Mobile app developers for UAE founders

    Mobile app development company for Dubai and UAE founders

    Our app developers design and build iOS and Android apps for startups in Dubai and across the UAE, with Arabic layouts, sign-in and payment options planned in from the start. We work remotely from India, 1.5 hours ahead of you, and hand over every line of code.

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    Ahead of UAE time
    1.5 hrs
    Founder-led
    1:1
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    100%

    What makes app development in the UAE harder than it looks

    A Dubai app is rarely a straight copy of a European or US one. The same features have local expectations attached.

    An app development agency quote that assumes one language

    Many quotes are written for an English-only app. Adding Arabic later means reworking layouts, icons and navigation for right-to-left reading, which costs more than planning it in.

    Payments that don't match how people pay here

    UAE shoppers expect local card gateways and, in many categories, buy-now-pay-later options such as Tabby and Tamara. An app built around a single foreign gateway can lose buyers at checkout.

    Two platforms, two teams, two sets of bugs

    Building iOS and Android separately doubles the work for a startup that needs to launch on both. Most founders are better served by one shared codebase that still feels native on each phone.

    What a DevForge mobile app build includes

    Design, build and launch for iOS and Android, with the UAE details handled as part of the plan.

    • Mobile app design for your core journeys, in English and Arabic, with right-to-left layouts where you need them
    • iOS and Android apps from one React Native codebase, alongside a web app if your product needs one
    • The backend, database and admin panel your team uses to run the app day to day
    • Payment gateway integration, with BNPL options scoped in if your category uses them
    • UAE PASS sign-in planned into the schedule, if your product needs verified identity
    • Push notifications, analytics and crash reporting set up before launch
    • App Store and Google Play submission, handled with you
    • Full repository access from the first commit, with documentation and a handover walkthrough

    UAE details we plan in from day one

    The parts of a UAE app that are cheap to plan for and expensive to add after launch.

    Arabic and right-to-left layouts

    React Native supports right-to-left layouts, but only if screens are designed for them. We design the Arabic flow alongside the English one, so text, icons and navigation mirror correctly.

    UAE PASS sign-in, with the lead time planned

    UAE PASS is the national digital identity, and private-sector apps can use it for sign-in. Getting live access involves an approval and testing process with the UAE PASS team, so we build that into the schedule rather than discovering it at launch.

    Checkout that fits UAE buyers

    We've integrated a payment gateway for a UAE insurance marketplace. For your app we scope the gateway, and BNPL providers such as Tabby or Tamara where they suit your category, before the build starts.

    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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    For a UAE car and health insurance marketplace, we built the iOS and Android apps in React Native alongside the React web platform, and worked on the .NET backend: insurer integrations for live quotes and policy issuance, the payment gateway, and renewals. The client is under NDA, so we describe the work without naming them.

    Mobile app development in Dubai: common questions

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