Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Turquoise - (2025)
Average customer rating
3.8
(35 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 35 reviews
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Star
4
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Turquoise - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Great features!
on June 13, 2026
Posted by: Ggnewshoes
I bought this for my son who loves to explore the outdoors, and allows us to communicate with him and know his location.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Nice watch!
on June 11, 2026
Posted by: Thisisblake
Bought a few weeks ago. It has been working pretty good. My biggest complaint is that messages seem to be delayed, sometimes longer than other times.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Solid kids watch with a few issues
on May 21, 2026
Posted by: Eric458732
The Good - tracking is reasonably accurate while outdoors. Features on the watch are solid for a child, and the access to a very controlled app ecosystem is a plus. Controlled messaging is fantastic for kids. Battery life is pretty good, but if playing music a lot, the battery won't last a full day. If not playing music all day, the battery life is good for a day.
The Bad - Tracking updates are not "live and realtime". There's some delay. So hunting a kiddo down in the neighborhood is still a bit challenging. The message functionality does work well, assuming the child is paying attention to it. Still better than nothing. LTE subscription through Garmin is the only option, I could not activate the device on my cellular plan.
The Ugly - We've had struggles with device pairing and had to pair the watch with a different phone, but then the first phone lost pairing and won't sync. I don't know why I needed to pair the device with a second phone in the first place, but wound up having to fully reset and start from scratch. This needs to be managed better.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Overall happy eighth purchase
on May 14, 2026
Posted by: irocdan92
We bought tune a bounce 2 about a month ago for our son. So far it has met our expectations, there are sometimes a long delay of a couple minutes for locating though. The call and voice message parts have worked great. Our son loves it too, and has used the music function with a thumbs up, but this drains battery faster obviously. We are located in Southern Ontario if anyone is wondering. Overall, it's been a good purchase, and finding a code for 20% off is what helped us go ahead with buying.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Add a way to connect with friends
on April 22, 2026
Posted by: Andrei Warszawa
Guys, I really miss the concept of friends in Garmin Bounce 2. I guess 9 yo kids may have some still. They may want to talk to each other to plan outside activities
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great for tracking, lacking in 2 major places.
on April 14, 2026
Posted by: Father of 2
I don’t understand how a kids watch does not have access to the store for watch faces. Especially the new Pokémon sleep ones. Do you guys not have parents working on the bounce line? Also, ~24 hours lifetime on a kids watch is too short. It should be minimum 48 in case your child forgets to charge it one night.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on March 19, 2026
Posted by: alm3dina
Great upgrade. The call quality is excellent - much better than expected.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great alternative to a smart phone
on March 13, 2026
Posted by: PNWParent
We love this watch. The two way messaging, location tracking, and exercise tracking are everything we need, and make for a great alternative to a smartphone. The V2 model has significantly improved battery life over the first version, which is a big help for us.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin