Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Light Purple - (2025)
Average customer rating
3.8
(33 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 33 reviews
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Star
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Light Purple - (2025)
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
Customer Rating
5
Great Buy
on March 11, 2026
Posted by: Cmvk
We upgraded from the Bounce to the Bounce 2, and I’d say this is definitely the best watch I’ve bought for my son. One of the best features is that it has calling directly from the watch itself, which makes it really convenient. We already had the previous subscription, so transferring it over was quick and easy. Overall, it was a great upgrade and one of the best decisions we’ve made.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch for Active Kids
on March 4, 2026
Posted by: ActiveChild
We purchased the bounce 2 for my daughter who is nine so that she can stay connected even when her busy schedule takes her away from the home. So far we are enjoying the features it did take a few minutes to get it kind of connected but the support team at Garmin was wonderful and within just a few minutes he was able to figure out why it wasn't connecting. We also purchased the LTE service, so far that works pretty well around where we live, but she did go to grandma's house which is a little bit further away from cities and towns and it was a little bit spotty service but still it worked as expected. We are enjoying the features it is a lightweight watch which allows her to wear it all day pretty comfortably. She wears it to forest school to various camps, It allows her to stay connected even when she's not with family So far we are enjoying the features and find the watch to be a great way to allow her to be connected to family without a phone.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin