Best Kids Smartwatch on Reddit

"I just got my 11 y/o twins Ticktalk watches. It seemed the best option of the watches and it's inexpensive — like $150/watch and (at cheapest) $10/line/month, no contract. I use the app to add kids contacts, like friends and grandparents. They can phone and video call, message, and SMS. I got a message this morning from 1 kid to have a good day at work."

"My kids was around that age too, and I tried a few kids' watches. For us, TickTalk 5 worked best — it lets the kids call and text, the GPS is accurate, and it doesn't have a bunch of games or browsers to distract them."

"I have sole custody of my son (5yo) and he recently went on a vacation with his dad. I bought him a GPS watch he could call me on whenever he felt he needed me. The watch we used is called TickTalk — it worked great for us and helped me keep calm knowing he could reach me no matter what. You can disable the 'power off' on parental controls so the watch cant be shut off."

"My daughter has had a TickTalk watch for a few years. $10/mo cellular plan and she can make and take calls and messages (only from people we approve). Also has GPS tracking and some other neat features. Perfect because we can call her, it's really hard to lose or break, and it isn't a phone."

"We have a Ticktalk watch we've been happy with. Nothing terribly good or bad about it. We like that it doesn't have games."

"I would get a TickTalk watch (or similar) and add him to your cellular plan. That way, your ex can't ever claim your son is out of minutes. Bonus: these watches come with a GPS and fitness tracker."

"My neighborhood is so different — we have little packs of 8 yr olds biking around to whoever's house. At least one of them has a smart watch where their location can be tracked and they can call an adult. (My son is an 8 yr old doing this too, has a Ticktalk 4 watch and a mountain bike)."

"I ended up purchasing the ticktalk 5 watch. You can buy it unlocked with no SIM. Once I got to Italy we purchased a SIM card from Iliad and they have worked perfectly. This has allowed us to give the kids more freedom and allow them to run around without worrying about them getting lost."

"I love the ticktalk watch because in addition to the standard talk/text/video/GPS functions it also has a forced call function where you can listen in. This just helps me feel better knowing even if they don't pick up I can still hear what's going on to know if they're safe."

"I bought a TickTalk 5 for my daughter as a birthday present. This watch supports HD video calls and voice calls, you can check it out too."

"It does work. I tried the trial plan when my daughter first got her watch. It operates like any phone that can take a SIM rather than an actual smart watch. Also, I think they're unlocked and the T-Mobile vs ATT versions just differ in the SIM card they are shipped with."

"We switched my kid over to a Samsung watch from TickTalk right after... it has been three days and on school mode it is dead before he even gets to lunch. Complete waste. I am so frustrated with the battery drain." (Switched away from TickTalk — now regretting it.)