Your Apple Watch comes with Remindersand Calendarapps preinstalled. While these are good for productivity and task management, they’re simple and limited in functionality by design.
Ideally, third-party Apple Watch apps are your go-top option if you need advanced productivity features for greater output and effectiveness.
Think of these apps as tools designed to help you stay on top of your schedule, as they allow you to organize your work, optimize your workflow, and get more tasks completed in less time. Some apps even help you live better, save money, and do more.
Whether you want to manage your finances, keep track of your expenses, communicate effectively, or simply get more work done, below are the best Apple Watch productivity apps to use:
1. OmniFocus
OmniFocus isn’t as robust in terms of design and functionality, but it’s a good productivity app because it has a vast task management capabilities.
The app’s task view gives you a quick glance of your upcoming tasks with their due date arranged based on context such as location and priority. This lets you focus on tasks relevant to a current situation and mark a task at a time by checking off the item.
You can use Siri voice assistant to add a new task to OmniFocus, get instant reminders for pending tasks, upcoming deadlines, and changes in your task list, and customize settings to tailor your display and notifications based on your workflow and preferences.
2. Todoist
With Todoist, you use voice dictation or preset options to add new tasks and brilliant ideas that are easy to forget. Then you can view today’s tasks and tasks for upcoming days.
Todoist lets you mark tasks as complete on your Apple Watch. It sends you early reminders about upcoming activities, so you can complete tasks, hit deadlines, and stay on top of your schedule.
Some watch faces support Todoist complications, so you see upcoming tasks as soon as you raise your wrist.
3. Microsoft To Do
Microsoft To Do lets you manage tasks on the go even with its watchOS app.
To use Microsoft To Do, you first need to add it to your iPhone, set up your Microsoft account, install the watchOS version of the app to y0ur Apple Watch, and enable automatic sync.
You get a clean, simple view of upcoming tasks with due dates for each and subtasks related to a particular task. You can use voice dictations or quick inputs to capture ideas the moment they strike, and even mark tasks as complete directly on your wrist.
4. CheatSheet
I use Cheatsheet to takes notes on Apple Watch, and I’ve found it to be such a super useful tool that reminds me of the small details that are otherwise easy to forget.
Cheatsheet has at least 200 colorful icons you can use to categorize your notes. You can tweak your cheats by changing colors so that they look more personalized and easy to identify. And if you want to find or add items and ideas faster, use Cheatsheet’s built-in Siri shortcuts.
Plus, it’s possible to edit and delete a cheat directly from your Apple Watch.
5. MultiTimer
MultiTimer is a simple, easy-to-use productivity tool that lets you manage time for just about any activity and get more tasks done every 24 hours.
Whether you want to help kids with homework, bake a cake in an oven, develop good study habits, sleep better every night, or complete work based on priority, MultiTimer lets you assign time and monitor each task with precision.
MultiTimer allows you to set multiple timers on the go using countdowns, count ups, and intervals features. And the multiple layouts allow you to organize each timer as you see fit.
The app’s personalization feature equally stands out. You have the option to use alert styles, colors, icons, and labels to make all your timers stand out. You can even tweak the sounds so you get notifications with personalized touches.
6. IFTTT
IFTT, or If This Then That, lets you automate tasks between different apps, devices, and services.
You can use IFTT to coordinate activities between applications and devices such as Google Calendar, Twitter, Google Drive, Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Evernote.
You can equally choose from hundreds of pre-programmed applets or develop your own IFTTT applets and features that cater to your specific needs.
7. Focus Timer for Productivity
You’ve heard a million times that time is money and every minute you lose doing nothing is a moment you can never get back. This is where Focus can be useful. With Focus, you manage time like a pro and make every minute of your life count.
Focus is one of the Apple Watch productivity apps that enable you to pay attention to activities or tasks that matter and to complete them on time with few to zero errors. It even gives you the option to include breaks between sessions where you can relax before resuming an activity.
What I love about Focus is it won’t let you skip to the next task without finishing the current one. So if you stick to this plan for longer, you’ll become a highly disciplined and a more productive person able to complete one task after another on time.
8. Pennies: Bill & Budget Tracker
Whether you struggle to save despite making money or you want to discipline yourself to account for every dollar you spend, Pennies can help you make the right money moves.
With Pennies, you can set one-time or recurring budgets, monitor where your money goes, and set spending targets based on a custom timeframe that suits your needs.
Additionally, Pennies app allows you to track multiple budgets on the go. There’s even an option to add expenses to previous dates, and after that Pennies does a recalculation to give you a clear picture of your spending.
By tracking how much you spend and on what, Pennies can help you stop spending money on what you don’t need and save more for the things that truly matter.
9. Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook lets you connect with people on email platforms such as Yahoo, Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Hotmail, and Office 360. Additionally, this app is compatible with third-party tools such as Dropbox and OneDrive, which allow you to view files on your wrist.
The smart inbox feature in Microsoft Outlook lets you sort messages in order of priority, the search function lets you find what you’re looking for in seconds, and managing your messages is easy even on the small Apple Watch screen.
10. Fantastical Calendar
Are you looking for a feature-rich Apple Watch calendar app to add to your productivity toolkit? Get Fantastical Calendar.
Fantastical Calendar uses natural language to create and schedule events, unique colors and themes to tasks for easy identity and differentiation, and Day Ticker for upcoming activities and events.
With Fantastical Calendar, you can schedule meetings, arrange calls, work with teams, and get suggestions on the best times to hold meetings. Additionally, you have the option to zoom the calendar to see your daily, weekly, monthly, and annual schedule.
