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📱 Kids' phones, watches, tablets and speakers · 🛡️ Parental controls and family safety

Xplora X6Play

By Xplora Technologies. Visit Xplora X6Play

Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.

The X6Play is a kids' smartwatch phone from Norway's Xplora for ages 7-11 (the XGO3 covers ages 4-7). A child can call and text approved contacts, send voice messages and press an SOS button, while a parent uses the Guardian app to see location in real time and set safe zones. There is no open internet or social media. It runs on Xplora's own cellular plan.

Our take: Fits parents who want a reachable, trackable child without a smartphone; skip it if the subscription or always-on location bothers you.

The facts
Ages it suits7-11 (XGO3 for 4-7)
What its terms say about ageBought by an adult: you must be 18 or of legal age to order, and by giving the watch to a child you confirm you are their parent or guardian or authorized by them. Xplora says it does not collect children's data without parent permission. (terms)
PricePaid. $169.99 for the watch plus the required Xplora Connect plan at $12 a month or $120 a year (US, Oct 2026).
Works onA device
AccountA parent's account
AdsNone
In-app purchasesNone
The AI in itNo AI.

What's good

  • Calls and texts without a smartphone
  • No internet or social apps
  • Short location and chat retention

Watch for

  • Monthly plan required
  • Constant location tracking
  • Older Xplora watches failed a 2017 security test

Data and privacy

Collects the child's location, device and network IDs, call and text records, and diagnostics. Xplora says location history is deleted after 72 hours and chat history after one month, data is not shared for marketing without opt-in, and it follows COPPA. Read the privacy policy.

Does it work?

No study of current models found. A 2017 Norwegian Consumer Council test of four kids' smartwatches, including an Xplora model, found serious security and privacy flaws; that was an older generation.

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