Dor Dor

Dor Dor · دور دور · Persian dating, for the diaspora

Everyone here is Persian. Wherever here is.

A dating app built for Persians living outside Iran. Not a filter bolted onto a global app: Persian throughout rather than translated, and one city at a time — because your people are in London, Toronto, Berlin and Los Angeles, not within five kilometres.

Join the waitlist Why it's built this way
  • For Persians living outside Iran
  • Persian first, not translated
  • 18+ · verified badges · a person reads every report
The Dor Dor deck: one person's card showing their first name, age, a verified badge and the city they chose, with pass, flash and double-flash buttons underneath.
  • London · opens first
  • Toronto
  • Los Angeles
  • Berlin
  • Vancouver
  • Stockholm
  • Sydney
  • Hamburg
  • Paris
  • Washington
  • Frankfurt
  • Manchester
  • Your city?
One city at a time

Tell us where you are.

We open a city only once there are enough people in it for the first deck to be worth opening. You hear from us once — on the day yours does.

  1. 1Your email, your city. Nothing else, and no account is created.
  2. 2Two emails, ever. A confirmation now, and one more on the day your city opens.
  3. 3Then you sign up in the app. First name, age, city, two photos. Two minutes.

A confirmation now, one email when your city opens. Nothing else, and your address goes to no one else. Joining the list is not an account — you still sign up in the app once your city is open. We never say whether an address is already on the list, so you will see the same answer either way. How we handle your data, and privacy@dordorapp.com will take you off it.

The app is coming soon to App StoreComing soon Google PlayComing soon
Why it is shaped this way

Four decisions that only make sense for a diaspora

A dating app for Persians is not a demographic filter you bolt onto something global. These are the parts that had to be built differently, and they are the reason Dor Dor exists.

Persian first, not translated

Right to left from end to end, Vazirmatn typography, Persian digits, and message filters written for the phrases this community actually gets targeted with — not a generic keyword list with a Persian sticker on it.

Cities, not a radius

We match by city and by neighbouring cities. A five-kilometre circle returns nobody when your people are in London, Toronto, Berlin and Los Angeles. It is also why there is a waitlist: a city opens when there are enough people in it to be worth opening.

Flash, don't swipe

دور دور is the evening ritual of driving the same streets with friends. Catching someone's eye at the lights and flashing your headlights is how you said hello. That is the interaction model here, not a renamed swipe.

Safety you can see

Verified badges, block and report from a profile, city-level location only, your phone number and email never shown to anyone, an optional Face ID lock, and helplines in four countries. Every report is read by a person, in Persian or English, within 24 hours.

The app

This is what you are downloading

Screens from the build. The pictures inside them come from our test city, so the faces are placeholders rather than real members.

The same deck in Persian, laid out right to left, with Persian digits for the age and a red chip saying this person has already flashed you.
The same app, in PersianSwitch the language and the whole app turns around. Persian is not a translation layer bolted on the side.
A profile card opened up, showing an About me line, the languages this person speaks, and buttons to pass or to flash.
The cardFirst name, age, city and whatever they chose to add. Block and report sit on the same screen.
The deck three cards in: another woman's card, with the flash buttons underneath.
Three cards inFlash and the next card is already there. The street remembers who you passed, so nobody comes round twice.
The deck in English: one card at a time, with pass, flash and double-flash buttons underneath.
The streetOne person at a time. Flash to say hello, double flash when you mean it, and the street remembers who you have already passed.
The filters sheet: distance set to nearby cities, an age range from eighteen to sixty plus, and a choice between everyone and verified profiles only.
FiltersAge, distance, who you want to see and what languages they speak are free. The paid ones say so before you tap them.
The safety sheet shown before a first message, headed Before you say hello, listing five rules.
Before you say helloA safety note before every first message. Meet in public, tell a friend, a video call first is normal, never send money.
Settings in Persian: notification switches, quiet hours, the language toggle, and privacy switches for online status and read receipts.
Settings, in your languageNotifications, quiet hours, online status, read receipts. Each switch says exactly what it changes.
    One city at a time

    Why there is a waitlist

    A dating app with nobody in it is worse than no dating app. We open a city only once enough people have joined the list there for the first deck to be worth opening, and then we let people in over a few days rather than all at once.

    That is why the form asks for your city. London is first. What follows depends on where people join from — and you hear from us once, on the day yours opens.

    We only ever store the city you pick. If you let the app use your position, it is turned into a city and thrown away. No exact coordinates are kept anywhere.

    Put your city on the list

    The city step of sign-up, headed Where are you, with the line: we only ever store your city, never your exact location, above a search box for finding a city.
    City only. Never coordinates.
    Safety

    Before you say hello

    • A safety note before every first message. Meet in public, tell a friend, a video call first is normal, and never send money.
    • Verified badges. A selfie check, doing a pose we pick at random, matched against your own photos. The selfie is deleted the moment it has been scored.
    • Block and report from a profile or a message. Three separate reports in a week hide a profile until a reviewer has decided.
    • First name only, city only. Your date of birth, email address and phone number are never shown to another member.
    • An optional Face ID lock, and helplines for the UK, the US, Canada and Germany inside the app.

    Read the full safety guidance · Community guidelines

    The safety sheet shown before a first message, headed Before you say hello, listing five rules: meet in public, tell a friend, a video call first is normal, never send money, and report anyone who threatens to share screenshots.
    Every report read by a person, within 24 hours.

    Dor Dor Premium is optional

    Everything you need in order to match and talk is free: a daily allowance of flashes that fills up again every morning, conversations with the people you match with, and every safety feature on this page.

    Premium is a subscription sold through the App Store or Google Play in weekly, monthly and six-month plans; prices are shown in the app. It renews automatically until you cancel it in your store account settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends.

    Terms of Service · Privacy Policy

    • Unlimited flashes
    • See who flashed you
    • Rewind your last swipe
    • Passport to another city
    • Incognito
    • Verified-only and advanced filters
    Questions

    The things people ask first

    What does joining the waitlist actually do?

    It puts your email address against a city. You get a confirmation straight away, and when that city opens, one email telling you so. It is not an account, it does not reserve you a place in anyone's deck, and those two are the only emails we will send you. Write to privacy@dordorapp.com and we take the address off the list.

    Is Dor Dor free?

    Yes. You get a daily allowance of flashes that renews every morning, and matching and messaging cost nothing. Premium is an optional subscription for people who want more of it.

    Which cities, and when?

    London first. What opens after that depends on where people join the list from — which is exactly why we ask for your city rather than guessing.

    Who is it for?

    Persians living outside Iran, and you must be 18 or over. We do not distribute the app in Iran and we take no payments from anyone resident there.

    What do other people see about me?

    Your first name, your age, your photos, the city you chose, and anything you added to your profile yourself. Never your date of birth, your email address, your phone number, or where you actually are.

    How do I delete my account?

    In the app under Settings → Account → Delete account, or on the web at dordorapp.com/account/delete. Your profile is hidden immediately and everything is erased after a 14-day grace period.

    Is Dor Dor an Iranian dating app or a Persian dating app?

    Both words describe the same people and Dor Dor is for all of them: Iranians and Persians living outside Iran - in London, Manchester, Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Stockholm, Paris, Sydney and anywhere else the diaspora lives. The app is Persian throughout rather than translated, and you can use it in English or Persian.

    Where is Dor Dor available?

    London opens first. After that, cities open in the order people join the waitlist from them - Toronto, Los Angeles, Berlin and Vancouver are the largest so far. Dor Dor is not distributed in Iran and takes no payments from anyone resident there.

    Dor Dor

    See you on the street.

    A confirmation now, one email when your city opens. That is the whole arrangement.

    Join the waitlist

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    Join the waitlist

    Your email and your city. Nothing else, and no account is created.