Apple Watch not only helps people track their health and fitness, but it can also be a great tool to help people stay productive and get work done. This is especially true for people who are easily distracted by their phones.
The Apple Watch comes with simple built-in productivity apps like Reminders and Calendar, but you might want to look into some third-party apps designed to boost your productivity by offering additional features.
Todoist
Todoist is a great app for managing tasks on your Apple Watch when you don’t want to take out your iPhone. The app lets you create and manage tasks, organize them into projects, mark them as complete, and even set reminders. You can add actions via voice command or keyboard.
This app is perfect for people who prefer a quick glance at their wrist instead of pulling out their phone when doing things like looking at a grocery list at the store or jotting down a quick note or reminder.
You can stay up-to-date on your work progress for the day right on the watch face of your Apple Watch. For example, you can choose to display the next task or the percentage of tasks completed on that day.
Todoist is free and offers a $4 per month subscription if you want additional features like custom task reminders, AI assistants, calendar layouts, and more.
checkers
There’s no Notes app on the Apple Watch, so Drafts is a great app for people who want a digital notepad without a phone. You can capture notes via voice commands, the watchOS Doodle feature, or your keyboard.
Your Drafts inbox syncs with your iPhone to show you how many drafts you have, while also showing how many flagged drafts you have, so you can quickly access important items.
The app defaults to a blank notebook to give you a space to quickly type your ideas without interrupting your thinking process. Organize your notes into folders to organize your thoughts or have a free-flowing canvas.
The app is free and offers a $1.99 monthly subscription if you want access to additional features, such as themes and the ability to send emails to the app.
concentrate
Focus is a great app for people who want a productivity timer to help them get things done and like to complete tasks one at a time. The app is designed to break your work time into smaller chunks called “focus sessions.” Working in sessions allows you to focus on the current task before moving on to the next.
Stay focused by using your Apple Watch instead of your phone to minimize distractions. You can quickly see how much time is left in your focus session right on your wrist and then get right to work. Focus also encourages you to rest between sessions.
This app is available for $7.99 per month.
auto sleep
AutoSleep is one of the most popular Apple Watch apps for tracking sleep, and for good reason. This app provides useful information about sleep quality, heart rate, sleep consistency, and more. It can help you track how long it takes you to fall asleep and measure the effectiveness of your sleep.
AutoSleep displays all this data in a watch view that includes a sleep ring, giving you a quick overview of your stats in a similar way to the watch’s activity ring. You can find out whether you’re getting enough sleep or if you need more sleep.
The app also displays a “readiness” score, which estimates how prepared you are mentally and physically based on how you sleep. This is similar to how Oura Ring’s app covers the same metrics. It may also suggest the best time to go to bed to help you sleep better.
You can access the app for a one-time fee of $5.99.
stripe
Streaks is a great app for people who want to form good habits and track their progress. Your streak is extended for each day you complete the task. Breaking the chain resets your stake to 0. You can track up to 24 habits, including flossing, practicing a new language, and eating healthy.
This app also allows you to track tasks that don’t happen every day. For example, you can set tasks such as walking to work Monday through Friday, going to the gym three days a week, and avoiding junk food on the weekends.
With a quick glance at your Apple Watch, you can quickly see what tasks need to be completed for the day, check your progress, and mark tasks as complete.
This app is available for a one-time fee of $5.99.
fantastic
Fantastical is a great calendar app that helps you organize your schedule right on your Apple Watch. You can use the app to create events and set up notifications for quick confirmation.
The Apple Watch app has three views to choose from: The “Up Next” view gives you a quick overview of your next appointments along with the current weather. The “List” view shows all events and tasks scheduled for the next few days, along with the expected weather forecast. The “Tasks” view gathers all your tasks into one view so you can quickly tap them to see them.
The app also allows you to receive notifications about upcoming events and tasks. If you’d like to see this information on your watch face, use Fantastical’s Smart Stack widget to quickly glance at your calendar.
The fantastic cost is $4.99 per month.
