Scenic Cycle vs Virtual Active Roam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scenic Cycle
Experience the world's greatest cycling routes from your home. Offers immersive journeys through diverse landscapes with guided workouts for all fitness levels. Enjoy real-time performance tracking and motivating soundtracks.
- Global cycling routes
- Guided workouts
- Real-time performance tracking
- Heart-pumping soundtracks
- Suitable for all fitness levels
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Scenic Cycle® is your exclusive ticket to take a journey on the greatest cycling routes in the world from the untouched and untamed lands along the fierce West Coast of Tasmania, to the snow lined hill climbs through the French Alps and back to the beautiful sunset in the famous streets of San Francisco. Scenic Cycle has a journey for all levels of fitness. The most competitive cyclists that can track power wattage, average RPM and energy expended in real time on our SCX bikes. Whilst the fitness enthusiast can enjoy the best spin instructors in Australia taking you through every corner of the globe with a specifically designed heart pumping sound track to take you away from your current mental space and let you find your “escape”.
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.
- Immersive global scenery
- Guided coaching tours
- Treadmill, bike, elliptical compatible
- Cinema quality visuals
- Monthly and yearly subscriptions
- 7-day free trial
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Active Roam at 4.7 against Scenic Cycle's 1.0. Virtual Active Roam also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). Scenic Cycle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). 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
Both are free to download. Virtual Active Roam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Scenic Cycle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Active Roam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Active Roam has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Scenic Cycle ships an update every 5 months, Virtual Active Roam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scenic Cycle | Virtual Active Roam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINDBODY, Incorporated | Virtual Active Inc. |
Customer experience
Scenic Cycle
Virtual Active Roam
In-app purchases
Scenic Cycle
No in-app purchases
Virtual Active Roam
- Virtual Active Roam Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Virtual Active Roam Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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