Geocaching

Finally! An offical app from Groundspeak!

By: 9h05t

W00t! W00t! Excited about this one! Now time to upgrade to a 3G iphone!

no map access offline?

By: silberz

I would give this map 5 stars however with no possibility to save caches' maps for offline access I am left on the trail with no wifi & no carrier so no map. I guess this makes this app pretty much useless. Half a dozen other apps give the possibility to save maps for offline use: why not this one?

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By: ihniwho

What more could you possibly want than an app straight from the source? Looking forward to the updates as well. Thanks-a-million, Groundspeak!!!

TFTC!

By: darinrmcclure

Beware the muggles!

Average caching app

By: COOP 310

This apps biggest plus is direct access to the groundspeak database, but aside from that can do little more than other geo-apps. Easy to use but no filter for found caches, which is a bit disappointing. I would also like to see a method for logging finds and increasing the amount of search results via a "next page" button.

FTF

By: JasonWilliam

:) Everything I'd hoped for. Perfect for the 'on the go' and 'paperless' cacher. Thanks for the wonderful app Groundspeak!!

WoW!

By: Hot Salami

This is the coolest thing I have ever purchased! I never heard of this whole "GEO" thing, but my friend told me about it and it seemed really interesting. I looked it up on the computer and it looked SO cool! If u like to explore and adventure. Buy this app!! It's worth every penny!

Disappointed, but hopeful

By: TuxedoKMax

I, like many others, have been checking the app store daily while waiting for this app to pop up. This was one of my primary reasons for purchasing an iPhone in the first place. I feel like the many shortcomings present in this initial release have been well documented in the other reviews and on the geocaching forums. What I would like to address is Groundspeak's poor sportsmanship. Geopher lite has been out for months now, with constant updates from the creator and lots of communication from the developer by use of his blog. When he approached Groundspeak about obtaining permission to scrape the coordinates for caches he was constantly given the runaround, until finally Groundspeak amazingly decided to launch their own app. Enter the geocaching forums debate. When the new app was first announced, a discussion thread was opened to talk about the app. Any time a person mentioned ANYTHING about another app the moderators came down very hard on them, saying that this was only the place to talk about Groundspeak's app, nobody elses. As if it had already been released and there was no need to compare it to anything else. I'm all for fair competition and everything, and yes, technically Groundspeak does 'own' the cache info stored on their site. I would be willing to bet however that the majority of members of the geocaching community would feel that the information belonged to the community, and being secretive and possesive of it seems to go against the spirit of geocaching. I have great hopes for this app, including the ability to see pictures posted by the creator of a cache, since these are often vital clues. Fix the problems and start to earn back my respect Groundspeak!

Woo Hoo! It's about time!

By: PokerCop

Love this app. Finally I can cache anytime even when I leave home without my garmin, because my iPhone is ALWAYS with me. Only complaint is the inability to log cache finds. When this is in place, this app will be perfect in my book. Well worth the 10 bucks!!!

Good start, but lacking some key features ...

By: Lasagna329

Well, this is a good start. I like the interface and while I was initially concerned about not being able to load an offline GPX file, the "save" feature allows picking out the few key caches for a planned run where you might be out of range of a signal. But ... the application doesn't use my identity to allow me to filter out those caches which I've already found (how annoying), it doesn't return "members only caches" (how really annoying and as a member, it makes the app unusable for many caches), it doesn't let me tag a cache as found from the field (extremely handy -- like geocache navigator on BB), and it doesn't let me use a GC-code as the center point for a search (I can search for a specific GC, but such a query returns only the one cache from which I need to read the writeup and re-query with the coordinates). Being able to do the latter, let's you easily target an area distant from you and "save" any caches nearby which might be of interest.

Great app for beginners like me!

By: Jinsaku

I'm a newbie geocacher (just been doing it a few days), and this was great for beginners. I do wish there was a way to log your finds *as* you find them, which would make this even more fun, but I'm sure that'll come in an update. Thanks!

Almost there

By: Mr. Hollick

here are some things I cant even imagine they didnt include in the first release like filtering out your hides and finds, I sure dont want to see a list of stuff Ive already found! Or at least there should be a check mark by the listing showing I have found it already. But I think the problem here is it doesnt recognize who you are. Like geopher lite gives you the ability to log in to your geocaching account and it will know who you are.Soon as they add this feature I think this will be the best app ever.

Too COOL

By: motominister

This is great for us paperless folks. My family is actually excited about this app. I sure am glad I read the little bit about forthcoming updates including logging and previous finds exclusion. I can't wait to try it on the 3G model I'l be buying in a few weeks.

Love it!

By: Supermartski

Great app. I am looking forward to the filtering and logging updates. I would really like to see the ability to log in so we can see the Premium Members Only caches.

Almost there

By: cescthefabdu

Could use a couple more add-ons, but other than that this app runs so smoothly. Very nice for finding caches close bye, and FAST. Hopefully hide some caches before it gets too cold.

Love it!

By: blocktek

I had stopped Geocaching lately, but back at it today with the new app. Compass was a little erratic, but between that and the map application, we found the simple cache without too much trouble. Felt a little like cheating using the map app though. Loved being able to list nearby caches while we were out and about! Now I can spontaneously Geocache!

Works great

By: TwoUp

I'm not sure if it's because I'm new to this geocaching thing, but I thought this app worked perfect. Found the caches I wanted then used the map to find it. Also read the descriptions and the logs. I think it's a good app.

Great Application

By: jheyen

Well done application. I like the option that if you use the map feature and go back to the application, it keeps your log page. Haven't used the compass to find a cash, but just walking around a little bit, it seems to work well. The ability to filter finds and log caches will be a nice upgrade.

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By: rodlebod

TNLNSL TFTC

It's here

By: CacheCredit

The Geocaching application I have been waiting for is finally here. I tried many of the other geocaching applications that came before this, but none of them reached the level of elegance and polish that can be found here. This is hands down the best geocaching application available - at any price.

Long awaited app

By: iDaveC

This app is great! It really simplifies the experience for beginners and gives and extra edge for all Geocachers. A great update for this app would be the ability to upload pictures from your iphone about your find. Thanks again!

Thanks Groundspeak!

By: Team Brown Dog

Used the app for four hours of geocaching today. Finally a paperless geocaching solution. Allows you to quicklly check hints and recent logs. Great app, it's all I had hoped it would be however I see it as a partner to my Garmin GPS not a replacement. Mapping function would be better if you didn't have to navigate away from the app to Google Maps. The only problem I have encountered is repeated crashes when I try to view caches I have saved. Definitely worth the price.

Great App, suggestion for next version

By: Reviewer123

Fantastic app! Love the interface.

A good start

By: ColumbusMark

Like everyone else, I've been anticpating this app ever since Groundspeak put it up on their website. And finally, I saw it was ready for download. I use the iPod Touch so I didn't know if it would do much for me or not. But it does enable me to look up caches anywhere I have WiFi, but then again--I could just use the Touch to go onto geocaching.com and get the same info. However, this downloads all the most important info into the Touch so you can go paperless. Just remember to "save" before turning it off so that it's still there when you're out of WiFi range. So all in all--I think this is well worth the price. And like everyone else, I'll be looking forward to future upgrades.

Extremely Disappointing

By: Bama Cacher

I was eagerly awaiting this app and downloaded as soon as I could. I was immediately struck by all the things the app can't do. You can't filter out your previous finds. You can't log your finds in the field. You can't use it to plan trips. Geopher lite is much more powerful than this app. The only disadvantage to Geopher is that you have to manually enter the coordinates, but that is because of the restrictions that Groundspeak has placed on that developer.

Absolutely the Best App in the Store

By: ljmjag

This is the killer app. The one that finally makes geocaching available to the masses. Simple, intuitive and shows that a ton of work must have gone into development. If you have never geocached, it is one of the best hobbies that you can participate in with your family. All around you - in every state and around the world, people have hidden treasures for you to hunt, find, log - take a prize and leave one for the next person to find. There are thousands upon thousands of them - but they are hidden from sight. This application lets you participate in on one of the best kept secret unknown hobbies. Not only that, but since you have already bought the phone, the hobby is super inexpensive. Just remember to be discreet and not let the muggles catch you - don't want to ruin the treasures for all of us seekers. I would pay $30 for this application and still not complain for all the hours of entertainment that is now available for my family simply by carrying around my phone.

Nice start, but needs more

By: Jpons

Glad to see this application finally show up on the App Store. It is a good start, but it is missing some pretty critical features. For me personally, I would like to see these thre things added for the next revision:

Impressed & Optimistic

By: AmbBra

First off. Great job Groundspeak, you've built a solid app. I look forward to your updates. A few definites I would like to see in the first update would be: - The filters everyone else has been talking about on the cache search. - Logging the find directly from my iPhone. Other than that. Think u done a wonderful job. I was already using Safari & Google Maps to go paperless. This is a big help with the save feature. As for everyone talking about fair play and sharing. Yes the community does place the data on geocaching.com but do you think all that bandwidth and web server functionality is free? I don't blame Groundspeak one bit for wanting to maintain a competitive edge over the competition by not sharing data on THEIR servers. For those that say they have lost respect for Groundspeak about this. You've obviously never owned your own business. It's competitive enough without giving your competition a leg up on you. Just my 2 cents worth.

Way cool! Worth the price

By: bluemarlinchef24

I've been waiting for Groundspeak to get into the iPhone Apps biz. A solid Geocaching App that works well and integrates the geocaching.com site listings nicely. Very simple and easy to use interface. I just wish the iPhone 3G GPS would be more accurate and faster when using a compass. Other than that this App is very nice and fun! Oh yeah! I just sold my Garmin Colorado and will use this App with my iPhone 3G to go geocaching. It is well worth the $9.99 so step up, Get Lost and start caching!