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.

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. If there are only two Crowd Compasses at the festival, the range is 3 miles / 5000 meters, but even longer with additional devices. If you're looking for more info on the range, click here.

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, 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.

The feedback we got from our early testers was that they often forgot to charge the device overnight, and it was a scramble to charge them later on. It was much easier to swap AA batteries in the device and have peace of mind with a full battery.

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!

Yes! We'll have accessories that will let you wear it as a watch, necklace, or clip it to your belt, bag, or outfit.

Great question, caller! Yes, we'll have a party mode in the Compass as well. When you're not using your Crowd Compass to find 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.

Pre-Sales have been announced!

• March 15th: $99.95/compass (60% off, save $144 each) - SOLD OUT in 30 minutes!
• March 29th: $131.99/compass (45% off, save $108 each) - SOLD OUT in 20 minutes!
• Next pre sale is in May (exact date TBA). Due to such high demand on the first two pre sales, we need to make sure we can fulfill all the demand of another drop.
• Retail Price: $239.99 for one compass, but if you buy a pack with your rave fam, the per unit price will be much less than that.

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For the pre-sale, you'll have the option to put a deposit down and pay the rest before we ship to you (deposit will count to the total price)

In the spirit of full honesty, we are hesitant to guarantee any date early in the summer, but we're 100% confident for August!

These are the potential dates we'll be shipping the first batch and how confident we are in each date:

• May 15th: 20% Chance
• June 1st: 75% Chance
• July 1st: 95% Chance
• August 15th: 100% Chance

Getting your compass by EDC Vegas is a hard maybe, and getting them for Burning Man, Lost Lands, or Shambs is pretty much a lock.

We promise it's worth the wait for a quality, fully-tested product you can trust for all your future festivals! Good things take time. 😉

It works! It's been tested and Shambhala and Burning Man and the technology performs incredibly well.

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.

First off, thank-you! We're excited you're amongst the first!

You should have received an order confirmation email after your purchase (that means all is good!). You can expect some email updates throughout the coming weeks, and we'll keep you updated on our progress in getting your order together and expected shipping timelines.

If you need to change something about your order (payment card, address, etc.), get in touch with our customer service at info@crowdcompass.io.