# BuddyRadar

> Always find your buddies - even without a mobile phone.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.buddyradar.mobile](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.buddyradar.mobile)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.buddyradar.mobile`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dennis Elze
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 10
- **Version:** 0.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05
- **First published:** 2026-08-02
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 61 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.buddyradar.mobile)
- **Website:** [https://www.buddy-radar.de](https://www.buddy-radar.de/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.buddy-radar.de/privacy.html](https://www.buddy-radar.de/privacy.html)

## Description

Never lose sight of your buddies again.<br><br>Whether at a festival, on a hiking trip, or a city break – BuddyRadar shows you exactly where everyone is on an animated radar. No account, no subscription, no hassle.<br><br>📡 HOW IT WORKS<br>Everyone enters the same group code – that&#39;s it. As long as there&#39;s a mobile signal, everyone can see each other&#39;s locations in real time. If the network connection drops, LoRa radio via the Meshtastic tracker automatically takes over.<br><br>🎯 FEATURES<br><br>• Live radar with animated sweep – instantly see who&#39;s approaching<br>• Distance &amp; direction to each buddy<br>• Group chat with delivery confirmation<br>• Shared meeting points – visible to everyone on the radar<br>• End-to-end encrypted (AES-256)<br><br>• Wear OS: Radar directly on your watch<br><br>📻 EVEN WITHOUT A NETWORK<br>With a Meshtastic device (e.g., SenseCAP T1000-E, sold separately), positions and messages are transmitted via LoRa – completely without a SIM card. Ideal for congested festival networks or remote areas.<br><br>Your location data never leaves your group. No one can read it.<br><br>App tested with:<br><br>• SenseCAP T1000-E

## Rankings

- #2,819,486 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `de.buddyradar.mobile.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.buddyradar.mobile)