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Five Apple Watch apps offer useful features without a subscription
The article recommends five Apple Watch apps whose main wrist features can be used without paying, addressing a common frustration with apps advertised as free that restrict watch functions to subscribers. It says the picks offer options for activity tracking, running and health insights, although some have paid extras.
Pedometer++ provides step counts, workout tracking and Apple Health syncing for free, but includes ads; its Premium plan costs $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Nike Run Club has no paid tier and supports phone-free run tracking, while Strava offers free activity recording but reserves Live Segments comparisons for subscribers at $79.99 a year. The article also describes Bevel as a free source of recovery, sleep, strain and stress scores, alongside other health tools; its final app is not included in the supplied text.
In short
- Several useful Apple Watch apps offer core features free.
- Nike Run Club has no paid tier or in-app purchases.
- Strava and Pedometer++ keep some extras behind subscriptions.
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Originally published by Engadget as “5 excellent free Apple Watch apps every owner should know about”.