Virtual Journeys for Strava vs Shelinks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Shelinks
Receive alerts from contacts and apps, and track health metrics like steps and sleep. Customize your smartwatch with favorite watch faces and personal photos. Stay connected and informed with notifications on your wrist.
- Contact and app alerts
- Step and sleep tracking
- Heart rate monitoring
- Sports activity tracking
- Smartwatch face customization
- Personal photo watch faces
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Receive alerts from your favorite contacts/apps,track everything from steps to sleep through the app.The best part? You can further customize your smartwatch to perform your favorite watch faces from app,DIY favorite photos selected from your phone.Download now to stay connected. GET NOTIFIED - Know who's calling or texting you TRACK IT ALL - Keep track of your progess pedometer,sleep,heart rate,sports ect. GET CONNECTED - Start receiving notifications on your watch! Compatible with Healthkit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shelinks at 100% against Virtual Journeys for Strava's 0%. Shelinks also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Virtual Journeys for Strava sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shelinks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shelinks holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Virtual Journeys for Strava's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shelinks's.
Virtual Journeys for Strava ships an update every 3 months, Shelinks monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Journeys for Strava | Shelinks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Skellern | 李缘 伍 |
Customer experience
Virtual Journeys for Strava
Shelinks
In-app purchases
Virtual Journeys for Strava
- Upgrade to Full Version of Virtual Journeys for Strava$1.99
Shelinks
No in-app purchases
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