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Best Apple Watch Apps

WatchAware: Here are The 15 Best Apple Watch Apps

Must have apps for your new Apple Watch
July 31, 2015

With thousands of apps available for Apple Watch, you may be wondering which apps are actually better on the Apple Watch than they are on the iPhone, especially for quick information. Well, today, we’ve rounded up the 15 best Apple Watch apps that are we seriously think are awesome. Let us know what you think!

Note: This article first appeared on our sister site, WatchAware.com.

A marriage made in virtual heaven

Knock
A marriage made in virtual heaven

Knock 2.0 makes unlocking your Mac faster and more secure than ever.

$4.99
Knock – unlock your Mac without a password using your iPhone and Apple Watch
Knock – unlock your Mac without a password using your iPhone and Apple Watch
Knock Software, Inc

Find the best route

CityMapper
Find the best route

Citymapper’s Apple Watch app helps you find out which route to take, and when the next public transit vehicles will arrive. A cool feature is it taps your wrist when your stop is coming up so you don’t miss it.

Free
Citymapper - the ultimate real time transit app
Citymapper - the ultimate real time transit app
Citymapper Limited

Make them laugh again and again

Prank Watch
Make them laugh again and again

The single best prank app for your shiny new Apple Watch. Want to play a few tricks on your friends? Simply place your phone somewhere hidden, and use your Apple Watch to trigger the funny sounds.

$2.99
Prank Watch - Sound Pranks
Prank Watch - Sound Pranks
We Make Apps, LLC

Convert from your wrist

Calcbot — The Intelligent Calculator and Unit Converter
Convert from your wrist

Calcbot is an intelligent calculator and unit converter for the rest of us. Featuring an easy-to-read history tape, expression view, intuitive conversion, and much more!

Free
Calcbot — The Intelligent Calculator and Unit Converter
Calcbot — The Intelligent Calculator and Unit Converter
Tapbots

Learn a second language with ease

Alo
Learn a second language with ease

Alo is the easiest way to speak or learn another language. Just choose a phrase, or speak anything you want translated, and Alo will instantly show it in your choice of language.

$0.99
Alo - Instant Voice Translation. Hear yourself in another language! (Formerly Speakeasy Translator)
Alo - Instant Voice Translation. Hear yourself in another language! (Formerly Speakeasy Translator)
Gist LLC

What's the song?

Shazam
What's the song?

Shazam identifies any song just by listening! Now with Apple Watch you%27ll never miss a song reaching for your phone.

Free
Shazam
Shazam
Shazam Entertainment Limited

Your favorite news sources on your wrist

Flipboard
Your favorite news sources on your wrist

Get the 10 Top Stories from your Flipboard with a summary and Force Touch functionality to save or send to a friend.

Free
Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine
Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine
Flipboard, Inc.

Yummy food at your fingertips

Chipotle
Yummy food at your fingertips

Order Chipotle with a tap of an Apple Watch. The future is now.

Free
Chipotle
Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill

What's your number?

Numerous
What's your number?

Numerous for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch makes your life’s most important numbers available at a glance.

Free
Numerous — Life’s most important numbers available at a glance
Numerous — Life’s most important numbers available at a glance
Numerous, Inc

The best podcast app not owned by Apple

Overcast
The best podcast app not owned by Apple

The popular audio podcast player comes to Apple Watch – with Smart Speed, Voice Boost, and Smarter Playlists controls. Access your podcasts on the go with Overcast for Apple Watch.

Free
Overcast: Podcast Player
Overcast: Podcast Player
Overcast Radio, LLC