I have ADHD and severe anxiety/PTSD. I always need to have my phone. Even if I’m not on it or using it. It just needs to be near me. BUT because of my ADHD, I always misplace my phone around the house. I also have a toddler who’s going through a stage I can only describe as “semi feral” and I literally got one just so I could find my phone. Oh and easier access to the time.

Timers timers timers timers.

Also smart home stuff- like unlocking the garage door. Checking the weather, Apple Pay, reminders, also find my, to make sure the cat is not outside or in the garage.

I used to use them a lot, but OS10 has made the UIs worse and made it harder to navigate the watch, not to mention the fact that raise to speak has stopped working entirely. So I use them a lot less now.

Basically never. Only to check time, weather, notifications and sometimes calendar.

Comes in handy when I’m working on something around the house and I want to skip a song, or if I want to check the weather without taking out my phone, using it to set timers since I like to leave my phone at my desk when I’m working at home. Stuff like that.

I remember there used to be more Apple Watch apps before, but I’ve never really found a huge use for a lot of them, most of my usage comes from the first party Apple apps or Spotify really. I do use the health features a lot though, so apps like activity or workouts, heart rate, blood oxygen, etc… I also find myself using the remote camera app a lot more often now that double tap is out.

I log my weight lifting workout (exercises, sets, reps, and weights) on my Apple Watch. Phone is kept in the locker.

Try setting up competitions with your friends/family - you will be looking at the Fitness app a lot :-)

I use mine all the time. I like to keep track of my heart rate, ECG, menstrual cycle, etc. I also use the timers, weather app, calendar, messages, exercise, etc.

I love my watch!

Every day I use the training app, every weekend and for weekday soccer games I use What’s the Score, Bro?

I run so invaluable to me for the workout stats and music app. Old days used to have to have my phone while running.

I have a fantastic AWU2 and with all the screen, battery and power, I’m still left disappointed when I open most (if not all) my apps. ESPN, Radar, Spotify…the list of highly limited apps goes on… I’m always left wanting them to do more, have deeper menus and be able to expand their functionality. With the exception of Health tracking and Siri voice functionality (in setting timers, adding appointments and voice reminders), my watch has become an expensive iOS notification device (which it excels at!).

I use the workout app to track my cycling and swimming.

I text with it a lot.

Phone sometimes, when I leave the phone behind while cycling.

Stream music why cycling.

Adding reminders.

Flashlight.

Controlling music remotely.

Leaving the phone behind.

Weather.

Literally only HR, ECG and Exercise (when it prompts to record a session).

To me most apps are a bit of a gimmick. Fun at first use or to show somebody what you can do with your watch, but not really useful in real life situations.

What I use often:

Spotify, to control volume or skip to next song. Light Play a sound on iPhone to find my iPhone Alarm, timers and stopwatch.

Sometimes:

Calculator Heart Rate Weather Agenda

People that ask this question don’t understand the work flow of the Watch. It’s not the phone. It’s an accessory to the phone that has emerged as a health device. The complications and notifications that the apps bring is the secret sauce.