Google Ace LTE - Kids Smartwatch with Call, Message, GPS, and Activity-Based Games, Ace Pass Data Plan Required - Mild - Strange Arcade

My kids and I are already in the google ecosystem, so setup was super easy. A friend of mine had a few problems setting up her account because her son's Gmail account had an issue and she needed to make a new one. It became a hassle for her but as long as the accounts are usable it should be okay. The biggest problem was that she paid for the year membership on the wrong account and that was difficult to get straightened out with customer support. They say the $119/year plan is not refundable, even when it was mistakenly applied to the wrong account. My son LOVES this watch. Like others have said, it's a great way to keep him out of a phone for a few more years while giving us quality tracking and connectivity for calls and texts. This will let us give him more freedom over the summer and in the afternoons while giving us peace of mind about where he is. He also loves the games and step tracking. He's been using it a lot in the first week or so, giving a shorter than expected battery life of just a day. I'm hoping the battery life gets a bit better in the coming weeks, especially as he uses it a bit less. The watch is a good size for the kids, the band is very comfortable and fits well. I like that by getting the year pass, we get another band for free. He's still deciding on what band to get, but we have a couple of months to figure it out. I think it will be the Minecraft one. I like that it comes with a screen protective bumper, but I spent another 10 bucks to buy a screen protector that actually covers the screen. I found several reviews that mentioned scratched lenses and I'd like to avoid that. Overall, I'd say this watch is a good value among it's competitors, even at two years after release. I hope that the battery life gets better, but part of that is just how long the screen is on per day because he is enthralled with the watch. It's a win-win for parents and kids, lots of fun while giving us the tracking and exercise data we are interested in.

Finally, after failing twice with Gizmo watches for my older kids, we found success with this watch for my 3rd child. It is simply the best kid's smartwatch we've owned BY FAR. Pro's: This watch looks great, performs above expectations and my daughter loves it. 1. The sound quality is more than adequate on the other callers end. It's not perfect on the Fitbit end but it's very close when it comes to clarity. 2. The fact that my daughter has to meet certain fitness goals (steps) in order to unlock any game features is such a great idea. She will go out of her way to meet the step goal every day and every month just so she can be earn new games. It's so cool. 3. School mode allows the parents to put the watch in a Do Not Disturb mode during school hours in order to keep them from being distracted but still allowing them to accumulate steps 4. It looks great 5. The touchscreen is responsive and simple to use 6. The texting is easy and convenient. Allowing her to talk to text and also send vocal recordings is awesome. 7. The tracking feature is very accurate Cons: 1. The battery drains pretty quickly. It is of course, affected by how much she uses it, but on average it only lasts around 24 hours. Either way, we bought a charger stand made specially for the device and she easily charges it while she sleeps. 2. I wish we could just simply press once to toggle school mode. Instead you have to go into settings and find it. It won't allow a single call or text go through in this mode. I bet you're thinking "That's what it's supposed to do." You're right, but in an actual emergency while in school mode, she would have no way to reach us and vice versa. I wish there was a simple way to toggle it on both ends. For example, the other day my oldest son dropped my daughter off at her friend's house the other day. Unfortunately, the friends weren't home but my son had already left her there. She's 9, so she freaked out when she realized she was alone. This happened on a snow day so school was cancelled. The watch would not allow my daughter to call us for help. Even though there was no school, the watch was still is school mode. (After crying a while, she's doing great now btw). All of that said, this is well worth the cost!

We were excited to get this for our soon to be 10 year old daughter. She was excited as well when she opened the box and saw it. The hardware is great, the watch software is great, the user interface is great. The setup was super easy on my Samsung phone. I was immediately able to call and text her, as she was able to call and text me. We set up my wife's phone, but we had to tweak her Pixel's permission settings, which was fine since we know how to do that. Sadly, that is where the good ends. Here are the problems, from minor annoyance to outright design failures, which are quite surprising since I expected more from such a major tech company. 1) The grandparents got stuck with the app setup on their phone, as they don't know how to go into settings to allow the proper permissions. They were able to call my Daughter, but she was not able to call them, which is very disappointing as we listed them as emergency contacts. We can fix it, but it shouldn't be difficult. 2) I have a Galaxy Watch 7. If my daughter called me, I would not get a notification on my watch. If she texted me, I would get a notification but could not answer. I use my watch so I don't always need to have my phone with me. However, in order to ensure my daughter can always reach me, I need to have my phone near by at all times. Ridiculous that there is no support for Android Watches to receive or make calls to the Ace LTE. 3) Android Auto support is even worse. While driving, a call or text from my daughter was not sent to Android Auto. Therefore, if my daughter calls while I am driving, I will not know until I check my phone. Again, unbelievable that Fitbit/Google did not anticipate that parents would want to get notifications or calls on their Android Auto screens. 4) My wife's car doesn't have Android Auto, so she connects through Bluetooth. However, her Bluetooth connection would not recognize an incoming call either. 5) We paid for the 50% full year subscription in advance. Be aware that if you purchase a full year upfront, and you find you don't like the Ace LTE experience, you will not be refunded the cost of the subscription. It is truly surprising that this product would be released with all of these connectivity limitations by Google. There are at least 6 other similar products available. While the Ace LTE may have better quality hardware, it seems like the other options have a much better thought out infrastructure plan for their products. The other companies seem to understand their customer needs. Surprising, Google was clueless with their approach for a kid's LTE watch.

I bought two of these watches for my sons (7 & 9). They're at the age where they're old enough to explore the neighborhood with their friends (we have lots of close relatives and kids in a small neighborhood), but not quite ready for the responsibility of a phone. With these watches, I can keep tabs on where they are and they have an easy way to contact me as well. Setup was really easy. I expected it to be a lot more complicated, but I had both set up within maybe 15 minutes. I've also added a handful of family members to their contacts so they get to communicate with them more often too. It only works through the app, but I have not had any issues whatsoever with the app. It works well on my Samsung and, as far as I know, it works just fine on their aunts' iPhones too. Inviting contacts is easy and only requires that the user has a google account. I really like that the kids can also call each other. They've tried out some of the other features of the watches, but honestly, the only parts that matter to me are the GPS and calling. The only downside I've found is that there are occasionally areas where they don't get service--mostly when they're inside a house or building, which is not unlike regular cell service in my area. It's important to remember that *this is NOT a phone.* Even so, I have absolutely no regrets about this purchase. It's so convenient for the boys to just call and let me know where they are and what they're up to that I don't have to stress myself over tracking their every movement. The battle of keeping tabs on my little explorers is basically over. My kids have a little more freedom, a little more responsibility for themselves and their watches, and I have a lot more peace of mind.

Ordered on February 13, 2026, and both my kids (ages 8 and 10) have been using their watches for about 10 days now. So far, the experience has been very positive, both for them and for us as parents. Call quality is clear and reliable. GPS location sometimes takes a minute or requires one or two refreshes to update, but overall it has been dependable. The watch feels highly durable, which is important for kids. Battery life lasts at least 12 hours easily. My kids usually charge it at night or while showering to extend battery life. When I asked my son about the games, he said they’re fun. As a parent, I worry about screen time, but thankfully the games are activity-based kids need to achieve certain movement goals before unlocking them. One big plus is that both of my kids now actively check their step counts and make an effort to stay active. The best feature for us has been the Family Quest in the Fitbit Ace LTE app. Parents can track their own steps too, and when the family collectively hits step goals, rewards are unlocked. It has become a fun family motivator. Another standout feature is Family Chat parents and kids can message each other in one shared space. We use it to share jokes, riddles, funny thoughts, and even small math problems while they’re on the way to school or waiting somewhere. This feature alone has brought us closer as a family. We’ve set school hours in the app, which restrict calls and games during school time a very useful control. There is also an option for Google Wallet, which we haven’t enabled yet. When subscribing to the Fitbit LTE annual plan, we also received a free band (worth $34.99), which was a nice bonus. The watch is advertised as waterproof, though we haven’t fully tested that yet since the kids remove it before showering and haven’t used it in a pool yet. Pros: Clear call quality Reliable GPS (may need occasional refresh) Durable build Activity-based games that promote movement Excellent Family Quest feature Family Chat strengthens communication Good parental controls Peace of mind for parents Cons: GPS can take a minute to update Requires LTE subscription plan Overall, I would definitely recommend this watch for kids. It gives parents peace of mind when children are outside the home, encourages healthy activity habits, and adds a meaningful layer of family interaction.

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!

My 7 year old LOVES this thing. It keeps her active and has the added security of very accurate tracking and the ability for her to call me and text me directly from the watch. Set up was easy and it looks cute. I think for kids between the age of like 7 and 12, this is a far better alternative than a phone.

Purchased this watch last week for my 8 year old boy. I do not want to allow him to have a phone and I want a watch that has both gps and telephone capabilities. This watch is better than some non brand chinese watches that we've already purchased, but still leaves a lot to be desired. The gps loads quickly but often shows the watch to be blocks away from where it really is, and gives a message that the accuracy is low. It also often gives a message that the watch is overheating even when it is inside air conditioned buildings. The battery it doesn't seem to be very long lasting, and there are games that my little boy likes to play that suck battery life even faster. I would like to disable those games but haven't figured out how. Finally, the last negative point is that I can't find an alarm function which I like to use so my little boy knows when he needs to come home or do homework, etc. On the positive side I like that it does not use a sim chip so my son can only call and receive calls from people that are set up in the app. The watch seems to use proprietary google technology to make calls. Every person programmed in the app must have a gmail address. He can also text and make video calls. So far, this functionality seems to be performing well.

Bought this for my daughter and absolutely gutted that it does not work in Canada. Amazon.ca why have it on your platform when it does not work in Canada. Actually ships from the USA.

Es una barbaridad que vendan un articulo que no se puede usar en mexico por que la app del celular ni esta disponible en mexico, Amazon deberia hacer algo

This item doesnt work in the UAE, do not buy if you plan to use it in the MENA region as it is not made for it. I dont understand why Amazon would sell such an item in our region. should be removed or atleast notify the buyers.

CANADIANS: DOES NOT WORK IN CANADA.

الساعه لاتعمل في الامارات. بسبب عدم المقدره على تحميل البرنامج للهاتف. ولا تستطيع استخدام الساعه بدون البرنامج.