Best Apple Watch media apps with complications

4 Apple Watch media apps with complications on Launch on Watch. Each one needs an iPhone nearby for at least part of what it does. 3 of the 4 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: Offline (3).

Updated 7 Nov 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

Partly without iPhone

TV Watch SLuca MattiazziPlay your own clips on WatchMedia · 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 editorsPartly without iPhone

SpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · Offline Listed by editorsPartly without iPhone

OvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · Offline

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4 apps: whether they run without an iPhone, what they cost, and which Watch features they use.
App	Runs without iPhone	Price	Watch features
TV Watch S	Partly	Paid	Complications, Offline
Sports Alerts	Partly	Free	Complications, Notifications
Spotify	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Offline, Complications
Overcast	Partly	Free · In-app purchases	Offline, Complications

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