Music is a part of life. You will barely come across a person who doesn’t enjoy some or the other form of music. If you want to enjoy music through your WearOS watch, this list of the 10 best music apps for WearOS watch is for you.
Let’s begin!
Best Music Apps for WearOS Watch
1. Shazam
Price: Free
It has happened to all! You hear a piece of music, but you can’t identify the song. This is where Shazam comes in. This app can identify a track using music.
With the Shazam app for your WearOS watch, life becomes even easier. You don’t need to reach out for your smartphone because you can do it right from your wrist.
If you want, you can enable Auto Shazam and the app will keep finding music tracks even when the app is closed. Nifty, right?
2. Spotify
Price: Free
Spotify doesn’t need an introduction. It is one of the largest music streaming services in the world. Spotify has a native app for WearOS. If you love streaming music over the internet, you will love Spotify.
The best part is that is app can stream music on your smartwatch using the internet connection of your phone. If you have a cellular plan active on your smartwatch, you don’t even need access to your phone.
This app will allow you to sync existing playlists, or you can choose to create entirely new playlists.
3. Music Boss
Price: $2.99
Short and simple – Music Boss will allow you to control all your music apps on your phone through your WearOS watch. Plus, it will allow you to display playlists, adjust volume, control the music player, and even rate music through Google Play.
To make Music Boss work, you must install the app both on your phone and your smartwatch. It even accepts voice commands, supports swipe gestures, and offers a unique visual experience.
4. Music Player for Android Wear
Price: Free (In-app purchases)
The Music Player for Android Wear is a brilliant music app that will allow you to move files from your phone to your smartwatch and vice versa. You can use the app to modify and control your media files. Plus, you can even play music directly on your watch.
With the app, you can browse through your playlists and song lists, find artists & albums, and more. It supports various types of audio formats like MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, etc.
5. NavMusic
Price: Free (In-app purchases)
An excellent local music player for your WearOS watch, the NavMusic player will allow you to download music to your smartwatch storage and play music directly from there even if you don’t have an internet connection.
The app will connect with your Bluetooth headphones and offers features like play, pause, seek, skip, sorting, search, etc.
The app is not free. You must pay $0.99 to use this app. However, you get to use the app for free for 30 days.
6. Podcast Republic
Price: Free and up to $4.99
Yes, it is a podcast app for your WearOS watch, but that doesn’t mean it cannot stream music. In fact, this app can stream radio broadcasts across the world. Thus, you can listen to music using the radio.
The app supports both video and audio podcasts. It has features like syncing, multiple playlists, automated downloads, support for SD cards, multiple languages, etc.
You can use the app for free, but there will be ads. However, you can have the ads removed by paying for the app.
7. Pandora
Price: Free (In-app purchases)
One of the most popular music apps, Pandora will allow you to access thousands of songs directly from your smartwatch. You can create stations of your favorite genres, artists, and songs.
Additionally, you can always explore local stations and find local talents. In case you love podcasts, Pandora will also offer access to over 1,400 podcasts that you can play directly from your WearOS device.
Note that while the app is free to use, you will see ads. If you don’t want ads, you can purchase a license and enjoy an ad-free experience.
8. iHeart
Price: Free (In-app purchases)
Yet another powerful music app for your WearOS watch is iHeart. This app offers thousands of live radio stations. You also get many playlists that cater to different moods, activities, and occasions.
iHeart will allow you to access both FM and AM radios. If you happen to love sports, you also get various sports radio stations like Fox Sports Radio, ESPN Radio, etc.
iHeart also offers a large collection of popular podcasts such as TED, Big Money Players Network, How Stuff Works, etc.
You can use the app for free but there are ads. You can ditch the ads by paying for the app.
9. Wear Music Controller
Price: Free (In-app purchases)
This app will allow you to control your phone’s music players from your watch. That’s it! Well, it is compatible with various music players. Additionally, the app comes with a smart user interface and stock controllers.
The app will also give you a music watch face that you can use for controlling your phone’s music players.
The app is free for the first 4 days (trial period). Once the trial is over, you must purchase a license from inside the app.
10. WMusic
Price: $1.49
WMusic is an offline music player for your WearOS smartwatch. You can transfer music to your smartwatch using both WiFi and Bluetooth. The app can show you the complete list of all music files. Standard functions like repeat, repeat one, shuffle, etc.
Interestingly, the app can also show music info and cover directly on your smartwatch. Unfortunately, the app is not free, and you must pay $1.49 to use it.