GizmoWatch alternatives
The Gizmo is a good kids watch-phone. This page is for parents working out whether they are paying for the phone part at all.
Gizmo searches split into two groups: people comparing kids watches, and people who have had one for a year and noticed the line on the bill. This page is mostly for the second group.
The watch is the cheap part
The $10 line never ends
Two years of Gizmo service is $240 on top of the $149.99 watch. Nothing is wrong with that — it is a phone plan — but it is worth seeing written down.
Charging every few days
Verizon lists the GizmoWatch 3 at up to 3.6 days of battery and the GizmoWatch 4 at up to 36 hours. A flat watch reports nothing.
It is tied to Verizon
The service is a Verizon line. Leaving Verizon means dealing with the watch too.
They never actually call
Plenty of families find the calling goes unused after the novelty. If the map is the only screen you open, that is the product you needed.
GizmoWatch 3 compared with Kin One
| Feature | Kin One | Verizon GizmoWatch 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Device price | $129.99 once | $149.99 |
| Monthly service | $0 | $10/month plus taxes and fees |
| Two-year cost before tax | $129.99 | About $389.99 |
| Calling and texting | None | Voice and video calling, texting |
| SOS button | No | Yes |
| Battery | Up to a month on ordinary use | Up to 3.6 days |
Verizon pricing checked on verizon.com, 1 November 2026. Plans and promotions change — confirm before you buy.
- Families who only ever open the map
- Households tired of a per-child line
- Younger kids who do not need to call
- Children who need to reach a parent from their wrist
- Anyone who wants an SOS button
- Families already happy with Verizon Family
Other directions
If the calling gets used, it is doing its job. Nothing here says otherwise.
See the category comparison before picking a brand.
Listed by what they do differently, not ranked.
Find the right tracker for your family
Kin One
Worn as a watch, collar, or lanyard. Not a phone, not a smartwatch, and not a monthly tracking subscription.
Switching from a Gizmo
Is Kin One cheaper than a GizmoWatch?
Over two years, yes — about $129.99 against roughly $389.99 before tax. It also does less. Both of those things are true.
Can my child call me on Kin One?
No. There is no microphone, no speaker and no dialler. If that matters, the Gizmo is the better purchase.
Does Kin One have an SOS button?
No. The Gizmo does. We will not pretend otherwise.
Does Kin need a Verizon account?
No. The SIM is inside and the data is paid for in the purchase.
What does Kin actually do?
Live location, arrive and leave alerts at places you name, on one family map.
- Gizmo Watch 3 — Verizon
- Verizon Family FAQs — Verizon
Two devices, two jobs, two very different bills.
Work out which job you have before you pick the hardware.