Geocaching®
June 13, 2024
More About Geocaching®
Whether you are traveling to a new city, a family out on a neighborhood walk, or a group of friends who know how to appreciate a good scavenger hunt, geocaching is easy enough for anyone to get started. Browse our map to discover hidden cache locations nearby — no matter what city or country you are in. Start by navigating using GPS-enabled directions to within 30 feet of the cache — then your real search begins. Geocaches are hidden out of sight, often disguised, to only be found by the people who are trying to find them.
Geocaches come in all shapes, sizes, and types — and some may be more cleverly deceptive than you can even imagine. Cache owners will always include a log book for you to sign to record your successful find. Larger containers might also include some treasures to be traded or moved to other cache locations — like with trackable tags, personal keepsakes, and the occasional geocoin hoping to be passed on to the next adventurer. Once you are done with the container, simply place it back exactly as you found it for the next explorer to discover.
With a constantly growing community of geocachers there is no limit to how you can get in on the fun. You can play as a family in your neighborhood and parks, add some cache seeking to your jogging or fitness routine, or challenge yourself with some all-terrain caches on a hike near your favorite trails. Use the map to find local events held by the community around the world to learn the best tips and tricks for finding caches and the impact this global game has had on their lives. If you’re lucky enough, they may even share some of the TOTT (tools of the trade!) with you to make sure no treasure gets left behind on your search.
Get more with Geocaching Premium! Upgrade to access all geocaches and extra features to personalize your experience. Keep track of your personal stats and achievements, search and filter for your favorite types of geocaches, or download caches to your phone to use Trail maps and stay on-trail when offline.
You can buy a Premium membership subscription through your Google Play account. Premium membership is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Google Play account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Terms of use: https://www.geocaching.com/about/termsofuse.aspx
Refund policy: https://www.geocaching.com/account/documents/refundpolicy
Latest Version
9.53.0
June 13, 2024
Groundspeak Inc.
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Android
18,862,733
Free
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User Reviews
A Google user
5 years ago
This is the perfect family activity (and app)! Geocaching gets us outside and it sends us to places around town we never would have found otherwise! All the of my girls (8, 6, and 4- years-old) have fun searching for "treasure". When it's very overcast the locator can be a little finicky or slow in finding our location, but I blame that more on my phone than the app. We love it!
Kara Finley
5 years ago
I was having the same issue as others where the UI doesn't load over the map and the app freezes. I contacted support and sent screenshots of the app/my Android setup and was told it wasn't their app (it was), but just in case to reinstall it. The reinstall fixes it, but I was shocked that there are so many bug reports in the reviews yet support responded like they didn't know about them/they didn't even believe I was using their app. Overall unimpressed with the support on a major bug.
A Google user
6 years ago
The "new enhanced navigation" is terrible. Before the "enhancement" you could zoom in much closer on the map, now the closest you can zoom shows the blue dot (you) right on top of the cache but it says you are still 45 or more ft away. Also the distance freezes constantly. I can walk 100 yards away and it will still say I'm 9ft away then suddenly update after 4 or 5 minutes.
A Google user
5 years ago
While no app is perfect, my minimal complaints about the official Geocaching app aren't even memorable. Okay, actually, there is one. I keep getting the yellow indicator dot trying to tell me that I have a new digital souvenir, but I do not. I've never had any major issues. Otherwise, I like it, because it does what I expect it to, which is, mainly, guide me to Geocaches. 😊
A Google user
5 years ago
The app is still great for people who don't pay, HOWEVER, they changed how much it is a year and it's OUTRAGEOUS! It used to be $20 a year which is very reasonable. There's absolutely NO REASON for the prices they require now to have full access. It's the main reason I (and so many other friends and people I know) STOPPED geocaching. When you drop you price back to a reasonable amount, I'll pay for the subscription and give you 5☆.
Jeanette Schramm
4 years ago
As someone who used to do a lot of geocaching back when it was a bunch of coordinates on a website and you had to provide your own GPS, I'm really disappointed to see how locked up this app is. More than half of the caches in my area are locked behind a paywall, and there doesn't seem to be any challenge in actually locating them. It feels considerably less accessible than it used to be while taking the educational orienteering aspect out of it entirely.
Ro Do
2 years ago
Very accurate and offers a choice of views, street satellite, a combo, ect. I love it. I can't believe its free. It said there is in app ads, but I've used it for two days and haven't had any adds yet. Edit: My original post was 4 years ago. Here it is the year 22 and I'm still loving this app. Also, still never seen an add. 😊
Jason J
4 years ago
The unpaid version is missing some important features such as an offline mode (doesn't need to have detailed maps, just a way to download and view geocaches in your area). The paid version is subscription based and not worth the price for almost all users. I would be happy to pay a few dollars one time. This is a community run sport, I'd rather see a more simple app that costs less.
Michael Morehouse
5 years ago
We found one cache. Logged it. Then it asked if I wanted a recommendation for another one. I said yes. The app opened up an aerial map that was essentially frozen. I closed then reopened the app and it was still frozen. I reset my entire phone and tried again. Still frozen. Cannot interact with the map whatsoever. It was cool finding the first cache, but if the app can't help us find another one, it's not much good to us.
A Google user
5 years ago
I love the app, but the GPS has been really frustrating, as it's spotty/glitchy and inaccurate (I'm on an android galaxy Note 9 for reference). One second it will say I'm 10 feet away from a cache, then I'll move a couple feet and the navigator will change directions and say I'm 30+ feet away. So I'm often taking up a bunch of time walking back and forth and then having to rely on hints to find the caches. Makes it hard to enjoy caching. Please fix!
ShaSha Grace
2 years ago
This app is absolutely game-changing for those of us who remember the inconvenience of caching with a GPS device back in the stone ages. The app does lack some desired functionality and is glitchy sometimes, but it works and definitely streamlines things! It sometimes doesn't show all of the caches in the area and I'm not sure why, but that's a big problem for me. My rating kept 4 stars simply for existing, lost one star due to the annoyances I've experienced.
Mark Gonzalez
2 years ago
So far this is an awesome app, I just got into Geocaching and it's a fun way to enjoy the outdoors. I would however suggest when people put things like: (caution could have: snakes, wild animals, etc.) The app can automatically pull up ways to deal with the danger, little survival tips and what to do in an emergency. Maybe has a link to a snake bite what to do, a way to call emergency from the app for faster response times. I have a few other ideas, not enough words, but I really like this app.
Non Sequitur
2 years ago
Downloaded lists have become nearly useless, as the map view now insists on accessing the server. If I'm in a place without data coverage, the map hangs while waiting for the server to respond. Out of annoyance, I have let the attempt go overnight, and the map was still hung the next morning. I've cleared the app's cache and re-downloaded the list, with same result. I've been hoping to find this fixed soon but the problem has persisted for a month or more.
Amanda Stahmann
5 years ago
I really want to love this app. I love the premise but there are still just so many glitches. Half the time when I click on a premium cachbit says it can't connect to the store. Doesn't matter if I'm at home connected to wifi. The other half if the time i have to open the app 5-6 time just to get the map screen usable. Most if the time it comes up frozen. Please fix this!!!! Will definitely write a new review if changed. But right now I'm paying 30 a year for an error screen.
Alexis Kasper
2 years ago
Overall I love geocaching! I used to do it with my mom as a kid and then introduced my partner to it last year. The app does have several minor bugs and glitches like the smiley not showing up on the map, photos not uploading with the log, our finds disappearing from the map, and photos being taken sideways (though I've mostly solved that one if I take the photo with my phone sideways). It's a bit annoying, but not enough to fully take away from the experience of the game!
A Google user
5 years ago
This is a great app and activity to get you out and about. I do agree with a previous reviewer that solved puzzles don't update immediately. I also don't like that the GPS coordinates can jump all over the place while you are standing still even on a clear overhead view. Some puzzles are hard to solve on mobile devices (data/images not visible). Otherwise my favorite app.
Wayne Bird
1 year ago
After two years of updates, this app still has issues. I'm a premium member and I use the map that's supposed to be available offline. However, when I don't have cell service the map doesn't load. Since this is an offline map, it should be the first thing that loads. Very disappointing for the amount this subscription costs. The app also doesn't load the pictures that are in the description.
C. H.
1 year ago
I enjoy this activity very much; if I could give it a 10 star rating I would! These clever ideas on navigating your environment is brilliant! Whether it be getting one or two or spending a vacation finding more! I love the creativity, and experiencing life's simple treats! I love the environments brought into spectrum, the diverse opportunities to expand your knowledge, & seeing more than to be expected! My vacation was going to be a bust, however, it was completely saved through geos! 🙌🏻🙏🏻
TheBigMik EE
1 year ago
Great app. When I first started, my found Caches were saved as Smiley Faces on the map. After only a few days these Smiley faces disappeared and I can no longer view the cache on the map. I can still view my found cache log, but I can no longer tell at a glance where previously visited Caches are. And I cannot adjust the filter of what is displayed on the map because that is a premium feature only 🙄.
Ivan Fridlyand
1 year ago
This app can only be described as extraordinary. The moment you open the app, you fall head first into a new dimension where a giant scavenger hunt is going on 24/7/365. And that feeling when you find your first cache, it's priceless. The app is an amazing way get outside, meet new friends, and overall, just have fun. The only downside I can possibly think of is that it requires an immense amount of free time, but once you get that free time, every second you geocache is nothing short of golden.
