Best Apple Watch apps for outdoors with complications
5 Apple Watch apps for outdoors with complications on Launch on Watch. One runs entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. 3 of the 5 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: GPS (3) and Smart Stack / widgets (3).
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 editorsPartial — Partly independent
CARROT WeatherGrailr LLCAccurate forecasts with a personality, on every complication slotWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhone
WorkOutDoorsIan MurissFull maps and navigation for hikes and runs, right on the WatchFitness · 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 editorsPartial — Partly independentCARROT WeatherGrailr LLCAccurate forecasts with a personality, on every complication slotWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhoneWorkOutDoorsIan MurissFull maps and navigation for hikes and runs, right on the WatchFitness · 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 |
| CARROT Weather | Partly | Subscription | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets, Notifications |
| WorkOutDoors | Yes | Paid | GPS, Offline, HealthKit, Complications |
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