Earthmate

2.4
1.52K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

Pair your inReach® satellite communication device with the Earthmate® app to get all the features you need to send and receive text messages, navigate and stay connected during your outdoor adventures. It’s perfect for planning, tracking and sharing your trip anywhere around the globe.


This Garmin application lets you access1:
• Unlimited topographic maps that you can cache on your device and store for offline use, including topographic maps and quad sheets
• Aerial imagery
• Hybrid maps
• Waypoints and route navigation
• Tracking and location sharing
• High-detail GPS trip logging
• Unlimited cloud storage of routes, waypoints and tracks
• Online trip planning
• Control and access all the features of your inReach device from the app: send 2-way custom or preset text and email messages, trigger an SOS from anywhere in the world, track your location and more


By pairing your mobile device (via Bluetooth® technology) with inReach, the Earthmate app turns your mobile device into a true satellite communication, GPS navigation and safety tool. To access the 100% global Iridium® satellite network for live tracking and messaging – including SOS capabilities – from the Earthmate app, an inReach device with active satellite subscription is required.

You can plan your adventures from your account on the Garmin Explore™ website, wirelessly sync them to your smartphone or tablet, and then save all your trip data and maps with unlimited cloud storage.

LIVETRACK™
With the use of the LiveTrack™ feature, loved ones can follow your location in real time2 and see data such as distance, time and elevation.

Learn more about inReach devices and technology at www.garmin.com/inreach.


1Access varies by model.
2When used with your compatible smartphone and the Earthmate® app or when used with your compatible inReach-enabled Garmin device.
Updated on
Nov 27, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Personal info
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.5
1.43K reviews
Michael Christian
September 6, 2024
This app is incredibly buggy. It has to be restarted multiple times to view received messages, it does not send messages properly. It constantly tries to find the location of the Garmin even when the device is offline. The Garmin itself works just fine but this app is horrible. I've unfortunately been using it for about two years now and it's only getting worse.
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G C
October 17, 2024
Oct 17/24 What's with the new update every couple of weeks. Do they know what they are doing?!?! This app definitely needs a lot of work. As others have said, the UI is not very intuitive, and there are a number of bugs. I only use it for messaging, and that is buggy too. I normally don't bother to pair my SE to my phone, as the SE works better without this app.
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frog 961
May 30, 2022
This app does not sync your Garmin account trip tracks to the app. When I go to "Tracking" in Earthmate header nothing happens. There should be an option then to change to "show all" or "show date" just like online. Nope. You can go to Settings and try to select Track List, nothing happens. You can go to Total Track, nothing happens. You can sync, nothing happens. You can pair and unpair, nothing happens. You can't move the map in the Tracking section. The entire Tracking section is not working.
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What’s new

Sending Check-ins from the app
inReach and account settings: edit quick texts, email preferences, favorite activities, sms message configuration, position reporting
Manage Contacts
Bugfixes and improvements