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Mobile App Development in Dubai & the UAE
Most businesses do not need an app. The ones that do need it for a specific reason: repeat purchase frequency, field operations, driver and picker workflows, or a booking relationship that lives on the phone. We start by testing whether an app is genuinely the right answer.
When it is, we build native and cross-platform apps that ship to the stores, connect to your existing systems, and get maintained properly rather than abandoned after launch.
What the engagement covers
The scope is set against your situation rather than a package. These are the components we most often build into it.
Capability
What we deliver.
- Native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) development
- Cross-platform builds in Flutter and React Native where they fit
- Commerce apps connected to your Shopify or custom storefront
- Delivery, driver and picker apps with routing, scanning and proof of delivery
- Booking and reservation apps for travel, hospitality and services
- Field service and workforce apps with offline capability
- Push notification, deep linking and in-app messaging strategy
- App Store and Google Play submission, review handling and release management
- Backend API development and integration with your ERP or CRM
- Post-launch monitoring, crash reporting and iterative releases
How it runs
How the work is sequenced.
The order matters more than the individual activities. Doing these in the wrong sequence is the most common reason engagements cost more than they should.
- Step 01
Diagnostic
We establish what is actually constraining the result. It is frequently not what the brief assumed, and finding that out first is what keeps the budget honest.
- Step 02
Scope and case
A written scope with the commercial case stated: what it costs, what it should return, and what we would leave out.
- Step 03
Delivery
Built in phases so something useful goes live early rather than everything arriving at the end.
- Step 04
Measure and iterate
Reported against the commercial number the engagement was commissioned to move, monthly, with the things that did not work stated plainly.
Why Globosoft
Reasons that are checkable.
Growth model
We would rather be paid for the growth than the hours.
For ecommerce clients we can work on growth-share: an agreed baseline from your trailing performance, then a percentage of the incremental sales we create above it. No fixed retainer. If your revenue does not grow, we do not earn. It changes what we recommend, because we carry part of the risk of being wrong.
Questions
Questions about mobile app development.
How much does a mobile app cost in Dubai?
A focused single-purpose app typically starts around AED 35,000. Commerce apps, multi-role platforms and apps with offline sync or complex integrations scale well beyond that. We scope by feature and integration rather than quoting per screen.
Should we build native or cross-platform?
Flutter or React Native covers most business apps at lower cost and faster time to market. Go native when you need heavy device capability, demanding graphics, or platform-specific behaviour. We recommend based on your case, not our preference.
Do you handle App Store submission?
Yes, including store listings, review responses, phased rollout and ongoing release management.
Can the app connect to our existing systems?
Yes. Most apps we build are a front end onto an ERP, CRM or commerce platform, so integration is usually the substantial part of the work.
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