MobileFlare is more effective when the people around a distressed crowd member know what the signals mean. If your stewards and safety teams recognise the colours, response time drops dramatically.
The problem MobileFlare solves
FINDING SOMEONE IN A CROWD IS HARD
Your teams deal with this at every event. Something goes wrong. The performer stops. Security can see there's a problem somewhere in the crowd. But locating the specific person, in a standing crowd of thousands, in a dark venue, with 100dB of ambient noise, takes time that medical emergencies don't have.
The existing tools all have the same limitation: they require a mobile signal to function. At capacity events, networks are congested. GPS-based panic apps often fail at exactly the moment they're needed most.
"Finding the person who needs help, in a standing crowd of thousands, takes time nobody has."
MobileFlare solves the visibility problem. It works with no signal, no data, no registration. A crowd member in distress holds their phone above their head. It activates at full brightness in a colour that tells your team exactly what kind of help is needed before they even reach them.
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Signal required. Works anywhere your attendees have a charged phone.
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Time to activate. No menus, no login, no loading screen.
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Colour-coded signals. Instantly understood at distance.
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Cost to venues. Free to adopt, free for attendees.
The colour system
FOUR SIGNALS, INSTANTLY UNDERSTOOD
The colour system is designed to be unambiguous and immediately actionable. Your stewards and medical teams don't need training, they need to have seen this card once.
Red - Personal Safety
Assault, harassment, aggression, or personal threat
Security
Yellow - Crowd Pressure
Dangerous crowd pressure, surging, unable to breathe or move
Dehydration, overheating, heat exhaustion. A welfare request, not an emergency.
Welfare team
Why venues are adopting MobileFlare
THE BENEFITS TO YOUR OPERATION
MobileFlare doesn't replace your existing safety systems. It adds a communication layer that currently doesn't exist, giving crowd members a way to make themselves visible and communicate their needs before help arrives.
Faster response times
Stewards arrive knowing what kind of help is needed. No time lost to assessment on approach, the right team responds with the right equipment.
Visual location in dense crowds
A flashing full-brightness screen is visible above a crowd from significant distance. In dark venues and standing areas, it's the most visible signal an individual can produce.
Early crush detection
The yellow signal gives you early warning of crowd pressure building in specific areas, before it becomes critical. This is particularly relevant for festival standing areas and football terraces.
Zero cost to implement
No contracts, no licences, no hardware. The only ask is that your safety team knows the colour system. One briefing card is all it takes.
Duty of care alignment
Venues have a legal and moral duty of care to attendees. Adopting MobileFlare awareness is a demonstrable, practical step toward meeting that obligation at no cost.
Public safety signal
Being listed as a MobileFlare-aware venue tells your audience that their safety is a priority. In a competitive events market, that message matters to attendees and their families.
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There is no cost to venues. Ever.
MobileFlare is free to download and free for your attendees. Venue awareness requires nothing more than your safety team knowing the four colours. We ask for nothing except awareness. In return, your venue is listed as a safety-conscious partner that your attendees can trust.
Getting started
HOW TO ADOPT MOBILEFLARE AWARENESS
There is no formal process, no paperwork, and no cost. Adoption needs three things: your safety team knows the colours, your guests know about the app (QR code and posters available), and you let us know so we can list you as an aware venue.
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Download the steward reference card
Share the reference card image with your safety team leads. It can be saved to a phone lock screen or printed and laminated. It shows all four colours, what each means, and what action to take. Takes ten seconds to absorb.
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Include it in your pre-event briefing
One mention at your next event briefing is sufficient. "If you see a phone screen lit up or flashing in red, yellow, green, or blue, someone is signalling for help. Move toward them." That's the whole briefing.
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Display the venue poster
Download the venue poster and display it at entry points, near the stage, or in toilets. It explains the system to attendees and includes a QR code to download the app. The more people who download it before an event, the more effective the system becomes.
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Let us know, get listed
Use the contact form at the bottom of this page to tell us your venue or company name. We'll add you to the awareness partner listing below. Being listed tells your audience that you take crowd safety seriously.
All three assets are free to download, print, and share without restriction. No attribution required, though we'd appreciate a link to mobileflare.app if you share them digitally.
Staff Reference Card
For stewards and safety staff. Shows all four signals with the correct response action for each. Save to phone or print and laminate before events.
For showing to attendees. Explains the four signals and includes a QR code to download MobileFlare. Display at entry points or share digitally before events.
For display at entry points, near the stage, or in toilets. Explains the system to attendees and includes QR codes to download the app on iOS and Android. Print at A3 for best visibility.
MobileFlare works best when everyone on site knows the colour system. That means venues, promoters, security companies, and crowd management teams. Whoever is responsible for safety at your event, this is for you.
Venues
If you manage or operate a venue, becoming MobileFlare Aware means your permanent staff are briefed on the colour system regardless of which promoter or security company is working each event. Your building. Your responsibility. Your commitment to every crowd that walks through the door.
This covers arenas, stadiums, theatres, clubs, festival sites, and any space that hosts public events.
Operators and Safety Partners
If you are an event promoter, crowd management company, or security provider, your team may be resident, move between venues or involved in training and industry awareness. Becoming MobileFlare Aware means your team and colleagues are briefed and ready, making every event you work safer from the start.
This covers promoters, event organisers, security contractors, crowd management firms, and stewarding companies.
Awareness partners
WHO IS SIGNED UP
Every organisation listed here has committed to briefing their safety teams on the MobileFlare colour system. When you attend an event at one of these venues, your MobileFlare signal will be recognised.
Venues
Be the first venue listed
No venues are listed yet. The organisations that sign up now will be the founding partners of a crowd safety standard that we hope will spread across the UK events industry.
Get Your Venue Listed
Tell us your venue name, confirm that your safety team has seen the reference card, and we will add you to the list. No contract, no cost, no obligation beyond awareness.
No operators or safety partners are listed yet. If your team works across multiple events and venues, getting listed shows your clients and the industry that crowd safety is a priority for you.
Get Your Organisation Listed
Tell us your company name and the types of events you work, confirm that your team has seen the reference card, and we will add you to the list. No contract, no cost, no obligation beyond awareness.
If you're a venue, a festival operator, a crowd management company, or a safety industry body and you'd like to discuss MobileFlare in more detail, please get in touch. Whether that's a formal briefing, a pilot at a specific event, or anything else, we're very happy to talk.
This is a genuine, independent safety project. There is no sales team. You'll be speaking directly with the person who built it.
Email us at venues@mobileflare.app, or use the form below. We aim to respond within two working days.
