Garmin Explore™

Explore with a Garmin device

Published by: Garmin
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OFF-GRID NAVIGATION
When paired with your compatible Garmin device, the Garmin Explore app lets you use your mobile device for outdoor navigation, trip planning, mapping and more — with or without Wi-Fi® connectivity or cellular service.

SEARCH TOOL
Easily locate geographic points — such as trailheads or mountain summits — associated with your adventure.

STREAMING MAPS
For pre-trip planning, you can use the Garmin Explore app to stream maps when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range — saving valuable time as well as storage space on your mobile device. Download maps for offline use when venturing outside cellular range.

PAIR, SYNC AND SHARE
With Garmin Explore, you can pair your smartphone or tablet with your compatible Garmin device to sync and share data for off-grid adventures. Use downloadable maps for navigation anywhere.

EASY TRIP PLANNING
Plan your next trip by downloading maps and creating courses. Specify your start and finish points, and automatically create a course you can sync with your compatible Garmin device.

ACTIVITY LIBRARY
Under the Saved tab, review and edit your organized data, including your saved waypoints, tracks, courses and activities. See map thumbnails to easily recognize your trips.

SAVED COLLECTIONS
The collections list allows you to quickly find all data related to any trip — making it easy to sort and locate the course or location you’re looking for.

CLOUD STORAGE
The waypoints, courses and activities you’ve created will automatically sync to your Garmin Explore web account when you’re within cellular or
Wi-Fi range, preserving your activity data with cloud storage. A Garmin account is required for storing your data in the cloud.
What You Get with Garmin Explore
• Unlimited map downloads; access topographic maps, USGS quad sheets and more
• Aerial imagery
• Waypoints, tracking and route navigation
• High-detail GPS trip logging and location sharing
• Unlimited cloud storage of routes, waypoints, tracks, and activities
• Online trip planning
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  • Is Garmin Explore™ free?

    Yes, Garmin Explore™ is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.

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    Garmin Explore™ is free.

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User Rating

2.5 out of 5

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Garmin Explore™ Reviews

Non compatible

Arreeebb on

Pakistan

Doesn’t support my garmin navigator

My review

The big Tuck on

United States

There is some things I love and some things I do not. I wish there was better information on how to use it and not so much having to mess with it to figure it out. I love the texting and being able to let my loved ones fallow me on my adventures.

Great Fun

tomperkins on

United States

This app works like so many adventure type maps should.

Garbage

Whiteguylistener on

United States

Don’t bother. “Connection Timed Out” appears within seconds when pairing. Garmin needs to hire a few Apple engineers to overhaul all their UIs . And they need to internalize the idea that their users are not in Kansas, so software should work without a data connection. C’mon guys…

Dark mode for maps

dramsaym on

United States

Great but need dark mode for maps and ability to edit courses made in the connect app

Garmin Only!!

Cooman:) ! on

United States

Just stick to Garmin, other brands are inferior. I’ve used my inReach mini 2 several times now and it’s incredible. Loving how it works so well with phone to send messages.

One of the worst hiking map apps out there

JMLokitz on

United States

Just finished the JMT and used Garmin Explore along with my InReach for the better part of it. When compared to other trail apps, like AllTrails, Explore completely fails in every category. Not only are the maps low quality — like Windows 98 quality — but unlike the Garmin Messenger app, Explore either has a hard time refreshing or reconnecting to the satellite device, or it simply doesn’t provide any useful updates to its status. It basically failed every time I needed it most. At one point, during a side hike, I simply gave up and used AllTrails with my iPhone’s GPS, sans the InReach. The experience was night and day. Though it definitely drained my phone’s battery much faster, AllTrails exceeded every expectation. For a company that’s been in the GPS and map game for so long, the folks at Garmin have utterly failed at something other, newer companies do so well.

Dark Mode Please

Dark mode1 on

United States

Dark mode for maps etc

great app. great offline mode

walrusmcd on

United States

great app. great offline mode

Good maps, usability could be better

AmbivalentRhino on

United States

* The maps are nice. * Every time I open the app it seems like I have to repair my device. * I should be able to sync and export my activities instead of having doing some really wonky roundabout through Garmin servers to get my local gps tracking off the device. That’s the only reason I got the Mini2 vs the messenger.

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Garmin Explore™ Competitors

Name
PeakFinder
The mountains are calling!
Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping
GPS, Trails, Hiking, Offroad
GPS Tracks
GPS Tracker and Offline Maps
Topo GPS - Topographic maps
gpx route viewer and planner
FarOut Guides
GPS Maps: Hiking Biking Paddle
Topo Maps+
Offline Topographic Maps & GPS
Trailforks: Offline Bike Maps
Routes for MTB, Biking, Hiking
Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps
Hiking, Overlanding, Camping
FATMAP: Ski, Hike & Trail Maps
3D Maps & Outdoor Guides
CalTopo: Backcountry Mapping
Topo Maps, Offline Maps & More

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App Info

Category
Navigation
Publisher
Garmin
Languages
Afrikaans, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Hebrew (modern), Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Recent release
4.0.4 (1 week ago )
Released on
Oct 15, 2018 (6 years ago )
Last Updated
2 hours ago