Best free Apple Watch apps for music and audio

4 free Apple Watch apps for music and audio on Launch on Watch. One runs entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. Other Watch features they use most: Offline (2).

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.

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iHeartiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Live radio, podcasts and sports talk, streamed to the wristMedia · Offline Listed by editorsStandalone

BroadcastsSteven Troughton-SmithInternet radio stations from around the world, playable from your wristMedia · Cellular Listed by editorsNeeds iPhone

CastroBluck Podcast LLCControl podcast playback and pick from your queue on the WatchMedia · Notifications Listed by editorsPartial

Amazon MusicAMZN Mobile LLCStream or control Amazon Music, with podcasts, from your wristMedia · Offline

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4 apps: whether they run without an iPhone, what they cost, and which Watch features they use.
App	Works without iPhone	Price	Watch features
iHeart	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Offline
Broadcasts	Yes	Free · In-app purchases	Cellular
Castro	No	Free · In-app purchases	Notifications
Amazon Music	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Offline

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