Fitbit Google Ace LTE - Kids Smartwatch with Call, Message, GPS, and Activity-Based Games, Ace Pass Data Plan Required - Spicy - Moovin

After reading other reviews and really carefully considering this purchase, we are happy we decided to give it a try.I have had fitbits for over 7 years now, and my husband and I currently each have the fitbit versa 2. I was a little worried the Ace might be too big for my 8yo's wrist, but its actually a great size. It is a little thicker than the versa, but I expect that given its meant to have the housing to be able to use a 4G network.Setting it up was quite easy, and being able to add other family members was great. The app is easy to sync to the phone, and both parents have the app (as well as grandparents for emergency uses). It seems pretty durable, as someone who has knocked the crap out of her Versa 2, I dont really have any concerns for the Ace. I did buy a protective case for it that is really thin and came in a 2 pack, just because things happen and its an 8yo, but I really dont have any concerns about its durability.It is fairly accurate in letting you know when the watch is on or off your kids wrist (came in handy when I was able to figure out why they weren't answering my messages) and gives you a close approximation of where they are via GPS. Did it know that my kid was at a neighbor's house? Yes. Was it so accurate that it knew the moment he crossed the street? No. Once they were further into the neighbors yard, it showed as much, but to expect 100% accuracy is probably just going to let you down. It does at least get you 95% accuracy, so you can make sure they haven't wandered off to somewhere they shouldn't be, and again, lets you know if the watch is on, which could be a useful feature if your kid is prone to trying to sneak.The keyboard on it is incredibly small, again not surprising given its a watch. My kid enjoys it because its like a little spy watch, but mainly uses quick responses or just chooses to call if he needs something more elaborate.So far, we haven't encountered any low signal issues, and we truly live out in the middle of no where (i.e. 20 minutes from the closest town, not even city) and its worked well.However, because it is on 4G and always looking for signal, we've found we can only go 1.5 days before needing to charge the watch. I really dont know how they could make that better, considering phones do the same thing if they dont have signal with a much larger battery. For as small as it is, I'm impressed it lasts that long, with my kiddo turning the screen on every 10 minutes to check step progress and time, lol.Overall, this has been a great purchase for our family and a great alternative to a phone!

I went through a massive endeavor to try to get a watch for my kiddo that could be used on my data plan. In the end, if you want a watch for your child (to track their location and be in communication) you have to buy a kids watch and data plan (apple may be an exception, I didn't look at those because we have android phones). The data plans all run about the same price. The watches vary, and this one is on the high end, but seems to go on sale fairly often. We also paid for the data plan for the year, and received a free watchband for that. Different watchbands have different games (woah tech!) so this was a great deal and balanced out the higher watch cost imo.I have been SO HAPPY with this watch and so has my kid. The location tracking is great, whether the watch is on or off his wrist (which came in handy when we lost it once...we could determine it was at a friend's house rather than at the house diagonal across the street...it's that exact!). There's a school time function that turns notifications off, so I can still message him, but it doesn't buzz and interrupt his day. We can call and text. It works through an app that my husband and I install on our phones, so he can't communicate (and vice versa) with anyone that we don't link up with him. There are games, but they are physical, and he has to complete a certain amount of physical activity in order to play them. There's family challenges too...so we all pitch in steps towards a goal.The only problem I have had with this watch is the replacement screen protectors/bumpers. The one that came with the watch was great and lasted close to a year. He fiddled with it and I think it loosened up...eventually it popped off and we lost it. In the past month since then, he's gone through 4 replacement protectors AND the watchface got scratched when one of them failed. So my only request is to be able to buy original replacement protectors from ACE/Fitbit for this watch.