Best free Apple Watch apps for outdoors
5 free Apple Watch apps for outdoors on Launch on Watch. One runs entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. Other Watch features they use most: GPS (4), Complications (3) and HealthKit (2).
Updated 27 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
Night SkyiCandi Apps Ltd.Raise your wrist to the sky and see what you are looking atEducation · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Tide GuideCondor Digital LLCThe next high and low tide, always on your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Mercury WeatherTriple Glazed Studios LLCA clean, calm forecast that reads in one glanceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhone
Dawn PatrolDawn Patrol Surf TrackingSurf sessions tracked wave by wave from the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
SlopesBreakpoint Studio LLCEvery ski run tracked from the wrist, phone left in the pocketFitness · GPS
Night SkyiCandi Apps Ltd.Raise your wrist to the sky and see what you are looking atEducation · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentTide GuideCondor Digital LLCThe next high and low tide, always on your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentMercury WeatherTriple Glazed Studios LLCA clean, calm forecast that reads in one glanceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhoneDawn PatrolDawn Patrol Surf TrackingSurf sessions tracked wave by wave from the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentSlopesBreakpoint Studio LLCEvery ski run tracked from the wrist, phone left in the pocketFitness · GPSCompare them
| App | Works without iPhone | Price | Watch features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Sky | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, GPS |
| Tide Guide | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets, GPS |
| Mercury Weather | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets |
| Dawn Patrol | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Offline |
| Slopes | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
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