Get the most out of your Apple Watch with these apps
Get started with apps on the Apple Watch
We've listed a number of useful apps for you. With these, you can get the most out of your Apple Watch.
- Stocard
- Cheatsheet
- Buienradar
- Runkeeper
- Calculator
- Home
- Stocks
Stocard
Is your wallet also full of customer cards and other cards you want to have with you? With the Stocard app, you can just leave your wallet with all those cards at home. Simply produce your cards on your Apple Watch in the store. Open the Stocard app and scroll through your customer cards with the Digital Crown. You can scan the barcode at the checkout and your discount gets deducted. You can also use your bank card via your Apple Watch. Not via Stocard, but via Apple Pay.
Cheatsheet
Cheatsheet is a useful app to install if you're a bit forgetful, but don't always carry pen and paper or your iPhone with you. You can use it to make and read short notes. There's no room for a whole novel, but you can write down the code to your safe or save your WiFi password. You can choose an icon for the note, so you can easily see which code belongs to what. If you put your code in Cheatsheet, you'll always have it on hand. Literally.
Buienradar
Going for a walk outside is all fun and games, as long as it stays dry. With the Buienradar app, you can see at a glance if you can leave your umbrella at home. The app indicates on the radar when the weather gets cloudy. With the Buienradar app on your Apple Watch, you'll always know how many hours of sun you have left outside on your picnic blanket.
Runkeeper
Runkeeper might be the most popular running app for the Apple Watch. With this app, you can track all sorts of workouts, like running, walking, and cycling. The app provides a simple and clear overview on your Apple Watch during the workout. This overview includes your distance traveled, average speed, and heart rate, among other things. Before using it on your Apple Watch, you first have to activate the app on your iPhone.
You can receive texts and WhatsApp messages on the Apple Watch, but you can also easily read your emails on your Apple Watch. In the Email app, you can effortlessly switch between your different inboxes. Your incoming email isn't cut off, so you can read the entire email. You can even reply from your wrist. Dictate your answers with your voice or choose one of the standard replies like 'Can I call you later?' or 'I'll look at it later'. That means you don't have to take out your iPhone anymore when you receive an email.
Calculator
Want to quickly calculate something? You can use the Calculator app on the Apple Watch. This app offers the same basic functions as the Calculator app on your iPhone. Open the app and firmly press the screen. It'll give you the option to calculate a percentage of something or to calculate a tip. This is useful when you're dining out and don't want people to see you calculate the tip on your iPhone. You can also easily split the bill with your friends with the calculator.
Home app
Thanks to the Apple HomeKit, you can operate all your smart devices with your Apple device. Add devices to the Home app on your iPhone, so you can easily operate them with your Apple Watch. Turn your television on as soon as you get home or turn off your smart light when you've just gotten comfortable in bed. All from your wrist.
Stocks
Do you like to keep an eye on trade stocks? That's another thing you can easily check on your wrist. You can simply add the stocks that you find interesting to the Stocks app on your Apple Watch. Wondering what the closing price of a stock was? Ask Siri. The digital assistant from Apple will tell you the closing price of a company like Apple from your wrist.