Choosing the Right Spacetalk Watch: From the Everyday Option to the Most Advanced Model

"Which Spacetalk Watch do I actually need?" is the question we hear most in the lead-up to the sales, especially now there are three tiers to choose from instead of two.

A couple of years ago the choice was simple: there was one watch. Whether you're buying a first watch or upgrading an existing one, here's how the range breaks down, and what actually matters for your kid's age and stage rather than what looks impressive on a spec sheet.

When It's Time for a New Spacetalk Watch

Some families are buying their first Spacetalk Watch this Black Friday. Others already have one that's a year or two old and are wondering whether it's worth upgrading now that a new mid-range model has joined the range.

Both situations come down to the same question: what does your kid actually use day to day, and which tier covers that without paying for features that will sit unused. If the current watch still charges fine and your kid hasn't outgrown its safety features, there's no rush.

Meet the Spacetalk Watch Range

Loop: The Everyday Starting Point

Spacetalk Loop is the everyday entry point, built for first freedoms rather than every feature Spacetalk makes. It covers calling, messaging, location awareness, Places, Routes and SOS on a simpler feature set, which suits a younger kid or a first watch on a tighter budget. Think walking to a friend's house down the street, not long solo trips across town. If you're still weighing up whether your kid is ready for a watch at all, our age-by-age guide is worth reading before you get as far as comparing tiers.

New Spacetalk Watch: The Mid-Range Option

A new mid-range Spacetalk Watch is joining the range for this year's Black Friday sales, sitting between Loop and Adventurer 2 on both features and price. It's the pick for a family that wants more than the everyday basics without going all the way to the flagship, and it comes with 4G HD video calling and a camera as well, alongside the core calling, messaging and location awareness features.

Adventurer 2: The Most Advanced Option

Spacetalk Adventurer 2 is the flagship and currently the #1 kids smartwatch in Australia (GFK Report). It shares 4G HD video calling to Trusted Contacts and a 5MP camera with the new mid-range model, then adds heart rate and step tracking on top of the full Places, Routes, School Mode and SOS feature set.

Which Features Matter Most?

Calling and Messaging

Every watch in the range covers voice calls, SMS and in-app Chat with Trusted Contacts, so a kid can reach the people you've approved without needing a phone. This is the baseline across Loop, the new model and Adventurer 2 alike, and it's usually the feature that gets used most in an ordinary week: a quick call from the school gate, a message to say the bus is running late.

Video Calling and Camera Features

If video calling and a camera matter to your family, both Adventurer 2 and the new mid-range Spacetalk Watch include them — Loop is the only model in the range without video calling or a camera. It's a genuine point of difference if you want to see your kid's face on a call home from school, not just their location. Worth knowing: video calls happen inside your Space with Trusted Contacts only, running for up to two minutes and managed through the app on your side, not an open video chat a kid could start with anyone.

Battery and Everyday Use

Adventurer 2 runs for up to 36 hours of active use and around three days on standby from its 750mAh battery, which in practice means one overnight charge on the cradle covers a full school day comfortably. Battery life is one of the areas where a higher tier tends to trade some runtime for extra features like the camera and video calling, so it's worth checking current specs for the new mid-range model before you decide.

Safety Features and Family Connectivity

Places, Routes, School Mode and SOS run across the whole range through the Spacetalk App, so stepping up a tier is about calling, camera and battery, not about whether your kid stays visible to your Space. That part doesn't change.

What to Consider When Upgrading From an Existing Spacetalk Watch

When a Different Feature Set Makes Sense

An upgrade kids smartwatch decision usually comes down to your kid outgrowing Loop's simpler feature set, wanting video calling, or an older watch nearing the end of its useful life. If none of those apply, there's no rush to move tiers just because a new model exists.

What Carries Over When You Upgrade

Your Space, Trusted Contacts and family settings live in the Spacetalk App, not on the watch itself, so they carry across when you pair a new device. You're not rebuilding your family's setup from scratch.

What May Need to Be Set Up Again

Watch-specific settings like School Mode times, alarms and the watch face background do need to be set up again on the new device, along with pairing it fresh through the app using its QR code. It's a five-minute job, not a rebuild.

What to Do With the Watch You're Replacing

An older Spacetalk Watch in good condition rarely needs to become e-waste. A younger sibling can often use it as their own first watch, or it can be factory reset and passed on, which is worth doing before it leaves your house.

Explore the Latest Spacetalk Watches

There's no single right answer here, only the tier that matches how your kid actually uses a watch day to day. Compare Loop, the new mid-range model and Adventurer 2 side by side before the Black Friday sales end.

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