The core idea
The map is the whole app. There is no swipe stack, no feed, no "who's online." You open Doorstep, you see the map, and you decide where to look.
What you see
- The map. A zoomable view of Australia. Your suburb is centred when you open the app. Pan and zoom to explore neighbouring suburbs — or somewhere you'd consider moving.
- People as icons. Inside each suburb outline, the homeowners who live there appear as user icons. Positions are not geographically accurate — they're scattered inside the suburb. You can see "there are five people in this suburb," but you cannot infer "that one lives on that street."
- Suburb-level density. The map shows where the people are without revealing where anyone actually lives.
How interaction works
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Tap an icon
Their full profile opens as a card — photos, bio, intent, interests.
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Read the profile
You get the whole picture, not a thumbnail.
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Make a decision
Two choices: yes or no. That's it.
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The card won't close without one
You cannot dismiss, swipe away, or back out of a profile without choosing. No skipping, no "I'll come back to them later."
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Match or move on
Yes + yes opens an encrypted conversation. No means they're gone from your map.
Why the forced decision
Open dating apps train people to skim — a half-second look, a swipe, gone. The forced yes/no does three things:
- You actually read the profile. Because you have to commit, you spend a moment with it.
- Everyone gets a real answer. No one sits in an indefinite "maybe" pile.
- The pool stays clean. Profiles you've decided on don't keep reappearing.
It's swipe-like in its binary commitment, but the act of opening a profile is deliberate — you chose this person off the map. The rapid-fire skim is gone.
Why a map instead of a stack
A swipe stack picks who you see next. A map lets you choose where to look. That matters for homeowners:
- They think about place — their suburb, the next suburb over, the one they'd retire to.
- They're settled, not searching the whole metro.
- The map naturally encourages local first, wider later.
Why scrambled positions
Showing exact coordinates is a privacy disaster. Scrambled positions inside the suburb outline give you the signal — yes, people are near me — without the risk — that's their house. Identity is revealed on the profile card, not on the map.
Who it's for
Australian homeowners. Renovators, gardeners, first-home owners, weekend Bunnings regulars. People looking for a partner, a reno buddy, or just a neighbour who knows a good sparky.
The whole loop
Open the app → see the map → choose a suburb → tap a person → read their profile → say yes or no → match if mutual.
One loop. No skim. No skipping. No fake proximity.