# Beacon - Your Festival Crew — Plan festivals with friends

> Festival and party planning app for friends to coordinate schedules and interests. (iPhone/iPad app by Ignacio Castaneda.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-your-festival-crew/id6777554943 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ignacio Castaneda](https://appshunter.io/developer/6777554945)
- Category: Entertainment, Music
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-your-festival-crew/id6777554943/reviews.md

## What is Beacon?

Beacon helps you and your friends plan for music festivals and parties together.

Browse upcoming festival lineups and local party listings. Mark the artists you want to see, then create a group with your friends to discover whose interests overlap — so you know who to meet up with and which sets to catch together.

Features:

- Browse festival lineups and local party listings
- Mark artists you're interested in seeing
- Create groups with friends and link them to events
- See which artists your group has in common
- View detailed schedules with set times and stages
- Available in English and Spanish

## Key features

- Browse festival lineups
- View local party listings
- Mark desired artists
- Create friend groups for events
- Discover overlapping artist interests
- View detailed schedules with set times

## Recent user reviews (6 of 6)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-your-festival-crew/id6777554943/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Don’t get lost anymore!

*2026-08-19*

If you’re clumsy and disoriented like me, you need this app!! Done the days I get lost and can’t find my friends at the festival anymore. Now I know where they are and just roam alone when I really want to!!

### 5/5 — great user experience

*2026-08-19*

we have been using this app with my group of friends to keep track of events and know who is going where. it has made life so much easier. i fully recommend it!

### 5/5 — Lov it!

*2026-08-19*

It’s perfect for festivals ! I used to get so lost with the line up ! So with this app is really easy follow the schedule

### 5/5 — Amazing app

*2026-08-18*

So easy to plan festivals with friends! Very intuitive to use even while at the festival. You can change the order of stages to put the ones you are most interested in first. You can also see and compare your schedule to what your friends are interested in attending :) 5/5 on all things festival related

### 5/5 — Best festival app

*2026-08-16*

So many features that help you plan with your crew and find them in real time. Super intuitive and convenient

### 5/5 — This app changes my life

*2026-08-16*

Festivals just became easier and thousands time better

## Frequently asked questions about Beacon

### What is Beacon used for?

Beacon is used to plan music festivals and parties with friends. You can browse lineups, mark artists, and see which sets your group has in common.

### Does Beacon have ads?

No, Beacon does not contain advertisements.

### What devices does Beacon support?

Beacon is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Beacon?

Beacon has an age rating of 4+.

### How often is Beacon updated?

The latest version, 1.5.0, was released on August 17, 2026. Updates are frequent, with the last one being recent.

### What languages does Beacon support?

Beacon is available in English and Spanish.

### Can I see detailed schedules with Beacon?

Yes, Beacon allows you to view detailed schedules including set times and stages for festivals and parties.

### What is the user sentiment for Beacon based on ratings?

Beacon has received excellent user feedback, holding a perfect 5.0-star rating from 7 reviews.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.1 — 2026-08-27

• Push notifications now work on iPhone — group invites, friend requests, posts in sets, events added to your group, and schedule updates all come through
• Turn any of them off individually under Notifications in your account settings
• Bug fixes and polish

### 1.5.0 — 2026-08-17

• Totems: anyone can scan a totem's QR code to follow it — no group membership needed — and see its full route through the night
• Share any festival straight from its page or from festival mode
• Browse past events on Festivals and Parties, and preview festival mode for a festival that's already ended
• See a friend's next set even when it lands on a later day
• Faster startup on weak connections
• Bug fixes and polish

### 1.4.1 — 2026-08-13

• Group totems: create a totem for your crew, mark the sets where it'll be, and find each other on festival grounds
• Favorite friends: pin your closest people first with a golden ring and filter the schedule by them
• Live festival mode: redesigned Now tab, friends view, venue map, and a preview before doors open
• Suggest events to your groups
• Faster loading on weak connections
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.3.1 — 2026-07-15

- Minor fixes

### 1.3 — 2026-06-25

Live "Now" tab — See what's playing right now across all stages, with artist photos and one-tap interest marking.

Push notifications — Get notified when sets you're interested in are about to start, friends join your group, or someone shares a recommendation. Fine-tune by category in Notification Settings.

Schedule & lineup search — Find any artist instantly in the schedule or lineup. Tap a result to jump straight to their set with a highlight animation.

Social feed — Share YouTube links, comments, and recommendations on any set. Your posts reach your groups and friends so the right people see them.

Friends in festival mode — See what your friends are interested in right from the festival schedule view, with facepiles on every set card.

Smoother everywhere — Micro-animations on dialogs and interest toggles, cached data shows instantly on slow connections instead of loading spinners, and improved skeletons across every page.

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