# BuddySOS — Festival and Event Safety App

> BuddySOS is the free festival and event safety app for groups. Real-time GPS location sharing, one-tap SOS alerts, and group safety tools for music festivals, concerts, sporting events, conventions, and large gatherings. Built by Kingbird Solutions LLC, a US-based company. Free on iOS and Android.

## Key facts

- Free on iOS and Android — no subscription, no in-app purchases for core safety features.
- One-tap SOS button that delivers an alert with GPS pin to every group member in under 2 seconds.
- SOS keeps broadcasting after the phone is locked.
- Built for high-density, congested-network festival environments where iMessage and SMS stall.
- 5,800+ downloads, 5,100+ users onboarded, 5.0★ average App Store rating.
- 10,000+ groups across 90+ countries — US-first focus on music festivals, sporting events, conventions, nightlife.
- Founder: Chris King · Kingbird Solutions LLC · chris@kingbirdsolutions.com

## Primary pages

- [Home](https://buddysos.app/) — Overview of the BuddySOS festival and event safety app.
- [Features](https://buddysos.app/features) — Deep dive on the six core features: One-Tap SOS, Live Buddy Tracking, Smart Check-Ins, Group Chat, Emergency Contacts, Battery Saver Mode.
- [How it works](https://buddysos.app/how-it-works) — Three-step guide from download to coordinated festival group safety.
- [Use cases](https://buddysos.app/use-cases) — Hub linking to per-event-type guides.
  - [Music festivals](https://buddysos.app/use-cases/music-festivals)
  - [Sporting events](https://buddysos.app/use-cases/sporting-events)
  - [Conventions & conferences](https://buddysos.app/use-cases/conventions)
  - [Nightlife & bar crawls](https://buddysos.app/use-cases/nightlife)
- [For Staff](https://buddysos.app/staff) — B2B page for event organizers deploying BuddySOS to security, medics, and volunteer staff. Includes ops dashboard, audit log, white-label.
- [Download](https://buddysos.app/download) — App Store and Google Play links plus install bullets.
- [vs Find My Friends](https://buddysos.app/vs/find-my-friends) — Comparison table showing how BuddySOS differs from Apple Find My Friends for event use.
- [vs Life360](https://buddysos.app/vs/life360) — Comparison table showing how BuddySOS differs from Life360 (free vs subscription, event groups vs family circles).
- [Events](https://buddysos.app/events) — Per-festival guides hub.
  - [Coachella](https://buddysos.app/events/coachella) — Indio, CA. 125k+ daily, two April weekends.
  - [EDC Las Vegas](https://buddysos.app/events/edc-las-vegas) — Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 500k+ across three May nights.
  - [Lollapalooza](https://buddysos.app/events/lollapalooza) — Grant Park, Chicago. 100k+ daily, four days.
  - [Bonnaroo](https://buddysos.app/events/bonnaroo) — Manchester, TN. 80k+ camping festival, four days in June.
  - [Burning Man](https://buddysos.app/events/burning-man) — Black Rock Desert, NV. 80k+, late August.
  - [Electric Forest](https://buddysos.app/events/electric-forest) — Rothbury, MI. 45k+ camping festival, four nights in June.
- [About](https://buddysos.app/about) — Story, founder, stats, values.
- [FAQs](https://buddysos.app/faqs) — Privacy, signal, battery, group setup, and US festival usage questions.

## Compliance and policy

- [Privacy policy](https://buddysos.app/app-privacy-policy)
- [Terms and conditions](https://buddysos.app/terms-and-conditions)
- [EULA](https://buddysos.app/eula)
- [Support](https://buddysos.app/support)

## Crawl preferences

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