Earthmate

Loses units, login, everything else every time I close the application. This is a total disaster. I’m still paired with the device, but have to log in again every time I use it. This is a hazard. If I go back and forth between my password manager while copying the email address and password, it loses the fields when I come back from my password manager. Useless!!! All my software is up-to-date. Happens with no other applications.

DOES NOT RELIABLY SYNC WITH WEBSITE The website is deliberately designed to make it hard to get support. Sometimes the sync between the website and the app doesn’t work and there is absolutely no support you can get. Even though the Garmin mini is a great device, I’ve stopped recommending it to people due to the difficulty getting customer service.

Most unreliable and takes a long time to get service to load up. As I work in very remote areas and most of the time several kms from each other when we do join up every 6weeks then this is totally a waste of time and money as I can’t depend on it with any confidence at all. Relying on this solely could quite easily result in my death. Suggest look at other options before you even consider this.

Between issues with being able to login at all for extended periods, there’s major issues with this app’s ability to actually mirror the InReach website. Tracking points and whole tracks fail to synchronise rendering the app really only useful for messaging. Also, the newly added dark mode support actively obscures a significant amount of text within the app when enabled.

Marine weather has basic flaws. If you select 4am, it highlites the wrong day. It does not highlife the night as it should, it highlites that day. It is ok if you realise it is a fault in the display but it is a bit disappointing. Also, the current is totally wrong. For instance it may show a current of 17 knots. I’m not sure where the information is coming from but it looks like a decimal point is missing.

There are a number of issues with this app that demonstrate a lack of testing. These issues have peristed for years now. I would give it 4 stars if they fix the problem of the display sleeping while navigating.

Had some issues with the app saying the inReach device is not activated, even though it definitely is as I could send and receive test messages. Had to delete the app and reinstall to fix that one. Also had one crash when hitting messages before un/re-installing the app.

Not sure if there was a bug in the setup process, or I did something wrong. In any case, I could not work out how to connect my phone to the device. It seemed way too complicated. Using the device without the app.

I've used on numerous mountaineering, heliboarding, hiking, camping and hunting trips to track my route, update my website and communicate with loved ones. Paired with an InReach device it gives me the right level of "contactableness" and a backup access to SAR should the worst case scenario happen. Basically I don't go in the back country without it.

This programme is required to enable the more sophisticated functions of the inReach satellite communicator. With Earthmate installed and the inReach paired (Bluetooth) it becomes possible to send and receive SMS in areas where there is no cell phone network. Intuitive interface. Maps for free that can be downloaded for areas that you intend to go are stored on the phone for access when beyond the network. In brief; costs nothing, does the job.