MeshVote

Magnalia

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About this app

Run live votes at conferences, assemblies, town halls, and large gatherings — even when the internet is overloaded or unavailable. MeshVote turns every phone in the room into a node in a Bluetooth mesh network, so votes propagate peer-to-peer without Wi-Fi, cell signal, or a central server.

Create a group in seconds, share a QR code, and start polling. No accounts. No sign-ups. No personal information required.

★ THE MESH ★

MeshVote forms an ad-hoc Bluetooth mesh between nearby devices. Votes and poll data spread through a gossip protocol — each phone relays messages to its neighbors, who relay to theirs, and so on. The result: a real-time voting system that works in airplane mode, in basements, at remote retreats, and in venues with no reliable connectivity.

More people means better coverage. The mesh strengthens as it grows.

★ NETWORK SYNC ★

Every group runs an encrypted cloud relay alongside the Bluetooth mesh by default. Members joining mid-session catch up instantly, and votes propagate even across segments of devices that can't reach each other over Bluetooth. Events are end-to-end encrypted with your group's invite key, which is never sent to our servers — the relay only sees ciphertext.

Need maximum isolation? Admins can create a group with Network Sync off. That group runs pure BLE: nothing leaves the room, no server holds anything, and there is no remote attack surface at all. The choice is made at group creation. Bluetooth Sync stays flexible — admins can switch it off or back on any time while Network Sync is on, so a group always keeps a transport.

★ FEATURES ★

• Bluetooth Sync — peer-to-peer Bluetooth mesh; no Wi-Fi, no cell signal, no server required
• Network Sync (default-on, opt-out per group) — encrypted cloud relay for instant catch-up
• Notifications for new polls and chat — encrypted push (Network Sync) or on-device banners (Bluetooth-only groups), per-group mute
• Member roster for admins — devices by role, avatars, search (Network Sync groups)
• Real-time tallies and live turnout for administrators
• Group announcements — set a standing message; members see it once per update
• Duplicate any poll — rerun a closed question or draft a follow-up in one tap
• Ed25519 cryptographic signatures — every vote is tamper-proof and verifiable
• QR code invites — scan to join, no accounts needed
• Shareable member invites — any member can show the QR, any online admin approves
• Promote members to admin — just rescan an admin invite
• Scales to assemblies of 10,000+ participants
• Write-in votes alongside predefined poll options
• Abstain option for any poll
• Geofencing — restrict voting to a geographic boundary you define
• Group chat — coordinate over the same Bluetooth mesh, ephemeral by design
• Bulk import polls from Excel, CSV, or JSON
• Export results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or plaintext
• Custom group icons for cloud-synced groups
• Cross-platform — Android, iOS, and macOS

★ PRIVACY BY DESIGN ★

• Voter identities are hashed before storage — admins can't enumerate who voted what.
• Group invite keys never reach our servers.
• Chat messages are ephemeral — they live only on the devices in the room.
• You can run a fully offline group with no remote attack surface at all.

★ PERMISSIONS ★

MeshVote requests Bluetooth and nearby-devices permissions to form the mesh, with optional notification permission for push alerts from your groups, and optional location permission only if your group uses geofencing. We never ask for contacts, photos, or microphone access.

★ FOR THE ROOM, BY THE ROOM ★

MeshVote is built by Magnalia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, for assemblies that want fast, fair, verifiable decisions without depending on cloud infrastructure they don't control.

Support: [e-mail]
Web: meshvote.com

What’s new

• New Devices screen — see everyone in your group at a glance, with clearer roles.
• More reliable joining and syncing, with faster catch-up and fewer stuck states.
• Better offline: the app no longer waits on the network, so voting stays snappy with no signal.
• On iPad, Mac, and large windows, "+ Poll" and Duplicate open the editor beside your poll list.
• Smoother invites and camera scanning.