A Smartwatch Without a Camera
Let your child call and text approved contacts,
without safety-risks like a camera.
Call & Text
Anio can:
- Call parent-approved contacts
- Send text-messages to parent-approved contacts
- Display an analog watch
- Display a digital watch
It’s Safe Because
Anio has:
- No camera
- No internet browsing
- No app installation capability
- No e-mail access
- No games
- No encrypted chats
- No social media
The Minimalist
Anio is one of the cleanest options available if you are looking for a watch that lets your child stay connected and tell the time – without unnecessary distractions.
Additional Features
Anio offers:
- an alarm clock
- GPS location tracking through the parental app
- SOS-alert
- Safe Zones
- a pedometer (currently default, but might be optional in the next model)
- school mode (the display is locked and shows only the time)
How Anio Connects
The watch connects to the mobile network via a standard SIM card and is currently available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Startphone Certification
Anio is Startphone-certified since December 2025.
The Story
Anio was founded in Germany in 2016 by pilots and fathers Michel and Mark. At the time, Michel’s daughter was seven, and he couldn’t find any product on the market that met the standards he wanted for his child.
Anio envision a childhood where children have thoughtful and limited access to smartphones and tablets – an approach that inspired their minimalistic smartwatch for kids.
”Parents should delay children’s entry into round‑the‑clock internet access by giving only basic phones … Let kids get through the most vulnerable period of brain development before connecting them to a firehose of social comparison and algorithmically chosen influencers.”
Jonathan Haidt
Professor, Social Psychologist, and Author