Earthmate vVARY

Garmin

About this app

Developer Description

Text and Navigate with inReach

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.

What's New

Support for multiple inReach Plans on your account
Bug fixes and improvements

Version Information

Version: -
Downloads: 500K+
Updated on: Nov 17, 2025
Released: Nov 14, 2011
Requires: Android Varies with device

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Earthmate users say on Google Play

★★★★★

David Akeya

Good helpful device out middle of nowhere up here in Alaska

★★★★

Nigel Hanks

"Something went wrong because this app has a bug." Whats going on? I've been using this in the field for 5 years with no issues, and this year has been a complete outlier. No more custom Preset messages?! Why are you punishing me?! What did I do?! I'm sorry!!

★★★

David McSpaden

The good thing is it makes messaging easier than using an InReach device alone. But I still need a PC to move downloaded maps to the InReach which is inconvenient when traveling. For offline maps on a phone the only advantage this offers over other apps is imagery.

★★

G C

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.

★

Wojtek Rygielski

Very bad design. I only use it for InReach messages. It sometimes work, sometimes not, without any kind of error message. I believe the app expects the phone to be *constantly* connected to the device, in order for messages to be delivered to the phone: If you are temporarily disconnected at the moment the message is received, then you will not see it on your phone. What a weird way to design a messaging app. Pro tip: You can force a resync by unpairing and pairing again.