Comparison

Remote Walk vs Virtual Active Roam

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

Head to head
About

Remote Walk

Transform your local walks into virtual explorations of famous cities. Discover landmarks and learn about them as you track your fitness progress. Enjoy an engaging way to stay active and motivated.

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

About

Virtual Active Roam

Experience immersive cardio workouts with breathtaking global scenery and guided coaching. Explore iconic locations from your home equipment, enjoying cinematic visuals and smooth motion. Choose between guided tours or simply enjoy the view to enhance your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Immersive global scenery
  • Guided coaching tours
  • Treadmill, bike, elliptical compatible
  • Cinema quality visuals
  • Monthly and yearly subscriptions
  • 7-day free trial
Features
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Transport your mind as you transform your body. Virtual Active Roam elevates your cardio workout with epic scenery and inspiring coaching. Visit stunning sights around the world, from the bustling streets of Paris to the rugged peaks of New Zealand's Souther Alps, all from your treadmill, bike, or elliptical. Enjoy smooth motion and cinema quality photography that will make you feel like you're there. Take a challenging guided tour with one of our coaches, or just zone out and enjoy the scenery. To access all features and content you can subscribe to Virtual Active Roam on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://virtualactive.vhx.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://virtualactive.vhx.tv/privacy

Screenshots

Remote Walk4 screens
Virtual Active Roam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Active Roam at 4.7 against Remote Walk's 4.1. Virtual Active Roam also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Remote Walk's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Remote Walk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Virtual Active Roam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtual Active Roam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Remote Walk's written reviews are positive against 100% of Virtual Active Roam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Walk ships an update every 3 weeks, Virtual Active Roam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Remote Walk versus Virtual Active Roam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote WalkVirtual Active Roam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (44 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoamPath, LLCVirtual Active Inc.

Customer experience

Remote Walk

All ratings44 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative20.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Virtual Active Roam

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Remote Walk

One-time1
  • Premium Access$4.99
2 purchases

Virtual Active Roam

Subscriptions2
  • Virtual Active Roam Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Virtual Active Roam Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Remote Walk free?
Remote Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Active Roam free?
Virtual Active Roam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remote Walk or Virtual Active Roam?
Virtual Active Roam is rated higher. Remote Walk averages 4.1 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Virtual Active Roam averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Remote Walk or Virtual Active Roam have ads?
Neither Remote Walk nor Virtual Active Roam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Walk or Virtual Active Roam?
Remote Walk ships an update every 3 weeks, and Virtual Active Roam every 4 months. Most recently, Remote Walk was updated on June 10, 2026 and Virtual Active Roam on August 24, 2026.

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