Garmin Explore™

Published by Garmin International on Oct 15, 2018

Genre: Navigation

Ratings: 3.99

Version: 4.8

Updated: Sep 30, 2025

Downloads: 809

Garmin Explore™ is a navigation app developed by Garmin. Available as a free download, it was updated to v4.80 on September 30, 2025, and currently holds a 3.99 out of 5 rating based on 756 reviews. Before downloading, make sure your device has at least 447 MB of free space and runs Android 16+ or iOS 17.0+.

Explore with a Garmin device

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Description

OFF-GRID NAVIGATION When paired with your compatible Garmin device(1), the Garmin Explore app lets you use your mobile device for outdoor navigation, trip planning, mapping and more — with or without Wi-Fi® connectivity or cellular service.

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Using Garmin Explore™ on PC or Mac

Garmin Explore™ can be played on Windows and macOS using Android emulators such as BlueStacks. Download an APK version and follow our BlueStacks installation guide to get started. For help with downloading or installing APK files, visit our forums.

User Reviews and Ratings

★★★★★ Peace of Mind

Love being able to communicate our adventures with this device. Plus the peace of mind that we can access emergency assistance if ever needed.

★★★★★ Great

Great, very useful very accurate. Highly recommend them.

★★☆☆☆ New and Inferior with Broken Features and Buggy Performance

Every since Garmin deployed the new app it has gotten worse with every new feature. Bugs with routes not loading correctly. Trails and topos not showing up, and most recently their “smart” routing feature that tries to force certain trails in certain directions regardless of where you actually intend to go. Please stop rolling out bug “features” and revisit your core values. Direct routing. Fast loading. Offline usage. Minimal storage space. You can do this. You did in the past. Leave the feat

★★★☆☆ Good Map

Difficult to figure out on different platforms. Ie. iPhone, iPad and Garmin GPS

★★★★★ Must have app

I use it for field work

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