Just got an Apple Watch for Christmas? Here are five apps you should download right away

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Wed, 25 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000

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Just opened up an Apple Watch on Christmas Day? Here are five apps to get you started.

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If youve opened up an Apple Watch for the first time this Christmas, then you might be wondering where to start. While you can do a range of things on all of the best Apple Watch models, from tracking workouts and making payments to turn-by-turn navigation and voice calling, having even a few great apps can make your Apple Watch a do-it-all wearable companion youll wonder how you
ever lived without.

Like the iPhone, the Apple Watch relies on an ecosystem of third-party apps
to expand its user experience, and downloading some out the gate can really make a difference.

Ive been using and writing about the Apple Watch for nearly 10 years, really since it first debuted. With that in mind, Ive pulled five of my top picks
for apps you should download right away on your Apple Watch. 1. SmartGym (Image credit: SmartGym)

The Apple Watch boasts a wealth of fitness tracking and health features built-in. But what if you could track and follow personalized workouts directly from your wrist, even if you dont have your iPhone nearby? SmartGym is a standalone watch app that uses AI to create personalized workouts for you, even suggesting changes as you go. It supports gym workouts, home workouts, and even High Intensity Interval Training. There's a reason its featured in Apples own Watch adverts. This app is free to download and has a small monthly subscription for more workouts. Download SmartGym for Apple Watch 2. Runna (Image credit: Runna)

I used Runna to kickstart my return to running in 2024 and was really impressed. Runna is an easy-to-use running coach with a great standalone
watch app. Without your iPhone, you can get tailor-made running workouts on your wrist, including spoken instructions that give you pace, intervals, and time updates through your headphones. A quick glance at the wrist will show live pace updates, timings, and more. If you want to use your Apple Watch to get running in 2025, definitely give Runna a bash. Download Runna for Apple Watch 3. Citymapper (Image credit: Citymapper)

While you can use Apple Maps and even turn-by-turn navigation on your Apple Watch, Citymapper takes navigation on your wrist to the next level. This app can help you find the best way to traverse over 400 cities by bus, train, walking, tram, subway, or any combination of transport modes. It offers step-by-step directions and instructions, with features to save destinations like Home or Work. Itll even give you the frequency of buses and trains, and alert you when your stop is coming up. Download Citymapper for Apple Watch 4. CARROT Weather (Image credit: CARROT)

Award-winning app, CARROT Weather brings personality to weather forecasting. It has five personalities including a profanity-laden overkill setting, delivering a weather robot that will literally swear at you while telling you the weather. It gathers weather data from various sources including Apple Weather, AccuWeather, and Tommorow.io, and includes alerts for rain,
lighting, and more. You can customize the interface and theres even an Apple Watch complication. Its a big step up from the basic Apple Weather app. Download CARROT Weather on Apple Watch 5. Cheatsheet (Image credit: Future)

Cheatsheet is a cheat code when it comes to the Apple Watch and might be one of my all-time favorite life hacks. Cheatsheet is a tiny widget app that lets you store important information on your Apple Watch for easy access. Maybe
you need the Wi-Fi password handy for visitors, or the combination to a
locked door, or the coordinates to your safe hou Okay, maybe not, but you get the idea. Cheatsheet is an easy way to store important information youd otherwise forget, viewable as a list or in a complication on your Apple Watch face, replete with more than 200 custom icons for visual cues. Download Cheatsheet for Apple Watch Kickstart your Apple Watch

So there you have it, five top apps to give your Apple Watch a much-needed boost right out of the gate. Even if just one of these apps ends up a
mainstay on your wrist, youll definitely appreciate the benefits they offer. Be sure to visit Apples App Store to continue discovering handy apps for
Apple Watch. You might even find that apps youre already using have dedicated Apple Watch versions you didnt even know existed! You might also like... I only pay for one wellness app every year, and I cant live without it Samsung Health just got one of MyFitnessPal's best features Samsung's plan for your health is big, bold, and AI-powered to help you help yourself



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