Topo Maps 2 vs iGeocacher

Topographic maps and satellite imagery for the United States and Canada from the US Geological Survey, US Forest Service and Natural Resources Canada in 2D and 3D. No network connection needed once maps are installed. Record your track, and share GPX files with other apps and devices. Hybrid map mode combines topo with imagery. Panorama mode shows silhouette of what's visible from anywhere on the map. Draw routes on the map; plot graphs of speed and altitude. "Fly" along routes in 3D. Offline search. Show your geolocated photos on the map. If you have our original Topo Maps or Topo Maps for iPad app installed, its maps will be shared with this app. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

This is the makeover of the original iGeocacher app I wrote back in 2008. I believe it was one of the first if not the first apps for the serious geocacher. I've wanted to do this since the original 32bit app was no longer supported but never had the time it seemed. The advent of AI coding assistance in Xcode allowed me to do a complete makeover in a fraction of the time. It has some features that I haven't seen in any other geocaching apps, most notably the SONAR ranging simulation that I had in the first app. It is extremely helpful when chasing down geocaches in the wood where the footing is tricky. The auto ranging allows you to "home in" without having to focus on the compass display. The app parses standard .GPX files known as "pocket queries" from the geocaching website and displays them in easy to use lists and map views for selection and targeting. The navigation display, patterned after the directional gyro display in light aircraft, show a simultaneous view of your current heading and bearing to the selected cache target while displaying the distance to the target. Turn on the SONAR feature and the app provides a simulated SONAR ping and echo sound effect that simulates the SONAR pings and echoes you've heard on all those submarine movies. That's really handy when riding a bike or driving a car toward a cache because you get an audio indication of target proximity.