Comparison

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro vs GeoCaches

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

Head to head
About

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro

This app provides a comprehensive toolkit for geocaching enthusiasts. It offers advanced waypoint management, complex coordinate calculations, and various encryption/decryption tools to assist in finding caches. Designed for offline use, it ensures functionality even without internet access.

Highlights
  • Waypoint management and mapping
  • Coordinate projection and calculation
  • Distance and bearing calculations
  • Roman numeral conversion
  • Text to number conversion
  • Geocache encryption/decryption
Features
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The iGCT PRO app is a toolkit that focuses on typical tasks performed during geocaching. Tasks like making a projection from a waypoint, determining a new waypoint using two other waypoints, determining the distance to these waypoints, calculating the value of a Roman numeral, and averaging waypoints are examples of what the toolkit can accomplish. Imagine it’s lovely weather and you are walking in a beautiful surrounding. Walking with an intention, because you are geocaching and searching for caches. Picture you are at waypoint 3 of a multi cache and you’re asked to go to waypoint 4, which is 300 meter from this waypoint and 700 meter from the previous waypoint. Now what? Go home? Imagine you have a skilful toolkit with you to find your way. Imagine you have iGCT PRO, because you want to be ready for all these kind of challenges. Buy it now for a fixed low price (no in-app purchase necessary), since you never know if you have internet access the moment you need it most! The choice is yours. Complete feature list: List of waypoints ================= - Averaging a number of GPS readings for accurate coordinates - Manage a list of named waypoints - Search/filter list of waypoints - Show overview map with all (filtered) waypoints - Manually add a new waypoint - Edit latitude, longitude in WGS84, degrees, DMS, UTM, Dutch/Swiss XY - What3words - Compass navigation to selected waypoint Calculations ============ - Project new waypoint using distance/bearing - Distance/bearing between two known waypoints - Cross two wp/bearing lines - Cross wp/bearing line with circle around other wp - Cross two circles around 2 waypoints - Determine wp with same distance to 3 other waypoints - Cross two lines, each line connects two waypoints Text to number ============== - Calculate the sum of the character values in one or more words, the sum of all digits in this sum and finally sum the digits once more to typically arrive at one digit. - Choose between a=1, b=2 etc., the inverse a=26, b=25 etc. or the phone numbering abc=2, def=3 etc. En/Decrypt =============== Various encryption and decryption methods typically used in geocache descriptions: - Rotate characters by N positions - Caesar (Rot13) - Morse - Vigenere Numbers ======= Convert between these number systems: - Roman - Decimal (base 10) - Binary (base 2) - Hexadecimal (base 16)

About

GeoCaches

Discover and navigate to geocaches from various platforms with offline access. View maps and use the app while data loads in the background. Supports multiple geocaching websites.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple geocaching websites
  • Offline geocache viewing
  • Asynchronous data loading
  • Map viewing during data download
  • Local data storage
Features
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Simple application for geocachers. - supports geocaching.com, geocaching.su, opencaching- .pl .de, .us, .nl, .org.uk - Local data storage. Allows viewing of geocaches in offline mode. - Asynchronous data loading. You can use application (view map, etc) while waiting for the data downloading. We recommend fast (WiFi or 3g) connection for loading geocaches. Non-premium members of geocaching.com are limited to download max. 3 full geocache info per day - this is limitation of API license agreement with Groundspeak. If you have account on one of Opencaching sites - please turn on Opencaching API in Settings of your device (Settings->GeoCaches->Opencching.XX API) Please note: Limit 3 geocaches/day from geocaching.com is result of license agreement with Groundspeak - to remove this limitation you may buy 'premium' account on their's web-site. Making donation DOES NOT removes this limit.

Screenshots

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro4 screens
GeoCaches3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GeoCaches at Free against Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro's $1.99. GeoCaches also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 3). Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (67% vs 37%). On update cadence, ads 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

GeoCaches is free to download; Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro costs $1.99 up front. GeoCaches sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GeoCaches holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GeoCaches has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro's written reviews are positive against 37% of GeoCaches's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro ships an update every 4 months, GeoCaches every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro versus GeoCaches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeocaching Toolkit iGCT ProGeoCaches
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBtStSoftY.Lukyanets

Customer experience

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%

GeoCaches

All ratings1,048 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative51.9%

Bugs and requests

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GeoCaches

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Caches not showing up on map
  • Login issues and loops
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add driving directions
  • Increase free cache limit
  • Improve login/signup process
  • Expand coverage to more regions

In-app purchases

None

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GeoCaches

One-time3
  • Donation$0.99
  • Donation$10.99
  • Donation$22.99

Questions

Is Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro free?
Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GeoCaches free?
GeoCaches is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro or GeoCaches?
GeoCaches is rated higher. Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while GeoCaches averages 4.4 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro or GeoCaches have ads?
Neither Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro nor GeoCaches shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro or GeoCaches?
Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro ships an update every 4 months, and GeoCaches every 2 months. Most recently, Geocaching Toolkit iGCT Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and GeoCaches on October 26, 2026.

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