Best free Apple Watch media apps
8 free Apple Watch media apps on Launch on Watch. One runs entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. Other Watch features they use most: Offline (4), Complications (3) and Notifications (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.Listed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
iHeartiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Live radio, podcasts and sports talk, streamed to the wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhone
BroadcastsSteven Troughton-SmithInternet radio stations from around the world, playable from your wristMedia · CellularListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Sports AlertsLuno Software, Inc.Live scores and custom game alerts, with complications on the watch faceMedia · ComplicationsListed by editorsNeeds iPhone — Needs iPhone nearby
CastroBluck Podcast LLCControl podcast playback and pick from your queue on the WatchMedia · NotificationsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Amazon MusicAMZN Mobile LLCStream or control Amazon Music, with podcasts, from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
SpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Pro MetronomePolybeat LimitedA metronome you feel on your wrist instead of hearingMedia · HapticsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
OvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · Offline
iHeartiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Live radio, podcasts and sports talk, streamed to the wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhoneBroadcastsSteven Troughton-SmithInternet radio stations from around the world, playable from your wristMedia · CellularListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentSports AlertsLuno Software, Inc.Live scores and custom game alerts, with complications on the watch faceMedia · ComplicationsListed by editorsNeeds iPhone — Needs iPhone nearbyCastroBluck Podcast LLCControl podcast playback and pick from your queue on the WatchMedia · NotificationsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentAmazon MusicAMZN Mobile LLCStream or control Amazon Music, with podcasts, from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentSpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentPro MetronomePolybeat LimitedA metronome you feel on your wrist instead of hearingMedia · HapticsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentOvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · OfflineCompare them
| App | Works without iPhone | Price | Watch features |
|---|---|---|---|
| iHeart | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline |
| Broadcasts | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | Cellular |
| Sports Alerts | Partly | Free | Complications, Notifications |
| Castro | No | Free · In-app purchases | Notifications |
| Amazon Music | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline |
| Spotify | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline, Complications |
| Pro Metronome | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Haptics |
| Overcast | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline, Complications |
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