Best Apple Watch apps for outdoors with HealthKit
8 Apple Watch apps for outdoors with HealthKit on Launch on Watch. 4 of the 8 run entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. 7 of the 8 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: GPS (7), Offline (2) and Siri / App Intents (2).
Updated 28 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.Compare them side by sideListed by editorsPartly without iPhone
WikilocWikiloc Outdoor SLA huge library of shared trails, sent to your Watch to followNavigation · HealthKitListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
Paddle LoggerPaddle Logger Ltd.One-button tracking for paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeingFitness · GPSListed by editorsRuns without iPhone
EquilabEquestrian Insights ABRide tracking for equestrians, with gait and distance logged on the WatchFitness · 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 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
WikilocWikiloc Outdoor SLA huge library of shared trails, sent to your Watch to followNavigation · HealthKitListed by editorsRuns without iPhonePaddle LoggerPaddle Logger Ltd.One-button tracking for paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeingFitness · GPSListed by editorsRuns without iPhoneEquilabEquestrian Insights ABRide tracking for equestrians, with gait and distance logged on the WatchFitness · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikiloc | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | HealthKit |
| Paddle Logger | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Haptics, Siri / App Intents |
| Equilab | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| komoot | No | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| Walkmeter | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Siri / App Intents |
| 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 |