"Apple Watch requires the presence of an iPhone to run third-party apps. Creation of a third-party app requires two separate bundles: a WatchKit app that runs on Apple Watch and a WatchKit extension that runs on the user’s iPhone. The WatchKit app contains only the storyboards and resource files associated with your app’s user interface. The WatchKit extension contains the code for managing the WatchKit app’s user interface and for responding to user interactions."
On the other hand, the 5000 is a bit inflated. It is more like 1000 apps and 4000 watch faces.
And of course, the race is still very much on. I would think sales numbers will be more important than app counts because they will drive app counts up. In that sense, the "over 400.000 sold" (http://fortune.com/2014/03/20/pebble-sold-400000-smartwatche...) from last march is better news for Pebble than that 1000 apps.
Yes it would be worthwhile for anyone planning on supporting the big 3 "smart" watches to check this product out and the apps for. Simply to see what is popular, what works, what doesn't, and so on.
I do not expect them to have the big numbers of the others, but there should be room for entry level "smart" watch makers. the prices bandied about by Apple and others are simply appalling for a device which is slaved to another for some functions, at these prices it should be a phone on its own
