iCaching 4+

Your geocache organiser

Marius de Reus

    • 4.3 • 15 Ratings
    • $14.99

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Description

iCaching is your geocache buddy from cherry picking the best geocaches, managing mystery caches, transferring to your GPS up until logging your finds.

iCaching is an indispensable tool for geocachers with a Mac. Import, organize, manage, explore and export your geocaches with iCaching. A native, fast Mac App!

====== Import ======
Import GPX- or LOC-files using the import button, or drag and drop them into iCaching.
Import Pocket Queries directly from Geocaching from the Pocket Query window. iCaching also notifies you when new PQs are ready for download.
Each Pocket Query will be imported into it's own folder.
iCaching also supports the Geocaching Live API. You can query geocaches from Geocaching using all kinds of filters.

====== Organize, manage and explore ======
Explore your geocache library with the special 'Library'-folders. View your finds, favorited caches and so on. Sort on all properties of the caches.

You can easily add folders and organize your geocaches with drag and drop. Each cache has only one instance in the database.

Your bookmark lists from Geocaching will be shown as special folders in iCaching. You can manage the lists with drag and drop and they will sync with your geocaching account. This way you can prepare a list to use on your mobile.

The tabs under the geocache list show the different aspects of the selected geocache. The Info tab shows the metadata. In this tab you can also add your own note, corrected coordinates, like or dislike a cache and add or remove Favorites.
The description tab shows the offline description. The Webpage tab shows the geocache page on Geoaching.com.
The additional waypoints (for multi's) are show on the waypoints tab, with descriptions and a map.
Logs are shown on the logs-tab. Every time you import a new version of the same geocache, new logs are added to the loglist.
The last tab shows the Images that are related to the cache. You can easily export them to Garmin devices for reference 'in the field'.'

The Map window displays geocache(s) and additional waypoints on a map. This map is interactive; select caches or waypoints on the map to view their properties in iCaching and vice-versa. You can switch between map types, including Open Street Maps.

An extended search window helps you to sort out caches by all properties of the cache. You can save your filter as a Smart Folder, for later use.

iCaching can contain multiple home- or centerlocations and calculates distance and bearing from there for all geocaches on the fly.

====== Export ======
iCaching can export to GPX, GGZ, CSV and to a lot of other file-formats
You can also export directly to a whole list of GPS-devices (Garmin, Magellan, DeLorme), including paperless devices like e.g. Garmins Oregon series.

====== Logging ======
After a cache trip, easily log your finds with iCaching. You can read the visits file from your paperless GPS or you can download your draft logs from geocaching. So you can use the mobile app to register your finds on the way and then write a nice log at home in iCaching.
iCaching also provides the ability to log Travelbugs and to add pictures to your logs.

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To make usage of the entire range of iCaching functionalities you need a premium membership at geocaching.

If you have feature-wishes or discovered something that doesn't work as expected, please contact us! You'll always get a response.
And of course: if you like iCaching, recommend it with a review!

In short, happy caching with iCaching!

What’s New

Version 10.6.4

Version 10.6.4 (January 2024)
Fixed:
- iCaching became unresponsive after publishing a log with an image
- Several small bug fixes

Version 10.6.3 (November 2023)
Fixed:
- Crash on macOS 10.13

Version 10.6.2 (October 2023)
Fixed:
- Possible crash in Log window
- Crash of Info tab on macOS 10.13

Version 10.6.1 (October 2023)
- New: it is now possible to load a route GPX and show this as an overlay on the map
- Fixed: the setting to ‘ping’ when operations finish didn’t work correctly.

Version 10.6 (May 2023)
- The geocache attribute icons were often incorrectly displayed with the red cross overlay, this is now fixed
- Removed the GCVote support because GCVote has (more or less) been shut down.

Version 10.4 (June 2022)
Added Czech localisation.

Version 10.2 (May 2022)
Unfortunately the export to GGZ didn’t work anymore with the latest macOS release, because it was using a Python script under the hood, and Python is no longer bundled with the OS.
To fix this issue, the export is now completely done in native application code. So as a bonus it is even faster now!

Version 10.1 (Feb 2022)
Improved:
- Better sorting of the cache list.
Fixed:
- User waypoints could be deleted on update via Pocket Query

Version 10.0.1 (Oct 2021)
Fixed: Login to API didn't work anymore due to changes by Groundspeak

Version 10.0 (Sept 2021)
iCaching will now show your Bookmark Lists directly in the folder browser. It will automatically synchronise added and deleted lists and adding or removing geocaches to or from the lists with other Geocaching apps. This enables completely new workflows. For instance, now you can pick the geocaches you want to visit and make a Bookmark List of them in iCaching and use this list directly from (Groundspeaks') Geocaching app on your phone in the field.

Version 9.2.1 (July 2021)
Fixed:
- The GGZ export was broken due to wrong code optimisation

Version 9.2 (July 2021)
Improved:
- The search field in the toolbar is now in Big Sur style when you use macOS 11 or higher
Fixed:
- Missing geocache descriptions in the log window are now also retrieved when more than 50 are missing
- Export to Garmin GGZ sometimes crashed

Version 9.1.1 (February 2021)
Fixed:
- Change home location was not working correctly

Version 9.1 (January 2021)
New:
- Personal note and corrected coordinates can be automatically updated on geocaching when you edit them (premium users only)
Improved:
- New layout for the Info tab with a clearer division of geocache data and your own

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
15 Ratings

15 Ratings

shael46 ,

Good but...

It has some good features.. Great replacement for GSAK. But I wish it could do GZZ files and I noticed when you upload a pocket query, it doesn't show the name of the cache owner.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your kind words. Note that export to GGZ is possible with iCaching in export to file (and you can export directly to the correct folder on your Garmin when it’s connected).
The cache owner might be not visible when you download a pocket query with the ‘lite API’ option, use either the ‘full API’ or ‘GPX’ file option (under the gear icon at the bottom of the PQ window.
Hope that helps 😀

Lepapehermann_1 ,

Great GSAK replacement, Great support

I have been trying to run GSAK on my Mac for a while, I finally succeeded but it was cumbersome and not user friendly.
So I decided to look around on the web and found iCaching, I was noy sure if it would fit the bill but decided to give it a try.
I can now say that I love what it does for me, it is not a direct replacement for GSAK but it does all the basic things ( and more) that I need for my geocaching adventures.
I also had to contact iCaching support for some API problems (caused by Apple), the product support turnaround time and solutions were very fast so I could keep on working with iCaching.
I highly recommend this application for Mac users like me.

Dthisner ,

A decent replacement for geocaching swiss army knife

It is a good program if you wanna do the basics of geocaching. Took me a while to figure out where the logging mecanism was located.

When logging geocaches, it is hard to figure out how to just remove them, can't use "Delete", "Backspace" or "Right click", need to select and press "-" button.

No way to "code" to have something like: Find 1/50 and then not having to retype it for every cache.

Having a default thanks for logging would be nice.

The folders are great, would like to see that you can associate an Pocket Query or Geocache API request with specific folders.

App Privacy

The developer, Marius de Reus, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.