Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2025)
Average customer rating
3.8
(37 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 37 reviews
5 Stars
15
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 - Slate Gray - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Switched from Apple Watch to Bounce2
on August 27, 2026
Posted by: torija88
I moved away from Apple Watch and got the Bounce 2 for my daughter. One the best decisions I made. This watch FOR THIS PURPOSE (kids) is the way to go, more parents should get this for peace of mind and performance for the kids.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch for kids
on August 17, 2026
Posted by: Stra19
We’ve only had a few weeks but it works great. My kid loves it and being able to reach us.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Beautiful but connection is not what I hoped
on August 13, 2026
Posted by: Jessesp
Aesthetically beautiful. However, the connection is terrible. I purchased for my kindergartener to use at school so we would be able to track them. As soon as they enter the school, I can no longer track, refresh, or live track. I might get lucky and it’ll refresh once or twice. I also bought my child “the tile” and I have connection through that gps so it’s not the school. The app is great, the functionality is all there just can’t use it to its full capacity if I can’t locate my child.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Overall good watch
on August 9, 2026
Posted by: Spider10
Text messages do not always get through. Calls are not very clear unless the person is in a really quiet environment. There should be more versatile settings, for example if there is an emergency the kid should be able to call or text even if the watch is in school mode.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great smart watch
on August 3, 2026
Posted by: Momdad
I bought this for my 11 year old daughter so that she can text or call us. I especially wanted it for sports practice and after school if pick up times change. It has been great so far! she is able to use it and its very simple. She likes that it tracks her activities and plays music through amazon music. She wishes it came with new watch bands. I'm still trying to figure out how to change the watch band. I like the app and its simplicity. I wish that when she texts or calls me that a notification would stay on saying "new message" or "unread message".
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
If your child doesn' have this you don't love them
on July 31, 2026
Posted by: Champion1
I bought this to replace my childs Bounce 1. The Bounce 2 is a great upgrade, better design and screen. The calling option is awesome and the improvements and additions it has makes it a super watch to have. My only wish is that the battery lasted longer lime my garmin tactix.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good Battery Life
on July 14, 2026
Posted by: TLane25
Super helpful for having a way to get ahold of my kiddos that doesn't require a phone. It does require you purchase an additional LTE subscription but I have found the services is spotty. When they're on a recognized WiFi we add then it's reliable but outside of that we find it hard to get ahold of them, messages take a long time to send/receive and their location doesn't update very quickly. I have other friends with the watch who say they have the same experience/issues with the connection. The kids love the activity features, games and "pets". It also has a great battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
No LTE
on July 13, 2026
Posted by: Hakansancak
I use this device in turkey and we couldn’t reach lte options because of infrastructre.
You may give other esim options and we can use all functions of watch.
You may give other esim options and we can use all functions of watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin