Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - inReach Mini 3 Plus Compact Satellite Communicator 1.9" Outdoor GPS with Worldwide Maps and Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(60 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 60 reviews
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Star
3
Customer Reviews for Garmin - inReach Mini 3 Plus Compact Satellite Communicator 1.9" Outdoor GPS with Worldwide Maps and Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
Works great
on July 22, 2026
Posted by: Eli1
Works great and is nice and small. Key board interface is a little hard to type on but that’s part of it being compact.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Off Grid Necessity
on July 22, 2026
Posted by: Anonymous
went on a charter and lost an engine about 150 miles offshore. The crew had comms but none of us did. I bought this for the next trip and never lost communication and could share our track with family and friends. Absolute necessity if you are going where there is no cell phone range.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Couild have been so much more
on July 17, 2026
Posted by: hoopster
Good communicator but this device could have been so much more. Needs more route capabilities. A bit disappointing given the cost.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
awesome little unit
on July 15, 2026
Posted by: Billr57
I'm really liking the size and battery life with this mini 3 plus
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Awesome
on July 12, 2026
Posted by: Indian Pursuit
I bought this to have for a long 2 week solo motorcycle ride out west. Kids were worried about me, no coverage in area on phone, etc. They tracked my whole trip. Was great being able to text them through this in areas of no coverage. Also great to know if something did happen i could hit the SOS button too.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great but do not use for primary navigation
on July 9, 2026
Posted by: Saywhaa
Amazing Device with all the major upgrades from the previous models. The only thing I have a gripe with is the navigation. Some of Garmin watches have robust navigation and couldn't see why they couldn't do the same with the in Reach mini 3+ with the price you pay.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Best in class features at expense of battery life
on July 3, 2026
Posted by: Ryan12683
Upgraded from the inReach Explorer. Mini 3+ is still the best option for features and safety, but battery life is significantly worse. Even minimizing the brightness and GPS modes, it lasts a couple days at most, whereas the old Explorer lasted over a week.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great little transceiver
on July 3, 2026
Posted by: Adame
It’s a great product and works very well. Pictures and text messages work great. Tracking features are too notch. The battery is very unimpressive. I can’t envision a scenario where you could possibly get the claimed 14 day 10 minute tracking claim.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin