Festival Drinks with Friends: Track Rounds Offline

RoundFair use case · By Florian Ronsse, founder of FairLead

A festival is one long round of drinks spread over a weekend, in fields where the phone signal gives up. RoundFair keeps the count on your iPhone.

Using RoundFair at a festival

Start a session for the festival and add your group.
Log each round as it is bought, with who paid and who joined it.
Check who is up next at the bar, and settle up when you are home.

Rounds over a whole weekend

At a festival, rounds are spread out: someone grabs drinks between two sets, someone else on the way back from the toilets, and by Saturday night nobody remembers who paid for what on Friday. Logging each round as it is bought keeps the record honest, and the turn order shows who should go to the bar next.

Because RoundFair records who joined each round, the friend who went to a different stage for the afternoon is not charged for the rounds they missed.

Settling up after the festival

When the weekend is over, split the bill to even out the differences and export the summary to the group chat. One person can keep the record for everyone, or the group can follow the session on their own iPhones through live sharing.

A few practical tips

Start the session before you arrive, while you still have a connection, so everyone is added.
Use the round cost calculator beforehand to agree on a rough drinks budget.
Keep one person in charge of logging if the group splits up; a shared session catches up when phones reconnect.

Why offline matters on a festival site

Festival sites are where mobile data is at its worst. RoundFair is offline-first: rounds are stored on your iPhone and sync through iCloud once you are connected again, so the count never depends on the network.

Frequently asked questions

Does RoundFair work without a signal at a festival?

Yes. You can add rounds, see whose turn it is and settle without a connection. Shared sessions sync through iCloud when your phone is back online.

Can I track a whole weekend in one session?

Yes. A session is not limited to one evening, so you can keep the rounds of a festival weekend together and settle once at the end.