interval, and lab fees vary.
- Its website terms state no commercial insurance and no Medicare or Medicaid enrollment for Gameday and affiliated physician practices.
- Its two pages on telehealth coverage disagree.
- Fees are generally non-refundable. Its website terms contain an arbitration clause with stated exceptions and no opt-out clause we could find.
Skip Gameday's clinic route if: there's no clinic you can reach easily, you want one national price you can see before visiting, or you need specialist fertility care first. Treat its separate telehealth program as a separate state-and-service check.
Why no star rating here: Gameday's terms say clinics are independently owned and operated. A brand-wide average mixes locations, so it says little about the one you'd visit. Read the reviews for your specific location.
If this is the setup you want, find your nearest Gameday clinic and ask for a written quote → This link goes to Gameday's own location finder. It is an ordinary provider link.
What questions should you ask before you pay?
Ask each provider these questions and get the answers in writing. Two do most of the work: "What will I pay in my first 12 months, every fee included?" and "Will you confirm a low result with a second early-morning, fasting total testosterone test before prescribing TRT?"
Print this. Take it to the clinic or keep it open at checkout.
Your two-provider quote card
Copy-and-send request: "Please give me a written 12-month total for my plan, including every fee outside the monthly price. If an amount depends on my prescription, mark it pending instead of leaving it out."
If you started out searching "Hone Health vs Gameday Men's Health," the same card works. Fill both columns before you decide.
What should you do if neither one fits?
If you need insurance billing or specialist fertility care, start with the care route that meets that need. If Hone lists no plan in your state and no Gameday clinic is within reach, check another provider's exact service limits or start with local primary care. A cheaper option needs a complete quote, not a lower advertised fee.
- Want kids soon: Start with a urologist or reproductive urologist. They can evaluate your hormones and fertility plans together.
- Need insurance: Start with an in-network primary care doctor, urologist, or endocrinologist. Ask your insurer about the exact medicine, required labs and visits, prior authorization, deductible, and copays.
- No Hone plan and no Gameday nearby: Online programs cover different states. When we checked in October 2026, Male Excel's excluded-state list did not include North Dakota, Delaware, Kansas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or South Carolina. That state list does not establish service in D.C. Read Male Excel's current service limits → For the clinic-vs-online version of that choice, see Male Excel vs Gameday Men's Health.
- Still weighing clinic vs online in general: Read online vs local TRT.
How did we compare Gameday and Hone?
We followed our published method, How We Review TRT Providers. We separate verified facts from company claims and build a complete cost formula with unquoted charges marked unknown. We read both companies' public pages and policies, checked the underlying medical and regulatory sources, and dated the comparison.
We did not open accounts, visit a clinic, or receive care.
Read the full method: How We Review TRT Providers.
What we actually verified
Verification date: October 17, 2026
Sources checked: Gameday's national TRT page, Kyzatrex page, cypionate page, location directory, telehealth FAQ, terms of service (updated Oct 15, 2026), insurance article, and Plano North cost page. Hone's Plus, Premium, and Basic overview, HRT payment breakdowns, both TRT lab schedules, state availability table, cancellation and refund policy, membership FAQ, visit-length page, bring-your-own-labs policy, own-pharmacy policy, referral policy, testosterone product pages, and Hone vs Hims comparison. We also checked Hone's HSA/FSA, in-person visit, refill, shipping, physician contact, and record-export policies; the Endocrine Society testosterone guideline and its July 2026 statement; the complete 2024 AUA/ASRM male infertility guideline; FDA compounding guidance, product labeling, and approval records; the DEA telemedicine extension; and the federal rule-review record.
Provider-stated facts confirmed in official documents:
- Hone's tier prices, fee split, lab schedule, and state lists
- Hone's cancellation rules, its own-pharmacy and referral policies, and its compounded labeling
- Gameday's directory listings by state and both conflicting telehealth statements
- Gameday's insurance and Medicare/Medicaid terms, its arbitration and refund terms, and its advertised Kyzatrex option
- The Plano North clinic's posted prices
Independently checked: the fee arithmetic and state-list crosswalk; Kyzatrex's approval in FDA prescribing information; the FDA's status of compounded drugs; the current fertility guidance; and the federal telemedicine extension and pending rule-review record. These checks do not establish the care an individual patient receives.
What the companies say (not independently confirmed): Hone's physician-only care, its pharmacy certification claim, and its review rating. Both providers' HSA/FSA statements, subject to plan rules. Gameday's 400+ clinic count. We did not independently check every clinic's opening status or the license of a clinician or pharmacy assigned to a patient.
Customer-experience signals (individual reports, not policy): a Reddit report of a $249-a-month Gameday quote, and a Trustpilot report of a six-month auto-renewal.
What we could not confirm:
- A binding complete Gameday quote; Plano North's posted fees are a subtotal
- Gameday's national follow-up lab schedule or confirming-test process
- Whether Gameday's in-clinic injections and pellets are compounded or FDA-approved
- Kyzatrex's price at Gameday
- Hone's exact dispensing pharmacies
- Which of Hone's conflicting second-test prices applies to you
We did not run a checkout or get direct support answers. The cost table preserves every unquoted required charge in the formula.
Not used as proof: star ratings, testimonials, and forum posts were never used to establish a price, a policy, or a medical result.
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What else do readers ask about Gameday and Hone?
The questions below cover price, state access, testing, medicine, switching, and continuity of care. The answers depend on the exact clinic or Hone plan, the prescription, and the clinician's evaluation.
Is Gameday Men's Health cheaper than Hone Health?
Neither is a verified winner without complete quotes. Hone Plus starts at $1,665 for 12 membership payments and the initial test; Premium starts at $1,925. Both still need confirmation, medicine, and any other required charges. Gameday Plano North's posted monthly fee and annual labs total $3,190 before other required charges, if any. Use the quote card above to compare the same 12 months.
Is Hone Health available in my state?
Hone's men's TRT plan, Plus, is sold in 35 states. Premium is sold in 34, including New York. Hone lists no men's TRT plan in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, or D.C. Check Hone's state table before you pay.
Do Gameday or Hone take insurance?
Both publish cash-pay policies. Gameday's terms say it and its affiliated physician practices don't accept commercial insurance and aren't enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid. Hone calls itself a cash-pay service and doesn't help with prior authorizations. Hone says it accepts HSA/FSA cards; Gameday says most services may be eligible. Your administrator decides which charges qualify.
Is Hone Health legit?
Hone is a real telehealth company. Its published legal structure separates care by physicians at Broad Health P.A. and affiliated practices from the platform run by Hone (Time Therapeutics, Inc.). It publishes its prices, lab schedule, and fee split, and says it's LegitScript certified; we did not independently verify that certification. Certification would not make a compounded product FDA-approved. Its prices conflict across some of its own pages, so confirm yours at checkout.
Is Gameday Men's Health a franchise?
Yes. Gameday's terms say medical services come from independently owned and operated clinics, and that Gameday itself doesn't provide medical care. That's why price, billing, and services can differ by location.
Is the testosterone at Gameday or Hone FDA-approved?
Hone labels its advertised testosterone injections, cream, and troches as compounded and not FDA-approved. It also allows outside-pharmacy requests, without guaranteeing a particular approved product. Gameday markets Kyzatrex, an oral testosterone undecanoate product whose FDA approval we verified. Gameday's telehealth FAQ says that separate service uses only compounded medicines. Ask any Gameday clinic which product it would prescribe you.
Can I switch from Gameday to Hone, or the other way?
Yes, if the new provider serves your state and its clinician agrees treatment fits. Hone accepts outside labs from the last 90 days if they include the required markers, but you still buy the $45 Plus or $65 Premium initial package. Ask the new provider what records, tests, and visits it needs and when it could review a refill; a bridge prescription is not guaranteed. Bring your records, and don't stop or change testosterone without a clinician. See our guide on switching TRT providers.
Is a finger-prick testosterone test accurate?
A finger-prick collection does not, by itself, prove a test's accuracy. Diagnosis needs symptoms or signs plus consistently low results using accurate tests, including a repeat early-morning, fasting total testosterone test. We did not independently validate Hone's home-test method. Hone's confirming test can be done at a lab. If you want blood drawn from a vein from the start, choose Hone Premium or confirm your Gameday clinic's collection method before booking.
Which is better if I want kids?
Neither is the first step if you want a child soon. Testosterone can lower or stop sperm production. The 2024 AUA/ASRM guideline advises against exogenous testosterone for men interested in current or future fertility, with further counseling discussed for more distant plans; the Endocrine Society advises against starting it when planning fertility in the near term. See a urologist or reproductive urologist first.
Will Hone still work after December 31, 2026?
The current federal extension runs through December 31, 2026. It lets appropriately DEA-registered clinicians prescribe Schedule II–V drugs by audio-video visits without a prior in-person evaluation, subject to other federal and state rules. A separate final rule was pending review on October 17, 2026; that does not establish the rules or Hone's service after year-end. We'll update this page when the DEA publishes it. Ask Hone how it plans to keep prescriptions going if the rule changes.
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