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About Geocaching
Geocaching is an outdoor game in which people hide containers and publish their coordinates for others to find. The official app and website show a map of geocaches near you, navigate you to one, and let you log the find online after signing the physical logbook.
Getting started requires a free account, created on the website or in the app. A standalone GPS device can be used instead of the phone app. It suits families, walkers and anyone who wants a reason to explore nearby places.
Strengths
- Map of geocaches near your location
- Navigation to each cache from the app
- Also works with standalone GPS devices
Limitations
- Account required to see caches
- Proprietary service run by a single company
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree account and app, with a paid membership available.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Groundspeak
- Platforms
- Android, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application
- Account
- Required
- Best suited for
- People who want an outdoor treasure hunt with GPS navigation
- Categories
- Maps & navigation
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Geocaching
Compare allSoftware that can replace Geocaching for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
c:geo
An open-source Android geocaching app with a live map, cache search and full offline support.
c:geo is a free open-source Android app that works with several geocaching platforms and fully offline, but has no web version and may still need platform accounts.
Locus Map
An outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and geocaching with offline maps and route planning.
Locus Map is an outdoor navigator for Android and iOS that supports geocaching with offline maps and routing, with some features paid and iOS getting a Lite version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
GPSBabel
A free program that converts waypoints, tracks and routes between GPS receivers and mapping software.
OruxMaps
An ad-free outdoor navigation app for Android with online and offline maps, relief and 3D views.
OsmAnd
An open-source offline map and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap, for driving, cycling and hiking.