Friends & Festivals Near You
A live map of your group, a compass that points to them, and a meeting spot everyone can find. Built to keep working when the signal doesn’t.
iPhone beta opening soon.
The sketch shows the idea. The screenshot shows the real thing.
Tap a friend or your rally point and the compass points the way, with the distance counting down as you walk. It runs on your phone’s GPS, so it keeps working when the network doesn’t.
Drop one meeting spot and everyone in your group gets it at once, with their own walking time and a compass to it. End it with one tap when you’re all together.
Every festival you go to becomes a badge in your collection, each with its own art and the sets you caught. Send a photo of your wristband and we’ll verify it.
Tap a tutorial. Each step plays on its own, or tap a step to jump to it.
Hold your finger where you want to meet, then tap Set friends rally point. The same menu reports parking or gets you a ride from that spot.
Give it a note your friends will recognize, like “left of the big screen,” then tap Set.
The flag lands on every friend’s map with their walking time. Tap it to open the compass.
When you’re all there, tap We all good here! The rally ends for everyone, with Undo just in case.
Restroom, water, food, the bar, charging, taking a break, or your own words. It shows on your bubble for 30 minutes.
Your status lands in the group chat too, so nobody has to ask where you went.
Set a buddy timer. If you don’t check in before it runs out, your friends are alerted.
Your group gets a private code. Share it with Invite friends or a story card, and only with people you know.
Share my location, Battery saver (updates about once a minute), and keep sharing while your phone is locked.
Someone Wayfest texts your spot to if you’re lost.
Settings has a short how-to for the map, compass, rally points, chats and groups, plus a festival prep checklist.
Screens from the real app. Festival, stage and friends’ names are hidden.
Festival crowds overload cell towers. Flip between the live map and the offline map anytime.
The night goes better when the plan starts early and the memories don’t end at the gates.
The small things that make the night easier.
Our mission: nobody spends the best night of the year looking for their friends.
Wayfest comes from a background in research and geospatial work. That’s why it starts with the map: accurate positions, honest timestamps, and a plan for the moment the network fails.
Festivals are one of the hardest places to find someone. Tens of thousands of people, no street names, and phones that can’t get a signal. We design for that night, not for the average day.
Wayfest is independent. It isn’t made by a festival or an ad company, and your location is for your friends, never for sale.
— Wayfest
Your location goes only to your group, and only while sharing is on.
Festival locations are wiped 3 hours after the last set.
We don’t sell your data or show you ads.
Delete your account in the app and it’s gone right away.
Something else? Email support@wayfest.app.
Yes, mostly. Before you go, Wayfest saves the festival map, your group and their last-known spots to your phone. With no signal, the map and compass still work, your friends show where they were last seen, and any alerts or messages wait and send the moment you’re back in range.
Only the people in your group, and only while sharing is on. You can turn it off any time in Settings, and festival locations are wiped 3 hours after the last set. We only keep what the app needs to work, and we never sell your data, share it with advertisers or use it to track you.
Send a photo of your wristband or ticket from your profile. Our staff check it, usually within a few days, and only staff ever see the photo.
Yes. The beta is free on iPhone.
Not yet. We’re starting with iPhone. Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know when that changes.
No. Wayfest is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Insomniac, Goldenvoice, Live Nation or any festival, venue or artist shown in it. Festival and artist names are used only to identify them.
The iPhone beta opens in the next few days. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the invite.
Real advice for the night, whether you use Wayfest or not.
A simple plan for staying together in a crowd of thousands: meeting spots, check-ins, dead phones and what to do if you get separated.
What to bring to a music festival: the essentials, the things people forget, and what to leave at home. Check your festival’s rules before you go.
Separated from your group with no signal? A calm, step-by-step plan to find your friends again, and when to go straight to staff or medical.
Wayfest is in beta on iPhone. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the day it’s ready.