Earthmate

2.4
1.56K reviews
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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
Apr 3, 2026

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

2.4
1.46K reviews
David
May 18, 2026
I am getting a cloudflare rate limit error trying to reactivate my account. What are we even doing? I can't use the newer app apparently. Everyone paying for a subscription is a customer.
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Ron Micjan
October 4, 2020
Oy! Where to start with complaints? First, the inReach won't always send incoming messages to the app, huge problem when the unit is up on the roof of your boat for good reception, but out of hearing range for the message beeps. Many lost messages and no way to sync them up, so you have to keep checking the inReach but then why have an app? On the app your messages are arranged by contact name, on the inReach it's by phone number, gets very confusing when you have comms with multiple people.
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Christian
May 14, 2020
Had no big issues with the app. However when downloading maps, the download can freeze and in order to continue you have to disable your wifi and turn it on again. Incoming messages doesn't pop up instantly in the notifications. Else sending and receiving messages works great. Tracking, weather forcast, managing device settings, sync with garmin account works as they should.
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Bug fixes and improvements