Comparison

Adventure Lab® vs Pikidex

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Adventure Lab®

Discover hidden gems, learn local trivia, and explore landmarks through interactive outdoor scavenger hunts. Uncover stories and solve puzzles in a contactless adventure. Perfect for families, individuals, or dates looking to get outside.

Highlights
  • Outdoor scavenger hunts
  • Discover hidden gems and landmarks
  • Learn local trivia and stories
  • Interactive and contactless experience
  • Multi-stage adventures
  • Map-guided exploration
Features
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Explore the world around you in a whole new way with Geocaching Adventure Lab® outdoor scavenger hunts! Community-generated scavenger hunts let you uncover hidden gems, learn local trivia, discover landmarks, and everyday treasures through an interactive, outdoor, and contactless experience. Each Adventure is created by another Adventurer and shares a special location, story, challenge, or educational experience. Whether you’re looking for an activity for your family, yourself, or a date, you’ll love getting outside and exploring with Adventure Lab. As you venture outside using the Geocaching Adventure Lab® app, the map will guide you to Adventures in your area. Adventures can have multiple stages to complete. Explore at your own pace and search for clues to unlock fun stories, puzzles, and hidden adventures. Solve the puzzle at all of the stages to complete your Adventure! Already have a Geocaching account? You can log in with your geocaching username and Adventures count towards your geocaching statistics and total finds. Download the app to find an Adventure near you. More are added every day! To learn more about Geocaching Adventure Lab®, go to https://labs.geocaching.com/learn.

About

Pikidex

Easily track your decor collection and find missing items. This companion app helps organize your progress, discover where to find new decor, and manage your collection efficiently. Unlock additional features with a subscription for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Track decor collection progress
  • Find missing decor on a map
  • Organize roadside decor
  • Switch to compact mode
  • Hide completed/unavailable decor
  • Tap to change decor state
Features
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This handy companion app helps you track and complete your entire decor collection with ease. Organise your progress and discover where to find missing decor! **FEATURES** – track your progress in collecting all decor; – additional roadside decor supported: letters and numbers; – a map with suggestions where you can find missing decor; – switch to compact mode on the fly; – hide completed groups of decor; – hide currently unavailable decor; – hide rare decor; – tap to change state of decor; – all progress is saved only on your device; Application downloads the decor collection, thus needs Internet connection. * Some features are available with subscription. **SUBSCRIPTION** Subscription is not necessary for using the app, but provides you some benefits: – a map with missing decor, – get updates of the collection online, – track Roadside decor for the numbers and letters, – hide currently unavailable in-game decor, – hide regional decor. • Auto-renewable monthly subscription • Free trial period: 1 month. Your iTunes account will be charged after trial period ends. • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. **PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE** – Privacy policy: https://azonaz.github.io/pikidex/#privacy-policy – Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Adventure Lab®4 screens
Pikidex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adventure Lab® at none against Pikidex's 1. Adventure Lab® also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6.5K vs 31). Pikidex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pikidex sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Adventure Lab® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Adventure Lab® against 5.0 for Pikidex. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adventure Lab® has 6.5K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Adventure Lab®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Pikidex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adventure Lab® ships an update every 3 weeks, Pikidex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Adventure Lab® versus Pikidex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdventure Lab®Pikidex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.5K ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.5K — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGroundspeak Inc.Anastasiia Malinina

Customer experience

Adventure Lab®

All ratings6,521 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative9.2%

Pikidex

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Adventure Lab®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect answers being marked as correct
  • Stages not unlocking in the proper order
  • Location services not working reliably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to view past answers
  • Integration with main geocaching app
  • Offline caching capabilities
  • Feedback/reporting mechanism for CO

Pikidex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Adventure Lab®

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pikidex

Subscriptions1
  • Pikidex Monthly Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Adventure Lab® free?
Adventure Lab® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pikidex free?
Pikidex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adventure Lab® or Pikidex?
Pikidex is rated higher. Adventure Lab® averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Pikidex averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do Adventure Lab® or Pikidex have ads?
Pikidex shows ads; Adventure Lab® does not.
Which is updated more often, Adventure Lab® or Pikidex?
Adventure Lab® ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pikidex every 2 months. Most recently, Adventure Lab® was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pikidex on October 8, 2026.

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