Geocaching on the iPhone Source

October 11, 2008 Markdown source

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2title: 'Geocaching on the iPhone'
3date: '2008-10-11'
4published_at: '2008-10-11T08:17:00.003+11:00'
5tags: ['gadgets', 'geocaching', 'gps', 'iphone', 'software']
6author: 'Gavin Jackson'
7excerpt: 'Well, the current state of geocaching apps for the iPhone is a bit thin on the ground at the moment. From what I can tell there are two contenders (both offering very different feature sets): Geopher...'
8updated_at: '2008-10-11T08:40:35.624+11:00'
9legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2008/10/geocaching-on-iphone.html'
10---
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12Well, the current state of geocaching apps for the iPhone is a bit thin on the ground at the moment. From what I can tell there are two contenders (both offering very different feature sets): Geopher Lite ($2.49AU the first geocaching application) - this was the first geocaching application released for the iPhone, it allows you to search for nearby caches based on your current gps co-ordinates.
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14[ http://geopherlite.blogspot.com/](http://geopherlite.blogspot.com/) iGeocacher ($17.99AU the one I ended up buying) - allows you to upload gpx files to perform paperless caching, does not seem to support dynamic (online) searches for nearby caches from geocaching.com - this means you need to set up your quick queries and perform a data load in advance, however it also means that you do not need 3G or wireless Internet access when you are out on the road.
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16[http://www.ayefon.com/geo/index.cfm ](http://www.ayefon.com/geo/index.cfm) Geofinder ($1.19AU) - simply lists the nearby caches in safari.
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18[http://www.whatsoniphone.com/node/2551](http://www.whatsoniphone.com/node/2551)
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20Looks like geocaching.com are ramping up to release an official geocaching app for the iPhone (at a price of $9.95US). However, it will not support the load of gpx files (which for me is the most important feature of a geocaching application).
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22[ http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=465d64e0a32c3583d6d1674a5cb54a22&showtopic;=204713&st;=0&p;=3654012&#entry3654012](http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=465d64e0a32c3583d6d1674a5cb54a22&showtopic=204713&st=0&p=3654012&#entry3654012) I'm sure that we will see more over the next few months!
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---
title: 'Geocaching on the iPhone'
date: '2008-10-11'
published_at: '2008-10-11T08:17:00.003+11:00'
tags: ['gadgets', 'geocaching', 'gps', 'iphone', 'software']
author: 'Gavin Jackson'
excerpt: 'Well, the current state of geocaching apps for the iPhone is a bit thin on the ground at the moment. From what I can tell there are two contenders (both offering very different feature sets): Geopher...'
updated_at: '2008-10-11T08:40:35.624+11:00'
legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2008/10/geocaching-on-iphone.html'
---

Well, the current state of geocaching apps for the iPhone is a bit thin on the ground at the moment. From what I can tell there are two contenders (both offering very different feature sets): Geopher Lite ($2.49AU the first geocaching application) - this was the first geocaching application released for the iPhone, it allows you to search for nearby caches based on your current gps co-ordinates.

[ http://geopherlite.blogspot.com/](http://geopherlite.blogspot.com/) iGeocacher ($17.99AU the one I ended up buying) - allows you to upload gpx files to perform paperless caching, does not seem to support dynamic (online) searches for nearby caches from geocaching.com - this means you need to set up your quick queries and perform a data load in advance, however it also means that you do not need 3G or wireless Internet access when you are out on the road.

[http://www.ayefon.com/geo/index.cfm ](http://www.ayefon.com/geo/index.cfm) Geofinder ($1.19AU) - simply lists the nearby caches in safari.

[http://www.whatsoniphone.com/node/2551](http://www.whatsoniphone.com/node/2551)

Looks like geocaching.com are ramping up to release an official geocaching app for the iPhone (at a price of $9.95US). However, it will not support the load of gpx files (which for me is the most important feature of a geocaching application).

[ http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=465d64e0a32c3583d6d1674a5cb54a22&showtopic;=204713&st;=0&p;=3654012&#entry3654012](http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=465d64e0a32c3583d6d1674a5cb54a22&showtopic=204713&st=0&p=3654012&#entry3654012) I'm sure that we will see more over the next few months!