Best smartwatch for seniors and the elderly
Looking for the best smartwatch for seniors and the elderly? We pick the Samsung Galaxy Watch. It can be a good watch for an older person because it looks like any other watch and shows the time in big numbers. Fall detection is built in too. On its own, though, it has no daily check-in that shows up on your phone once a day, and that's the part Lanturne adds.
Which Galaxy Watch to get
We suggest the Galaxy Watch 7. It's the watch we build and test Lanturne on every day.
- Get the larger size. The 44 mm watch has a bigger screen, so the time is easier to read and the HELP button is easier to find.
- Refurbished is fine. Refurbished Galaxy watches start at $89.
- LTE lets it work away from home. A Galaxy Watch 7 with LTE costs $139 refurbished. With its own mobile plan, the watch stays connected without the phone nearby.
- An older Galaxy Watch works too. Any Galaxy Watch4 or newer runs Wear OS, and so does the Pixel Watch. The full list of watches
Do Android watches have fall detection?
Many do. The Galaxy Watch and the Pixel Watch both have fall detection built in, and Lanturne uses the watch's own fall detection. When the watch detects a fall and nobody cancels it on the watch, your phone gets an alert.
A fall is only one way things go wrong, though. Someone can feel faint and sit down, or not get out of bed, and since there was no fall, no fall alert comes. That's why Lanturne also sends you an alert when something that should happen doesn't, like the daily check-in.
What Lanturne adds to the watch
Here's every alert Lanturne adds, and what happens when one comes in.
Getting started
Here's how to set it up, and what Lanturne costs. The watch isn't included.