Best Apple Watch apps for outdoors with complications
17 Apple Watch apps for outdoors with complications on Launch on Watch. 4 of the 17 run entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. 11 of the 17 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: Smart Stack / widgets (6), Notifications (5) and GPS (4).
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 sideRuns without iPhone
AniMeteoLuca MattiazziRain timing & animated skyWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
Weather MateDylogicApps Pvt LtdLocal station weather, with complications you set to any readingWeather · ComplicationsListed 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 editorsPartly without iPhone
Tide AlertRivolu LLCUS tide times, currents and sea conditions in one glance on the wristWeather · 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 editorsPartly without iPhone
Storm RadarThe Weather ChannelCurrent conditions and wind complications from The Weather ChannelWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
RadarScopeBase Velocity, LLCProfessional single-site radar, with complications for your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
HeyWeatherRanjbaran Ghaleh RezaWeather forecasts and plenty of complications for your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed 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 editorsPartly without iPhone
CARROT WeatherGrailr LLCAccurate forecasts with a personality, on every complication slotWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
WorkOutDoorsIan MurissFull maps and navigation for hikes and runs, right on the WatchFitness · GPS
AniMeteoLuca MattiazziRain timing & animated skyWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneWeather MateDylogicApps Pvt LtdLocal station weather, with complications you set to any readingWeather · ComplicationsListed 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 editorsPartly without iPhoneTide AlertRivolu LLCUS tide times, currents and sea conditions in one glance on the wristWeather · 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 editorsPartly without iPhoneStorm RadarThe Weather ChannelCurrent conditions and wind complications from The Weather ChannelWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneRadarScopeBase Velocity, LLCProfessional single-site radar, with complications for your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsPartly without iPhoneHeyWeatherRanjbaran Ghaleh RezaWeather forecasts and plenty of complications for your watch faceWeather · ComplicationsListed 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 editorsPartly without iPhoneCARROT WeatherGrailr LLCAccurate forecasts with a personality, on every complication slotWeather · ComplicationsListed by editorsRuns without iPhoneWorkOutDoorsIan MurissFull maps and navigation for hikes and runs, right on the WatchFitness · GPSCompare them
| App | Runs without iPhone | Price | Watch features |
|---|---|---|---|
| AniMeteo | Yes | Paid | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets, GPS |
| Weather Mate | Partly | Paid | Complications, Notifications |
| TidesPro | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications |
| Tide Charts | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications |
| Tide Alert | Partly | Subscription | 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 |
| Storm Radar | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Notifications |
| RadarScope | Partly | Paid | Complications |
| HeyWeather | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Complications, Smart Stack / widgets, Notifications |
| 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 |