# TBScan

> Geocaching App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1122054655](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1122054655)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1122054655`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nicolas Camenisch
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (235 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.5
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-15
- **First published:** 2016-09-04
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tbscan/id1122054655)
- **Website:** [http://www.tbscan.com/index\_en.html](http://www.tbscan.com/index_en.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://tbscan.com/support\_en.php](https://tbscan.com/support_en.php)

## Description

TBScan is a revolutionary geocaching scanner extension that makes discovering Trackables effortless. Point your camera at a code and TBScan instantly recognizes it, allowing you to log discoveries without manual typing, even offline.

Designed for events and field use, TBScan lets you scan multiple Trackables per minute, attach photos, choose from several log modes, manage inventories, and export codes, with API access to Geocaching services.

## Rankings

- #96,983 — Overall

## Review summary

TBScan is praised as a fast, time-saving tool for geocachers, especially at events, thanks to quick scanning and bulk logging. Users love bulk-logging and ease of use, with many upgrading to premium for more than five logs. Common drawbacks are the five-scan limit on the free version, OCR misreads of codes, and occasional reliability/login issues. Overall, it’s a highly valued app for speed and efficiency when it functions properly.

### Pros

- Very fast scanning and bulk logging, saving time at events.
- Ability to log multiple trackables at once, especially useful at events and TB hotels.
- Easy-to-use interface with intuitive scanning and logging.
- Great value when upgrading to premium to log more than five at a time.
- Widely valued by geocachers and highly recommended for Megas and GeoBash.

### Cons

- Free version limits scanning to 5 at a time, encouraging upgrade.
- OCR/character recognition can misread codes, especially when images aren’t flat or codes are angled.
- Occasional reliability issues (crashes on some devices; log errors like TB not existing).
- Some login/integration issues with Geocaching.com reported by users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1122054655)