Product development for UAE founders

    App, MVP and AI development for UAE startups, from Dubai to Abu Dhabi

    We build mobile apps, MVPs and AI products for founders in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the Emirates. Our team works remotely from India, just 1.5 hours ahead of UAE time, so you get live calls during your working day, direct access to our founder, and every line of code.

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    Idea to MVP
    4-8 wks
    Ahead of UAE time
    1.5 hrs
    Code & IP yours
    100%

    How we work with founders in the Emirates

    Remote by design: live hours that match yours, products built for a bilingual market, and confidentiality before anything is shared.

    Almost your whole working day, live

    India (IST, UTC+5:30) is 1.5 hours ahead of the UAE (GST, UTC+4), and neither country changes its clocks. Our 9am-6pm IST day runs from 7:30am to 4:30pm in Dubai, so calls, reviews and quick questions happen during your Monday-to-Friday hours.

    Built for an English and Arabic market

    Many UAE products need to work in both English and Arabic. We plan bilingual content and right-to-left layouts into the design, rather than retrofitting them after launch.

    NDA first, IP always yours

    We can sign your NDA before the first working session. Our contract assigns 100% of the code and IP to your company, and you have repository access from the first commit.

    What we build for UAE founders

    Three ways to start, depending on what you need built first.

    Mobile app development in Dubai and the UAE

    iOS and Android apps in React Native, with Arabic, RTL layouts and local payments planned from the start.

    MVP development for UAE startups

    Take an idea to a first version your users can sign up to, scoped to your runway or accelerator timeline.

    AI development for UAE startups

    AI features, agents and automation, tested before launch, with a written record of where UAE user data goes.

    How it works

    From first call to live product in 4-8 weeks.

    Free 30-min call

    Walk us through your idea. You leave with the biggest risks and a realistic estimate. No obligation.

    01

    Product blueprint (weeks 1-2)

    Scope, tech stack, architecture and a phase-1 roadmap before any code is written.

    02

    Build and test (weeks 2-7)

    Weekly demos of working software. Security and performance testing before anything goes live.

    03

    Launch and grow (week 8+)

    Go live, then iterate on real user feedback. Hand off to your own team whenever you are ready.

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    Our UAE clients are under NDA, so we don't name them. The case studies below include a UAE car and health insurance marketplace (web, iOS and Android apps, multi-insurer integrations and payments) and a UAE job portal, both described without client names.

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    Tell us what you're building

    30 minutes with our founder. You'll leave with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.

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