Garmin Jr.™

4.5
10.3K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

When paired with a compatible Garmin kid’s wearable device, the Garmin Jr.™ app¹ is a parent’s resource for keeping track of kids’ activity² and sleep, managing chores and rewards and encouraging daily activity.

With a compatible LTE-capable device, parents can also stay connected to their kids with texts, voice messages or voice calls to and from the device. They can track their location on the map in the Garmin Jr.™ app, set boundaries and receive alerts related to those boundaries. Your kids will only be able to interact with the people you add to your family in the app.

The Parent Helper
With the Garmin Jr.™ app on their smartphone, parents can:

• Call and receive calls from your child’s compatible Garmin device.*
• Send text and voice messages to your child’s compatible device.*
• Track your child’s location on the map.*
• Get detailed statistics about your child’s activity and sleep.
• Celebrate personal records, including steps and active minutes.
• Assign tasks and chores and reward your kids for a job well done.
• Manage your child’s device settings, including goals, alarms, icons and display.
• Create challenges to encourage the whole family to be more active.
• Connect with other families and compete in multi-family challenges.
• Invite up to nine trusted people to your family.
• Get notified when your child leaves or arrives at a family boundary.*
• Get notified when kids in the family request assistance from their compatible devices.
• Add and organize music on your child’s compatible device.

¹Requires app loaded on parent’s compatible smartphone
²Activity tracking accuracy: http://www.garmin.com.en-us/legal/atdisclaimer
* To use LTE features, an active subscription plan is necessary
Updated on
Sep 19, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity and App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
9.58K reviews
A Google user
January 23, 2019
Love that I can set alarms for my kiddo, and he is enjoying the games. He loves making sure he gets his goal everyday and I love the sleep tracking. I wish I could initiate a sync from the app, instead of having to ask him. Also, I wish it had the ability to send a one word message if in range (like an indoor play area) so he knows it is time to come eat or just check in bevause i havent seen him in a while.
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A Google user
August 5, 2019
UPDATE: it's been 2 years with three kids - If only it would sync more consistently it would be great! Nothing like this app, I looked around and Garmin has it. My kids love it (4, 6 and 8) and check their chores and coins almost every day. As a parent you have to be committed to consistency (duh) or the app isn't worth much. It's what the parents make of it.
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A Google user
January 28, 2019
great watch, app is lacking. bought 2 watches for my kids to track activities and sleep. the watch itself is great. i can easily tell them to do something for a certain amount of time and they can set a timer. the app is really terrible. it is constantly telling us to sync. after a successful sync, and then it says to re-sync. some of the icons do not show up on their watch after several syncs. it seems like the developers are pushed to update without any QA.
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What’s new

Updates and new features:
• Audio message transcriptions and share or download audio messages
• Alerts when a child leaves their current location
• Set up more family boundaries and assign per child
• More do not disturb options during sleep
• New communicator role only has communication privileges

Support for the new LTE-capable Bounce™ 2 smartwatch:
• Call or receive calls from your child’s device
• Add and organize music on the device
• Set assistance contacts
• New activity types