Earthmate

Good app Maps are great They take forever to download so keep that in mind Wish I could somehow download them from a computer and then put on phone but once you have the maps youre golden Theyre very useful on the trail I wish that the tracking feature measured the distance between one point to the next and then the total distance covered in a trip I understand that this wouldnt be an accurate reading for say windy roads but it gives a good idea for me to look at and see how far Ive gone Better than just using the measurement scale anyways The mph feature is cool              Good app would love if it tracked mileagedistance covered

I had the free version of the Earthmate app synced to my inReach SE and really liked the combination Ive got the app installed on my iPad mini so the maps are a decent size In learning the app I found out that in order to create a waypoint you have to have the upgraded 30 version of the app After contemplating it for a few days and being sold on other additional features of the upgraded app like the world comprehensive map databaseI bought it So far I think I wasted 30 The maps dont seem any more comprehensive or detailed than the free version You can even kind of create your own waypoints with the free version by simply turning on the tracking feature and then turning it off again after it has marked a tracking point You just cant label it like marking a good fishing spot or the likes You also cant creat a waypoint in a different location than where you happen to be at with the free version at least as far as I know anyhow All in all Im not so disappointed that Id ask for my money back but I am disappointed in the map detail and so far it looks like the only feature I will use that isnt on the free version is the ability to label waypoints        I wish Id read these reviews before I bought it

This app paired with my InReach is a gamechanger The new reality that I send and receive text messages ANYWHERE is just starting to sink in And DeLorme made so many smart decisions with this app Like a local cache of the map and simple Bluetooth pairing Bottom lineRIP SPOT                 Remote redefined

This app has been a lifesaver for me A few weeks ago my wife and I are on vacation in another country and the directions that she had printed off end up being wrong We didnt have any cell service we didnt have a map available and we didnt speak their language We were toast We were lost without any idea where to go Now what Thankfully a few weeks earlier I had downloaded this Earthmate app I pulled the app up even without any cell service and my wife who doesnt like using maps or really know how to use one well navigated us easily out of the city through side streets and shortcuts and got us back to where we needed to be without any problems at all Secondly I do a lot of hunting but I normally go by myself and I normally leave the house before my wife is awake With this app I can set up my hunting spots as Waypoints so my wife can see where Im going to be in case of an emergency or if something were to happen My hunts normally take me hiking back to the woods to get to a certain location which would be impossible to explain to my wife Thankfully with this app she can see where I am wherever I go Not only is this an incredibly helpful app but it has the potential to save my life on a hunting trip if I ever have an accident Great work Delorme                 Fantastic app

Ive been a user of DeLorme Street Atlas and older programs for twenty 20 years And have been hoping they would provide such a program for the IOS devices This isnt it Although the maps are good having to use a website to setup a route and not being able to search while using the ipad is a showstopper Add to that the fact it is expensive and also is a subscription service For me Earthmate is unusable and annoying PocketEarth does a better job of what I want and is excellent And no I have no stake whatever in PocketEarth     Very Disappointing

Very disappointed in the lack of capability to search for a location by name or by coordinates Most free mapping software has this feature        No location searching

The app works fairly well Cannot post messages to Facebook using app Please fix Maps working well take up less space           Fair App needs fix for posting to FB

I bought the Delorme Inreach receiver downloaded this app and excitedly started to set it up Unfortunately at that point I discovered two dealbreakers a 1year subscription service is required and you cant cancel the same way you signed up You have to call and presumably go through a salesweasel trying to convince you not to cancel I just want to use this three or four times a year A yearly subscription makes no sense And if I sign up for something on the web I ought to be able to discontinue that service via the web as well Disappointed I returned the Inreach for a full refund and deleted this app        Onerous terms

DO NOT DOWNLOAD this app Its free to download but then you have to purchase the InReach device and you must call them on the phone to cancel and they badger you constantly trying to sell you on keeping the device making the entire process a long and drawnout process Save yourself the time and aggravation PS You have to indicate at least one 1 star to even leave the truth about the application     No Way

Excellent application I always use it when I fly in my airplane and keeps family updated on my whereabouts Also we cruise a lot in the San Juan and Gulf Islands where cell coverage is sketchy or very when roaming in Canada Love that I do not need to rely on cell coverage Truly an essential tool for active folks                 InReach

I use the DeLorme InReach 2way communicator paired with this app and it works very well I believe InReach coupled with the iridium satellite system offers better and more reliable connectivity that found with other systems SPOT for instance My familyfriends can follow my travels via the web site as I drop crumbs and I am confident that I can reach out for help if ever needed Great device for off the beaten track hiking but want the option of communication with the outside I also use another app for navigation ViewRanger and these two apps coupled together provide all I need to go wherever I like with confidence I do also carry a compass and map as backup but have never needed use them The InReach with this app and the ViewRanger app have never failed                 Excellent for communication when out of cell phone range

Use this app to pair with my Inreach Works great and the mapping is very powerful One of the best gps navigation apps out there but the ability to pair with Inreach and send messages is great                 Great for remote communication

Seems to work great so far Pairing is very straight forward and seems to work well with the iPhone Cant wait to try it out in some more remote places in AK                 Been waiting a long time for this

This app pales in comparison to what else is out there Doesnt have good trail database Offline maps are huge file sizes and difficult to figure out how to download and how to tell what you downloaded Not what I would expect from Delormethis is a dog with fleas Gaia gps is 100 times better Put your money towards that instead     Breaks my heart because I love Delorme

I have an iPhone 5c I downloaded Earthmate with the understanding that I have to pair inReach with my device I followed the instruction provided and nothing happened I dont know how to turn off inReach nor does the LED flash Please explain better        Earthmate inReach and pairing

The app works great for me as a SE owner for messaging Cant speak for the explorer features as the software for that model are rather limited compared to gaia gps linked to the inreach with airplane mode In my case the app works perfectly on my iphone 4                 SE owner works as advertised

I dont have much to say I use this app with marine charts and topo maps and my DeLorme inReach device If you buy an inReach you use this app I basically am submitting this review to erase my 1 star review from the last version where they broke the app           Update fixed the map library

This app is made only to work with the Delorme InReach Device sold separately I have the InReach SE Together the app and devise are amazing The InReach SE can be used as a stand alone device not reliant on this app but the app nicely enhances the user experience The reason I purchased the SE was for the world wide connection to emergency rescue for hiking When I compared it to weaker options like the Spot it was simply a FAR better choice for safety When compared to quality Personal Locator Beacons the two way texting was the winning factor for the InReach SE I have two young kids that would never find their way out of the woods if something happened to me This app and device would allow them to easily push an SOS button on the SE or app and their location and a distress message will immediately be received by a global rescue network that will send out a rescue team Cannot imagine taking them into the wilderness without it Why take the risk when I dont have to The app does everything described very well 5 Star Adding in a GPS style trip planner on top of the tracking would be a feature I would like to see in the future Adding integration with the iPhone compass would be a nice feature It seems this could also become a great GPS device with little software work and no additional hardware I would like to be able to enter a destination and simply see a line to follow and a compass direction to point at                 Read the Description

Overall a good app but plenty of room for improvement I like the huge database of maps that can be downloaded for desired regions around the world If you have an inReach Explorer then this doesnt cost extra I also like the Bluetooth connectivity to my inReach as it allows me to message and change settings and synchronize waypoints and contacts So much easier to do this on my iPhone rather than on the inReachs few buttons and small screen Things Id like to see improvement on however are push notifications when a message is received for some reason I dont get notified if the app is in the background As others mentioned the map feature is somewhat limited in the fact that you cant search using coordinates keywords or addresses Instead youd have to navigate the map manually and tap on the landmark that you want to create a waypoint on Also the maps are limited to topo and marine maps I would like to be able to switch to aerial and road views when a data connection is available Most of the things you can do on the inReach you can do in this app EXCEPT for the Trip info resettable odometer timer etc Currently I can only do that on the inReach itself In future releases I would like the app to permit noninReach users to initiate messages to inReach subscribers directly because currently they can only be initiated through the subscribers MapShare webpage which is harder to do on smartphone browsers Overall not a bad app It would be great with the suggestions mentioned above              Room for Improvement

Install went great and after some fiddling we took the Inreach explorer and ipad for a ride The app tracked us on the topo maps very well here in the Sacramento area The main problem was there were no bread crumbs am I missing something Am rating a 2 because this is something we need        Just getting started

Maps lost street names and other features iPad library management is broken Please QA     Update broke maps

I use this device and app in yellowstone and it has performed flawlessly for two years now Why do idiots go hiking without a device and service like this I also love the fact that the device can be used with other third party apps like MotionX GPS I still turn on track datapoints every 1530 mins I keep a back up battery for my iPad and extra AA lithium batteries in my pack at all times A NeverLost for your person                 Great app and device field tested in Yellowstone YNP

Ive also had Delorme products for years Several Topos PN20 40 and 60 and cant believe they would release this uncompleted app No search bar to find POIs or citys or anything searchable Cant create a route within the app Very Very lacking And a yearly subscription of 1495 gets tacked on DO NOT PURCHASE until they upgrade many of its ill thought out non features I will be calling for a refund     Not happy AT ALL

Finally a way to keep my family in touch with me when I fly cross country Application worked well I wish the plans were more affordable Ten bucks per month is affordable but for that I would expect tracking too As it is the system is fine for that occasional message but will use Flight Aware for tracking              Useful and affordable

Downloaded this app to complement the inreach SE GPS device which requires monthly subscription After this update neither the data management or map library function After waiting 20 minutes on hold with customer support I was told there are no known issues with this update and that if Im having a problem I should uninstall and reinstall the app For a rather expensive system this should function better     map data and library not working after update

Like others who have written reviews I was a longtime DeLorme user I even ran a Windows virtual machine on my Mac only to use DeLorme products Once there was something that called itself a standalone IOS mapping app from DeLorme I took the leap Watch out for that last step it was a doozy This is a terrible app You cannot search for something in the app Read that again No search How you can release a mapping app that cant search for a place is beyond me The user interface what there is of it is unfathomable Map display is strange and glitchy It begs the question whether they even handed the app to someone outside of the development team and asked them to try it because if they did I cant imagine they listened to the response I do hope they read the reviews though and get this fixed soon because despite this I still want an actual DeLorme IOS app Just not this one     If you think this is the app for you youre probably wrong

Like other reviewers here I have been using Delorme products hardware and software for many years and have been satisfied Their iPhone app is very lacking though To use the app you are required to purchase a login package thats vaguely defined on their website that turns out to be a yearly subscription at 2995 For this you get maps and terrible routing software that is only web based has no search tool to start your route or find anything Theres no way to start a route besides using a pan and zoom tool This is pretty much 90s technology I have numerous nonsubscription topo apps each with their strengths and weaknesses and all of them much better than this app     Not the quality Delorme usually produces

Ive been playing with my new inReach satellite communicator and I love it Sadly I think the app needs some work First if I turn off my iPhone while a message is sending the message will be sent again when the app is opened again This can be a very expensive issue in turns of either duplicate messages being sent or battery life The second issue is with the social networking feature Unlike MapShare with shows both in your message thread AND your address book Twitter and Facebook only appear in the message threads That means you cant send a new message to both Twitter and Facebook Also sending a message to my spouse a friend MapShare and Twitter would require sending two satellite messages instead of one Otherwise the app is fairly clean and simple The Maps could really use a POI search feature but otherwise the interface is clean and simple           Great service but app needs work

This does everything it claims to except one major thing It does not use the inreach GPS data when the phone is in airplane mode Being able to put the phone in airplane mode with just Bluetooth on would give it much better battery life this is a published feature I have contacted customer support and say they are aware of the problem but still havent fixed it after several months This should be a priority for the company since are not getting what we were told we were paying for Id give it five stars if that part worked but it only get three until then           When will the GPS sharing be fixed

The past 12 years I have worked in remote locations as a guide and photographer from the deepest canyons in the world to the far north polar regions I have used satellite phones Spot devices and PLBspersonal Locater Beacons and now the DeLorme InReach with the Earthmate App The DeLorme paired with the InReach is all I need and it does everything it claims too I can quickly send and receive communication via emails or phone numbers in my phone track my route mark points and lastly but most importantly I can still call for an SOS if needed It is like a phone GPS and Safety beacon all in one In my opinion the Iridium satellite network is much more reliable than the Globalstar that the spot device runs on Loving Earthmate so far                 Staying safe and Connected in the outdoors

This application is DeLormes token effort to enhance the navigation functionality of the InReach products Its poorly executed and buggy and utterly fails to take advantage of the InReachs potential The one and only purpose this application serves is making it somewhat easier to text using an InReach device In this regard it performs well and would be a 5star app if that was all the application was marketed for DeLorme however markets this application as a navigation tool Its no such thing The maps available for download are inferior Dont bother Instead pair your mobile device with the InReach and use the GPS input to power a different mapping application You can even create free geospatial PDF maps and use one of the apps that allows for the display of such maps on your mobile device to create far better background maps than you could ever obtain commercially And due to the accuracy of the InReach GPS signal location services are going to be far more precise than when using the phones internal GPS This is where the InReach truly shines no other device comes close to this level of functionality Unfortunately DeLorme is either unable or unwilling to develop an application that fully utilizes the InReachs potential As an additional consideration each and every waypoint I have synced to the app via the DeLorme website is unusable through the app No matter where the waypoint is located selecting it results in the map displaying the location of Yarmouth Mainethe location of DeLormes headquarters I contacted DeLorme about it they told me resolving this was a key priority for their developers Two months later and Im still waiting for a workable update In sum download this app so you can use the keyboard on your mobile device to type texts Its useless for anything more     Only useful for texts look elsewhere for maps

I also have been a long time DeLorme user When I got an email announcing the Earthmate App I signed up Ive never been able to use it Despite several chat sessions No way to search for addresses and impossible to use Ill probably try to get a refund for my 2999     Not What I Expected

I cant expand a category of maps after going to the data management page It inconveniently crashes Otherwise a solid set of improvements              Nice improvements but crashes in data mgmt

Worked fine on iOS 7        Warning Messaging crashes on iOS 8

No access to data management map library or previously downloaded maps This version is pretty much useless After the price hike on the subscription service and the broken app which sold me on the device I am seriously disappointed with my purchase this last month or so Reconsider if its not too late Oh yeah they also lost my mail in rebate and wont respond to my inquires Now Im really mad     App is Broken CS is Unresponsive

Im actually in shock at how Delorme has ruined their product I have not paid attention to the change to the new map engine until this morning as I get ready for a trip to Costa Rica this week I had the old map loaded which was fine The app update wiped out the old map When I went to restore the map today I find that when zoomed any closer than 100 mile scale everything disappears The new map has no roads no trails no streams and rivers the ocean isnt even blue so you cant tell where the coastline is It has contour linesand thats it It is completely 100 absolutely useless garbage Im stunned at why Delorme has chosen to destroy their business and I am not joking My inReach for smartphones Earthmate was useful for two things communication and offline GPS mapping Period Half of that utility is now gone and its time to start shopping for a replacement Why Delorme Why     Version 2 is a disaster