Best 2025 Garmin Smartwatches for customization options

#1 Garmin Forerunner 970
5.0

Customization options were a clear strength, with settings, touchscreen behavior, sport profiles, data fields, and watch faces described as highly adjustable.

Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy

Cons: battery life, value for money

#2 Garmin fenix 8 Pro
4.8

Customization was a clear strength, with reviewers praising Garmin’s data-field control and flexible connectivity options.

Pros: LTE connectivity, battery life

Cons: value for money, safety features

#3 Garmin Instinct 3
4.8

Customization is strong, especially for watch faces, widgets, data fields, and activity screens.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#4 Garmin Forerunner 570
4.6

Customization was praised for watch-face colors, layouts, widgets, data fields, and Garmin’s flexible display options.

Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#5 Garmin Vivoactive 6
4.6

Customization is strong where reviewed, especially the ability to put more data fields on workout screens.

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: heart rate accuracy, sleep tracking accuracy

#6 Garmin Tactix 8
4.6

Customization options were a strength, covering personalized dashboards, settings, bands, watch layout, and menus.

Pros: battery life, durability

Cons: value for money, band quality

#7 Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED
4.5

Customization was consistently praised, especially around watch faces, data layouts, and hand-related display tricks.

Pros: style and design, flashlight usefulness

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#8 Garmin Venu X1
4.0

Customization was easy for controls and gestures, but watch-face choice was said to be more limited than Apple’s.

Pros: display quality, comfort

Cons: battery life, value for money

#9 Garmin Approach S50
4.0

Customization earned light praise because reviewers liked being able to adjust round settings and score-detail preferences.

Pros: value for money, comfort

Cons: fit, band quality

#10 Garmin Venu 4
4.0

Customization evidence was limited but positive, with focus modes making the watch feel more personalized and adaptable.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, voice assistant quality

#11 Garmin Approach S44
3.8

Customization was mixed: reviewers liked color options, custom targets, and adjustable complexity, but disliked limited notification customization on iPhone.

Pros: display quality, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, coaching features

#12 Garmin Bounce 2
2.7

Glances, contacts, schedules, and appearance can be adjusted, but hardware customization is weak. Fixed band choices and limited protective accessories frustrate some families.

Pros: smartwatch features, safety features

Cons: value for money, call handling