TickPlay – Watch Music Player
Offline music, FLAC & lyrics
Only for Watch
$9.99
Apple Watch
TickPlay is a standalone music player for Apple Watch. Take your music with you. Transfer local audio and play it offline. FLAC and synced LRC lyrics — no phone needed.
TickPlay is a standalone music player for Apple Watch, designed for people who want their own music close at hand.
Transfer your local audio and video files to your watch over Wi-Fi, then listen offline without keeping your phone with you.
KEY FEATURES
• Offline music playback
Play your local music directly on your watch after transferring your files.
• FLAC and lossless audio
Enjoy high-quality local playback with support for popular audio formats including FLAC, MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, OGG and Opus.
• Lyrics on your wrist
Display synchronized LRC lyrics while listening.
• Playlists and queue
Build a playback queue, repeat tracks, shuffle your music, and control playback directly from your watch.
• Background playback
Keep your music playing while you focus on your workout, walk, commute, or other activities.
• Local Wi-Fi transfer
Transfer files to your watch through a local network without relying on cloud storage.
• Video playback
Keep compatible local video files on your watch for playback when you need them.
DESIGNED FOR OFFLINE LISTENING
TickPlay is built around local playback. Transfer the files you want, leave your phone behind, and keep your music with you.
SUPPORTED FORMATS
Audio: FLAC, MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, OGG and Opus. Video: MP4, MOV. Lyrics: LRC.
Your music stays on your watch: no account, no cloud and no streaming service required to play your own files.
• Keep the watch and the computer on the same Wi-Fi network before starting a transfer.
• Lyrics load automatically from a .lrc file with the same name as the track.
• Long-press the speed button to pick a rate; the last choice becomes the default.
• The Download screen browses one remote folder at a time, so you can select everything in it and pull it all down in one pass.
• A transfer that drops out leaves finished files intact; scan again and only the missing ones come down.
• Tap the album artwork during playback to open full-screen scrolling lyrics.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Formats: Audio: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and M4B play natively. FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA and APE are decoded by the built-in engine. Video: MP4, M4V, MOV and 3GP. Files in other containers can be transferred and stored, but will not play.
Lyrics: LRC timed lyrics load automatically from a file with the same name as the track. Full-screen scrolling with the current line centred and highlighted. UTF-8 and GB18030 encodings.
Transfer: Local Wi-Fi transfer from a Mac or PC over HTTP. No cable, no USB, no iTunes, no cloud, no companion app. The computer needs nothing installed beyond a file server; python3 -m http.server is enough. Downloads are integrity-checked and filed automatically into audio and video.
Playback: Background audio keeps playing after you leave the app or lower your wrist. Playlist loop, shuffle and repeat-one. Variable speed from 0.5x to 2.0x with a long-press picker. Resume from the exact position you stopped at. Full-screen video, then back to audio without a restart.
Controls: Digital Crown seeking with a live progress bar. Plus or minus 15 second skip buttons. Tap the artwork for lyrics; tap the screen for full-screen video. A dedicated volume screen driven by the crown. Swipe between the four tabs.
Storage: On-watch storage with a quota of 500 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB. Automatic cleanup after playback and manual cache clearing. Every file is integrity-checked on arrival and flagged if it is incomplete.
System: Apple Watch Ultra 3, Ultra 2, Ultra, Series 11, Series 10, Series 9, Series 8, Series 7, Series 6, Series 5, Series 4 and SE. watchOS 10 or later. Transfer source: macOS, Windows or Linux with any HTTP file server.
Privacy: No account, no sign-in, no advertising, no analytics, no tracking and no third-party SDKs. Media is stored on the watch and never uploaded. Network access is used only for the transfer you start yourself.
TickPlay — your music, on your wrist. Everything stays on your watch: no uploads, no tracking, no ads.
Also supported: mp3,m4a,mp4,aac,wav,mov
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Information
- Seller
- 章毅 许
- Size
- 6 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2026 TickPlay. All rights reserved.

