# Geo Bucket — Geocaching app

> Offline geocaching app for storing and accessing cache data. (iPhone/iPad app by Matti Mustonen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geo-bucket/id426675790 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matti Mustonen](https://appshunter.io/developer/426675793)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 70 App Store ratings · 149 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 38 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-03-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-09
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geo-bucket/id426675790/reviews.md

## What is Geo Bucket?

Using application is simple, just install the application, login, and press the Live button in top right corner of My Map to populate map with caches and you are ready to go geocaching.

With Geo Bucket you can store geocaches and maps to your iDevice and you dont have to worry about roaming charges.

The application has a My Map view where the downloaded caches are shown. Click a cache and there will be two actions available in the description. The i button on the left shows details of the cache and the > arrow on the right give you menu for different options.

There are multiple ways to get cache descriptions to the application.

-Easy and fast way is press the Live button in top right corner of My Map view.
- You can also download geocache descriptions via pocket queries using PQ button in the top left corner of My Map view or drag and drop Pocket query files from iTunes.
- You can download individual cache descriptions directly from Groundspeak Geocache web site with the Safari web browser or the embedded web browser.
- You can click the pocket query zip file in the mail application and open the zip directly to the application.

Geo Bucket can be used with a free Groundspeak Geocache account or a premium account. 
- With Free account you can download 3 full cache descriptions and 10 000 lite descriptions in 24 hours. 
-With free account Live button can download only Traditional caches. 
- With premium account you can download 6000 full cache descriptions in a day and 10 000 Lite cache descriptions of any cache type.

From the web download the free account you can use only LOC files, which contain only the cache location information. 
The Pocket queries and the single cache GXP file contains much more information about the cache, e.g. difficulty, terrain, last logged comments, hint for the cache.

The cache descriptions are stored in the iPad/iPhone flash memory and you can go caching without internet connection.
You can freely use Pocket Queries and Live data to same location without any worries about duplicates.

Detailed instructions are available on the support page at http://www.facebook.com/GeoBucket (Just press the support link)


The Groundspeak Geocache icons and Powered by Live are copyrighted by Groundspeak, Inc. Used with permission.


Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

## Key features

- Offline cache storage
- Live map population
- Pocket query downloads
- Individual cache downloads
- Detailed cache descriptions
- No internet required for caching

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| remove advertisements from Geo Bucket | $3.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Geo Bucket?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great for planning geocaching trips
- 👍 Useful for paperless geocaching
- 🗺️ Detailed maps and cache information
- 💡 Ability to preload caches for offline use

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs after updates
- 🗺️ Slow map loading and unresponsive navigation
- 💰 Restrictive free version, need to pay for full features
- 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive interface for beginners

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Map filters not working correctly
- Unable to log caches due to duplicate IDs
- Caches not showing as archived on the map
- Geocaching links opening in the app by default

**Most requested features**

- Ability to log finds directly in the app
- Folder system to organize cached locations
- Improved compass and distance tracking features
- Option to customize cache details and log templates

## Recent user reviews (10 of 149)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geo-bucket/id426675790/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Doesn’t see my premium status

*2026-04-18, version 5.6*

Can’t access premium caches or my pocket queries. This makes the app pretty useless. To make matters worse, I accidentally paid for no ads, even as I was planning to delete the app.  Lesson learned. I guess I’ll keep it; maybe it’ll start working at some point.

### 1/5 — .

*2025-07-24, version 5.6*

§\:&;)•—

### 5/5 — Our right hand until recently.

*2020-10-25, version 5.4*

We have used this all over the world to locate caches and it has been excellent since 2014. However recently we have had problems and had to reinstall the app. This maybe due to the age of my iPad but now I have adverts with the map. Still good compared to anything else we have tried.

### 1/5 — Crashy app ☹️

*2020-03-24, version 4.11*

Used to work fine, now crashes a lot. Tried deleting and reinstalling, but to no avail. I am sad ☹️

### 1/5 — App no longer works

*2020-01-09, version 4.11*

The app will open then asks for sign in.  That’s where it ends.  It had been like this for months.  Hopefully the developer will fix this soon, I have had this app for years and used to love it

### 1/5 — App no longer works.

*2019-06-15, version 4.11*

Whilst this app opens, it no longer can download cache data from geocaching.com.  So it’s pretty useless. 
Don't download this app.

### 2/5 — Was a great app.

*2019-06-14, version 4.11*

Right now this app no longer works fully. You can only download to it from pocket queries. It will not do anything live. You can not log finds, update caches,see cache pages,or update list I have. It was working great and would be the only app I used but until it works again I can not give it a good rating

### 5/5 — Fun everywhere I go

*2019-05-19, version 4.11*

I’ve used this in North &South America, Asia & the Middle East to find caches. Most of the complaints from years ago are rectified. Try it, you’ll like it !

### 3/5 — 2 Bugs in 4.11 34

*2019-04-22, version 4.11*

Using iOS 12.2 iPhone with Premium Geocaching membership. 
1) Map filter difficulty and terrain +/- buttons are not rendered. Clicking on the blank area where the should be adjusts the filter levels.
2) Logging a cache results in a message that it cannot log a duplicate FoundId. No log is performed. Caches in question have not been logged by me before. Restarting app and logging out/in from geocaching.com don’t help.

### 5/5 — Great user friendly app

*2018-11-08, version 4.11*

An awesome app that works very well on the iPad...always look forward to up date and improvements ..thanks team geo bucket

## Frequently asked questions about Geo Bucket

### What does Geo Bucket do?

Geo Bucket is a geocaching application that allows you to store geocaches and maps on your device for offline use. This means you can go geocaching without worrying about roaming charges or needing an internet connection once the data is downloaded.

### How do I get geocache descriptions into the app?

There are multiple ways to get cache descriptions. You can use the 'Live' button to populate your map, download via pocket queries using the 'PQ' button or drag and drop from iTunes, download individual caches from the Groundspeak website, or open pocket query zip files directly from your mail application.

### Is Geo Bucket free to use?

The app itself can be used with a free Groundspeak Geocache account, allowing a certain number of full and lite cache descriptions per day. However, premium Groundspeak accounts offer higher download limits and access to all cache types. The app also has in-app purchases and ads.

### Can I use Geo Bucket without an internet connection?

Yes, once you have downloaded the geocache descriptions and maps to your device, you can use Geo Bucket to go caching without an internet connection. This is a key feature that helps users avoid roaming charges.

### What kind of information can I see about a cache?

Depending on how you download the cache descriptions, you can access detailed information such as difficulty, terrain rating, last logged comments, and hints for the cache. Pocket queries and GXP files provide more comprehensive data than basic LOC files.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.6 — 2023-04-09

Updated libraries

### 5.5 — 2020-11-25

- Added new map Finland
- Added ability to show road type (tarmac / gravel) for Finland
- Added ability to show Finland municipal borders
- Crash bug fixes

### 5.4 — 2020-09-18

-Fixed crash on start
-Support for sending own coordinates
-Cache icon shows note if cache has own notes

### 5.3 — 2020-09-17

-Support for sending own coordinates
-Cache icon shows note if cache has own notes

### 5.2 — 2020-07-20

- Fixed custom maps
- Fixed saving and deleting log drafts

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