A quiet place to read, write and talk.
Daahqaad is an app for Somali stories, poetry and live conversation. This page is about where it came from, what it does, and who makes it.
Somali writing had nowhere to live online.
Somali culture travels by voice: poems recited from memory, stories told after dark. When it moved online, it landed in feeds built for something else.
A good essay would sit between a dance clip and an argument, and be gone within the hour. Writers who put real work into a piece watched it lose to whatever was loudest. Readers who wanted something worth their time could not find it.
Daahqaad started in 2026 to give that writing a home: a place where a piece is read as it was written, by people who chose to follow the writer.
The name is Somali. Daaha ka qaad means "lift the veil."
One app, four things to do in it.
On iPhone, on the web, and soon on Android.
Write
Stories, essays and short posts, with an editor made for long pieces and a page that looks like a page.
Read
Your home shows the writers you follow, in order. Poetry gets proper line breaks. Nothing is ranked for you.
Talk
Live audio rooms and podcasts. Listeners raise a hand to speak. Rooms can be open, or private with a door code.
Listen
Any story can be read aloud in Somali or English, so it travels to the kitchen, the bus, and people who prefer to listen.
Built to be put down.
Most apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Daahqaad leaves a few things out on purpose.
- No algorithm decides what you see
- No reels, no autoplay
- No advertising
- No infinite feed
- Somali and English side by side
- Readers support writers directly
Dundalk, Ireland.
Daahqaad is designed and built in Dundalk, an hour north of Dublin, by Addrivo Limited. It runs on Google Cloud in the European Union, so your data stays under EU law.
- CompanyAddrivo Limited, Dundalk
- HostingGoogle Cloud, EU
- AppsiPhone, web, Android in testing
A short history.
Addrivo Limited is registered in Ireland
One purpose: to build Daahqaad.
Daahqaad launches on iPhone and the web
Stories, poetry and following. Somali and English from the first version.
Live rooms and narration
Live audio rooms, stories read aloud, and Spaces for small communities.
Readers start supporting writers
Memberships and gifts, paid out to writers. Android enters testing.
A small team in Ireland.
Imran Hirey
Software engineer and Somali speaker based in Ireland. Builds most of the product. LinkedIn
Work with us
Engineers, editors and community hosts who care about the Somali language.
See open rolesDaahqaad is a product of Addrivo Limited.
Addrivo is a software company registered in Ireland. Daahqaad is its main product. It also builds FullySaid, a voice coach for spoken English.
- Legal name
- Addrivo Limited
- Company number
- 815210 (Ireland)
- Registered office
- 42 Mourne View Hall, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 H2X3, Ireland
- Web
- addrivo.com
- support@daahqaad.com
Say hello.
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