Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2025)
Average customer rating
3.6
(17 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 17 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2025)
Customer Rating
1
Horrible LTE, horrible battery
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: SamProv
I’ll start with the watch as a unit: it’s nice. It’s nice to look at, has good graphics. But, if you bought it for tracking your kid or communicating with your kid, it’s absolutely useless. I have tried to reach out to Garmin, and yes, the watch does have LTE service and it still won’t function. An absolute waste of money. Had I not given these to my kids for Christmas, I would have returned it so fast. Also, the battery: 100% when they leave the house for school at 745am, down to 4% while my kid is walking up
The driveway from the bus. It’s a miracle if it makes it until he gets home. Absolutely horrendous. Each and every time I have tried to contact my child, it doesn’t work. Even when they have LTE coverage. Sometimes, when in the house on WiFi, it doesn’t even work. In terms of practical application, an absolute failure. I am so disappointed.
The driveway from the bus. It’s a miracle if it makes it until he gets home. Absolutely horrendous. Each and every time I have tried to contact my child, it doesn’t work. Even when they have LTE coverage. Sometimes, when in the house on WiFi, it doesn’t even work. In terms of practical application, an absolute failure. I am so disappointed.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Time lag between messages
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: Sel1985
I gave this to my daughter for Christmas and we have had nonstop problems with it. There is a significant lag time, if the messages come through at all.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Quick communication and tracking
on January 9, 2026
Posted by: Momtomom
The watch easily switches to school mode and the chore features my 10 yo loves. We did have to call to learn how to update the software which resolved all issues.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
It's so much better!
on January 9, 2026
Posted by: Rokspea
This is our 3rd Garmin kids watch. We had the small square one, then the bounce now this. It is such an upgrade in every way from the Bounce. Loving the voice calling! The GPS seems better too!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great watch for young athletes
on January 10, 2026
Posted by: Heather B
I am a Garmin user myself, so I wanted to be able to share that love with my young boys. Tracking steps and being able to give points for chores in the app has been very useful. I wish the battery life was a bit longer because getting my kids to take them off to charge the is challenging. There is an additional subscription required to be able to give access to make calls, but I find this feature really handy if dropping your kids off at a play date. The quality is just like the adult Garmin models!
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for kids before a smartphone
on January 12, 2026
Posted by: Dozingtime
This is the perfect product if you are not ready to allow your kid to have a smart phone. My son is 11 and I don't think he is ready for a number of reasons. This bridges the gap to allow us to contact him anytime we need to or for him to contact us. The monthly cost is low and reasonable. Setting up a family network allows for us to stay competitive on steps daily as well as overall activity level. Its great for the whole family.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for our family
on January 16, 2026
Posted by: Hfam26
Got this a gift for our preteen. It’s perfect! Just enough to keep in contact with a busy family life but does not add to screen time. Easy to use and set up. Wish we had gotten it sooner.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Pretty good- give it time
on January 17, 2026
Posted by: BRoote
A few kinks with calling but was easy to set up and link to app. Finding my kids is easy but can’t hear anything on phone in neighborhood but can in public places. Much nicer than Bounce 1 and kids love it. Not phone ready but tweens who want some space but not too much.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin