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About GCA Play

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 • Full playability with AR caches created on Geocaching Australia's website 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 • See your geocaching stats on the Brag Board STAY IN THE LOOP • In-app Geocaching Australia news feed • Push notifications when someone finds your cache GCA Play is free for all Geocaching Australia cachers. A free Geocaching Australia account is required.

What’s new

Version 2.4 · Updated October 25, 2026

New in Version 2.4: * Weekly Cache Maintenance Reminder - A subtle reminder once per week if you have a cache that a finder has flagged for owner attention * Home Location Updater - Easily update your home location in the app, so your set notifications will apply to your new area. * Time Zone Updater - Receive a prompt if you cross a time zone so you can update the server and keep your logs in the local time. * Feedback - Something you like, or think could be done better in the app? You can now leave feedback in app, for your GCA developers to review.

App privacy

The developer, Matthew Rixon, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Diagnostics: Other Diagnostic Data
  • Identifiers: User ID

Used for: Analytics, App Functionality

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