WatchCloud

Stream your favorite SoundCloud tracks straight from your Apple Watch – no iPhone, no subscription, no ads.

      

Why WatchCloud?

• 🎧 Pure SoundCloud on your wrist – stream tracks over Wi‑Fi or cellular with no iPhone nearby.
• ⌚ Built for Apple Watch first – a watch-only app that uses the latest watchOS 10+ features, gestures, and design so it feels truly native.
• 🎨 Modern Liquid Glass UI – a clean, glanceable player that looks right at home in watchOS.
• 🎛️ Crown-first controls – precise volume, scrubbing, and ±15-second skipping with the Digital Crown.
• 🔎 Search that actually works on a watch – quickly find tracks, artists, and playlists, then shuffle or change playback speed.
• ❤️ Double-tap to Like – quickly like tracks right from the player.
• 🗣️ Siri Shortcuts – start playback with your voice.
• 👌 One-time purchase – no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads.

Quick Start

1. Buy WatchCloud from the App Store on your iPhone.
2. Install the Watch app on your Apple Watch from the Watch app or App Store on the watch.
3. Open WatchCloud on iPhone and sign in with your SoundCloud account.
4. Open WatchCloud on Apple Watch and start streaming over Wi-Fi or cellular – no iPhone nearby required.

Recent updates

• 2.1.0 – Updated streaming to work with the latest SoundCloud API changes. Now supporting 160 kbps AAC encoding
• 2.0.0 – New Liquid Glass design for watchOS 26, improved player, scrubber feature, and support for Siri shortcuts

Report a bug or request a feature

Please include the following to help me reproduce and fix things quickly:

• Clear title (Bug/Feature) and a short description
• Steps to reproduce, expected result, actual result
• Screenshots or a short screen recording (if possible)
• Watch model, watchOS version, and app version
• Network type (Wi‑Fi/cellular)

→ Open an issue

FAQ

Do I need my iPhone nearby? No. After sign-in via the iOS companion app, WatchCloud streams directly over Wi-Fi or cellular from your Apple Watch.

Do I need a subscription?
No. WatchCloud is a one-time purchase with no subscriptions or in-app purchases.

Which watches are supported?
All Apple Watch models running watchOS 10 or newer are fully supported.

Having trouble starting playback?
Please make sure you’re running WatchCloud 2.1.0 or later. A recent SoundCloud API update required an app update to keep streaming working. The app's version is displayed in the Settings page of the watch app.

Links 🔗

• Open an issue 🆘
• WatchCloud Privacy Policy 🧑‍⚖️
• SoundCloud API Terms of Use 🧑‍⚖️
• SoundCloud Swift Package (used to interact with API) 📡
• Consolable Swift Package (macro used for logging + debugging) 🪵
• DoublePinch Swift Package (used for compatibility with older watches) 🤌🤌

Supported Languages 🌎🌍🌏

• English
• Arabic
• Dutch
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

Developer

WatchCloud is made by an independent developer: @SuperTurboRyan 👨🏻‍🔧

Tip

Having issues with the app? Sorry about that!
Send me an email so I can help make it right 💌

Disclosure

WatchCloud uses the official SoundCloud API and is not affiliated with or endorsed by SoundCloud.