Get more apps on Apple Watch
Your Apple Watch includes apps for a variety of communication, health, fitness, and timekeeping tasks. You can also choose to install third-party apps you have on your iPhone, and get new apps from the App Store, either on Apple Watch or from your iPhone. All your apps are on a single Home screen.
Note: To automatically download the companion iOS version of an app you’ve added to your Apple Watch, go to Settings on your iPhone, tap iTunes & App Store, then turn on Automatic Downloads.
Get apps from the App Store on Apple Watch
Open the App Store app
on your Apple Watch.Turn the Digital Crown to browse featured apps.
Tap a category or tap See All below a collection to see more apps.
To get a free app, tap Get. To buy an app, tap the price.
If you see the Download button instead of a price, you’ve already purchased the app and you can download it again without a charge. Some apps require that you also have the iOS version of the app on your iPhone.
To find a specific app, tap the Search field at the top of the screen, then use Dictation or Scribble to enter the name of the app. You can also browse trending categories of apps by tapping a category.
Note: When using Apple Watch with cellular, cellular data charges may apply. Scribble is not available in all languages.
Install apps you already have on iPhone
By default, apps on your iPhone that have a watchOS app available are automatically installed and appear on the home screen. To instead choose to install specific apps, follow these steps:
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, tap General, then turn off Automatic App Install.
Tap My Watch, then scroll down to Available Apps.
Tap Install next to the apps you want to install.
Get apps from the App Store on your iPhone
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap App Store, then tap Discover Watch Apps on iPhone.
To get a free app, tap Get. To buy an app, tap the price.
Tip: If you know the name of the app, tap Search and enter the name to get to it quickly.