Smartwatches are evolving, which means more and more functionality is slowly being introduced to them. Perhaps the most important feature of any mobile device however, is the app support. Apps essentially offer an endless supply of possibilities when it comes to how you can use a device. Just look at smartphones, for example, there are so many things you can do with them that no one would have ever thought a phone could do, at least not in the past.

Now that smartwatches are breaking even, it would be great to see some of the existing app developers port their software to the platform. In light of that, here are the top ten apps we would love to see offered on smartwatches.

The Top Ten Apps We Want to See On a Smartwatch

A lot of these apps already exist in an official capacity somewhere, but that’s okay. These are all things we’d love to see available on a smartwatch at some point along with how we’d love them to be used. Sometimes an app will launch devoid of the functionality you’d expect, like a media controller app that doesn’t work with computers or a music streaming app that won’t play local content. Just to make sure the developers out there gets things right – if they are reading this – we’ve also outlined how we hope the apps will be used.

Without further ado, here are the top ten apps we want to see on a smartwatch.

Find My Phone – Android smartphones can be located using the Android Device Manager, which can even be accessed from any web portal. Using GPS data, a phone or tablet can accurately be located. Users can also lock, or ring the device if they need to. With Google Android Wear soon on the way, it would be nice to see an extension of this functionality added. However, all smartwatches would benefit from a find my phone app that allows you to locate it in the event you misplace it. Some smartwatches can even sound an alarm when you walk too far away from a connected device – which will be helpful if you ever leave it in a coffee shop, bar or restaurant by accident.

Pushbullet – Pushbullet is a fantastic app that allows you to send things to a computer from your phone. While it might be a bit silly “pushing” things to your watch, it would be great if you could push them from your watch to your computer. Imagine reading a news headline, and with a tap you can send the link to a computer nearby to read later. There are tons of other things you can send using Pushbullet, which is why it’s such a great app.

Pocket – Putting this app on the list is kind of cheating, because it’s already on the way. That said, Pocket allows you to save online content for later, and you can even read it offline. It drops everything you save into a “pocket” where the content is downloaded and stored. Later, you can open pocket to read the articles, blogs and other content you’ve saved. It would be great if you could send stuff to your pocket account from your watch.

Evernote or Google Keep – Sometimes, you just need to jot down a quick note, reminder or honey-do list. Both Evernote and Google Keep sync across devices allowing you to store quick notes for reference later. It would be fantastic if you could pull up your notes on your smartwatch. Imagine rushing through the grocery store trying to pick up everything on your shopping list, and using your smartwatch to monitor and cross off items. It would be so much easier – especially when you have your arms full – than fumbling around in your pocket every few minutes for your phone.

Google Field Trip – This app scans the local area and points out the sights for tourists like great photo ops, restaurants, theme parks, landmarks and more. However, in order to truly use the app while you’re somewhere new you would have to keep your phone out constantly. It would be awesome if you could just open the Field Trip app on your smartwatch to receive alerts when suitable locations are nearby.

Runkeeper or MyFitnessPal – Sorry folks, we had to do it. Even if you’re not a consistent runner, it would be extremely helpful if these two apps were available for smartwatches. While they both allow you to track exercise routines, MyFitnessPal allows you to monitor your diet and daily caloric intake. In addition, it would be convenient if you could enter the necessary info with just a few taps on your smartwatch. Yes, we are aware that Runkeeper is already available for several smart devices like the Samsung Gear Fit and Pebble smartwatch.

Tasker – This app has no limits, but it does require a rooted device to use properly. Android Wear smartwatches will be rooted eventually, and so we’d love to see tasker on them. While using the app does require knowledge of scripts and variables, you can follow detailed tutorials to get things running smoothly. The beauty of the app is that you can use it to really extend the functionality of your device to do things like control your smart home or deploy automated tasks.

Spotify, Songza, Pandora, Google Play Music – Arguably one of the most popular app types for mobile devices is that of the music streaming variety. There are so many different options and they are all excellent in their own right. It would be great if you could jam out to some music that is streaming to your wrist, instead of your phone. Imagine visiting a party and hijacking the playlist with just a few quick interactions on your smartwatch.

Paypal, Google Wallet and Others with NFC Support – This may be a combination of both software and hardware – the device in question needs to support NFC too – but it would be so awesome to use. Instead of pulling out your wallet, sliding your credit or debit, and typing a pin – you could simply tap your watch to the payment module. Of course, retailers would have to start accepting the various forms of digital payment, but it would make things so much easier. Although, we’re willing to bet that someone, somewhere would still be holding up a grocery line by writing a check.

XBMC, Chromecast, Media Controller – Let’s say you’re sitting on your couch, relaxing and you realize the remote is lost somewhere in the couch cushions. It’s a real buzzkill, until you remember you can control your television, set-top box, or computer with your smartwatch. With just a few quick taps you start the movie or TV show you were waiting to binge watch and everything in the world seems right. Yes, it would be awesome if smartwatches could be used as media remotes – and someday they damn well will be.

What Apps Would You Like to See On A Smartwatch?

So, there you have it! That’s our list of the top ten apps we would love to see on smartwatches, whether that be Android Wear powered or otherwise matters little. This is definitely not a comprehensive list, and we’ve probably forgotten some worthy mentions. What apps would you love to see on your smartwatch? Are there any obscure or unconventional apps out there that would be awesome to have on your wrist?

Feel free to chime in and let us know what you think in the comments.