

Still, some popular apps available on the Apple Watch are missing from Wear OS, including Audible, CNN, Facebook Messenger, ESPN, Runkeeper, Starbucks, The Weather Channel, and Uber. Moreover, Samsung and Google say YouTube Music and Bitmoji, as well as revamped versions of Spotify, Calm, Strava, adidas Running,, and Flo Period Tracker, will also be coming to their unified Wear OS platform. In the Google Play Store on the Galaxy Watch4 series, you can already find some big name apps like Any.do, AccuWeather, Citymapper, Google Fit, Google Keep, Google Pay, Google Slides, IFTTT, iHeartRadio, Lifesum, Nike Run Club, Kamoot, Pandora, Shazam, Telegram, and Todoist. But now that Wear OS is running on Samsung's latest smartwatches, it might garner more developer interest.

Wear OS also has its fair share, but third-party developers still seem more interested in creating for Apple wearables. The Apple Watch has the largest number of high-quality apps and big-name developers, by far.


If you're looking for apps, Apple is your best bet. Much like smartphones, app availability is a good way to determine which product to get, so make sure to check out the app selection for each watch before buying in. Most of the watches we like feature full-fledged app stores, bringing everything from Spotify and Yelp to-yes, a calculator-to your wrist. What separates a smartwatch from a dumb watch? Lots of things, but as smartphones have taught us, apps might be the most important.
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They require a smartphone running Android 6.0 or later with 1.5GB of RAM, a departure from 2020's Watch3, which also worked with iPhones.Īll the other models on this list work with both Android and iOS smartphones. Samsung's latest smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic, run the new Wear OS platform, and only work with Android. The Series 7, Apple's latest flagship model, requires an iPhone 6s or later, running iOS 15 or later. Naturally, the first thing you'll want to consider when buying a smartwatch is compatibility.Īll Apple Watch models run watchOS, Apple's smartwatch operating system, and connect strictly to iOS-powered devices, meaning they're iPhone-only. It's also important to know what to look for, so keep the following advice in mind when shopping around. But which one should you buy? We've rounded up our top-rated options to help you decide. From running apps, to displaying smartphone notifications, to monitoring your heart rate, the latest crop of smartwatches do a lot more than just tell time. The infamous calculator watch (Opens in a new window) has been around since the 1970s, but smartwatches have finally reached the point that they're, well, smart. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test (Opens in a new window).)
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