Comparison

CVS Specialty vs BlinkRx

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CVS Specialty

Manage your specialty prescriptions conveniently from your mobile device. Order refills, track your orders, make payments, and securely message your care team. Pick up at a CVS Pharmacy or have them delivered.

Highlights
  • Order prescription refills
  • Track order status
  • Make payments
  • Secure messaging with CareTeam
  • Choose pickup or delivery
Currently charting
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Please Note: This app is for CVS Specialty® patients only. You must have a CVS Specialty prescription in order to use this app Your health is our greatest priority. That’s why at CVS Specialty, we make it easy to manage your prescriptions at home or on the go. With the CVS Specialty mobile app, you can: · Order refills · Choose to pick-up your prescriptions at any CVS Pharmacy® where allowed by law, or have them delivered to another location of your choice. · Track your order status · Make fast and easy payments · Communicate with your CareTeam using the Secure Messaging feature. Ask a question and get answers from CareTeam members trained in your condition. All messages are secure and confidential You can sign-in securely through iPhone’s Touch ID or FACE ID (iPhone X). We’re always just a tap away. CVS Specialty – specialty medications with personalized support. We release updates to this app regularly and base our roadmap on your feedback.

About

BlinkRx

Access significantly lower prescription drug prices by paying directly through the app. Receive your FDA-approved medications with free home delivery. Save an average of $70 per prescription.

Highlights
  • Lower prescription drug prices
  • Free home delivery
  • Pay directly in the app
  • Access to FDA-approved medications
  • Guaranteed lowest generic prices
Features
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For select medications, BlinkRx is the App for Amazingly Inexpensive Prescription Drug Prices™. Just pay in the app to save, then have it delivered to you at no cost. SAME MEDICATION, WAY LOWER PRICES Prescription drugs don't have to be outrageously expensive. By removing the middlemen, BlinkRx can offer you the exact same FDA-approved medication, at way lower prices — including the guaranteed lowest prices on generic drugs. FEATURED IN THE MEDIA We've been featured on NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, Fox News, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fortune Magazine, and many others, and have received awards for both our apps and our service. TRUSTED BY DOCTORS + THE BBB We are also recommended by doctors around the country to help their patients save on medications. We have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), and we are verified by the National Association Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) dot-pharmacy program: https://nabp.pharmacy/initiatives/dot-pharmacy/ As always, your doctor or medical professional will need to provide a prescription in order for you to fill at the pharmacy. HUMANS FIRST™ Blink is committed to lowering Rx prices for all Americans. The more people who join the Blink Health Nation, the better we can negotiate our overall prices. Our patients save an average of $70 per prescription.* OUR CUSTOMERS SAY IT BEST: "You know about things being too good to be true? Blink Health is that exception. It is too good and it is true." — Ray S, Texas "Blink certainly saved me this week! A $280.00 Rx quickly became $19.90! Thank you, Blink!" — Kaye W, South Carolina LOWEST RX PRICES, EVERY DAY™ BlinkRx is not insurance, and there are no commitments. BlinkRx uses technology that analyzes your insurance and finds your lowest prescription price with free home delivery. WHAT THE PRESS SAYS: "Will save you money and is worth checking out." — New York Magazine "The company is changing lives in just a few easy steps." — Fox New York "A cure for high drug costs." — Financial Times "An e-commerce based solution to one of America's most persistent and controversial medical problems: The staggering cost of prescription drugs." — Fortune VISIT US AT: https://www.blinkhealth.com/blinkrx SUPPORT: https://blinkhealth.com/contact-us/ TERMS OF USE: https://blinkhealth.com/legal/terms-of-use *Blink is not insurance. Any savings claims made by Blink are based on U.S. retail prices without prescription drug coverage. $70 average savings based on a survey of 465 customers.

Screenshots

CVS Specialty4 screens
BlinkRx4 screens

Verdict

The call

CVS Specialty and BlinkRx both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of BlinkRx's written reviews are positive against 35% of CVS Specialty's. CVS Specialty's advantage is chart position (#202 vs unranked) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 266). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BlinkRx holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CVS Specialty has 1.9K ratings behind it against 266, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of CVS Specialty's written reviews are positive against 52% of BlinkRx's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CVS Specialty ships an update monthly, BlinkRx every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
CVS Specialty versus BlinkRx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCVS SpecialtyBlinkRx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.9K ratings)4.6 (266 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews51.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better266
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#202 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB24 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCVS PharmacyBlink Health

Customer experience

CVS Specialty

All ratings1,882 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative60.7%

BlinkRx

All ratings40 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative52.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative41.4%

Bugs and requests

CVS Specialty

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent loading issues
  • Inability to refill prescriptions
  • Disappearing order buttons
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add supplementary items to orders
  • Improved in-app order management
  • Seamless integration with regular CVS app
  • Persistent login and order history
  • Enhanced notification system

BlinkRx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CVS Specialty

No in-app purchases

None

BlinkRx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CVS Specialty free?
CVS Specialty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlinkRx free?
BlinkRx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CVS Specialty or BlinkRx?
BlinkRx is rated higher. CVS Specialty averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while BlinkRx averages 4.6 from 266 ratings.
Do CVS Specialty or BlinkRx have ads?
Neither CVS Specialty nor BlinkRx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CVS Specialty or BlinkRx?
CVS Specialty ships an update monthly, and BlinkRx every 3 weeks. Most recently, CVS Specialty was updated on October 17, 2026 and BlinkRx on October 20, 2026.

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