UAE mobile apps

Mobile app development company UAE

As a mobile app development company working from Casablanca, we build apps for UAE businesses with web technology: an installable app first, and an iOS and Android store version when you need a listing. Arabic right-to-left screens, UAE payments and Gulf-hours calls are scoped before any code.

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Web-first

A web-first route to the App Store and Google Play

Mobile app development company UAE teams can hire remotely: we build one codebase in React and TypeScript, ship it as an installable web app (PWA), and wrap it with Capacitor for the App Store and Google Play when you need a listing. We do not write Swift or Kotlin.

That route suits booking apps, customer portals, field-service tools, loyalty and ordering apps. It does not suit games, augmented reality or apps that depend on background Bluetooth. If your idea needs those, a native studio is the better fit, and we say so on the first call.

Our own products work this way. RIVER ERP installs as a progressive web app from its own address, and RAIN Store carries a Capacitor shell for iOS and Android. Both shells are source projects, not store listings, and we say so.

The UAE is three hours ahead of Casablanca, or four during Ramadan. That leaves about six shared hours on a 09:00 to 18:00 UAE day. Test builds go out at the end of our day, so your team finds them waiting the next morning. This page sits under the UAE hub, Gulf hub and all markets.

Your options

Three ways to put an app on a phone

We recommend the lightest route that does the job.

Question	Installable web app	Store app with Capacitor	Fully native (Swift, Kotlin)
In the App Store and Google Play	No, installed from the browser	Yes	Yes
Push notifications	Android, and iPhone once installed to the home screen (iOS 16.4 or later)	Yes	Yes
Camera, biometrics, files	Browser features, with limits on iPhone	Through Capacitor plugins	Everything the phone offers
Codebases to maintain	One	One	Two
Our work	Yes, our default	Yes, when a listing is needed	Not our work

UAE app rules

The UAE parts of an app project

Stores and accounts. Open the Apple Developer and Google Play accounts in your company’s name, so the app stays yours. Apple’s organisation enrolment asks for a D-U-N-S number, which can take a while to arrive, so start early. Apple reviews each build before release, so plan days for the first submission, not hours.

Payments and rules. Apple and Google require their own purchase systems for digital goods sold inside an app. Physical goods and services, such as deliveries or bookings, can use outside providers like Network International, Checkout.com, Stripe, PayTabs, Tabby or Tamara, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay. Calling features (VoIP) can be restricted in the UAE, so we check them before scoping. Personal data follows Federal Decree-Law 45 of 2021, and the store privacy labels must match what the app collects.

What it includes

What a UAE app usually includes

Chosen with you in the discovery call, then written into the quote.

Arabic right-to-left screens

Mirrored layouts, a language switch and fonts tested on real phones.

UAE PASS sign-in

The national digital identity can be offered as a sign-in option where your service and the issuer allow it.

Push and offline

Order updates and reminders, and an offline shell for weak connections.

Payments

Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and buy-now-pay-later through UAE providers.

Ecommerce development

Admin panel

A web admin where your team manages content, users and orders.

Custom web development

Hosting and updates

Monitoring, backups and store updates after launch.

Managed hosting

From idea to store

How an app project runs

Short cycles, a preview link each time, and no surprises at store review.

Scope on screens

A discovery call in the shared window, then clickable screens in English and Arabic.

Try it on real phones

Your team installs the first version from a link within the first cycles.

Build the web app

Short cycles, a preview link each time and a written update before your day starts.

Wrap and submit

If you need a listing, we prepare the iOS and Android builds, store text and screenshots for your accounts.

Launch and run

Monitoring and updates through a monthly plan, or a handover to your own team.

Custom software development for the UAE: portals, APIs and the systems behind the app.
ERP software for the UAE: when the app needs to talk to stock and invoices.
Custom web development: the React, Next.js and Laravel stack behind every app.
RAIN Store: our self-hosted shop, with a Capacitor shell for iOS and Android.
Ecommerce development: stores and checkout flows for the same customers.
Managed hosting: backups, monitoring and updates after launch.

FAQ

Questions from UAE buyers

What businesses in the UAE ask before they commission an app.

Do you build native iOS and Android apps?

We build in React and TypeScript, not in Swift or Kotlin. Your app ships as an installable web app, or inside a Capacitor wrapper for the stores. For games, AR or heavy hardware work, a native studio is the better fit.

Can you publish the app on the App Store and Google Play?

Yes, with the Capacitor version. The developer accounts are opened in your company’s name. We prepare the builds, screenshots and store text, and the stores decide on review.

Do you support Arabic and right-to-left layouts?

Yes. We design right-to-left screens from the start and test them on real phones. We work in English, so a native Arabic writer should supply the copy.

How much does a mobile app cost?

It depends on scope. Custom projects start at $10,000, scoped up front with a fixed price and milestones, and we start within 3–5 business days. Apple and Google charge their own developer account fees. Prices are in US dollars.

How does the time difference work?

The UAE is three hours ahead of Casablanca, or four during Ramadan. A 09:00 to 18:00 UAE day shares about six hours with ours. Calls use that window, and test builds wait for you each morning.

Who owns the app and the code?

You do. The store accounts are yours, and you receive the repository, the documentation and a walkthrough.

Next step

Planning an app for the UAE?

Pick a time in the shared window. We will talk through who the users are, what the app must do first and whether a web app is enough.