Comparison

Virtual Journeys for Strava vs Workout Sessions

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Journeys for Strava

Visualize your fitness activities as virtual journeys across the globe. Log your runs, cycles, or hikes in Strava and watch your progress on a map towards your chosen destination, complete with waypoints. Explore the world from your doorstep.

Highlights
  • Visualize Strava activities on a map
  • Set custom start and end destinations
  • Include waypoints in your virtual journey
  • Track progress towards goals
  • Explore global routes from home
Features
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Ever wanted to run to Sydney? How about cycle to New York? Maybe hike to Paris? Virtual Journeys for Strava is designed to interact with STRAVA® data to allow you to use your activity data, logged within Strava, to track progress against a virtual journey to your goal destination. Virtual Journeys for Strava allows you to select your starting position, your destination and a number of waypoints to visit en route. Go to the Map display and a route will be calculated and displayed for you. Travel the world with Virtual Journeys for Strava without even having to leave your home town! Strava is a registered trademark and service mark of Strava, Inc. Virtual Journeys for Strava is designed for use with Strava. This product is not put out by Strava, and Strava does not service or warrant the functionality of this product

About

Workout Sessions

This fitness app helps you track gym visits and workouts, offering detailed insights and progress analysis. Relive your fitness journey with photos and videos, and stay motivated with customizable dashboards and streaks.

Highlights
  • Gym visit tracking with geofencing
  • Detailed workout analysis
  • Add photos and videos to activities
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Workout streaks and year statistics
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Track every workout, build streaks, and understand your progress with Workout Sessions. Workout Sessions is a workout tracker and fitness diary that turns your Apple Health activity into a clear, motivating view of your training. See your full workout history, review routes, explore heart rate zones, and keep your momentum visible over time. Why people use Workout Sessions: • All your workouts in one place Import sessions from Apple Health and browse running, cycling, gym workouts, walks, and more in one timeline. • Tags that organize your training Group workouts with your own tags, find matching sessions, and filter dashboard cards to focus on what matters to you. • Workout progress at a glance Explore how distance, duration, pace, and other workout metrics change over weeks and months with the new Workout progress dashboard card. • Streaks that keep progress visible Track your consistency week by week and stay connected to your routine. • Heart rate zones for deeper workout insight See zone charts, history, and context that help you understand effort across workouts. • Route details and export Open workout routes and export them when you want to revisit or share where you trained. • Gym and venue check-ins Use manual or automatic check-ins to track workouts by place and build a richer fitness history. • Photos and videos in your workout log Add media to sessions and turn your activity history into a personal archive. • ReRun yearly recap Look back on your training year through highlights, patterns, and milestones. Workout Sessions is built for people who want more than a simple exercise log. It helps you track workouts, spot patterns, and stay consistent with a fitness diary designed around progress and reflection. Requires Apple Health access. Location access is optional for venue check-ins.

Screenshots

Virtual Journeys for Strava3 screens
Workout Sessions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Workout Sessions at 100% against Virtual Journeys for Strava's 0%. Workout Sessions also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Virtual Journeys for Strava's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Virtual Journeys for Strava sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Workout Sessions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workout Sessions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Virtual Journeys for Strava's written reviews are positive against 100% of Workout Sessions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Journeys for Strava ships an update every 3 months, Workout Sessions every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Virtual Journeys for Strava versus Workout Sessions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Journeys for StravaWorkout Sessions
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan SkellernAlexander Guretzki

Customer experience

Virtual Journeys for Strava

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Workout Sessions

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Virtual Journeys for Strava

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version of Virtual Journeys for Strava$1.99
None

Workout Sessions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Journeys for Strava free?
Virtual Journeys for Strava is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Sessions free?
Workout Sessions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Journeys for Strava or Workout Sessions?
Workout Sessions is rated higher. Virtual Journeys for Strava averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Workout Sessions averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Virtual Journeys for Strava or Workout Sessions have ads?
Neither Virtual Journeys for Strava nor Workout Sessions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Journeys for Strava or Workout Sessions?
Virtual Journeys for Strava ships an update every 3 months, and Workout Sessions every 2 months. Most recently, Virtual Journeys for Strava was updated on November 2, 2026 and Workout Sessions on November 3, 2026.

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