Best Apple Watch apps for outdoors with GPS
14 Apple Watch apps for outdoors with GPS on Launch on Watch. 5 of the 14 run entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. 12 of the 14 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: HealthKit (7), Complications (4) and Haptics (2).
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
Mapy.comSeznam.cz a.s.Outdoor maps, a tracker and navigation on the wrist for subscribersNavigation · GPSListed 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
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 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 · GPSListed 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 iPhoneMapy.comSeznam.cz a.s.Outdoor maps, a tracker and navigation on the wrist for subscribersNavigation · GPSListed 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 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 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 · GPSListed 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 |
| Mapy.com | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dawn Patrol | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Offline |
| Slopes | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| WorkOutDoors | Yes | Paid | GPS, Offline, HealthKit, Complications |