Best Wear OS apps you can download for your smartwatch

So you’ve just got a new Android smartwatch and you want to make the best of it. But there are just so many apps out there that you have to quit your job just to have enough time to try them all.

Smartwatches these days are indeed so smart, complex and capable that they can replace pretty much all your other mobile devices. They allow you to monitor your health, act as fitness trackers, let you take calls, text people, listen to music and more. So it’s no wonder that the app market keeps on flourishing.

Here are some of the best apps you can download for your Android smartwatch, so that you don’t have to waste time testing them aimlessly:  

• This is a great navigation app, very easy to use and you can download it for free. You can add locations in the app and you get simple directions without having to check your phone every 50 feet. You also get info on public transportation, alerts for when you have to get off the bus for instance and more
• It’s a great app that gives you a list with all the restaurants and eating places available in your area that offer home delivery. You can order food and check the status of your order straight from your watch
• Runtastic Pro. It is great app for people who jog. It is easier to use than some dedicated running apps you find in smartwatches and it has some great, helpful features including voice command for start and stop, calories stats and more. It works without having to carry your phone with you. Runtastic Pro is not free, you have to pay $5 for it
• Infinity Loop is a great way to kill some time while commuting. It is a puzzle game, perfectly visible on your watch screen, easy to play and educational. You can download it for free
• This app lets you take video calls and watch video messages directly on your watch. All you have to do is install the app on your paired smartphone and that’s it
• Google Pay. Another great free app from Google, the Google Pay app is a useful payment app that works with watches that have NFC. As long as your watch is compatible, all you need to do is tap your watch and make payments
• Google Fit is another great fitness app, but is more useful for people into walking or biking, not necessarily jogging, as it is the case with Runtastic, Strava and the like. Google Fit has a simple interface and it shows you all your data directly on your watch. You can download the app for free
• Podcast Republic. This app is a large collection of podcasts, audio and video. It has a lot of useful features such as multilingual support, automated downloads, themes, multiple playlists and more. You can download the free version or opt for the paid one, for $5, if you don’t want to be constantly bothered by ads.