Neko Health vs Soma Axon: two body scans compared
Both ask you to step into a room full of sensors. Neko Health's clinics are open, and a clinician goes through every scan with you. Soma Axon is a pod we're still building, meant for a few minutes every week.
| Soma Axon | Neko Health | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A closed pod you step into for a whole-body scan, and an iPhone app between visits | A health check in a clinic: an hour of sensors, cameras and a blood draw, then a clinician goes through the results |
| Where | Planned for Soma's own studio, longevity clinics, gyms, workplaces and pharmacies | Neko clinics in Sweden, the UK and New York |
| How often | Once a week, for a few minutes. The app reads your phone and watch in between | As often as you and your clinician decide. Neko's returning members came back about a year later |
| What it reads | Skin photos, heart and breathing, ECG, EEG, thermal imaging, body composition, balance and grip strength, plus an optional finger-prick blood test | Skin (more than 6,000 photos, moles reviewed by a dermatologist), 12-lead ECG, blood pressure at four points, circulation in the feet, body fat, grip strength, eye pressure and more than 50 blood biomarkers |
| Price | Not announced. It'll be priced like a weekly habit | $499 a scan in New York, HSA and FSA accepted |
| Medical status | General wellness: not a medical device, not cleared by the FDA, and it doesn't diagnose | Medical care, with licensed clinicians, a certified lab on site and referrals |
| Available | Not yet. The first prototype is being built, and the waitlist hears first | Yes. Stockholm since 2023, then the UK, and New York since September 24, 2026 |
How they differ
Neko Health runs clinics. A scan takes about an hour: 30 minutes of measurements, then 30 with a clinician who goes through every result with you, and your blood is tested in a lab on site before you leave. It's a medical check-up, with follow-up and referrals when something needs one.
Soma Axon is a pod for a few minutes a week, and it's a general wellness product. It won't diagnose anything, and if something keeps looking off, the app points you to a clinician. What it's built for is the trend: the same readings, taken the same way every week, so you can see how your body changes between check-ups.
Where they overlap
Both photograph your skin, take an ECG and measure body composition and grip. Both offer blood work. Neko tests more than 50 biomarkers at every scan, and Soma's finger-prick test will be an option, with results from a partner lab a few days later.
Which one fits
If you want a doctor to go through your skin, heart and blood in one sitting, Neko does that in an hour, and it's open now. If you'd rather follow how your body changes from week to week, that's what we're building Axon for. The two can sit side by side: a check-up when you and your clinician decide, and a weekly read in between.
We wrote about the difference at more length in How Soma compares with Neko Health.
Questions people ask
Is Neko Health in the US?
Yes. Neko says its first US clinic opened in New York on September 24, 2026, at 300 Lafayette Street, and a scan there costs $499. Soma Axon isn't open anywhere yet: the first prototype is being built.
How do the prices compare?
Neko charges $499 a scan in New York and accepts HSA and FSA cards. Soma hasn't announced a price. It'll be priced like a weekly habit, and prices come out before the first pod opens.
Does Soma check moles the way Neko does?
Neko's dermatologists review your moles after the scan. Soma photographs your skin at every visit and compares each spot with earlier weeks, but it won't say whether a mole is harmful. If a spot keeps changing, the app points you to a clinician.
Who can use each one?
Neko says its scan is considered safe during pregnancy. The first version of Soma Axon is for adults in the US who can stand for a few minutes, and it isn't for anyone pregnant, under 18 or living with an implanted electronic device such as a pacemaker.