# How to use Bookrise on Apple Watch > Use Bookrise on Apple Watch to check your goals, update your progress and time a reading session, even when your iPhone isn't nearby. Source: https://bookrise.app/help/apple-watch/ · Updated 2026-10-27 Check your reading, log a few pages or time a session from your wrist. Bookrise on Apple Watch keeps your current books, daily goal and reading streak close by. **You'll need:** an Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later, paired with the iPhone you use Bookrise on. ## Install the watch app In Bookrise on your iPhone, open **Settings** → **Apple Watch** to check whether the watch app is installed. To install it: 1. Open the **Watch** app on your iPhone. 2. Scroll down to **Available Apps**. 3. Find **Bookrise** and tap **Install**. ## Check today's reading Open Bookrise on your watch. The **Today** page shows: - Your progress toward today's goal, shown as a ring in pages or minutes. - Your daily streak and how much is left to reach your goal. - The book you read last, with a play button to start a session. Scroll to **Reading** to see your current books and how far you are in each. Tap one to open it. If there are no books yet, open Bookrise on your iPhone and set a book's **Reading Status** to **Reading**. Books are added on your iPhone; the watch shows the ones you're reading. ## Update your progress Open the book on your watch, then choose a quick update or set exactly where you are: - **Add a little at a time.** Tap **+ 10** to add 10 pages. For books tracked by percentage, the quick-add button adds 5%; for audiobooks, it adds 15 minutes. - **Set your place.** Tap **Set Page**, turn the Digital Crown to the page you've reached, then tap **Save**. For percentage books and audiobooks, set the percentage read or minutes listened instead. ## Time a reading session 1. Tap **Start Reading** on a book's page, or the play button on **Today**. 2. Use the pause button whenever you need a break, then resume when you're ready. 3. Tap the stop button when you're done. 4. Turn the Digital Crown to where you stopped and tap **Save Session**. If you don't want to keep the session, choose **Discard Session** instead. You can close the watch app while the timer runs. It returns to the timer when you open it again, and the button on the book shows **Continue Reading**. ### Control a session started on your iPhone If you started a session on your iPhone, **Today** shows **Reading on iPhone** and the elapsed time. Use the pause button to pause or resume it from your wrist. Your iPhone needs to be nearby for these controls to work. ## Read without your iPhone nearby You can still time a session and update your progress when your iPhone is out of range. The book's page shows **Changes will sync when your iPhone is nearby**, and your changes reach Bookrise on your iPhone when the devices connect again. > [!NOTE] > Your watch uses the books and goals it last received from your iPhone. New changes from your iPhone appear when the devices are connected again. ## Add complications to your watch face Complications are the small displays you can add to a watch face. Bookrise has three: - **Currently Reading**: see your book and how far you've read. - **Reading Streak**: check how many days in a row you've read. - **Daily Goal**: follow your progress toward today's goal. To add one: 1. Touch and hold your watch face, then tap **Edit**. 2. Swipe to the complications and tap the spot you'd like to use. 3. Choose **Bookrise** and the complication you want. The options available depend on your watch face. ## FAQ ### Does Bookrise on Apple Watch work without my iPhone nearby? Yes. You can time a session and update your progress on the watch. Your changes reach Bookrise on your iPhone when the two devices are connected again. ### Why does the Bookrise watch app show no books? The watch shows books marked Reading in Bookrise on your iPhone. Change a book's Reading Status to Reading on your iPhone, then open the watch app again while the devices are connected. ### Can I add books on Apple Watch? Add books in Bookrise on your iPhone first. Mark them as Reading to see them on your watch, where you can update progress and time sessions.