--- title: "Earthmate - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "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" --- # Earthmate — United States > Text and Navigate with inReach ![Earthmate App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/79/73/76/797376dc-10b9-d1cc-1cf0-72155c195b98/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Garmin International](https://apptail.io/developer/garmin-international-Dbc) (United States) **Category:** Navigation **Rating:** 2.7/5 (270 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.delorme.earthmate **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 3.2.2 (released 2026-04-06) **Original Release:** 2012-05-16 **Languages:** English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id519247758) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/united-states) ## Earthmate Description 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. 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. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Don't forget to stop tracking. ¹Access varies by model. ²When used with your compatible smartphone and the Earthmate® app or when used with your compatible inReach-enabled Garmin device. ## Earthmate Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/21/4a/0a/214a0abc-0e47-0cb5-47f7-5971e3d487f5/pr_source.jpg/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/8f/25/cb/8f25cb53-fe9e-34b8-cadc-bfbf0868a3a3/pr_source.jpg/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/1c/d9/cb/1cd9cbfa-6fd5-ffd1-4be2-2b4a27b449f0/pr_source.jpg/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/35/98/5d/35985d15-4dbf-774d-3f01-b8c32b82f769/pr_source.jpg/1242x2688.png) ## Earthmate Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 60 (22%) - 4 stars: 31 (11%) - 3 stars: 41 (15%) - 2 stars: 39 (14%) - 1 stars: 99 (37%) ## Earthmate Reviews in United States ### *---- "Unreliable" Occasionally a message actually comes through 8 + hours later. Inconvenient and non-intuitive apps. Loses connection to the iPhone. Can’t give it a zero rating. Will be deactivated as soon as I get home from this hunting trip to Adak Island. -- SirBigRed, 2024-11-02 ### **--- "So many ways to improve" It astonishes me how Garmin has so many apps with overlapping features. Do I use messenger? This app (Earthmate)? Etc. None of these apps feel like they get any amount of dedicated developer resources; they all feel like half-baked, rushed out, clunky MVPs that never should have been submitted to the App Store. As a user, why can I not add or edit contacts with this app? It syncs with the website, but seemingly can only make that data call in one direction? As big of a brand that Garmin is, the way these apps function and are designed is nothing short of disappointing. Sure, they do work, but there’s SO much room for improvement. These apps feel like they ought to be paired with cheap knock-off devices, yet Garmin makes plenty of devices that costs hundreds of dollars, if not more. It’s clear that Garmin is not putting a priority ($$) on the software quality for the devices they make. That’s just sad considering the devices Garmin makes (and their intended use) and simply infuriating as a user. -- R-Fern, 2024-10-19 ### *---- "Garmin’s new motto, “Money over Safety”" New plans are too expensive. I’ll be switching when my plan comes due. -- Losing Faith2, 2024-09-24 ### *---- "Won’t connect" When I select my inReach Explorer’s ID to connect, the app just goes back a screen. I have to carry around an old Android device to be able to connect to this. -- Mike48543, 2024-07-08 ### *---- "Please fix garmin!" iPhone 15 pro max 2020 trd off road 4Runner factory head unit Issues: garmin has to be re-paired to app every time after a few weeks of no use. Really annoying and the pairing is brutal. CarPlay will say accessory not supported when running Earthmate and make it so the iPhone cant connect with CarPlay. Phone will disconnect and reconnect over and over again. Tried different cables and a separate iPhone without the Earthmate app and my CarPlay is perfectly fine. If isolated this to the app. -- Kdkwndjsk, 2024-04-21 ### *---- "DO NOT UPDATE to 2.12" Latest version cannot use any of your PHONE CONTACTS unless the numbering format begins with “+1”. This prefix WAS NOT required prior to this update. If your contacts do not include this prefix, you will need to either ADD “+1” to all your contact numbers or manually type the number when you want to send a text vi inREACH. Some fool at Garmin did not properly test this. -- Jim_St, 2023-10-18 ### **--- "What are we paying for?" I really want to know how Garmin can charge so much for something that only works half the time if your lucky. What’s the point of putting out an update if you can’t update the device itself. They have so many different apps you have to download just to see where your device falls. So I’m asking garmin WHAT AM I PAYING FOR IF THE THE DEVICE DOESNT DO WHAT ITS SUPPOSED TO? -- CJZ420, 2023-08-01 ### ***-- "Functional enough for emergencies and redundancy" Garmin Explore is a bit clunky sometimes to view and review tracks or other information you might have synced across platforms, but it does serve some purpose and function. It works well enough to use the message system when paired with an InReach. Would love to see smartwatch integration. For example, I often mount the device to my motorcycle to take advantage of the minimal info on it’s screen and give it a good clear view of the sky. I would like to have the option to send an SOS/message via Phone/InReach by a smartwatch app if it were hard to get closer to the motorcycle in an accident to access either my phone, also mounted to the mounted to the motorcycle, or InReach. There are always task specific apps that excel, but Garmin’s range of apps add function to their devices. -- SkatRadioh, 2023-07-20 ### **--- "Great for messages, but map downloads don’t work on iPhone 13. Tried reinstalling." I spent the past hour trying to download maps and still at 0% progress. I tried turning off Wi-Fi, reinstalling the app, trying a different Wi-Fi, etc. nothing worked. Good thing I have GAIA for navigation. -- Jblack417, 2023-06-25 ### *---- "Drops Bluetooth connection" As many others have noted, this once reliable app now constantly says it is disconnected from Bluetooth despite the fact that both my phone and the inreach report a connection. When this happens the app becomes useless. Only fix is to disconnect Bluetooth and then reconnect but that only works sometimes. -- Sky2Sea, 2023-06-11 ### *---- "Doesn’t work" Device paired to phone, subscription extorted, drive and explore apps working. Zumo xt paired as well. This app won’t recognize pairing and says I have no account. Verified this is a big fail. Waste of time. -- d epp, 2023-01-18 ### *---- "Criminally bad." This company should be held accountable for their terrible products and services. People’s lives are at stake and they don’t care that their products and software don’t work at all. I would never in my life but a Garmin product again. -- Pseudotsuga, 2022-12-25 ### **--- "Not Happy" I am going to join the ranks of the disgruntled here. The InReach Mini seems to be a fine piece of hardware. But so far the App and the Explore Garmin Website stink. Its a clunky arrangement to have to use the web based Explore Garmin site to configure messaging in the App and device. But the biggest gripe so far is I cannot log into my Garmin account and the reset password option is not working. Tried two different browsers. Something is really messed up. Just got the InReach. Hope to use it on a trip tomorrow. But can’t fully set it up. If it does not fix , I will probably be returning it. More later. Garmin could do so much better -- SkyPilot675, 2022-10-16 ### ****- "Needs a watch app" This would be even better if I could could text from my Apple Watch when I leave my phone behind. -- jstaelens, 2022-09-09 ### ***** "Works great!!" The earthmate app & in reach worked great. I used it with in on reach on a 6 day rafting trip on the middle fork of the salmon river; deep canyon walls, zero cell service for the entire trip. The only thing that I couldn’t get to work was an alert on my iPhone 13 but the inreach alerts user when a new message is available. -- dunb dunb, 2022-08-16 ### ***** "NOAA CHARTS!" I would have been 100% onboard with getting the mini2, HOWEVER! The removal of NOAA charts was a deal breaker for me. And TBH think I like the older digital compass. I’ll live with the shorter battery, it’s already good enough. If Garmin wants me to go to the mini 2 it should haven’t taken features away from the mini2 -- 98690440109, 2022-07-27 ### ***-- "Can’t edit presets" This app has basic functionality but I agree it needs updating. For example, it should have functionality to update the 3 preset messages without having to go to the website. -- MacMertz, 2022-06-24 ### **--- "Buggy and outdated" This app seems to be buggy, slow and outdated. Syncing with the InReach is frustrating. If I had to work though this during an emergency it would be a scary experience. This is making the InReach seem like a complete waste of money compared to competitors. Too bad I already bought it :( -- Vostok9, 2022-06-09 ### **--- "Good for communication and emergencies, bad for mapping" The app has all sorts of bugs and missing functionality. For instance: * When viewing last track, all the stats (distance, trip time, time moving, speed max, moving average) show “—“ instead of a value. Also, you can’t zoom or pan in this view. * There is no function that I can find to show your current position * doesn’t show tracks of where you’ve been unless you enable that in options. * If you do more->edit, it shows you a view of draggable icons, but there is no way to leave that screen without force quitting the app. * Long delay between when you track with your device and when it shows up in the app. Bottom line is that I’ve switched to Gaia GPS for any time I want to see where I am or where I’ve been on my phone. I have used the app successfully for text messaging when out of cellular range, so it’s not worthless. -- jbarnum, 2022-04-26 ### ***-- "Offline Maps" Suggestion: make it easier to see which maps you already downloaded for offline use. -- vrrm, 2022-03-25 [View all Earthmate reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Earthmate Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Free | Finland | Navigation | #134 | | Top Free | Pakistan | Navigation | #144 | | Top Free | Canada | Navigation | #152 | | Top Free | Israel | Navigation | #176 | | Top Free | Kuwait | Navigation | #190 | | Top Free | New Zealand | Navigation | #199 | | Top Free | Australia | Navigation | #205 | | Top Free | Chile | Navigation | #206 | | Top Free | South Africa | Navigation | #208 | | Top Free | Denmark | Navigation | #235 | | Top Free | United States | Navigation | #236 | | Top Free | Norway | Navigation | #242 | | Top Free | Ecuador | Navigation | #246 | | Top Free | Kazakhstan | Navigation | #260 | | Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Navigation | #281 | | Top Free | Switzerland | Navigation | #300 | | Top Free | Russia | Navigation | #304 | | Top Free | Belgium | Navigation | #385 | | Top Free | United Kingdom | Navigation | #419 | | Top Free | Colombia | Navigation | #439 | | Top Free | Malaysia | Navigation | #441 | | Top Free | Poland | Navigation | #469 | | Top Free | Mexico | Navigation | #487 | | Top Free | Peru | Navigation | #490 | ## Earthmate Discovered Keywords - 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[United States](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/united-states) - [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/canada) - [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/australia) - [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/germany) - [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/italy) - [France](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/france) - [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/united-kingdom) - [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/sweden) - [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/brazil) - [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/russia) - [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/switzerland) - [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/new-zealand) - [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/spain) - [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/finland) - [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/poland) - [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/romania) - [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/taiwan) - [China](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/china) - [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/south-africa) - [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/mexico) - [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/norway) - [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/denmark) - [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/portugal) - [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/japan) - [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/ecuador) - [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/chile) - [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/slovakia) - [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/philippines) - [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/thailand) - [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/iceland) - [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/turkey) - [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/netherlands) - [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/ukraine) - [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/lithuania) - [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/indonesia) - [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/argentina) - [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/hong-kong) - [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/greece) - [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/nepal) - [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/oman) - [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/peru) - [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/pakistan) - [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/qatar) - [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/saudi-arabia) - [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/singapore) - [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/slovenia) - [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/senegal) - [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/tunisia) - [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/uganda) - [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/uzbekistan) - [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/vietnam) - [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/mauritius) - [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/armenia) - [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/austria) - [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/azerbaijan) - [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/belgium) - [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/bulgaria) - [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/bahrain) - [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/brunei) - [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/belarus) - [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/belize) - [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/colombia) - [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/cyprus) - [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/czechia) - [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/dominican-republic) - [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/algeria) - [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/estonia) - [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/egypt) - [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/ghana) - [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/croatia) - [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/hungary) - [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/ireland) - [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/israel) - [India](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/india) - [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/kuwait) - [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/cayman-islands) - [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/kazakhstan) - [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/lebanon) - [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/sri-lanka) - [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/luxembourg) - [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/latvia) - [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/madagascar) - [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/north-macedonia) - [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/mali) - [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/malta) - [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/united-arab-emirates) - [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/malaysia) - [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/namibia) - [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/earthmate-qTR/nigeria) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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