Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - InReach GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Red/Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(729 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 729 reviews
5 Stars
413
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
77
2 Stars
47
1 Star
58
Customer Reviews for Garmin - InReach GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Red/Black
Customer Rating
4
Excited!
on October 11, 2023
Posted by: lonefish
Just received my unit, still in the early stages of learning the device! Does seem to have a little difficulty locating satellites even when in an open area and clear skies?
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 19, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Original Mini - purchased Oct 23
on October 8, 2023
Posted by: Mikemay951
I bought this for a trip out of country
So far - limited use but good piece of mind
Got a great deal on original mini
For more regular use 2 may be better
Battery life could be better
So far - limited use but good piece of mind
Got a great deal on original mini
For more regular use 2 may be better
Battery life could be better
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 9, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Extreme lag time
on October 6, 2023
Posted by: Disappointed customer 9
I have had the in reach mini for two years now and am fairly disappointed in its performance. There has always been a several hour lag time in receiving and sending messages even with a very clear view of the sky. This year has been exceptionally worse with some messages not being sent or received at all even after doing the suggested updates. If I were to do it all over again I would look for an alternative with less or no monthly fees.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 9, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Mini. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Tiny device, big relief
on October 5, 2023
Posted by: KeyDav62
I recently used the inreach mini on a 5 day remote camping trip in mountains. The device was reliable and easy to use. It gave a lot of peace of mind to us and the family back home. Great product!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 9, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Not very useful
on October 5, 2023
Posted by: BeaJae
I bought this unit for a month long wilderness trip to keep in touch with family. It worked poorly for the intended purpose. There was a bit of a learning curve at first on how to operate it and it did not pair well with my android phone. I would not receive the messages on my phone unless I restarted my phone for every message. The user interface on the unit itself is very poor at best. I definitely would not rely on trying to message with the unit itself it an emergency situation. You cant even turn the unit off without first scrolling through the menu, and the battery life is way to short and needs a reliable source to recharge with. My friend had an in reach messenger and it worked much better. With technology the way it is right now I would have expected much more, especially in this price point. I was very disappointed.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 9, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Mini. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Works like a Champ
on October 2, 2023
Posted by: Roger W.
I was in the NWT hunting Caribou and sending messages out daily to family in the U.S. I will take this with me on all my hunts from now on.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Garmin, October 2, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Inreach to inreach
on September 30, 2023
Posted by: Hunting family
Use inreach hunting with my daughter she had inreach too could see her location when sending messages
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Garmin, October 2, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
An impressive device with a subpar app and site.
on September 26, 2023
Posted by: alberko
I'm a big fan of Garmin who used its watches from Vivoactive to Fenix 6. I was impressed by both the device and the software infrastructure - both the phone app and the Garmin website.
Inreach Mini was different: it's a wonderful tool, but I had tons of unsolved issues synchronizing my phone's now-retired Earthmate app with the "explorer" site. I can't make tracks and transfer them to the phone and the device, for example.
I understand that Inreach Mini 2 uses a different infrastructure and apps, and that makes me sad.
I contacted Garmin support and got no answers. It appears that they intentionally want people to move to Mini 2.
Inreach Mini was different: it's a wonderful tool, but I had tons of unsolved issues synchronizing my phone's now-retired Earthmate app with the "explorer" site. I can't make tracks and transfer them to the phone and the device, for example.
I understand that Inreach Mini 2 uses a different infrastructure and apps, and that makes me sad.
I contacted Garmin support and got no answers. It appears that they intentionally want people to move to Mini 2.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Garmin, September 26, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin