group setup
Gather
Create a trusted group before the crowd splits across stages, queues and campsites.
How Vanorq works
Gather. Verify. Find. Signal. Reconnect.
Vanorq is your digital totem in the crowd: a festival friend finder that uses Bluetooth proximity and nearby devices, not a GPS map.
How it works
The festival flow.
The totem starts with your trusted group, then uses Bluetooth proximity and nearby devices when the festival network struggles.
trusted friends
Verify
Approved friends and signed identities keep proximity features inside the group you trust.
proximity
Find
Nearby Find uses Bluetooth proximity cues, not a GPS map, coordinates or exact direction.
ring + message
Signal
Send an attention signal or private message when ordinary mobile data starts to struggle.
relay retry
Reconnect
Nearby devices may relay sealed private messages, and queued messages can retry as paths change.
Proximity, not surveillance
No GPS maps, coordinates or direction.
Vanorq uses Bluetooth proximity for approved friends. Private groups and Public Mesh have clear boundaries.
Private Direct / Circles
Encrypted before relay.
- Approved or trusted participants.
- Relay devices cannot read private contents.
- Messages can queue and retry as paths change.
Public Mesh
Signed and visible nearby.
- Local public feed for mesh participants.
- Not private messaging.
- Useful for nearby public posts.
No phone number required for the in-app identity.
Find uses Bluetooth proximity rather than a GPS map.
Private messages are encrypted before leaving your phone.
Direct answers
What Vanorq is, plainly
What is Vanorq?
Vanorq is a festival friend finder and nearby mesh communication app that helps approved groups find, signal and message one another using Bluetooth proximity and nearby devices.
What does digital totem mean?
A digital totem is Vanorq's festival metaphor: a shared nearby signal for your trusted group, not a GPS tracker or official festival system.
Does Vanorq need internet?
The core communication path is local Bluetooth mesh. Delivery depends on nearby devices, permissions, and platform behavior.
How does the mesh work?
Nearby Vanorq devices discover each other over Bluetooth. Messages can move through available nearby paths when devices are close enough to participate.
Can relay devices read private messages?
Not private direct or Circle messages. They are encrypted before relay. Public Mesh messages are public.
Does Vanorq track GPS location?
No. Nearby Find uses Bluetooth proximity, not a GPS map, coordinates or exact direction.
How far does it work?
Range depends on nearby devices, Bluetooth conditions, permissions, hardware, and platform behavior. Vanorq does not promise an exact distance.
What happens when nobody is nearby?
Messages cannot move through the local mesh until a viable nearby path exists. Pending messages can queue and retry.