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justywusty

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Are there any 3rd party complications that you find really useful/can’t live without on the Apple Watch?

For me, the Dexcom G6 complication is great for knowing my glucose and how it’s trending.

I also use CARROT Weather.
 
I don't use too many third party complications on the watch, but there are 4 that I find useful
1.Stocard is great for storing my store loyalty cards
2. Thermo Watch for controlling my nest thermostat
3. WeatherMate Pro for looking at the weather
4. Sundial to check for dawn & dusk to help plan outdoor runs during the winter months

Plus a few more that I see occasionally
1. Weber iGrill for grilling
2. Speedcheck - useful for checking my internet speed while out. I almost never need to do this & have only used the app a handful of times, but it did come in handy when I did
3. Workoutdoors - I use the built in Apple workout app for exercising but I do like to use workoutdoors when I travel, as I can preload routes for areas I'm not familiar with.
 
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The only one I have active is DarkSky but it’s not 3rd party anymore. I find almost all 3rd party complications miss the ball too often on purpose and simplicity.

Basically they are all total crap in my opinion and really misunderstood. Probably because no one wears a watch anymore for time so wtf are complications for?

A watch is jewelry for old men
 
My favourite third party complications are:

Carrot weather: so many different complications available that are better and more useful than the first party weather app complications.

Lyd: if you have any sonos speakers then this complication is great for getting easy access to the Lyd app to control your Sonos from your watch.

Strava: for easy access to the strava app to start tracking a cycling workout

That’s about it for me, all the others I use are first party
 
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Living somewhere with sometimes questionable air quality, I use Air Matters to keep an eye on the AQI. Other than that, all stock complications for me.
 
I live at the beach. My Tide Times Pro has the simplest and best complication and watch app for high and low tides. I’ve looked at them all.
 
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