
53
BU Score
Solid
Smartphone Link
✍️ BU Analytics Review
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Smartphone Link is an Android app from Garmin in the Travel & Local category, currently rated 2.7★ across 17,439 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews — supporters praise core features while critics cite stability/value gaps.
Our BU Score puts it at 53 — Solid (established niche player). For a Travel & Local app, that means established niche player.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below — live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
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💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 4 of 4 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (17,439 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Below-average rating (2.7★)METRIC | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (14y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🗓️ Snapshot Timeline
HISTORYEach bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →🔖 v2.11.11🔄 updated 1y ago📂 Travel & Local💰 Free💎 IAP $0.99 - $39.99 per item🚀 Launched 2012 (14y old)
📝 About this app
Smartphone Link works with select Bluetooth® enabled Garmin navigation devices, including most products from the following product categories:
• Garmin Drive™, Garmin DriveSmart™, Garmin DriveAssist™, Garmin DriveLuxe™ automotive navigators
• Garmin RV and Camper navigators
• zūmo motorcycle navigators
• dēzl truck navigators
• some nüvi automotive navigators (3597/3598/2x17/2x18/2x97/2x98/2x67/2x68/2577)
Check garmin.com/spl for a detailed list of compatible Garmin devices.
Some models require a software update, available at garmin.com/express
Smartphone Link allows you to connect a compatible Garmin navigator and your Android smartphone. Once linked, the compatible Garmin navigator uses your existing mobile data plan<sup>[1]</sup> to share information with your Android smartphone, including contacts, search results, favorite locations, your driving destination, and even your parking spot. With Smartphone Link, your compatible Garmin navigator can also access Garmin Live Services<sup>[2]</sup> for useful, real-time driving information.
What Are Garmin Live Services?
Garmin Live Services provide the most up-to-date “live” information to your Garmin navigator using your existing mobile data plan. There’s no need for an additional data connection. Some services are included when you connect to Smartphone Link. Other services within the app are available through optional paid subscriptions offering premium content and enhanced features. To receive data relevant to your location, Garmin Live Services require your current GPS location be shared with Garmin and Garmin partners.
Included Live Services:
• Address sharing - Send locations and online search results from your phone to your compatible Garmin navigator, and navigate there
• Garmin Live Traffic
Avoid delays and find detours with the best-in-class real-time information. Garmin Live Traffic is updated every minute and receives more than 1,000 messages every update cycle
• Live Parking<sup>[3]</sup>
Save time, and take the stress out of parking. View helpful parking information, including pricing and availability trends for on-street public parking, as you approach your destination.
• Weather - View forecasts and current conditions
• Last Mile - Remembers your parking spot and shows your destination, so you can find your way on foot and back again
Premium Live Services, available for a one-time<sup>[4]</sup> purchase within the app, include:
• photoLive traffic cameras<sup>[2]</sup>
Look up live photos from over 10,000 traffic cameras to see traffic and weather conditions
• Advanced Weather<sup>[2]</sup>
View detailed forecasts, current conditions, and animated radar images, plus receive severe weather alerts
• Dynamic Off-Street Parking<sup>[2]</sup>
Find parking close to your destination, including the number of spots available and current cost
<sup>[1]</sup> Contact your mobile service provider for more information about your service plan’s data and roaming rates.
<sup>[2]</sup> Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Subscriptions required.
<sup>[3]</sup> Parking data is available for most city centers. For coverage details, visit Parkopedia.com.
<sup>[4]</sup> See <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbuy.garmin.com%2Fshop%2Fshop.do%3FpID%3D111441&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1euDzquVSOiL0rI7Ez3LvM">https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=111441</a> for terms, conditions and limitations.
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Smartphone Link offers a variety of live services for your Garmin navigator. To ensure that you can access these services across all your Garmin devices, we use your Google Play Store e-mail address to uniquely identify you. We will not use this e-mail address for any other purpose.
• Garmin Drive™, Garmin DriveSmart™, Garmin DriveAssist™, Garmin DriveLuxe™ automotive navigators
• Garmin RV and Camper navigators
• zūmo motorcycle navigators
• dēzl truck navigators
• some nüvi automotive navigators (3597/3598/2x17/2x18/2x97/2x98/2x67/2x68/2577)
Check garmin.com/spl for a detailed list of compatible Garmin devices.
Some models require a software update, available at garmin.com/express
Smartphone Link allows you to connect a compatible Garmin navigator and your Android smartphone. Once linked, the compatible Garmin navigator uses your existing mobile data plan<sup>[1]</sup> to share information with your Android smartphone, including contacts, search results, favorite locations, your driving destination, and even your parking spot. With Smartphone Link, your compatible Garmin navigator can also access Garmin Live Services<sup>[2]</sup> for useful, real-time driving information.
What Are Garmin Live Services?
Garmin Live Services provide the most up-to-date “live” information to your Garmin navigator using your existing mobile data plan. There’s no need for an additional data connection. Some services are included when you connect to Smartphone Link. Other services within the app are available through optional paid subscriptions offering premium content and enhanced features. To receive data relevant to your location, Garmin Live Services require your current GPS location be shared with Garmin and Garmin partners.
Included Live Services:
• Address sharing - Send locations and online search results from your phone to your compatible Garmin navigator, and navigate there
• Garmin Live Traffic
Avoid delays and find detours with the best-in-class real-time information. Garmin Live Traffic is updated every minute and receives more than 1,000 messages every update cycle
• Live Parking<sup>[3]</sup>
Save time, and take the stress out of parking. View helpful parking information, including pricing and availability trends for on-street public parking, as you approach your destination.
• Weather - View forecasts and current conditions
• Last Mile - Remembers your parking spot and shows your destination, so you can find your way on foot and back again
Premium Live Services, available for a one-time<sup>[4]</sup> purchase within the app, include:
• photoLive traffic cameras<sup>[2]</sup>
Look up live photos from over 10,000 traffic cameras to see traffic and weather conditions
• Advanced Weather<sup>[2]</sup>
View detailed forecasts, current conditions, and animated radar images, plus receive severe weather alerts
• Dynamic Off-Street Parking<sup>[2]</sup>
Find parking close to your destination, including the number of spots available and current cost
<sup>[1]</sup> Contact your mobile service provider for more information about your service plan’s data and roaming rates.
<sup>[2]</sup> Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Subscriptions required.
<sup>[3]</sup> Parking data is available for most city centers. For coverage details, visit Parkopedia.com.
<sup>[4]</sup> See <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbuy.garmin.com%2Fshop%2Fshop.do%3FpID%3D111441&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1euDzquVSOiL0rI7Ez3LvM">https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=111441</a> for terms, conditions and limitations.
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Smartphone Link offers a variety of live services for your Garmin navigator. To ensure that you can access these services across all your Garmin devices, we use your Google Play Store e-mail address to uniquely identify you. We will not use this e-mail address for any other purpose.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Smartphone Link
- Developer
- Garmin
- Bundle ID
- com.garmin.android.apps.phonelink
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel & Local
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- support.garmin.com
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
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- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
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- ML model estimate / mo
- $1.1K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $0.99 - $39.99 per item
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- Not found
- Not found
- GitHub
- Not found
- X followers
- Not found
- Public statements
- Not found
Funding
- Total raised
- Not found
- Last round
- Not found
- Investors
- Not found
- Crunchbase
- Not found
- AngelList
- Not found
Press & Links
- Articles found
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- Listed on
- Not found
- Blog
- Not found
- Press / News
- Not found
Contacts & Socials
- Socials
- Not found
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- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- Not found
- About page
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📈Ratings growth17,439 ratings+21% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (1 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
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