Besides providing brief respites for mom and dad with their more entertaining and playful features, a kids digital smart watch can actually prove pretty useful and help your kid stay safe. With GPS tracking and features that allow certain phone numbers to call the watch, smartwatches for kids can come in handy when you need them most.
Kids digital smart watch: which is the best?
The kids smartwatch market has certainly exploded since smart devices have taken over the consumer tech space. Here we’ll give a rundown of our best smartwatch for kids in 2018 and 2019. In this article, we’ll compare these two child smartwatches: the VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch DX2 Blue and the iTouch Play Zoom Smartwatch.
Our pick: the VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch is the most durable and best-rated on Amazon, with the most amount of reviews.
VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch DX2 Blue
Pros: Durable, well-reviewed by parents
Cons: Graphics are not wonderful
This kids smartwatch is easily one of the best reviewed and highest rated on Amazon. Of course, the Kidizoom is totally durable, play-proof, sweatproof, water-resistant, and generally should be able to handle just about anything your kid might put it through. And among a ton of other things, the watch itself features:
- 2 cameras for your kid to take selfies, video, and images
- 55 customizable watch faces so your kid can learn how to tell time
- A pedometer with fun sound effects
- A changeable wristband and tons of different, bright, effusive color options
- Downloadable games that integrate with VTech’s Learning Lodge
Parents absolutely rave about this watch. It runs at $69.99 as of September 2019. Check it out on Amazon.
iTouch Play Zoom Smartwatch
Pros: Educational games, stylish
Cons: Complaints of battery life and failing to charge after a relatively short amount of time
The iTouch Play Zoom has the honor of being an Amazon Choice. Take that for what you will. Parents, however, are a bit less enthused about the iTouch, at least when you compare it to the Kidizoom. However, the iTouch Playzoom runs about half the cost of the Kidizoom, which is certainly one of its selling points. Additionally, the watch features:
- Over 15 fun wristband options with patterns such as Tie Dye and starry night
- Exciting games focused on fitness and education
- Customizable backgrounds
- Fun sounds, and the ability to record sounds and play them back
- The ability to add effects to their photos
At $30.99 as of September 2019 and the same basic features as the VTech – but lacking some of the perks kids love – the iTouch is a good lower cost option for your kids first smart watch.