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It seems watch apps are not very popular. Coding a little watch app just for my own fun has shown me so many issues, it’s hard to believe these were not fixed long ago …

Are you still developing watchApps? Do you use WatchApps other than the standard ones?

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Jul 24, 2025 at 2:11pmMona for Mac
Show threadSebastian Hagedorn Jul 24, 2025

@below I use quite a few, but I definitely wish there were more. I use on a regular basis:

AutoSleep
Fantastical
Geneva Moon
HarmonyWatch
OneFootball
Weathergraph

I have many more that I only use occasionally.

Show threadOliverJul 24, 2025
@below as a dev I dropped watchOS as it‘s too limited. As a user I switched to a smart ring (for some health data) and will likely never update my ancient Apple Watch.
Show threadMatt MassicotteJul 24, 2025
@below @technicat I picked it up recently, just for fun. I really like the constraints. But I have found things in SwiftUI that don’t work only on watchOS. And the integration with Xcode is very bad. It’s kind of a miserable experience.
Show threadChristian BeerJul 24, 2025
@below I use the fitness app to start trainings. And very rarely the timer app... nothing else. I don't use the watch really
Show threadTobiasJul 24, 2025
@below At one point I was in charge of four watchOS apps. Only one of them is still alive as a zombie. The user base is far too small, the potential added value negligible and the work required too much. For example, I always had problems with network and location services.
Show threadTobiasJul 24, 2025
@below From my point of view, hardly anyone uses apps other than the ones included. For me it's an extension of the iPhone to see notifications.
Show threadMarc Kalmes Jul 24, 2025
@below I use some:
- WaterMinder
- Fantastical
- Pedometer++
- Overcast
Show threadAlexander KäßnerJul 24, 2025

@below I just updated one of my watch apps a few months ago. Honestly, without iCloud snyc I would not have gone trough the hassle to sync it to the iPhone app. I also felt like this kind of app makes sense on the watch.

Though, honestly besides a few training apps, I don’t use anything else on my watch.

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