Best Apple Watch media apps with offline mode
6 Apple Watch media apps with offline mode on Launch on Watch. Each one needs an iPhone nearby for at least part of what it does. 4 of the 6 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: Complications (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 sidePartly without iPhone
TV Watch SLuca MattiazziPlay your own clips on WatchMedia · ComplicationsPartly without iPhone
HereminLuca MattiazziPlay music with your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
iHeartiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Live radio, podcasts and sports talk, streamed to the wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Amazon MusicAMZN Mobile LLCStream or control Amazon Music, with podcasts, from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
SpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
OvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · Offline
TV Watch SLuca MattiazziPlay your own clips on WatchMedia · ComplicationsPartly without iPhoneHereminLuca MattiazziPlay music with your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneiHeartiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Live radio, podcasts and sports talk, streamed to the wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneAmazon MusicAMZN Mobile LLCStream or control Amazon Music, with podcasts, from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneSpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneOvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · OfflineCompare them
| App | Runs without iPhone | Price | Watch features |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV Watch S | Partly | Paid | Complications, Offline |
| Heremin | Partly | Paid | Offline |
| iHeart | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline |
| Amazon Music | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline |
| Spotify | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline, Complications |
| Overcast | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline, Complications |