iGeocacher

iOS Universel / Navigation

This is the makeover of the original iGeocacher app I wrote back in 2008. I believe it was one of the first if not the first apps for the serious geocacher. I've wanted to do this since the original 32bit app was no longer supported but never had the time it seemed. The advent of AI coding assistance in Xcode allowed me to do a complete makeover in a fraction of the time. It has some features that I haven't seen in any other geocaching apps, most notably the SONAR ranging simulation that I had in the first app. It is extremely helpful when chasing down geocaches in the wood where the footing is tricky. The auto ranging allows you to "home in" without having to focus on the compass display.

The app parses standard .GPX files known as "pocket queries" from the geocaching website and displays them in easy to use lists and map views for selection and targeting. The navigation display, patterned after the directional gyro display in light aircraft, show a simultaneous view of your current heading and bearing to the selected cache target while displaying the distance to the target. Turn on the SONAR feature and the app provides a simulated SONAR ping and echo sound effect that simulates the SONAR pings and echoes you've heard on all those submarine movies. That's really handy when riding a bike or driving a car toward a cache because you get an audio indication of target proximity.

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

New Features
• GPX Export & Sharing — Share waypoints as GPX files with others; share individual caches from the detail view
• Distance Unit Setting — Switch between imperial (ft/mi) and metric (m/km) display
• Map Zoom Controls — On-screen zoom buttons and always-visible scale bar
• Imperial Sonar Ranges — 100ft, 500ft, and 1000ft range options (in addition to metric)
• Orientation Lock — Lock screen rotation on the compass to prevent heading drift while walking
• Swipe Actions — Delete waypoints with swipe; navigate swipe on ad hoc waypoints

Bug Fixes
• Fixed date display for single-cache GPX downloads from geocaching.com
• Fixed sonar range picker label wrapping
• Fixed navigation warnings causing UI flicker