Comparison

Virtual Active Roam vs Jogmate

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

Head to head
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

About

Jogmate

This app provides actionable health insights by measuring your activity, including exercise and daily chores. It calculates a personalized vitality score using advanced medical data and algorithms to help you move from managing health to preventing illness. Your personal health data is securely stored and controlled by you.

Highlights
  • Activity tracking (walking, running, biking, chores)
  • Actionable health intelligence
  • Personalized vitality score (DMR)
  • Secure data storage (HealthKit)
  • Data privacy controls
  • Subscription-based service
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Eat well, sleep enough, and exercise! It's time we upgrade from this advice to something more actionable. Jogmate fills the gap by measuring your activity and providing actionable intelligence to reach your health goals. Jogmate allows you to track your activity closely, leveraging the best-in-class sensors. You can track various activities such as walking, running, and biking. Now we are introducing one more… Chores. Jogmate enables you to track the chores that you perform in day-to-day life. Chores are a significant source of activity, and all activities contribute to improvements in your health. The last hundred years have seen medical science conquering many diseases and turning mortality verdicts into manageable conditions. It's time we move from management to prevention. Introducing DMR. 'Determined Mortality Risk' uses best in class medical data and algorithms to determine a vitality score that is unique to you. We recognize that your health data is intensely personal to you. Hence we commit to the following 1. We will never share your data with a third party. 2. We will provide you controls that allow you to manage your data. 3. Data we generate is stored using best-in-class frameworks such as HealthKit on your device. 4. Data we use for analysis will be available in HealthKit even if you decide to unsubscribe from our services. For more details on our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, follow the below links. Terms of Use: https://americangarageinc.com/products/legal/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://americangarageinc.com/products/legal/privacy.html Active Subscription. Usage of this app beyond the trial period requires an active American Garage Health Subscription unless you are on a company's employee benefits(Enterprise) plan. This subscription will automatically renew every month unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel a subscription anytime from your account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription.

Screenshots

Virtual Active Roam4 screens
Jogmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Virtual Active Roam at free with in-app purchases against Jogmate's subscription. Virtual Active Roam also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 3). Jogmate's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Active Roam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Jogmate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jogmate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Active Roam ships an update every 4 months, Jogmate every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Virtual Active Roam versus Jogmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Active RoamJogmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVirtual Active Inc.American Garage Inc

Customer experience

Virtual Active Roam

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

Jogmate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Virtual Active Roam

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

Jogmate

Subscriptions1
  • American Garage Health1 Month trial$10.991 Month

Questions

Is Virtual Active Roam free?
Virtual Active Roam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jogmate free?
Jogmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Active Roam or Jogmate?
Jogmate is rated higher. Virtual Active Roam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Jogmate averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Virtual Active Roam or Jogmate have ads?
Neither Virtual Active Roam nor Jogmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Active Roam or Jogmate?
Virtual Active Roam ships an update every 4 months, and Jogmate every 6 weeks. Most recently, Virtual Active Roam was updated on August 24, 2026 and Jogmate on June 4, 2026.

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