GCA Play

Mark where you parked, project the next stage from a bearing, and keep your live distance on the Lock Screen. Geocaching Australia, in your pocket.

GCA Play is a native iPhone, iPad, and companion Apple Watch app for Geocaching Australia geocachers - built for the field, not the desk.

Browse thousands of GCA geocaches on an interactive map, navigate to them with a live compass, and log your finds without leaving the app - online or off.

FIND CACHES • Interactive map showing caches near you • Search and filter by type, difficulty, terrain, size, and status • Difficulty, terrain, and size ratings at a glance • View descriptions, hints, recent logs, and coordinates • Supports Traditional, Multi, Mystery, Night, Gadget, GeoArt, Locationless, History, Earth Science, Webcam, and more • Read and write NFC Beacon caches • Works online and offline - with Apple Watch, for untethered geocaching!

PLAN YOUR TRIP • Add caches to your Planned list from any cache page • Download them for offline use and see just your planned caches on the map • Recommend the caches you love, and hide the ones you've ignored

NAVIGATE • Built-in compass with live bearing and distance • Animated navigation dial with proximity pulses • Tap coordinates to copy, or open in Apple Maps for driving directions • GeoArt and corrected-coordinate support

LOG YOUR FINDS • Log finds, DNFs, and attended events directly in the app • Offline logging - no signal? No problem. Logs queue automatically and submit when you're back online • Q&A and codeword cache support • Waypoint manager. Mark additional stages, parking, trailhead and other coordinates for every cache. • Attach photos and leave a rating

YOUR PROFILE • Track your find count and progress toward your next milestone • Follow your achievements as you level up • Browse your recent activity and log history • Save and run your Queries

STAY IN THE LOOP • In-app Geocaching Australia news feed

GCA Play is free for all Geocaching Australia cachers. A free Geocaching Australia account is required.