Apple Watch Reviews: Some Apps Pose Problem; Device Not as Easy to Use as iPhone 6

Reviews on the Apple Watch have started appearing online and most have been positive, giving credit to Apple for delivering a good smartwatch.

But the reviews also cited the apps that take too long to work, mysteriously disappear or just do not allow people to do things without their phones.

Ever since the Apple Watch was announced, it was heralded as a device that would help users do things even without their iPhone and only check their iPhone when absolutely needed. The Apple Watch gets this function right for the most parts. However, a Bloomberg review said notifications sent via the Taptic Engine can be too many and quite distracting.

The Verge reviewer said there is no getting round the fact that the watch is slow as it "stutters loading notifications."

Moreover, there appears to be no master setting to turn off notifications for the watch. Also, when turning off notifications, it needs to be done for each app on the paired phone and they often have different options.

The reviews cited the problematic apps in the Apple Watch. A noticeable delay has also been noted before the Watch app turns on the watch face to display the time.

As for third-party apps, they have been described as "mostly useless" by the New York Times review. Citing an example, the review said the Starwood hotel app deleted itself from the device and then had problems when it was being reloaded. After the app was reloaded, the reviewer was able to open his hotel room door by placing the watch face against it.

The New York Times review also described how using Siri on the watch would result in wrong responses to requests half the time.

On the positive side, the review said the Apple Pay and Passbook apps proved helpful to users.

Those who think that the Apple Watch is as easy as using a smaller iPhone may be surprised to find out that the device is initially hard to use and that not all activities can be done with just one hand, the reviews said. Also, navigating through the methods of interaction such as Digital Crown, Digital Touch and Force Touch can be complicated, the reviewers noted.