If you haven’t heard of geocaching before, click here to read more about how it all works. It’s a lot of fun, enjoyed by adults and children, and can “trick” you into getting some exercise by distracting you from the hike you’re taking in search of hidden treasure. Also, stay tuned for more information about upcoming Fit Milwaukee geocaching outings, including a special event later this summer.
The Geocaching app by Groundspeak puts the information at www.geocaching.com at your fingertips, and even adds GPS location services to help you find the cache nearest you at any given time. You can locate geocaches by either Find Nearby Caches, Search by Address/Postal Code or Search by GC Code. Multi-caches (geocaches with more than one waypoint) and virtual caches are easily distinguished from normal caches, using the same icons as the web site. If you find a cache you’d like to search for, you can Save For Offline Use as well.
Once you choose a geocache to search for, the Navigate to Cache function brings up a map and shows the distance and direction from your current location to the cache. You can view this as a regular map (helping you to determine the optimal route to take in order to arrive at your cache) or as a plain compass with distance (making it more of an “adventure” to find your cache).
You can also view the status of Trackables (Geocoins, Travel Bugs, etc) from within the app. Trackables are objects on a mission — to move to a certain cache, travel a certain distance, visit faraway lands and return home or any other adventure their owners have decided on which to send them. Click here for more information about Trackable items.
As far as geocaching goes, this is the app to buy. There are other apps that will point you toward GPS coordinates that you’ve entered (some are even free), but for the full geocaching experience you can’t beat this app.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Price: $9.99
Device(s): iPhone 3G/3GS and the iPod Touch
Link: http://www.geocaching.com/iphone
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