The Apple Watch has now been superseded by the Apple Watch 2, and yet these much hyped smartwatches have just started seeing their true potential following the Watch OS 3 launch.
While it's one of the best smartwatch options out there, the first question that comes to your mind when you first buy a Watch is, “What apps should I download first?"
To make the answer easy, here are the best Apple Watch apps list. With the right apps, your beautiful timepiece will become so much more.
Yelp
It is a great app that scores high on the usefulness count. When you open it you'll see just four icons: Re st au r a nt s, B a r s, Coffee & Tea, and Hot & New. Tapping on one shows you a list sorted by distance, with the all-important star ratings and average cost. Tap again and you'll get the opening hours and a map, and reviews. Yelp's app is also good for finding places in unfamiliar towns.
Free
The Guardian
Rather than delivering a newspaper, The Guardian's watch app shows you something interesting every time you look at it. In practice that means the app is looking at your preferences in the larger iPhone app and shows you a story that it thinks you'll be interested in. You'll see a headline, a small photo and a synopsis, and you can either Force Touch to save the item to your reading list, or use Handoff to open the full item on your phone.
Free
Philips Hue
We can now command our Philips Hue lights with the power of Siri, or access pre-installed lighting effects with the tap of the wrist. Hue is Philips's HomeKit- compatible bulb system that is based around a hub that connects to your wireless router, allowing control via phone, tablet or watch. The novelty of asking Siri to turn the lights on or off or to call up a particular `light scene' never really wears off.
Free
Tweetbot 4
Tweetbot 4 is one of the best iOS Twitter clients. It doesn't unleash the Twitter firehose onto your wrist, but gives you exactly the information you need when you aren't looking at your phone. Its Activity pane shows you what's happening in your feed. Tapping on the item opens the appropriate tweet or user page, and with the tweets you'll also see icons for a quick reply, a retweet or a like.
$9.99 Runtastic Initial workouts with Runtastic are free, more come as in-app purchases. If the iPhone isn't doing it for you, the Watch app means you can see an animation on your watch, with vibrations on your wrist to start and end a set. It's easy to use and works well. It uses the iPhone's GPS and displays your location at the bottom of the screen.
Free
ProCamera
One of the Apple Watch's impressive features is the remote camera option. This is the feature ProCamera uses with its remote shutter app. The ProCamera Watch app offers more options than the standard Apple one, with easy selection of photo, lowlight mode, HDR or video and the option to set a timer too.
$2.99 Sleep++ Sleep++ suggests putting your Watch into inflight mode to save battery. Although it's no match for a dedicated health band, the sleep data it collects is interesting and useful. It divides sleep into light and deep, and also tells you how much of the night you were restless for. The data can be included in Apple's Healthkit so you can share it with other apps.
Free
Headspace
Headspace is a meditation app with lessons as short as two minutes or as long as an hour. It's free to learn the basics in 10 beginner sessions, then £9.99 if you want to go further. On the Watch there's only one function -opening the app reveals the SOS button. If you're feeling stressed, tap this and it plays a two minute session designed to help with what Headspace calls `meltdown moments' Free .
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