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Whoop's Advanced Labs health screenings will no longer require a subscription
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Engineers can now access Whoop's Advanced Labs blood-test screenings without paying an extra subscription fee.
Whoop’s decision reflects pressure from a crowded market of screenless fitness trackers, with new entries from Garmin and Google Fitbit. By removing the subscription barrier, Whoop aims to keep users engaged with its health-insight platform. For engineers building competing wearables, the shift highlights a trend toward decoupling advanced analytics from recurring fees.
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Whoop eliminated the subscription requirement for its Advanced Labs health screenings.
The screenings, performed by Quest Diagnostics, cover cardiovascular, metabolic, hormonal, inflammatory markers and include the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test.
The change arrives as the market for screenless wearables grows more competitive with recent offerings from Garmin and Google Fitbit.
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Whoop’s Advanced Labs feature previously required a separate subscription in addition to the wearable’s base cost.
Now any Whoop user can opt to use the blood-test screening service without that extra fee.
The wearable hardware and basic Whoop membership remain unchanged; only the access gate to Advanced Labs is removed.
This alters the cost structure for users who want periodic lab-based health data.
Adopting the screenings still incurs a charge from Quest Diagnostics for each test panel.
Whoop no longer adds a subscription on top of that test cost, so users pay only the lab fee.
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