goWatch for GoPro®

Name: goWatch for GoPro®
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 2.3 (40 reviews)
Author: Harald Meyer

by Harald Meyer

iPhone

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $2.99

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Photo & Video
Sports

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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2.3 40 ratings · App Store

4/5Easier than my phone!!
So just got my GoPro 11 and hooking up apps to my Apple Watch Series 6, remote app took 30 seconds to figure out without reaching out to google. Can’t wait for my white water rafter trip tomorrow to test out. Update after if needed.

Texican 3 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Seems to work wey
I ordered the app on my iPhone 12, then downloaded and started the app on watch. Paired to my gopro12 with no issues in just a minute or two. I did see an odd list of ??? During the pairing. Once paired it seems to work well. It appears to use the settings from the previous recording which is fine. You can also switch modes and highlight along with power on and off. Everything seems to work. But have not tried it in the field yet. So far satisfied.

ddw126 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Terrible
Has a terrible time getting connected to my Hero 8. Usually takes three or four pairing requests to connect and then when it does it will work briefly and then within minutes lose connection. Then you have to open the pairing mode up again on the GoPro and start all over. I’m really disappointed. I thought this would be a good replacement for my GoPro wristband controller but alas it is not.

Frustrated 123456 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Functional
I was looking for a way to be able to start my videos without having to touch the camera and it works brilliantly like it’s supposed to do. you can start and stop the rec you can switch modes of the camera you can use a “find my” function if you lose your camera I like it!

ramonlo9 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5No Live Preview
I was stupid. I got the other app by this developer — “Camera Remote for Go Pro”, which works fine on the phone, with Live Preview and all but no Apple Watch support. So I bought this one, thinking it’d be like the other one but *with* Apple Watch functionalities. However, this app is just a simple remote controller with no Live Preview, which is what I actually need. Oh well, my fault for not reading carefully before paying.

Zen Archer · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.0.1
** IMPORTANT: ** Please install the latest camera firmware first: "https://gopro.com/en/us/update/" ** 1.0.1 (20-09-2021) - Added support for the GoPro Hero 10 Black Edition camera.
1.0.2
** IMPORTANT: ** Please install the latest camera firmware first: "https://gopro.com/en/us/update/" ** 1.0.2 (23-09-2021) - Fixed instabilities introduced with the last update - thanks for your bug reports! - Added support for the GoPro Hero 10 Black Edition camera.
1.0.3
** IMPORTANT: ** Please install the latest camera firmware first: "https://gopro.com/en/us/update/" ** 1.0.3 (28-09-2021) - Fixed connection problems occurring with the latest WatchOS 8 update. 1.0.2 (24-09-2021) - Added GoPro Hero 10 support.
1.0.4
# 1.0.4 (24-10-2022)- Added support for GoPro Hero 11 cameras.
1.0.5
# 16-11-2022 - Added Hero 11 Mini support.
1.0.6
# 1.0.6 (02-12-2022) - Fixed performance problems.
1.0.7
1.0.7 (16-09-2023) - Added: GoPro Hero 12 support. - Fixed: Show only video button when using the Hero 11 Mini.
1.0.8
1.0.78(15-09-2024) - Added: GoPro Hero 13 support.
1.0.9
# 1.0.9 (01-10-2026) - Added support for the new GoPro Max 2 camera.
2.0.0
2.0.0 (05-06-2026) - Added: Support for GoPro Mission 1 cameras. - Added: Presets for Hero 8 and newer, with a preset picker. - Added: Countdown before recording (3/5/10/15/20 s). - Added: Option to keep the camera connected while the screen is off. - Added: Camera status complication for the watch face and Smart Stack. - Changed: Redesigned, swipeable camera screen (info, controls, modes). - Improved: More reliable Bluetooth connection (no more "Connecting..." messages when the app comes to foreground).
2.0.1
- Bug fixes
2.0.2 · 21 Jul 2026
2.0.2 (21-07-2026) - Fixed: Preset names now display correctly on the Hero 12 and 13 (many presets, and custom-named ones, were all showing as "Activity").

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