For running without a phone, I recommend voting on the Workout Routes importing feature:

https://changemap.co/bigpaua/arc-app/task/3400-ability-to-import-workout-routes/

That functionality is already built, and almost ready to go, and doesn’t need an Apple Watch app 😄

The only thing holding that feature back is that I need to do some careful testing to make sure it doesn’t do any damage to the timeline. Importing potentially overlapping data into the timeline can make things messy. So the import has to take into account various edge cases, otherwise it will make a mess.

But other than that, the feature is already built and tested. I’m hoping to get it into Arc 3.1, but with more votes on the feature request, I can justify making sure it does make it into 3.1 😄

Just restating what I said here: https://support.bigpaua.com/t/request-apple-watch-app-for-tracking-without-phone/712

I’d like an Apple Watch app, because I try to only take my phone with me when I really need it (it’s a distraction device otherwise).

Currently you can import GPS data by importing workouts from the Apple Watch workout app, however, it’s not possible to just track my location without doing a workout.

My current workaround is using Baloc, however, I need to manually export the GPX file and manually import it into Arc Timeline

It’d be great if there was an official Arc Timeline Apple Watch app that I could track with, that automatically imports the data into Arc on the iPhone when I’m within bluetooth range of the phone.

Baloc looks cool! I’m going to start experimenting with using it as you suggest. Which will hopefully inform me how best to build an Apple Watch app for Arc.