Festival season ready. Download festival maps, track your crew's GPS, and message over mesh — all without Wi-Fi or cell.
Stay connected with your crew — even off the grid. Crowd Compass pairs with your Crowd Compass device to give you real-time GPS friend tracking, mesh messaging, and offline maps, all without Wi-Fi or cell service. Built for festivals, backcountry trips, and anywhere the network ends.
KEY FEATURES:
Real-Time GPS Friend Tracking
Each Crowd Compass has a built-in GPS. See every friend's live location on an interactive map — positions are relayed over the mesh radio with no cell towers required. Your phone's GPS automatically supplements the compass for even better accuracy.
Off-Grid Messaging
Send and receive text messages through the mesh radio network — no Wi-Fi or cellular needed. Get push notifications so you never miss a message.
Offline Festival & Area Maps
Download maps for any area so you never lose your bearings. Browse festival maps with stages, vendors, restrooms, and points of interest — all available offline.
Drop Waypoints
Long-press the map to drop a named pin. Waypoints sync to your Crowd Compass so your friends can see them too.
LTE Performance Boost
When you have cell or Wi-Fi, bridge the mesh to the cloud to extend your group's range beyond radio distance.
Personalize Your Compass
Set your color and display name. Load pre-written quick messages onto your Crowd Compass so you can send them without your phone.
Radio Profiles
Choose a radio profile to balance range vs. speed for your environment.
Effortless Group Pairing
Share and join groups instantly with QR codes — no need for everyone to be in the same place.
Runs in the Background
Keeps your Bluetooth connection alive and locations flowing even when the app isn't on screen.
Automatic Firmware Updates
Update your Crowd Compass firmware over Bluetooth to unlock new features and keep it performing at its best.
Ratings & Reviews
5.0
out of 5
5 Ratings
Crowd Compass 2.0 — completely rebuilt from the ground up.
New UI.
GPS Friend Tracking — See every friend's real-time GPS position on the map, relayed over the mesh network with no cell service needed. The app automatically sends your phone's GPS to the compass for better accuracy.
Festival Maps — Browse and download detailed festival maps with stages, vendors, art, restrooms, and more. Tap any point of interest for details. Works fully offline.
Offline Area Maps — Save maps for any area ahead of time. Downloads stay up to date automatically.
Waypoints — Drop named pins on the map that sync to your compass and your group.
Faster Firmware Updates — New firmware update protocol with larger data chunks for significantly faster Bluetooth firmware updates. Falls back gracefully to v1 for older devices.
Background Operation — Background location on iOS keeps your connection alive when the app is in the background.
Reliable Bluetooth — Auto-reconnect when the compass comes back in range, automatic stale bond repair, and race condition fixes for a much more stable connection.
Improved Messaging — Keyboard and layout fixes for smoother chat.
Better Color Picker — Instantly preview and set your compass color without rebooting.
Crash Diagnostics — The app can now collect and upload device crash logs over Bluetooth to help us find and fix issues faster.
Version 2.0.3
The developer, Crowd Compass Incorporated, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
User Content
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Crowd Compass Incorporated
Size
87.4 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
