The Apple Watch release date is FAST approaching. But before you get yours, you'll want to know about apps. Here are some of the best
It is just two more days until the Apple Watch ships and when that happens many more in the world will appear to be constantly bored because they are glancing at their wrists all the time. But instead of checking to see how much time has passed these people, developers hope, will be using the latest and greatest Apple Watch apps they've spent the last six months making.
The Apple Watch could become Apple's most profitable product line ever, with gross margins exceeding 60 per cent, one market analyst has predicted,” reports The Telegraph. “The first run of the Apple Watch, which became available for pre-order on April 10, reportedly sold out within hours, leaving many customers facing shipping delays over over a month.”
Carl Howe from Think Big Analytics reckons the first run of watches was in excess of 3 million units –– 1.8 million Sports, 1.3 million Watches, and 40,000 Editions. If so, this would produce a revenue over $2 billion for the first couple of weeks of the device being available. Not bad for Apple’s first punt at a wearable.
With that in mind we've put together this growing list of the best and most promising Apple Watch apps on the market. But before we launch into our selection, it's useful to keep in mind some important distinctions between Apple Watch apps and apps on other iOS devices. For starters, Apple Watch apps are non-native. That means (besides some of the pre-installed Apple apps) the apps on Apple Watch will not work in isolation. They REQUIRE an iPhone to work.
Apple's documentation sums it up best: "A Watch app complements your iOS app; it does not replace it [...] as the wearer interacts with the Watch App, Apple Watch and iPhone pass information back and forth. Taps and other messages from Apple Watch cause code in your WatchKit Extension [e.g. iPhone] to execute."
Sure, this is a bit of a letdown but the good news is Apple has stated they are supporting native third-party apps on the Watch next year.
But fret not, between now and then there will still be a ton of awesome Apple Watch apps. To download an Apple Watch app simply download its iOS app and you'll be able to install the Watch portion of the app right from your iPhone. Here's our top Watch app picks so far.
Citymapper
The world's best public transport app has landed on the Apple Watch where, according to Apple, "it provides step-by-step instructions for catching the nearest bus or train, and lists the next three arrivals so you can choose exactly when to leave. It also delivers a gentle tap to let you know when you’ve reached your stop."
Evernote
Evernote is used by millions of people to take notes and get things done. The Watch version of the app allows you to dictate a quick note, view recent notes, set reminders, find notes made near you, and see content related to an upcoming meeting.
Onefootball
This is for the football fans out there. Onefootball's Watch app enables users to view kick-off times, live scores, match progresses and a list of match highlights for the day's game.
Things
The powerful task manager comes to the Watch. With the Things app you can go through your to do lists and make off what you have achieved and save the rest for later. You can also track your progress towards daily goals.
The world's second-largest social networking site is now on the Watch. With Instagram you can browse your photo feed, favorite photos, and leave emoji comments as well as get interactive notifications on comments and new images.
Not to be outdone, the world's third-most popular social networking site is also on Apple Watch. Similar in function to Instagram, the Twitter Apple Watch app allows you to browse your feed, retweet and favorite tweets, and even compose new tweets using the Watch's built-in dictation capabilities.
EasyJet
EasyJet brings some usefulness to its app. Now when you're at the airport you can simple glance at your wrist to see a live countdown timer to your departure. The app also gives you flight status updates, weather forecasts, and foreign exchange rates.
Yahoo Weather
Yahoo's award-winning iPhone weather app comes to the Apple Watch. Not he watch you can see current weather and forecasts, sunrise and sunset times, wind speeds, and more.
Yelp
Point-of-interest powerhouse Yelp has brought its app to the Apple Watch. With it you can quickly view local restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and more and get their star rating, review count, hours of operation and distance from your current location.
Invoice2go
Invoice2go's Apple Watch app is something freelancers and contractors are sure to love. With a tap you can begin tracking your time for a current job. Or you can even set up geofences so the app can automatically start tracking and billing for your time when you arrive or leave a certain location.
Runtastic
The popular run-tracker comes to the Apple Watch, giving you all your most important stats at the glance of your wrist. See your speed, distance, duration, pace, and calories burned as well as tell the app when you want to start and finish tracking your runs.
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