Garmin Bounce LTE Kids Activity Tracker In-Depth Review: 2 Months Later!

20 thoughts on “Garmin Bounce LTE Kids Activity Tracker In-Depth Review: 2 Months Later!”

1. thanks for the review. how did you get the picture on the watch face?

2. I am looking for a 13 yo but don't want to go to phone yet. The features on the bounce seem excellent but is it a little too "kiddish"?? any suggestions on alternatives for a teenage group?

3. Can the bounce text thevivo fit jr back and forth

4. Thanks for a thorough walk-through, as always. My 10 year-old daughter has a Vivofit jr.3 now, a jr.2 before that, and I was thinking about a Bounce for the next time, however will probably skip that, since she's happy with the Vivofit jr.3, and has a phone too. Might consider a 'Bounce 2' in 2024-2025 perhaps, or possibly another smartwatch then, with a decent battery lite/charging time…

5. Slow down your delivery, you talk to fast.

6. So you can't actually call them on this watch?

7. My kids have had the watches for two months and they work great. I thought I read that if their friends also had a bounce they could message them too. Do you know how to set this up?

8. no need coins or reward crap

9. i would love to have the option for video call and picture shot, also audio listening. son going to school soon and i am starting to get a little concern about his safety

10. Thanks for the review, much appreciated!

    My kiddo currently has the cheapest ($50) Xplora watch (XGO3), but the software is horrible so I was looking to upgrade. However, I'll have to pass on the Garmin.

    1. No camera (XGO3 has that)
    2. No voice calls (for real!? XGO3 has that)
    3. No ability to add custom messages (such lazy software development)
    4. No ability to add friends regardless of hardware

    This part of the industry has such a long way to go unfortunately.

11. I stopped after hearing a battery life of two days…that's a non-starter for me. Get the Vivofit Jr. 3 with a replaceable battery that will easily last a year or more.

12. This would almost be a perfect fitness tracker for a senior needing added benefit of emergency notices & minimal mini-messages.

13. Not being able to call from a contact without the app, i.e. grandparent from a landline, is a deal breaker. Gizmo2 for the win. Thanks for the review.

14. Thanks for this! You answered literally all of my questions!

15. works it fine for a kid of 4 years old?

16. Seems overly complicated for the age group.

17. Thanks for yet another excellent review!
    Comming from Denmark I would advice AGAINST buying this Garmin Bounce. The battery life, recharge time and a broken screeen 3 days later that cost the same as the watch to fix is a no-go for us (unfortunatly we already bought two).

18. What about emergency calls while in school mode, like 911, unfortunately in the US that is an issue now with schools?

19. @Dcrainmaker do you know if it still allows tracking and calling for help in school mode?

20. Super tolles Video ??? welche Uhren hast Du noch für Kinder als Empfehlung?
    Beste Grüße Nico

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