Best Apple Watch apps for running with complications
6 Apple Watch apps for running with complications on Launch on Watch. One runs entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. 5 of the 6 are free to download. Other Watch features they use most: HealthKit (4), Offline (3) and GPS (2).
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
SpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
StravaStrava Inc.Record runs and rides from the Watch and share them with your clubFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
OvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Zones for TrainingFlask LLPHeart-rate zone training with the zone you are in, always visibleFitness · HealthKitListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Gentler StreakGentler Stories d.o.o.Activity guidance that reads your body and says when to restFitness · HealthKitListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhone
WorkOutDoorsIan MurissFull maps and navigation for hikes and runs, right on the WatchFitness · GPS
SpotifySpotifyControl your music and podcasts from your wristMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentStravaStrava Inc.Record runs and rides from the Watch and share them with your clubFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentOvercastOvercast Radio, LLCA podcast player whose Watch app plays without your phoneMedia · OfflineListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentZones for TrainingFlask LLPHeart-rate zone training with the zone you are in, always visibleFitness · HealthKitListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentGentler StreakGentler Stories d.o.o.Activity guidance that reads your body and says when to restFitness · HealthKitListed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline, Complications |
| Strava | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit, Complications |
| Overcast | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | Offline, Complications |
| Zones for Training | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | HealthKit, Haptics, Complications |
| Gentler Streak | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | HealthKit, Complications, Smart Stack / widgets |
| WorkOutDoors | Yes | Paid | GPS, Offline, HealthKit, Complications |
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