Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Turquoise - (2025)
Average customer rating
3.8
(32 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 32 reviews
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Star
4
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Bounce 2 GPS Kids Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Turquoise - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Great smart watch
on August 3, 2026
Posted by: girlmom11
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
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
Customer Rating
3
GPS no so good ,the app Garmin jr need improvement
on July 10, 2026
Posted by: Yebas
So far so good the GPS. Is no accurate ( I have the subscription LTE)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features!
on July 5, 2026
Posted by: Jess K
This watch has been perfect for our daughter. It is nice that she can text or call my husband and I.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
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