Find your friends
See who's nearby, which direction they are and how far away. Switch between a simple list, a radar and a map. Share your location only with the groups you choose, and stop any time.
Find your friends and keep talking with no signal.
At a festival, cell service drops right when you need it. Plures doesn't use it. Your phones talk to each other directly over Bluetooth, so your group can still find each other and chat in a crowd of thousands.
- App Store: coming soon
- Google Play: coming soon
The iPhone beta installs through Apple's TestFlight app. Free, no account.
How it works
Set it up before the gates, while you still have signal.
Make a group
One person taps New group and shows the QR code.
Friends join
Friends scan it, or join with a code you send them ahead of time.
Keep it running
Leave Plures running in the background. Your crew stays connected, no bars needed.
What it does
Group chats and DMs
Message your group or one friend with no cell signal or Wi-Fi. End-to-end encrypted, with direct messages up to 4 KB (a few long paragraphs). You see when it landed: "2 of 4 got it", "Everyone got it", "Delivered".
Friends carry messages
Out of range? Your message waits and sends by itself when you're close again. A friend from a group you share can carry it to someone far away, sealed so only the person it's for can read it.
"I'm lost, come find me"
Hold the SOS button to tell all your groups you're lost. Cancel it once you're found.
Not an emergency service. SOS reaches your groups only. It does not contact 911, event staff or medical help.
Message requests
Someone nearby who isn't in your groups can send you a message request. You decide whether to answer. Any message can be reported, and any sender blocked.
Relay pucks
For tinkerers: flash a small Bluetooth board (Heltec or Waveshare) from your browser, join it to your group, and leave it at camp to pass messages along. Puck installer
Privacy, in plain words
- No account. No phone number, no email, no sign-in. You pick a name your friends will recognize.
- Messages go phone to phone. They're end-to-end encrypted and travel over Bluetooth. They never touch a server.
- One small relay, and it can't read anything. When you have internet, Plures uses a relay so your group's member list fills in before you meet, your location reaches friends out of Bluetooth range while you share it, and a friend's message can wake your phone. Identities and locations are encrypted with your group's key, which we don't have. Locations delete after 15 minutes, everything else after 7 days.
- No ads, no analytics, no trackers. Not in the app, and not on this site.
- Delete everything with one tap. Settings, then Advanced, then Delete everything. How deleting works
The full details are in the Privacy Policy.
Questions
Does it work with no internet at all?
Yes. Messages and nearby friends work over Bluetooth with no cell service or Wi-Fi, even in airplane mode with Bluetooth turned back on. Internet only helps with extras: filling in your group's member list early, showing far-away friends on the map, and waking your phone for a new message.
How far does it reach?
Bluetooth range is limited, and a packed crowd shortens it. Every friend running Plures in between passes messages along, so the more of your group has it open, the farther messages reach. If nobody is in range, your message waits and sends by itself when you're close again.
What about my battery?
Plures uses Bluetooth, not cell data, and is designed to run in your pocket. A few things help:
- Airplane mode with Bluetooth on saves the most battery
- On Android, let Plures ignore battery optimization when it asks
- Bring a battery pack. A dead phone can't receive, or carry messages for friends
Does it work between iPhone and Android?
Yes. iPhones and Android phones talk to each other, so the whole group can join. Everyone should be on the newest version: friends on an old version show Needs update.
How much does it cost?
Plures is free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.
Can I use SOS in an emergency?
No. SOS tells your own groups you're lost so they can come find you. It does not contact emergency services, event staff or medical help. In a real emergency, find staff or a medical tent, or call 911 if you can.
Something else? See Support.