Cachly vs Stonehiding
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cachly
This app is an advanced tool for geocaching enthusiasts, offering a comprehensive suite of features for finding, logging, and managing geocaches. It supports offline maps, proximity alerts, and integrates with various navigation apps. Advanced users can track DeLorme grids and counties, manage online drafts, and scan trackable codes.
- Official Geocaching HQ Partner App
- CarPlay Integration
- DeLorme Grid & County Tracking
- Auto Load Map
- Online Draft Management
- Adventure Labs Support
- Proximity Alerts
- Offline Vector Maps
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Cachly is a simple and powerful Geocaching app for iOS that includes many advanced features that include the following: - Official Geocaching HQ Partner App Cachly is an official partner app of Geocaching HQ and uses the official API. Login with your normal Geocaching HQ login. - Multi-User Logging - PRO Log a cache for multiple accounts at once, each with their own templates, and auto-visit trackables - Cachly Intelligence - PRO AI summaries and writing help - CarPlay - PRO Cachly now includes full CarPlay integration, bringing geocaching to your vehicle's dashboard. - DeLorme Grid - PRO For those that are interested in DeLorme challenges, Cachly now has a built-in tracker for each state that has a challenge. - County/Region - PRO For those that are interested in County hunting, Cachly now has a built-in tracker for each county. Counties/regions are available for the following countries: Australia, Austria, France, Germany, United Kingdom and United States. - Auto Load Map - PRO The new Auto Loading Map option for loading caches automatically as you move around the map. While this option is engaged, caches will automatically load as you move around the map. - Online Drafts Manage your online geocaching.com drafts by making edits, adding images and allowing you to submit the log(s). - Adventure Labs Load Adventure Lab caches along with regular caches and even save them offline! - TB Scanner Quickly and easily scan trackable codes! - Proximity Alert Get notifications when caches or the target are within a radius of your location. - Friends View your geocaching friends and add new ones right in Cachly! - Apple Watch App Use Cachly on your watch! - FTF! Show available FTFs on the map so you can be the first to grab the find!** - Find Caches Current location, coordinates, search for a location, or GC code. *Basic member restrictions apply. Some features only show for Premium users. - DNF See all your blue frowns and turn those into smilies! - Offline Vector Maps Maps can be saved for offline use using powerful offline capabilities using OpenStreet vector maps. - Offline caches Save caches to offline lists for use anywhere! - Offline filtering Filter lists of caches by attributes and other cache data - Bulk log upload Upload all your pending logs at once! - Translate Translate cache descriptions, hints, and logs from any language to any language. - Map Options Choose from Apple Maps, Google Maps, Ordnance Survey and OpenStreet Map online or offline vector maps - Import & Export GPX Import GPX files from Dropbox, iTunes, email and other apps or export and share a GPX of any caches. - Advanced Search Search for user finds, hides, exclude your finds and hides and so much more. - Advanced Sorting Sort the found caches by type, container, size, trackables and many other sort types. - Log Caches/Trackables now or later Log them now or save them and send later. - Log Keywords Set default text for logs as well as use keyword replacements for common text such as cache code, date, etc. - Souvenirs See your user Souvenirs as well as other users. - Trackables Drop multiple trackables into a cache - Multiple Image Upload Upload multiple photos to logs - Pocket Queries Download and view Pocket Queries offline. - Bookmark Lists View your bookmark lists and add caches to them. View other users bookmarks as well! - Waypoints Create user waypoints as well as set a corrected coordinates. - More features Cachly includes loads of other feature that make it the best Geocaching app out there! *Basic members of geocaching are limited to returning only Traditional geocaches, Pocket Queries are not available, and Custom Search is limited. Basic members are also limited to loading 3 full caches per 24 hour period. This is not a restriction of Cachly, but of the Geocaching platform. **Premium feature Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Stonehiding
Discover and hide painted stones in the real world using an interactive map. Each stone gets a unique code to track its journey and connect with its owner. Share your stone's story and see how popular it becomes.
- Discover stones on an interactive map
- Create unique codes for stones
- Track stone journeys and history
- Personalize stones with photos and descriptions
- Receive notifications for new stones and activity
- Share stones on social media
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Find and hide painted stones in the real world using our interactive map. Each stone has its own unique 6-digit code that you create within the application. Paint this code on your stone along with stonehiding.com and watch journey of your stone. Thanks to the unique code, you can trace the stone and share the joy with its owner. Features: • Discover stones on the map, near your location or worlwide • Create a stone with a unique code • Place the stone on the map • Show details of the stone: who painted it, its travel history, etc. • Write a message to other users • Share the stone on other social platform via a link • Request a code if it is not written on the found stone • Request ownership if someone else publishes your stone • And more... Stay up-to-date with notifications: • New stones near your location • New logs and likes on your stones • Follow other stones • See if your stone is trending Personalize your stones Enhance your stones by adding custom details. Capture a photo and assign a unique title to each stone. Include a description highlighting its special features and purpose, allowing you to share your stone's story and intentions with others. Find out which stones are the most popular, which have been created recently, and much more... Stonehiding is a game and application based on painting, hiding and finding stones in the real world. Each stone has its own unique code that users create within the application. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stonehiding at Free against Cachly's $4.99. Cachly's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Stonehiding is free to download; Cachly costs $4.99 up front. Cachly sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Stonehiding sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cachly holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cachly has 3.7K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Cachly's written reviews are positive against 83% of Stonehiding's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cachly ships an update every 9 days, Stonehiding fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cachly | Stonehiding |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better | 4.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 439 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Zed Said Studio LLC | Adam Beliansky |
Customer experience
Cachly
Stonehiding
Bugs and requests
Cachly
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cache details not loading properly
- Sync issues with Geocaching.com account
- Apple Watch app functionality problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved trackable management
- Customizable log templates
- Proximity alerts for nearby caches
- Breadcrumb trail for navigation
Stonehiding
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cachly
- Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Cachly Pro Offline Maps7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Maps Supporter$2.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
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- Maps Supporter + Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Maps Supporter + Big Tip$6.99
Stonehiding
- Stonehiding Premium$3.991 Month
- Stonehiding Premium$29.991 Year







