Comparison

Totem Grid vs Naviguesser

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Totem Grid

Easily locate friends and navigate crowded venues at live events. Coordinate plans and stay connected with your group without missing key moments. Designed for festivals, concerts, and conventions where signals can be unreliable.

Highlights
  • Find friends in crowds
  • Stay connected with your crew
  • Navigate large venues
  • Coordinate plans
  • Designed for real-world crowds
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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At concerts, festivals, and packed venues, the hardest part isn't getting in. It's finding your people once you're inside. Totem Grid helps you: - Find your friends in the crowd - Stay connected with your crew throughout the night - Navigate large venues to stages, bathrooms, and meeting points - Coordinate plans without missing the moments that matter Whether you're chasing a set, grabbing a drink, or regrouping after getting split up, Totem Grid keeps your night flowing. - Designed for real-world crowds - Totem Grid is the only social app built for live events. Built for environments where: - Venues are large and crowded - Signals fluctuate - Location context matters Spend less time searching and more time together. Made for: - Music festivals, concerts, and clubs - Conferences and conventions - Sports events - Any place crowds make staying connected harder than it should be If you've ever said "Where are you?" or "I can't find anyone," Totem Grid was built for you. Totem Grid is built on a simple principle: Connection should never come at the cost of your digital rights. Privacy-first by design. Your data stays yours. How to get started Totem Grid works best where the energy is highest: Download the app Invite your crew Use it at live events and packed venues We're rolling out with partner events, focusing on experiences where Totem Grid makes the biggest difference. Totem Grid - The social layer for live events.

About

Naviguesser

Features
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Naviguesser is an unofficial compass and planner for Burning Man. It exists to keep you off your phone. BM has thousands of events. Reading all of it on a small screen, then standing around deciding, is time you could have spent out there. BEFORE YOU GO — get excited! See what the playa provides this year: swipe through camps, art, and events — one card at a time, simple flow, no menus. Build a plan in minutes. Invite your campmates to trade picks and plan together. ON THE PLAYA Open the app and spin the compass dial. It chooses a cool destination for you and points there. Spin again to go somewhere else. The app looks for great destinations that are close by and on your way. ON YOUR WRIST Turn your Apple Watch into a magical device that leads you to the next adventure — bike-friendly, no phone required. Naviguesser works offline once events have synced. Event, art and camp data comes from the official Burning Man schedule. This app is not affiliated, endorsed, or verified by Burning Man Project.

Screenshots

Totem Grid4 screens
Naviguesser4 screens

Verdict

The call

Totem Grid and Naviguesser are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Totem Grid ships an update weekly, Naviguesser every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Totem Grid versus Naviguesser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotem GridNaviguesser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB14 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTotem Grid L.L.C.Evgeny Balashov

In-app purchases

None

Totem Grid

No in-app purchases

None

Naviguesser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Totem Grid free?
Totem Grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Naviguesser free?
Naviguesser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Totem Grid or Naviguesser have ads?
Neither Totem Grid nor Naviguesser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Totem Grid or Naviguesser?
Totem Grid ships an update weekly, and Naviguesser every 10 days. Most recently, Totem Grid was updated on October 24, 2026 and Naviguesser on October 21, 2026.

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