# Remote Walk: Virtual Walking — Exercise & Explore Cities

> Virtual city walking app with landmark discovery and fitness tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by RoamPath, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-walk-virtual-walking/id1446750501 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [RoamPath, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1442331311)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 44 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 201 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-01-09
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-walk-virtual-walking/id1446750501/reviews.md

## What is Remote Walk?

Turn daily walks into journeys around the world! Explore Paris, Chicago, New Orleans & many more — all while walking your neighborhood. Every step brings adventure. Learn about landmarks you pass!

Remote Walk provides fitness motivation with education and entertainment. You will get fit walking while exploring famous cities virtually! Remote Walk provides a great fitness experience by allowing you to walk in different cities from the comfort of your local neighborhood routes.

Walking is an excellent way to get in shape both mentally and physically. With Remote Walk, you can make this fun and have the motivation to walk more!

Remote Walk tracks your distance traveled and translates it to the virtual route. It gives you the experience of actually walking in the selected city! The app also provides exercise statistics including distance, speed, calories and steps -- including keeping a history of your walks.

The app uses a Real Time mode by default which leverages Location services in a low power mode. This will let you know in real-time as you pass virtual landmarks in the routes. The passed landmarks will be spoken to you with narration, and can be mixed with any current music you are playing on your phone. So don't forget to wear your headphones.    
  
The more you walk, the more landmarks you pass, and the more exercise you get.  

Features include:

- Ability to view your position on the virtual map using google maps view (flat or satellite). When you move locally, you see your position progress on the route map.
- Ability to see street view (with map thumbnail) of your virtual route that updates in real-time as you walk to make you feel like you are there. You can look around the street view using standard gestures.
- Live widget support to see progress on Lock Screen.
- Routes have various landmarks. As you pass them, they are announced via audio, and you also get notifications on your phone/watch (when in Real Time mode)
- Flexible audio output settings exist so user can specify if landmark narration is on or off, just off if mixed with other audio (e.g., an audio book). You can also specify if audio is headphones only or if speaker is allowed. And if speaker allowed, you can specify if it should honor the mute switch of the phone or not.
- A landmark view is available where you can see information on all the landmarks you passed as well as the ability to jump to a Wikipedia entry of the landmark as well as see a 360 panoramic view of the site using Google maps technology.
- A real-time exercise statistics page where you can see your current walking statistics like steps count, distance, and time. 
- Ability to save your walks and view history
- Interesting routes and landmarks
- 3 free routes, in famous areas of Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans(full features for those routes)
- A one-time premium upgrade gives you all routes (on both iPhone and Watch)! I 
- Additional premium routes include Boston, London, Paris, Helsinki, Kyiv, Berlin, Destin, Portland ME, Washington DC, Atlanta, Hawaii, Istanbul, Dublin, and more, with more to be added!

No sign-in or subscription required!

Remote Walk also runs on Apple Watch, where it tracks through the virtual route based on your steps as measured by the watch. This Watch app is independent of the iPhone app, and is for times when you would rather just see your progress on the virtual route on your wrist. It will only run on Apple Watches that have Watch OS v10.6+ installed. 

More features to come, including long journeys and team walks.

## Key features

- Virtual city exploration
- Landmark discovery and narration
- Real-time fitness statistics
- Street view integration
- Lock screen widget
- Walk history and saving

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Access | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-walk-virtual-walking/id1446750501/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent for indoor

*2022-12-31, version 2.3*

I found this excellent for exercising indoors during my leg injury as no need for gps

### 5/5 — Virtual walk

*2021-02-18, version 1.8.0*

Amazing what a great app. Hope I can use it to raise a bunch of money soon for Brain Tumour Research .

### 1/5 — Don’t bother

*2020-08-24, version 1.7.0*

You can’t use this on a treadmill. Very disappointing.

### 1/5 — Crashing

*2020-04-23*

I bought the premium membership then the app just kept crashing

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. I apologize for this. We currently cannot reproduce this (and working with you now on), but about to release a new version that can help in your case.  If anyone else sees this, please contact me at steveb@roampath.com.

### 5/5 — Exactly what I was looking for

*2020-04-17, version 1.5.1*

I walk around my house a lot, reading news or books on my phone, to get steps in and sometimes it’s just boring. I was looking for an app exactly like this that shows me a virtual walk around cities using google street view, after using a different similar app that works with my treadmill. 

It is “herky jerky” like google street view is, where it is more like 360 degree still pictures that mimic a walk down a road, than constant movement down the road, but it is much better than an app that only shows map view with points of interest along the way. 

Currently, I’ve only walked New Orleans using this app. I’ve been to a few of the places in real life and chose NO because it’s one of the places I’ve been. Kind of a stroll down memory lane. 

I prefer to walk while viewing street view, but found myself switching to the map view often to determine what street I was on. I wish that the street view contained a thumbnail of the map so I could see exactly where I am on the journey as you cannot tell where you are when viewing street view.

### 1/5 — Walked 500 steps ....

*2020-03-30, version 1.5.1*

Walked 500 steps and the screen only moved one picture frame forward. That doesn’t sound right? I’ve got it set on steps, so am I doing anything wrong? Great idea, just not working for me, yet

### 5/5 — No Other Fitness App Like It!

*2019-10-28, version 1.3.2*

This app is wonderful and allows for a exclusive workout experience that is both fun and motivating. It’s like you’re really there! Strongly recommend trying this app.

### 5/5 — Good Exercise Motivation

*2019-05-11, version 1.1.0*

This app really makes me walk faster and longer trying to get to all the landmarks. I highly recommend!

## Frequently asked questions about Remote Walk

### What is Remote Walk?

Remote Walk turns your local walks into virtual journeys through famous cities. It motivates you to exercise by letting you explore places like Paris or Chicago from your neighborhood, complete with landmark information and real-time fitness tracking.

### How does Remote Walk track my progress?

The app uses your device's location services to track your distance, speed, calories burned, and steps taken. It then translates your local movement onto a virtual route, giving you the experience of walking in your chosen city.

### Can I hear about landmarks while walking?

Yes, Remote Walk provides audio narration for landmarks as you pass them on your virtual route. You can customize audio settings, including mixing landmark narration with your own music or audiobooks.

### What devices does Remote Walk support?

Remote Walk is available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, allowing you to track your progress and explore from multiple devices.

### How much does Remote Walk cost?

The app is free to download and offers 3 free routes. Additional routes and full features are available through a one-time premium upgrade.

### Does Remote Walk have ads?

No, Remote Walk does not contain advertisements. The app is free with optional in-app purchases for premium content.

### How often is Remote Walk updated?

The latest version of Remote Walk is 4.7, and it was last updated on December 17, 2025. Updates typically bring new routes, features, and performance improvements.

### What are some of the virtual cities available?

Remote Walk offers virtual routes in cities such as Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Boston, London, Paris, and Kyiv, with more available through premium upgrades.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.7 — 2025-12-17

Improved live widget UI, setup wizard, misc UI changes.

### 4.6 — 2025-12-04

Fixed display issue in dark mode.

### 4.5 — 2025-11-17

Live Widget added that shows steps and distance of the virtual walk in progress. Various other usability improvements made. Made setup easier.

### 4.4 — 2025-06-23

UI fixes, usability improvements.

### 4.3 — 2025-05-21

Added first time tips. Minor other improvements.

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