Apple Watch's Most Useful Apps

Although some iOS apps are not available on the Apple Watch, you can still enjoy most apps. However, not all of them are really useful for you.

In the following list, we’ve picked out some Apple Watch apps with actual usefulness.

1. Things

Things is among the best apps for making plans and managing to do lists in business. With this app, you can reorganize your life and always know what to do next just by looking at your wrist.

The app comes with notifications that allow interactions, in combination with functions on the watch display and a clear and informative layout. Plus, commands and notes can be recognized through voice. For how useful it is, the app has a high price, too.

Price: $10

2. Citymapper

Even though the app said to work in some cities only, it’s a must-have app for Apple Watch, especially when you need to travel by public transport.

This app will remind you when to get off whatever vehicle you’re traveling on. Also, the app works on LTE, which mean it can help you get home even if you are not with your phone.

Price: Free

3. Nike+ Run Club

This app is really an excellent running app. What does it offer you ask? Well, it operates independently of your phone, gives feedback in real time, shows information for quick checks, gives voice guidance when you run, plays pre-recorded cheers, offers GPS tracking, and display the route maps for you.

Price: Free

4. PCalc

Although calculation is among the first smart functions to feature on watches, it does not default on Apple Watch.

There are a lot of advanced features coming with PCalc, such as trigonometry calculations, interface, digital crown, as well as voice control.

Price: $10

5. Gymaholic Workout Tracker

The Apple Watch can be an invaluable fitness and health aid, but Gymaholic can bring things to a whole new level.

With this app, you can ignore your phone and concentrate on working out. It offers everything you need on your wrist from heart rate to your training schedule. It even displays animated images to show you how to do exercises and lets you control your playlist.

Price: Freemium

6. iTranslate Converse

This app provides support for 38 languages and can instantly translate what you don’t understand and automatically identify the language. Moreover, the transcripts will be saved on your phone.

Though you cannot use the app in any country around the world, it’s still extremely useful in many cases.

Price: Freemium

7. Strava

This app will give you a decent experience with the Apple Watch. It features all critical functions on your wrist, but not too much.

Strava allows you to start or stop workouts, it instantly shows your key figures, guides your runs with voice, etc.

Price: freemium

8. Carrot Weather

This app provides detailed and accurate predictions about the weather, using data collected from Dark Sky.

One outstanding characteristic of this app is its concise, intuitive interface as well as its attitude. If you are caught in a rain, Carrot Weather will laugh at you for real.

Price: $5

9. VLC Mobile

This app acts lets you control your music or videos with your Apple Watch like a remote control. You can start, stop or change the volume of playbacks. The app can also show your playlists as well as your media library.

With this app, you can watch a movie through AirPlay on your Apple TV and control anything with your Apple Watch.

Price: free

10. Just Press Record

Smartwatches are made with the aim to make you less dependent on your smartphone, and Just Press Record makes a perfect example for this. With a simple tap on your Apple Watch, you can record anything, and, that’s basically all about this app.

The app can sync the recordings and let you play them with your iPhone. Plus, it can produce a transcription if you want.

Or you don’t want to tap the watch? Fine, the app lets you start recording using voice command via Siri.

Price: $5

11. Shazam

This app will help you know what song is being played near you with a single tap. Apart from that, there’s not much you can do with Shazam, but it stands out for its convenience.

Price: Freemium