Garmin Jr.™

4.5
10.3K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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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
19 Sept 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
9.56K reviews
Tamara Feist
23 July 2025
I purchased this for my 7 yo to be able to communicate with while at summer camp. We enjoy the location feature - we get notifications when they leave a boundary and when they return. They also enjoy the chore feature and earning coins for rewards. Alarms have helped us build daily routine and structure. The battery life isn't great, lasting only 24 hours, even with recommended battery saving settings. Messages can be delayed and the sound has stopped working requiring a restart to fix
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Heather Kaye Graham
28 August 2025
I don't get notification on the app when my child messages me from her Garmin Bounce watch. All notifications are turned on. I don't even get notified when she does SOS or send help thing. All the notifications are on on my phone as well. Not sure where the issue is coming from, whether this app or the watch itself.
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Prasanth Pendyala (Pendy)
19 September 2025
The app is well built with essential info and easy to explore. My daughter loves the princess for now. But I hope other play modes are also made available once all levels are cleared - yet to find out.
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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