Best free Apple Watch apps with notifications

33 free Apple Watch apps with notifications on Launch on Watch. 2 of the 33 run entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. Other Watch features they use most: Complications (14), HealthKit (7) and Haptics (5).

Updated 28 Sep 2026 (UTC) from the live catalogue. Every app here was submitted by its developer or listed by our editors and reviewed before it appeared.Compare them side by side

Listed by editorsRuns without iPhone

RainViewerMeteoLab Inc.Live rain radar, forecast and alerts on a standalone Watch appWeather · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

HRV Tracker for WatchSydvesti OyHeart rate variability trends and threshold alerts on your wristHealth · HealthKit Listed by editorsRuns without iPhone

HockeyTrackerMyndArc, LLCShift-by-shift ice hockey stats recorded from your wristFitness · HealthKit Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Smart TimetableDenis KravcovYour current lesson and time left in it, right on the watch faceEducation · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Crypto ProCrypto Inc.Live coin prices and charts on your wrist and watch faceFinance · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Storm RadarThe Weather ChannelCurrent conditions and wind complications from The Weather ChannelWeather · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

HeyWeatherRanjbaran Ghaleh RezaWeather forecasts and plenty of complications for your watch faceWeather · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Sports AlertsLuno Software, Inc.Live scores and custom game alerts, with complications on the watch faceMedia · Complications Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

CastroBluck Podcast LLCControl podcast playback and pick from your queue on the WatchMedia · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

WhatsAppWhatsApp Inc.Read your chats and answer with a voice note, without lifting the phoneCommunication · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

LINELY CorporationLINE chats and stickers on the Watch for quick repliesCommunication · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Muslim AppAssistant App Teknoloji Anonim SirketiPrayer times, Qibla and a tasbih counter on your wristLifestyle · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

AthkarFares FaresDaily athkar and prayer times, with the next prayer on your watch faceLifestyle · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Athan ProQuanticapps LtdPrayer times and adhan alerts wherever you are, on the WatchLifestyle · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Tiny CalendarTinyWork AppsYour Google and iCloud calendars, day by day on the WatchProductivity · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

TickTickAppest LimitedTasks and a focus timer, within reach on the WatchProductivity · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

RoutineryRoutinery Corp.Routines broken into timed steps, carried on from your wristProductivity · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

HabitifyUnstatic Ltd CoTick off today's habits from the wrist or by asking SiriProductivity · HealthKit Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

CalendarsReaddle Technologies LimitedYour events and tasks for today, together on your wristProductivity · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

My WaterMy Water Drink Tracker OyA daily water target worked out from your body, with a Watch app to log itHealth · HealthKit Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

LibreAbbott Diabetes Care IncYour FreeStyle Libre glucose reading and alerts at a glanceHealth · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Dexcom G7DexCom, Inc.Your Dexcom G7 glucose number and trend arrow on your wristHealth · Bluetooth accessories Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

Dexcom G6DexCom, Inc.Glance at your Dexcom G6 glucose reading and trend on the WatchHealth · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

SetgraphSetgraph LLCLog a set in seconds and let the rest timer run on your wristFitness · Notifications Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

Google MapsGoogle LLCTurn-by-turn directions on your wrist while the phone stays awayNavigation · Haptics Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

DeliveriesJunecloud LLCA long-loved package tracker with your deliveries on the WatchUtilities · Notifications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

ParcelIvan Pavlov Pty LtdEvery delivery you are waiting for, tracked on your wristUtilities · Notifications Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

CitymapperCitymapper LimitedStep-by-step transit directions tapping on your wristNavigation · GPS Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

FlightyFlighty LLCGate changes and delays on your wrist before the airport announces themTravel · Notifications Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

PestleWill BishopA recipe manager whose steps and timers follow you onto the WatchLifestyle · Haptics Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby

CroutonCROUTON LLCFollow a recipe step by step from your wrist, hands still flouryLifestyle · Haptics Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

Structuredunorderly GmbHA visual day planner with the next block always on your wristProductivity · Complications Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

WaterllamaLlama Luna Apps IncA water tracker with enough charm that you keep loggingHealth · Complications

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33 apps: whether they run without an iPhone, what they cost, and which Watch features they use.
App	Runs without iPhone	Price	Watch features
RainViewer	Yes	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Notifications
HRV Tracker for Watch	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	HealthKit, Complications, Notifications
HockeyTracker	Yes	Free · In-app purchases	HealthKit, Haptics, Complications, Notifications
Smart Timetable	Partly	Free	Complications, Notifications, Siri / App Intents
Crypto Pro	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Notifications
Storm Radar	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Notifications
HeyWeather	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Smart Stack / widgets, Notifications
Sports Alerts	Partly	Free	Complications, Notifications
Castro	No	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
WhatsApp	Partly	Free	Notifications
LINE	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
Muslim App	Partly	Free	Notifications
Athkar	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Notifications
Athan Pro	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
Tiny Calendar	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
TickTick	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications, HealthKit
Routinery	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
Habitify	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	HealthKit, Siri / App Intents, Notifications
Calendars	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
My Water	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	HealthKit, Notifications
Libre	No	Free	Notifications
Dexcom G7	Partly	Free	Bluetooth accessories, Notifications
Dexcom G6	No	Free	Notifications
Setgraph	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications, HealthKit
Google Maps	No	Free	Haptics, GPS, Notifications
Deliveries	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications, Complications
Parcel	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications, Complications
Citymapper	No	Free · In-app purchases	GPS, Haptics, Notifications
Flighty	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications, Complications, Smart Stack / widgets
Pestle	No	Free · In-app purchases	Haptics, Notifications
Crouton	No	Free · In-app purchases	Haptics, Notifications
Structured	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Notifications
Waterllama	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Complications, Notifications, HealthKit

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