Comparison

GCTools vs GeocacheON

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

Head to head

GCTools

The geocaching tool collection

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.113 ratingsView app →

About

GCTools

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for geocaching enthusiasts. It offers coordinate manipulation, a wide range of cipher decoding and encoding options, interactive data tables, and various unit converters to assist with multi and mystery caches.

Highlights

Coordinate projection and distance calculation
Extensive cipher decoding and encoding
Interactive data tables
Multiple unit converters
Mapview integration with popular services
Coordinate saving and loading

Features

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GCTools - the geocaching tool collection! Here you find the tools to get your next multi and mystery caches done easily. Coordinates: - Target guidance - Projection of coordinates - Distance between coordinates - Intersection of lines - Intersection of circles - Intersection of line/circle - Center of circle - Coordinate conversion (DMS, DM, D, Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS, Swiss Grid, Quadtree) - Saving/loading coordinates (inApp) - Mapview - Interface to GoogleMaps, GoogleEarth, OpenMaps, OffMaps, Navigon, TomTom, Pocket Earth and Waze Ciphers De-/Encoding: - Affine Cipher - Alpha Cipher - Bacon Code - Baudot Code (CCITT-2) - Braille Alphabet - Caesar Cipher (ROT-N), ROT-5, -13, -18, -47 - Finger Alphabet - Flag Alphabet - Pigpen/Freemason's Cipher - Hexahue Code - Mobile Cipher - Morse Code - Puzzle-Code - Semaphore Alphabet - Shutter Telegraph - Tomtom Code - Vigenere Cipher/One Time Pad - Custom alphabets - Saving/loading alphabets (inApp) Interactive data tables: - Cross Sum - Latin/Arabic Numbers - Maya Numbers - Resistors - Periodic system - Color Alphabet - Prime Numbers - PI Digits - ASCII Code - Binary Code - German Police Codes Converters: - Coordinates - ASCII/Number Systems - Lengths - Areas - Volumes - Masses - Angles - Speeds - Times - Pressures - Temperatures - Angles - Number systems - Data sizes - Flashlight - Menu favorites and search If you find something missing let us know! If you encounter problems with the app please mail to gctools@onedollarapp.com instead of writing a review here. We cannot contact you that way to find a solution.

About

GeocacheON

Features

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Your official companion app for Fall Fest, a Geocaching Mega Event hosted in Ontario, Canada! Whether you're a seasoned geocacher or joining the adventure for the first time, the GeocacheON app keeps you connected to everything happening at the event.

Screenshots

GCTools4 screens

GeocacheON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GeocacheON at none against GCTools's 7. GeocacheON also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). GCTools's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. GCTools sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. GeocacheON asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GCTools ships an update monthly, GeocacheON every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

GCTools versus GeocacheON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	GCTools	GeocacheON
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.1 (13 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	40.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	13 — better	—
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	9.2 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	41 MB	22 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Achim Heynen	Nathan Beach

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GCTools

One-time7

Coordinate Storage$0.99
Circle Tools$0.99
Advanced Alphabets$0.99

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Vigenere/One Time Pad Cipher$0.99
Coordinate Types$0.99
1 Year Full Version$1.99
Full Version$2.99

None

GeocacheON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GCTools free?

GCTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is GeocacheON free?

GeocacheON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do GCTools or GeocacheON have ads?

Neither GCTools nor GeocacheON shows ads.

Which is updated more often, GCTools or GeocacheON?

GCTools ships an update monthly, and GeocacheON every 2 weeks. Most recently, GCTools was updated on September 27, 2026 and GeocacheON on September 14, 2026.