Best Workout Apple Watch Apps

2.9😊(12K ratings)

Free

Track your fitness progress with detailed activity summaries, workout metrics, and personalized goals. Access a wide range of guided workouts and meditations to stay active and mindful. Share your achievements and compete with friends for motivation.

What We Love

🚀 Motivating workouts
👍 Diverse and positive trainers
📊 Helpful activity tracking
💪 Variety of workout types
🤝 Ability to share and compete with friends

Room to Improve

🐛 Inaccurate activity tracking
🤔 Confusing user interface and navigation
🔇 Audio issues (volume imbalance, disconnections)
🔍 Lack of detailed filtering and organization options
🔒 Restricted to Apple ecosystem

WorkOther - Add Watch Workouts by 晓东林

Customize Workouts On Watch

Strong Contender

Activity Tracker・FitnessView

4.6😐(203 ratings)

Free

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Create and customize your own workouts directly on your Apple Watch. Track your progress and monitor your fat-burning heart rate zone for improved weight loss efficiency. Integrates with HealthKit to sync your workout data.

What We Love

👍 Records custom workouts
👍 Integrates with Fitness app
👍 Useful for non-standard exercises
👍 Good idea for tracking activities
👍 Seamless with Apple Watch/iPhone
👍 Allows renaming workouts
👍 Solved data writing issues
👍 Watch becomes more useful

Room to Improve

🐛 App crashes frequently
🐛 Watch app not installed
🐛 Poor responsiveness/stuck
🐛 Exercises stop after minutes
🐛 No GPS/distance tracking
🐛 Custom workouts show as 'Other'
🐛 No calorie count for custom workouts
🐛 Doesn't sync to WeChat steps
🐛 Workout names don't sync to Watch
🐛 Inconsistent recording
🐛 Paid app still shows ads
🐛 Metric only, no Imperial option
🐛 No way to log workout minutes
🐛 Only renames workout in Fitness app
🐛 Can't shut off voiceover
🐛 No real customization beyond renaming
🐛 Not useful if it's just 'Other'
🐛 Doesn't sync to Watch
🐛 AirPods Pro disconnects
🐛 Watch app installation issues
🐛 Watch app not configuring
🐛 Workout not showing in rings
🐛 Doesn't track reps
🐛 No weight/indoor/outdoor tracking
🐛 No GPS, speed, or distance
🐛 No calorie display on home screen
🐛 Doesn't sync custom workouts to WeChat
🐛 Custom workouts show as 'Other' on Watch
🐛 Can't record reps
🐛 No calorie count for custom workouts
🐛 Doesn't sync to Watch
🐛 AirPods Pro disconnects
🐛 Watch app installation issues
🐛 Watch app not configuring
🐛 Workout not showing in rings
🐛 Doesn't track reps
🐛 No weight/indoor/outdoor tracking
🐛 No GPS, speed, or distance
🐛 No calorie display on home screen
🐛 Doesn't sync custom workouts to WeChat

Watch by Apple Inc.

Worth Considering

🔧 Utilities

3.3😐(9.6K ratings)

Free

Manage your Apple Watch by pairing it with your iPhone. Customize watch faces, app notifications, and the Dock. Sync photos, music, and podcasts for offline use. Discover and download new apps and watch faces from the App Store.

What We Love

🚀 Saves lives
⌚ Useful for tracking fitness and health
👍 Customizable watch faces

Room to Improve

🐛 Pairing and connectivity issues
🔋 Poor battery life
🤔 Complicated user experience
🤖 Unreliable fitness tracking

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