Comparison of geocaching services
This comparison is based on the features that the respective platforms offer to the user. Only those functions that serve the purpose of using the data have been evaluated. The quantity and quality of the caches have not been evaluated because they are user-generated content and cannot be influenced by the platform operator.
For geocaching.com, basic and premium membership are listed separately because there are many differences between them. In the original Opencaching, there is a distinction between old and new code base. The old one is in use at opencaching.pl, opencaching.us, and at other nodes. The new code base is in use at opencaching.de and opencaching.it, among others. Opencaching.com has nothing to do with the free opencaching network; why Garmin as a (commercial) operator still chose this name, will probably forever remain a mystery.
Comparison tables
For geocaching.com, basic and premium membership are listed separately because there are many differences between them. In the original Opencaching, there is a distinction between old and new code base. The old one is in use at opencaching.pl, opencaching.us, and at other nodes. The new code base is in use at opencaching.de and opencaching.it, among others. Opencaching.com has nothing to do with the free opencaching network; why Garmin as a (commercial) operator still chose this name, will probably forever remain a mystery.
Comparison tables
- Caches (Download) - Last change: 22.05.13
- Caches (Listings & Logs) - Last change: 22.05.13
- Searching for caches - Last change: 22.05.13
- Cachemap - Last change: 22.05.13
- Notifications & Statistics - Last change: 22.05.13
- Other - Last change: 22.05.13
munze
munzee is a GPS game similar to geocaching. I don’t play the game, munzee is not supported on Blackberry platform but I have been with other players. Here are the main differences in the games as far as I can tell.
1. munzee is all about the numbers, I’m not kidding. There is a leaderboard on munzee.com that allows players to see their standing against other players.
2. Device dependant. Each munzee account is attached to a particular device. This means that teams of more than one person will need to share phones. I was out with a friend the other night and he had his wife’s phone so he could do captures.
3. No pen required. Logging is accomplished by the scanning of a QR code or the reading of a chip using near field communication.
Garmin
OpenCaching.com
Free & open.No subscriptions. No membership fees. And the community is in control.
Powered by users.You help determine what caches get listed and what features are added.
We’re a collection of hikers, bikers, techno geeks, treasure seekers, scouts, families and just plain nature lovers who deserve to geocache the way we want.
And that’s exactly why we created this site – to put the power back in the hands of the community. And to finally give us all a voice in the way geocaching grows.
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TerraCaching.com
Is anyone using this site? What's the big difference between it and Geocaching.com? Is it worth the hoop jumping to find sponsors?
Opencaching.us
Geocaching is an outdoor sport or activity in which cachers use a GPS receiver to find a "treasure" hidden by other participants. Many caches are secured in watertight containers, containing trinkets and/or a logbook in which cachers record their discovery of the cache. The coordinates to the location of the caches are stored in online databases, such as Opencaching NA, along with descriptions and instructions necessary to find them. This site is free to use with no fees whatsoever. You can organize your favorite caches, build custom searches, be instantly notified of new caches, seek and create caches of all types, export GPX queries and much more!
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