Bass Compass vs CrowdVolt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bass Compass
This app helps music festival attendees track their schedule, find friends on-site, and stay connected even without cell service. It offers features like live location sharing, offline messaging via mesh radio, and automatic photo tagging to artists seen.
- Festival season tracking
- Friend location sharing
- Offline mesh radio communication
- Photo memories tagged to artists
- Unified set time schedules
- Per-event group chats
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Bass Compass is the festival tracker built for ravers. Track every show on your calendar, find your friends on the festival grounds, and stay connected even when the cell network drops. TRACK YOUR FESTIVAL SEASON • Add events from Ticketmaster, manually, or by linking with a friend • See set times and lineups in one unified schedule • Photos from each weekend tag back to the sets you saw — automatically, on-device • Sync your festivals to your phone calendar (works with iCloud, Google, Outlook) FIND YOUR FRIENDS • Share live location with chosen friends inside an event chat • See everyone in your group on the festival map • UWB precision-find when you're within 100ft (compatible iPhones) • Per-event group chats — pinned to the festival, not your contact list STAY CONNECTED OFFLINE The mesh-radio system keeps chat working when the cell network goes down — the second most common problem at every festival. • Pair with any Meshtastic LoRa radio • Send messages over the mesh, no cell signal required • Friends appear on a live map via radio position broadcasts • Falls back to Wi-Fi or cell automatically when available REMEMBER EVERY SHOW Photo memories attach the photos and videos you took on-device to the artists you saw. No upload, no scan history — your gallery stays on your phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://basscompass.app/terms Privacy Policy: Location sharing is off until you turn it on, and you choose who sees it: your event chats, or your friends too. While sharing is on, your latest location is stored on our servers so they can see it; the app hides locations older than one hour. Photos for memories never leave your device. Full privacy policy: basscompass.app/privacy Find your frequency.
CrowdVolt
Discover and access live music events, from sold-out shows to club nights. Buy tickets with confidence and sell unwanted tickets securely. Explore trending events and connect with a community of music lovers.
- Buy tickets securely
- Sell unwanted tickets easily
- Discover local events
- Browse by venue or artist
- Secure payment processing
- Community-focused platform
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CrowdVolt is the social marketplace for going out. Whether you’re chasing a sold-out show, a can’t-miss lineup, or your favorite artist’s next stop, CrowdVolt is where the scene buys, sells, and shows up. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE • Find your way into shows, club nights, and events near you • Check out fast with Apple Pay or card • Your ticket lands on your phone the second you pay SELL IN SECONDS • List what you can’t use anymore • Get paid straight to your wallet • We handle the transfer, no sketchy DMs, no parking-lot meetups DISCOVER THE NIGHT • Browse a feed built around the venues, promoters, and artists you follow • See what’s trending, what’s selling, and what’s coming next • Explore by venue, performer, or city and never miss a night out BUILT FOR THE SCENE CrowdVolt isn’t a faceless resale site — it’s a community of people who show up, keeping access in the hands of the ones who actually go. Your spot stays secure until doors, we protect every payment, and every exchange is between real people who love live events. No excuses. You’re coming out tonight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrowdVolt at none against Bass Compass's 3. CrowdVolt also leads on ratings volume (625 vs 5) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). Bass Compass's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bass Compass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CrowdVolt asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bass Compass against 4.9 for CrowdVolt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrowdVolt has 625 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Bass Compass's written reviews are positive against 90% of CrowdVolt's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bass Compass | CrowdVolt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (625 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 625 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BRIAN THANG HOANG | CrowdVolt Corp. |
Customer experience
Bass Compass
CrowdVolt
In-app purchases
Bass Compass
- Bass Compass Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Bass Compass Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Bass Compass Pro Lifetime$39.99
CrowdVolt
No in-app purchases
Questions
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