Use it like a compass. Hold the device parallel to the ground, pick the friend (color) you want to meet up with, and walk towards that person. Your location is the center of the device, so the dots on the edge of the device are farther away from you. The dots on the right of the device are in the direction to your right, those on the left are on your left, and so on. The Crowd Compass will automatically update as you rotate the device and as you and your friends move around. Check out our How-To section here.

Yup! There are different range modes you can switch between to zoom in or out. So you can find someone at the same stage as you or on the other side of the festival. The exact range ultimately depends on how many Crowd Compasses there are in the area (the more the better) and if there's big obstacles in the way (a big hill or metal building will decrease the range). Even if there's just two though, you'll be covered at most major festivals!

Two ways:

First, you'll see your crew's relative distance to you on the face of your device. You're in the center, and the farther from the center the other LEDs are, the farther away they are from you. There are four rings around the center, each ring is another level farther away from you.

Second, the device will tell you how far the farthest ring is. So if you change the zoom, the device might read "3 Miles" indicating that the dots on the outer rim are three miles away, everyone inside the outer rim is less than three miles. You can control the zoom to use the different ranges to find everyone in your crew.

Nope. You and your friends pair your devices together and create an encrypted group, so you only see each other.

Crowd Compass technology is made to handle big crowds. We chose a radio frequency that travels well in big crowds, plus the mesh network is designed so the devices will actually work better the more people have one (the opposite of your phone!). The frequency is also different to the one used by medical and security staff comms (i.e. walkie talkies), so we don't interfere with their important work.

We have more details here.

As many as you want! If it's just you and your rave bae or a crew of 420 of your closest friends, you're good to go once you're synced up!

24+ hours. They use replaceable batteries.

You'll also be able to see your battery life on the screen of the device.

Our early testers told us they often forgot to charge the Crowd Compass overnight, and it was a scramble to charge them before going out the next day/evening. It was much easier to swap AA batteries in the device and have peace of mind with a full battery.

Prefer the rechargeable function? Grab a pack of our USB-C rechargeable batteries!

It uses 915 MHz radio waves that connect the devices together to create a mesh network. I'm just the website guy so that's the best I can explain it, but if you want more details, click here.

Yup! Push the middle button on your device and you can choose from several different notifications (such as "Come find me" or "Coming to you"). Long press the button to send that message to everyone in your group. Everyone else's device in your group will flash your color and display that message (hopefully because you found a sick set and want them all to come find you!). And yes, this too works without internet or LTE!

Also, you can pair with our app and you can customize your pre set messages AND you can send messages direct from your phone (all without service)!

Yes! We have cases, lanyards, and rechargeable batteries to make sure you wander freely in fine form. Check them out here.

Great question, caller! Yes, your Crowd Compass comes with Party Mode. When you're not using your Crowd Compass to find or message your friends, you can switch to party mode and the lights will dance. You can also control the pattern and colors you see in party mode to make Crowd Compass part of your outfit!

Messages sent to you will still be shown, even when you're in party mode.

We've been making LED rave gear for our own personal use for years (see: Light Suit Guy!)

We've been working on Crowd Compass for a few years as well. Development and testing started in 2020-2023, and the first public testing was done at Shambhala in 2023. This was when we realized we had something pretty cool and announced it to the world! We've continued to gather feedback and further develop the product since.

Yes there's an app, but no you do not need it for the Crowd Compass to work.

The Crowd Compass Companion App is on the App Store and Google Play. When you pair your Crowd Compass to the app, you'll unlock the ability to text your crew without service, new map features, more customization features, and an LTE performance boost (for when you have service).

The Crowd Compass works just fine without the app, but pairing together adds more features and fun!

On sale now! We're selling fast, so don't wait!

All of our pre-orders have shipped, and we're now on backorder!

Orders placed before early December will be delivered in time for EDC Vegas. We'll do our best and will keep you updated on delivery times for orders placed after that.

It works! We've put in hours and hours of development and testing, and it's been tested at multiple festivals.

If however, something goes wrong (it doesn't work for you, you don't like it, etc.) after you purchase, you can get 100% of your money back with our Crowd Compass Guarantee.