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On the heels of Apple’s announcement of the Apple Watch last September, the company has released the WatchKit SDK as well the XCode WatchKit Simulator to simulate third-party wearable apps.

With some months still before the expected launch of the watch itself, Apple has given developers a head start to experiment and test its capabilities, discovering innovative possibilities in preparation for the launch.

Now that the dust of excitement is starting to settle and we’ve had some time to examine the SDK, there are some interesting concepts and innovative app use cases emerging. Given that we will be able to add third-party apps straight from version 1.0, we decided to look at some existing apps for which it might be worthwhile to have a wearable app extension.

It’s worth noting that Apple has taken a somewhat cautious approach and will therefore have some restrictions as to what the Apple Watch is capable of doing right away, which we will be sure to point out. But, without further delay, here is our list of the top 6 creative apps and use cases that should make their way from the iPhone to the Apple Watch.