Coming to Des Moines — join the waitlist

Your neighborhood already has everything it needs.

Doorstep is a community platform for sharing tools, gear, and skills with people on your street. Not a marketplace. Not a rental service.
A village — rebuilt one doorstep at a time.

We forgot how to be neighbors.

Somewhere along the way, we stopped borrowing a cup of sugar. We stopped knowing who lived next door. We started buying things we'd use once, from corporations we'd never meet, delivered by strangers we'd never see again.

Every borrow is a vote for a different kind of economy.

It wasn't your fault. The systems around us were designed to make self-sufficiency feel normal and interdependence feel like a burden. Doorstep is a small, practical act of resistance — and it starts with a drill.

WHAT LIVES ON DOORSTEP

Start with what's in the garage.

Tools first. But the vision is bigger — a platform for everything your community holds in common.

AVAILABLE AT LAUNCH

  • Power tools & hand tools

  • Garden & yard equipment

  • Sewing machines & fabric tools

  • Canning & food preservation gear

  • Camping & outdoor equipment

  • Party & event supplies

  • Moving equipment

  • Workshop & craft supplies

THE LONGER VISION

  • Skills & services

  • Bulk food & supply orders

  • Shared gardens & harvests

  • Childcare & time exchanges

  • Community knowledge & expertise

  • Neighborhood cooperative buying

Why Doorstep

✓ Free to use, always

✓ No ads, no data selling

✓ You control who sees your stuff

✓ Built for neighbors

HOW IT WORKS

Simple enough to actually use.

01
List what you have
Add tools or gear you're willing to share. Set your own terms — open to all, approval required, or members only.

02
Find your circle
Connect with your block, your neighborhood association, or a trusted group of friends. You decide who sees your stuff.

03
Borrow what you need
Request a lend, coordinate pickup with a real neighbor, return it when done. Leave a review. Build a reputation.

04
Build A Village
Every exchange rebuilds something. Trust. Relationship. A neighborhood that actually functions like one.

This is how you build the village.

We're not trying to disrupt anything. We're trying to restore something. The kind of neighborhood where people knew each other's names. Where you borrowed before you bought. Where interdependence wasn't embarrassing — it was just how life worked.

The village was always here. We just need to find each other.

Doorstep starts with a drill and a ladder. But what we're really building is the infrastructure for a different kind of community — one tool lend at a time, in Des Moines, with the people already around you.

Doorstep's only customers are our neighbors. No advertisers, no investors, no one else.

Most apps make money by selling your attention or your data. We're not interested in either. Doorstep is free because that's the only version of this that makes sense. A neighborhood tool that costs money to use isn't really a neighborhood tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Doorstep is a community platform for sharing tools, gear, and skills with people nearby — through trusted local circles. The idea is simple: your neighborhood already has everything it needs. A drill, a sewing machine, a ladder, a tent. Most of it sits in garages collecting dust while someone two streets over just bought the same thing.

    I'm Stacy, I live in Urbandale, and I'm building this because Des Moines deserves it. No team, no investors — just me, trying to make something real for my neighbors.

  • Yes. Doorstep will be free for individual neighbors . We’re seeking funding through neighborhood organizations and voluntary supporters — not by charging the neighbors who use it.

  • For now, yes. We're starting here intentionally. Building something real and local before expanding anywhere else. If you're outside Des Moines and want to bring Doorstep to your city, reply to our welcome email and let us know.

  • We're in the early stages. This is a waitlist, not a live product. We don't have a hard launch date yet, but everyone on this list will be the first to know when we're ready. We'd rather build it right than build it fast.

  • You decide. Doorstep is built around circles — trusted groups of neighbors you choose. You control who can see your items and who can request to borrow them. Nothing is public by default.

  • You'll get a welcome email from me, Stacy, a real person shortly after signing up. I'll explain where things stand, ask you a couple of questions to help shape what we build, and keep you in the loop as Doorstep comes together. No spam, no selling your data. Just updates when there's something worth sharing.

JOIN THE WAITLIST

Ready to meet your
doorstep village?

We're launching in Des Moines soon. Get early access and help us shape what this becomes.