Bluetooth mesh · built for Hajj & Umrah

Stayconnectedwhentheinternetcan't.

When millions gather in Mina, Arafat and around the Haram, networks fall silent. Hajj Sonar lets phones talk directly to each other — so you can still find your family.

Hajj Sonar emblem: sonar waves over a mesh network
Fatima · 40m away
Meet at gate 79
0 bars · 12 peers
No internet needed✦No phone number✦No account✦End-to-end encrypted✦Open source✦Multi-hop relay✦Battery conscious✦No internet needed✦No phone number✦No account✦End-to-end encrypted✦Open source✦Multi-hop relay✦Battery conscious✦

The silence

On the busiest days, the towers go quiet. People shouldn't.

An elderly parent steps away for wudu. A group splits between tents. Messages hang on "sending…" while the crowd moves on. It's the most important journey of a lifetime — and the moment connection matters most.

2.5M+
pilgrims in one valley
0
bars when you need them most
1
moment to lose sight of someone

How it works

Three steps. No towers.

1

Turn on Bluetooth

That's the only signal you need. No SIM, no Wi-Fi.

2

Open Hajj Sonar

Your phone quietly joins a local mesh with every nearby device.

3

Message & find

Text, locate and gather your group — even with zero internet.

Messages hop, phone to phone.

Out of direct range? Your message relays through other pilgrims' devices — encrypted the whole way — until it reaches the person you're looking for.

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Features

A quiet companion for the loudest days.

Offline-first mesh

Bluetooth mesh messaging that works with zero bars.

Sense who's nearby

See your people before you see them.

End-to-end encrypted

Only the recipient can read it.

No number, no account

Your cryptographic key is your identity.

Hajj & Umrah

Designed around the rhythm of the rites.

Battery-conscious

Lightweight enough for long days in Arafat.

Your words stay between you.

Messages travel only between devices on the mesh. Nothing is stored in the cloud, because there is no cloud.

No servers

No tracking

No phone numbers

No central authority

Powered by open source

Built on Sonar mesh technology.

Built on the same foundation that powers decentralized, censorship-resistant communication. Every line is open for anyone to inspect.

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Bring it on your journey.

Free. Available for iOS and Android.

Questions, answered.

Yes. Hajj Sonar uses only Bluetooth between nearby phones — no cellular data or Wi-Fi required.

Direct Bluetooth range is typically tens of meters. Beyond that, messages hop through other phones running the app, extending reach across the crowd.

Yes, completely free.

No. There are no servers, no accounts and no phone numbers. Your messages never leave the mesh.

It's optimized for pilgrimage use — lightweight scanning designed to last through long days.