GCDroid / WheriDroid

GCDroid

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About this app

IMPORTANT

GCDroid is VERY limited for Groundspeak (geocaching.com) basic users!
Unless you pay for THEIR premium membership, GCDroid is unable to provide much use. This is limited by Groundspeak, NOT GCDroid!

GCDroid is your 'one stop shop' mobile geocaching application. Versatile and user friendly, it is designed for both online and offline geocaching in mind. GCDroid integrates seamlessly with GSAK and Dropbox but also offers direct access to caches via the Live API.

A geocaching app for geocachers from a geocacher...

All GCdroid subscriptions come with a one-time free trial with all features based on your geocaching.com account type enabled

Just a couple highlights

• Built-In Wherigo Player
• Ad free
• direct access to Dropbox to download GSAK databases or GPX files
• Merge multiple databases into one
• Submit custom Fieldnote/Log
• Advanced Search
• FTF Search Mode (show unfound caches)
• Hide Search Mode (show all caches, including disabled, owned, found)
• Convert live database to offline database
• Show source of cache page (ideal for puzzles with hidden text)

Latest changes:

Version 3.0.0
• new: native Wherigo Player that supports caching and playing at the same time
• fix: new Groundspeak API

Ratings and reviews

Used to a great app before the new overhaul update, now I can no longer use my offline database like I used to as its locked behind a paywall (how good are overhaul updates)? And it's not just a pay once and your done that I would be happy to pay, they are taking the adobe approach and making it a subscription that you need to pay monthly. So now there is really no point in using this app as it basically works the same as the original geocaching app. So 2 stars because it works.

Downloaded the APP expecting at least some non-standard functionality, only to see that for anything besides basic caching there was a recurring monthly fee. I wanted something to run Wherigos, but as there's only ~30 in my area it's not particularly worth it. Nice enough app, and I get there needs to be a revenue stream, but not enough for what I need and the paywall isn't evident until after you d/l and install.

I really dislike rating apps with a 1-5 scale. I would prefer having enough space to really explain how I use it. I thought GCDroid had disappeared forever and I then tried every other geocaching app for Android. I was more than happy to come back to the new version even if it means paying for a subscription. In my view it is money well spent for a well designed and easy to use app for which I just recently received great support. Developers have to somehow make money to survive + maintain app.

What’s new

Fix: some Wherigo cartridges crash due to incorrect optimizations