Last November, we began two regional tests where Basic members residing in Canada and New Zealand could use the Geocaching® app to access all geocaches, regardless of difficulty or terrain rating, or geocache type (excluding Premium-only geocaches). The goal of the tests was to see how the changes would affect gameplay, as well as the community’s adoption of Premium membership.

The test results show no significant increases in gameplay beyond the normal expected growth being experienced in other comparable regions. In addition, there was a significant decrease in overall Premium membership adoption, which impacts our ability to support the global game and community.

We are ending the current tests on July 26, 2018, at which time Basic members residing in Canada and New Zealand will be returned to the same access to geocaches when using the Geocaching® app as Basic members in other countries. These changes will only affect your access to geocache listings using the Geocaching® app. Basic members will continue to have full access to all geocache listings (excluding Premium-only geocaches) on Geocaching.com.

We continue to be committed to exploring alternatives that allow all members to access more geocache listings using our mobile apps while maintaining a sustainable business model to support the ongoing needs of the community. We expect to conduct more testing in the future, as we continue to explore the best possible solutions for the global geocaching community.

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