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Anyone bought a kids smart watch like kidsnav...?

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user1471530109 · 02/11/2018 14:33

And got any reviews or suggestions?

My eldest DD is 9 and has asked for a Fitbit or fitness tracker. But in searching I have found these watches that do this, plus have GPS and the function for her to receive texts and calls from a set number of telephone numbers.
Imo she is too young for a phone. But I really like the idea of being able to know where she is and contact her now that she is going out playing on her own (admittedly this has stopped now it's colder etc).

Has anyone bought one and happy with it? I've been looking at a few but kidsnav seem the trendy type she would like (currently not in stock).
Or are they a gimmick and don't work? They don't seem expensive?

Many thanks

OP posts:

Chapp06 · 17/01/2019 20:59

I bought two of these watches for my boys for Christmas. Neither watch now charge. They were holding their charge fine, there were no problems there...they just absolutely refuse to charge at all! Look forward to a reply from Kidsnav to resolve this problem.

alprice · 05/10/2019 13:19

We bought DS a My Gator Watch and it has been absolutely brilliant! He wanted to start walking to school with his mates and asked for a phone, we thought he was too young to have one so bought the watch. The tracking means that I can see that he has arrived at school safely and he can call me and vice versa. We took it to Portugal over the summer too and it worked perfectly - best thing we’ve bought for a long time!

kimothyroll · 10/07/2024 19:16

KiDSnav · 13/11/2018 12:17

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well. This post was alerted to me yesterday so thought it would be great to sign up! NellieBee, please email us if your watch is lasting an hour. There's probably a setting that needs to be changed on your watch (so it doesn't update coordinates every minute and drain the battery).

I understand that there is alot of confusion when it comes to GPS watches, and I understand that there are many sellers of watches that look similar. Please note that our watches are priced well, because we buy in bulk from our manufacturer, and also, we don't use the free Chinese app that all other sellers use. Not only do we source our watches from the leading manufacturer (in the world), we also work closely with the best app development team, and we're able to offer an app (that would normally cost around £30) for free *

We also offer watches for all age groups. The Venture range is the cheapest, and aimed at 2-8 year olds, and most of our other models are aimed at 5-12 year olds.

At this time, we ONLY sell through Kidsnav.com. So please be aware of cheap imitations, should you look for a watch elsewhere.

Our watches are used with a Pay As You Go sim card, so unlike other companies, there is no monthly subscription fee. So you're not being charged for when the watch isn't being used.

Please feel free to drop us an email if you're looking for a GPS watch for your child(ren) and we'll be more than happy to help!

Many thanks

Laura

Subject to change...so if you're reading this post 5 years from now, we may be operating our business differently from when we posted this message

Not sure you'll see this, but I'm coming to this basically 5 years later! (Your app is now free) And I was specifically searching for reviews on you. Your response has actually made my decision for me!

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