Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - inReach Messenger 1.08" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(259 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 259 reviews
5 Stars
162
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
15
1 Star
10
Customer Reviews for Garmin - inReach Messenger 1.08" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for what i needed
on February 28, 2026
Posted by: CG183
I love that I can use the garmin to charge my phone, simple satellite communicator.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Didn't realize phone was needed
on January 27, 2026
Posted by: LJed
I bought this for an AZ mountainous motorcycle trip. I use my phone, mounted on the bike, for navigation. There's a risk of going off a cliff and getting separated from my bike. I didn't realize that a link to my phone was necessary for emergency communications I've returned it and hoping that the inReach Mini is what I want. I gave 4 stars because - perhaps - this could have been made clear to me before my online purchase. Otherwise it likely is a wonderful device.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Does what it should
on January 22, 2026
Posted by: John M
I carry this on backcountry or offgrid situations and have not needed it for an emergency but have used it for text communications paired to my phone. Has worked every time, no issues. What else is there to say for a product like this? It works when it needs to.
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
5
Keeps you in contact
on January 17, 2026
Posted by: Jonathan s
Worked great for my western hunts, and back country snow boarding. Easy and quick for check in messages. Being able to type on your phone makes it nice to have actual conversations. I never go into the backcountry without it now.
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
5
Works great and has a long battery life.
on January 3, 2026
Posted by: The Professor
I actually purchased this a year ago to go on my trip through South America and also for flying my powered parachute for safety. Well it's been a year and I am finally using it. I charged it up and had it sitting around the house for about a month and the battery still had a ton of juice left in it. I started my trip and had it on while on the plane from Seattle to Medellin, Colombia and it tracked me all the way there which was awesome! Now that I am in town it has tracked all over where I have walked and taken the metro. It's awesome for family members to see where I am for mine and their security.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good performance
on November 24, 2025
Posted by: #DEF
Good performance. Only criticism is that there's a bit of a delay in the messaging (~ 20min for a message to be sent or received), but perhaps that's to be expected with a satellite-based system. I don't know if others are better. Messaging via the phone app worked great from northern Ontario.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Would recommend
on November 18, 2025
Posted by: Sonrhyze
Easy to use, love it in the back country and on the trail
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great communication/emergency device
on October 30, 2025
Posted by: Rosemary S
I have used the inreach messenger on many extended backcountry trips and it has been just what I need, a simple and compact version of an emergency and communication device. I have only used it with my phone (can imagine this would be quite a pain without pairing it) and have not missed the lack of mapping/nav features, but if either of those are a concern, this may not be the best option. For me, however- perf. Long battery life is a bonus as well. Have not yet used the reverse charge feature, but I bet that will come in handy someday.
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