Best free Apple Watch apps for outdoors
23 free Apple Watch apps for outdoors on Launch on Watch. 5 of the 23 run entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. Other Watch features they use most: GPS (12), Complications (11) and HealthKit (7).
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 sideListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
WikilocWikiloc Outdoor SLA huge library of shared trails, sent to your Watch to followNavigation · HealthKitListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Mapy.comSeznam.cz a.s.Outdoor maps, a tracker and navigation on the wrist for subscribersNavigation · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
TidesProASR Concepts LLCNOAA tides, marine weather and fishing times on the wristWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Tide Charts7th GearA full tide chart on the Watch you can scrub with the CrownWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
SundialTier 9 Digital LLCSun and moon times on a 24-hour dial, from the wrist or the watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
RainViewerMeteoLab Inc.Live rain radar, forecast and alerts on a standalone Watch appWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Hello WeatherElectric Dream Machine LLCA friendly, readable forecast, with a Watch app and complications on ProWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
BuoycastSkipjack Studios, LLCNOAA buoy readings, marine forecasts and tides on the wristWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
Paddle LoggerPaddle Logger Ltd.One-button tracking for paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeingFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Oceanic+Huish Outdoors, LLCA dive computer for Apple Watch Ultra, for scuba, freediving and snorkellingFitness · HapticsListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
EquilabEquestrian Insights ABRide tracking for equestrians, with gait and distance logged on the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Disc Golf ScorecardInfoTalk LLCDistance to the basket and a scorecard for disc golf, on the wristFitness · GPSListed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearby
komootkomoot GmbHDirections, distance and speed for hikes and rides, glanced at on the wristNavigation · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Windy.comWindyty, SEThe weather now from Windy's forecast models, on your wristWeather · Smart Stack / widgetsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Storm RadarThe Weather ChannelCurrent conditions and wind complications from The Weather ChannelWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
HeyWeatherRanjbaran Ghaleh RezaWeather forecasts and plenty of complications for your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
WalkmeterAbvio Inc.GPS walks and hikes, started and lapped from your wristFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
AllTrailsAllTrails, Inc.Record hikes, walks and rides on the Watch while the phone stays packedFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Night SkyiCandi Apps Ltd.Raise your wrist to the sky and see what you are looking atEducation · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Tide GuideCondor Digital LLCThe next high and low tide, always on your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Mercury WeatherTriple Glazed Studios LLCA clean, calm forecast that reads in one glanceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
Dawn PatrolDawn Patrol Surf TrackingSurf sessions tracked wave by wave from the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
SlopesBreakpoint Studio LLCEvery ski run tracked from the wrist, phone left in the pocketFitness · GPS
WikilocWikiloc Outdoor SLA huge library of shared trails, sent to your Watch to followNavigation · HealthKitListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneMapy.comSeznam.cz a.s.Outdoor maps, a tracker and navigation on the wrist for subscribersNavigation · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneTidesProASR Concepts LLCNOAA tides, marine weather and fishing times on the wristWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneTide Charts7th GearA full tide chart on the Watch you can scrub with the CrownWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhoneSundialTier 9 Digital LLCSun and moon times on a 24-hour dial, from the wrist or the watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhoneRainViewerMeteoLab Inc.Live rain radar, forecast and alerts on a standalone Watch appWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneHello WeatherElectric Dream Machine LLCA friendly, readable forecast, with a Watch app and complications on ProWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneBuoycastSkipjack Studios, LLCNOAA buoy readings, marine forecasts and tides on the wristWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhonePaddle LoggerPaddle Logger Ltd.One-button tracking for paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeingFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneOceanic+Huish Outdoors, LLCA dive computer for Apple Watch Ultra, for scuba, freediving and snorkellingFitness · HapticsListed by editorsRuns without iPhoneEquilabEquestrian Insights ABRide tracking for equestrians, with gait and distance logged on the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneDisc Golf ScorecardInfoTalk LLCDistance to the basket and a scorecard for disc golf, on the wristFitness · GPSListed by editorsNeeds iPhone nearbykomootkomoot GmbHDirections, distance and speed for hikes and rides, glanced at on the wristNavigation · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneWindy.comWindyty, SEThe weather now from Windy's forecast models, on your wristWeather · Smart Stack / widgetsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneStorm RadarThe Weather ChannelCurrent conditions and wind complications from The Weather ChannelWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneHeyWeatherRanjbaran Ghaleh RezaWeather forecasts and plenty of complications for your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneWalkmeterAbvio Inc.GPS walks and hikes, started and lapped from your wristFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneAllTrailsAllTrails, Inc.Record hikes, walks and rides on the Watch while the phone stays packedFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneNight SkyiCandi Apps Ltd.Raise your wrist to the sky and see what you are looking atEducation · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneTide GuideCondor Digital LLCThe next high and low tide, always on your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneMercury WeatherTriple Glazed Studios LLCA clean, calm forecast that reads in one glanceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhoneDawn PatrolDawn Patrol Surf TrackingSurf sessions tracked wave by wave from the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneSlopesBreakpoint Studio LLCEvery ski run tracked from the wrist, phone left in the pocketFitness · GPSCompare them
| App | Runs without iPhone | Price | Watch features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikiloc | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | HealthKit |
| Mapy.com | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| TidesPro | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications |
| Tide Charts | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications |
| Sundial | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets |
| RainViewer | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Notifications |
| Hello Weather | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications |
| Buoycast | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications |
| Paddle Logger | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Haptics, Siri / App Intents |
| Oceanic+ | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Haptics, GPS |
| Equilab | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| Disc Golf Scorecard | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| komoot | No | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| Windy.com | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Smart Stack / widgets |
| Storm Radar | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Notifications |
| HeyWeather | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets, Notifications |
| Walkmeter | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Siri / App Intents |
| AllTrails | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| 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 |