The Best Kids’ Fitness Trackers of 2024

Featuring many of the same features you know and love in a traditional Fitbit, the Fitbit Ace 3 ($80) is a kids’ spinoff of their classic fitness tracker. In addition to a step counter, the watch is swimproof, tracks sleep, and has bedtime reminders and alarms.

Available in two fun color options, the kids’ Fitbit has the option to purchase additional bands so children can customize the watch to their specific tastes.

Like many smartwatches, the Ace 3 comes with an app to track your stats. The app has the option for a parent view and a kid view.

Through the parent view app, parents are able to create family and child accounts through which they can monitor their kids’ activity and view their connections. If parents choose, they can set up a kid view app where kids can track their stats, badges, and clock faces.

In an effort to help kids stay motivated and active, the fitness tracker includes reminders to move and fun incentives like virtual badges, animated clock faces, and personalized avatars.

While our testers enjoyed hitting their goals and keeping track of the stats on their wrist, they noted an account could only be created for one child per watch. In the case of our sibling testers, they were sharing a watch and wished they could have separate accounts.

Additionally, the app was a fun way to keep track of activities, but in order for a kid to monitor all of their activities on their own, they would need to own a cellphone.

While Fitbit’s line of watches all offer different and fun features with a long battery life and a kid-friendly aesthetic, we found the Ace 3 was the best Fitbit watch for kids.

The perfect Fitbit alternative, Biggerfive’s Fitness Tracker ($30) is designed to help kids stay healthy and active. Designed for ages 5+, the waterproof watch is easy to use, has a built-in step tracker, monitors sleep, tracks distance covered, and counts calories burned.

Additionally, the watch includes message and call reminders and an alarm clock through which parents can set up hydration reminders, sedentary reminders, and wake-up/bedtime alerts.

A huge pro of the tracker is that it’s sweatproof, rainproof, splash, and waterproof for bathing, so you don’t have to worry about your kid damaging their watch. The tracker comes in three color options, has a comfortable band, and offers an impressive battery life.

The VeryFitPro app is simple and easy to use, however, you must be in close range to sync the watch to your phone.

The built-in USB makes charging with any USB port a breeze, but it would be nice to include a block for plugging into the wall as well, just in case your child doesn’t have a USB port of their own.

All in all, Biggerfive’s Fitness Tracker has everything you could want in a smartwatch at a fraction of the price when compared to other brands.

Garmin has been in the business of making top-of-the-line fitness and exercise watches for years, and their kids’ Garmin is no exception. While the vívofit jr. 3 ($90) has the features you’d expect in a solid fitness tracker, it also offers a number of interactive experiences to make it kid-friendly.

Available in a number of different fun color options, the watch offers a Marvel, Disney Princess, or classic Garmin band design. Kids then have the option to choose from multiple watch face options to make the watch uniquely their own, which was something they really enjoyed.

Like any good fitness tracker, the waterproof vívofit jr. 3 tracks steps and distance traveled and monitors sleep. Clock features include time/date, automatic daylight saving time, an alarm clock, timer, and stopwatch.

Specific kid activity tracking features include 60-minute activity goals, chores, rewards (coins), task timers, reminder alerts, a challenges app, and an in-case-of-emergency feature.

The app was easy for parents to use, and after the initial setup, our kid testers had no problem working on the watch on their own. Our testers enjoyed the celebration of accomplishing goals, and the variety of games and activities was ideal for a range of ages.

The only downside of using the app for interactive games and features is its additional screen time, which is something many parents try to avoid during playtime. Our testers were on the smaller side and noted that the vívofit jr. 3 ran a little big, despite being in the recommended age range.

Designed specifically with kids in mind, Kurio’s Glow Smartwatch ($19-34) is the perfect activity tracker watch for kids who like to stay busy. More than just a fitness watch, Kurio’s Glow Smartwatch is a Bluetooth-compatible watch that includes an activity tracker, music player, alarm/stopwatch, calculator, and over 20 apps and games.

While the watch is Bluetooth-compatible and is designed to allow texting and messaging between phones and watches, it proved to be difficult with an iPhone.

It was able to connect to Bluetooth and function as a speaker, but texting/calling didn’t work between the devices. Although texting and calling weren’t super necessary for a kids’ watch, it was advertised as a function of the watch.

Available in six color options and with fun glow features, the smartwatch has a very kid-friendly aesthetic. The motion sensor games, glow light games, and dance party options were all easy to use and fun. And the option to play single- or two-player games was a hit.

The Kurio Glow Smartwatch felt like a combination between a video game and a fitness device, which our testers appreciated. The watch was definitely heavier than the other kids’ models we tried, and the screen broke easily. But at such a low price, it wasn’t a total shocker.

The Mgaolo Fitness Tracker ($43) combines a smartwatch and a fitness tracker. Upon seeing the photo on the box, our young tester (8 years old) was ecstatic. She loved the look of it, as it looked a lot like her parent’s GPS watches. 

As she explored the features, she kept finding more and more fun attributes she enjoyed. It tracks 19 different sports (sans GPS) and monitors sleep. It is a stopwatch and can be used as a timer. More “importantly” if the phone it is paired to has the camera open, you can shake the watch to take a photo. That caught the parent’s eye, and they wished their watches did the same! 

Again, with the paired phone, the watch also can control music and get phone notifications. The app has a “Find Watch” button if the watch is misplaced. And reversely, a “Looking for Smartphone” button from the watch for the phone. For older female youth, a “Women’s Health” function is available but only when “female” is selected when setting up the watch.

Parents appreciated that the watch can be started and used without a phone. The parents did finally turn off the Bluetooth connection from their phone to the watch as they were getting weary of the random music their daughter would start playing using the watch. However, it would be a fun feature for kids with their own phone/tablet. 

The screen is bright and can be adjusted within the watch. The touchscreen was responsive and easy to navigate. Our tester’s only con was that the watch band needed to be more soft like other trackers. Although, it didn’t stop her from wearing it non-stop. 

Because the Mgaolo Fitness Tracker can be used with or without a phone, it is an excellent option for a wide age range of kids.

The Amazfit Activity Tracker ($40) has many features, and some are best suited for adults. While it can track 11 activities, it also monitors your stress and measures blood oxygen saturation. Two things that younger children probably don’t necessarily need. But one of the most unique features is that it connects to Alexa from Amazon (through a paired phone/tablet).

Kiddos can ask questions, and the answer will appear on the screen to read or over voice from the paired phone. Parents beware: kids can automatically buy items from the connected Amazon account without approval, which could be a tempting feature for kids. The Amazon connection is optional, however, and can be turned off through the app.

Our tester liked the bright screen, the ability to change the background, and ease of use. When used with most apps turned off, it is a great kid tracker that still tracks heart rate (that can be turned off), and has movement reminders and alarms that can be set from the app.

But most of the features require connections through the phone (Amazon, weather, notifications). The wristband was also too big, even on the smallest setting. I recommend this fitness tracker for older kids and adults looking for a Fitbit alternative.

The Eurans Kids Fitness Tracker ($30) is cute and definitely made for kids. It uses cartoon fonts and icons. No phone is required to start it up, but the app does show all the data in one place and has a Family Account, where you can see multiple tracker’s data.

It tracks steps, heart rate, running, walking, cycling, and has a stopwatch. The kids can set step goals and earn virtual badges when they reach them, a fun and positive way to encourage kiddos to keep moving! It is also waterproof, which is fun for pools or sprinklers. They also can customize the watch face from the app with a photo from the phone or pick a premade display. Our tester loved seeing a photo she took on the tracker screen.

The wristband is soft and is made to fit a variety of child-sized wrists. Our tester liked the different band colors. There are no games on the tracker which is nice depending on what you are looking for. Our tester never asked to see the app as the data was easy to find on the watch.

Our tester’s parents noticed that the pedometer tended to be about 150 steps over or under the average step count when they tested multiple trackers simultaneously.

This is a great basic tracker for younger kids or families wanting to have all the trackers on one app.