A mobile app development company in Dubai for founders who need it built right
techpotions builds iOS and Android apps for Dubai and UAE teams from one codebase: fast, owned outright, and shipped to the stores in weeks. You work with the people writing the code, not an account manager.
- Fixed price: overruns are our cost, not your invoice
- You own the code and both store listings
- Paid across milestones, never all up front
Why this is worth building, and why us.
The UAE is full of app shops that will build you a template, hand you an APK, and bill you for every change. We build products: the actual app your business runs on, cross-platform from a single codebase, on code you own with no black box and no lock-in.
We are a small, senior studio. That is why a first working build lands in weeks rather than quarters, and why the parts that matter (payments, auth, real-time, the last 20% that is genuinely your business) get built properly instead of faked in a demo.
What we build for UAE clients
- 01iOS + Android from one codebase: native feel, one team, one bill
- 02AI-powered apps: voice, chat, and agent features baked in, not bolted on
- 03Arabic-first & bilingual: RTL as a first-class citizen, not an afterthought
- 04The hard parts done right: payments, auth, real-time, offline, push
- 05Backend included: the API, data layer, and dashboard your app needs to actually work
- 06Store launch + handover: shipped to the App Store and Play Store, code and all
Published prices, so you can compare properly
A basic app in Dubai starts around AED 18,000 and a mid-level business app runs AED 92,000 to AED 294,000. Local agencies bill AED 400 to 600 per senior hour; offshore senior work is AED 90 to 180. We are in the second band, and here is what that costs in whole numbers.
Your app idea turned into a plan, back within two working days: the screens that matter, what to cut from v1, a clickable prototype of the core flow, and a fixed quote with a store-launch date. Credited back in full against any build you start within 30 days.
- MVP App$7,9976–8 weeks
First version on both stores, testing whether people actually use it.
- iOS and Android from one codebase, submitted to both stores
- Auth, the core flow, and the backend API behind it
- Push notifications and basic analytics
- Arabic-first or bilingual with proper RTL if you need it
- Store submission handled, including the review back-and-forth
- Most chosenProduction App$14,99710–12 weeks
The app your business actually runs on, with the hard parts done properly.
- Everything in MVP App, plus payments and subscriptions
- Real-time features, offline handling, and background sync
- An admin dashboard your team can operate
- Third-party integrations: CRM, ERP, payment gateways
- Performance and security review before launch
- Thirty days of post-launch support included
- Platform Build$24,9974–5 months
Multi-sided apps: marketplaces, logistics, anything with several user types.
- Everything in Production App, across multiple user roles
- Operations tooling for the team running the marketplace
- AI features where they earn their place: voice, chat, or agents
- Load testing at your projected volume
- Compliance work where UAE regulation requires it
- A documented handover to an in-house team if you build one
- Fixed price: overruns are our cost, not your invoice
- You own the code and both store listings
- Paid across milestones, never all up front
- Dubai-hours overlap; we work your business day
Cross-platform is the default because over 60% of new UAE apps ship that way, and it gets you both stores for one budget. If your product genuinely needs fully native (heavy graphics, deep hardware access), we will say so and quote it separately rather than pretend one codebase covers it.
One codebase, both platforms
You need the app on iPhone and Android, and you do not need to pay for it twice. We build cross-platform from a single codebase, so you get a native-feeling app on both stores from one team, one timeline, and one budget: with the platform-specific polish added where it actually matters.
That is not a compromise; it is how most serious consumer apps ship now. The saving goes into the product, not into maintaining two separate codebases forever.
Built for the region, from day one
Apps for the UAE market have real constraints: Arabic and right-to-left as a first-class citizen, a bilingual audience, local payment rails, and WhatsApp as a primary channel. We have built for exactly this, so these are decisions we make on the first day, not surprises discovered in QA the week before launch.
Chatberry, our Arabic-first WhatsApp AI product, is one example of building channel- and language-native from the start rather than translating at the end.
Proof, not a stock-photo portfolio
Ask any Dubai app company for three products they shipped and the clients who ran them. We can show you ours: real builds, named clients, and the outcomes: web apps, AI products, and mobile, for clients across the region and beyond.
You own the code and the data outright, and you can move it, extend it, or bring it in-house whenever you want. That is what “built right” means, and it is the opposite of a template shop’s maintenance contract.
Not claims. Shipped work.
- 01ChatberryAn Arabic-first WhatsApp AI product: built channel- and language-native for a MENA audience.See the work
- 02How we buildOur mobile approach: one codebase, the hard parts done right, code you own.See the work
- 03See all our workReal products, named clients, real outcomes, not a stock-photo portfolio.See the work
Common questions.
01Do you build native or cross-platform apps?
Cross-platform from one codebase for the vast majority of apps; you get a native-feeling iOS and Android app from one team and one budget, with platform-specific polish where it matters. If a project genuinely needs fully native (heavy device-specific features), we’ll say so and scope it that way.
02How much does it cost to build an app in Dubai?
It depends on scope, but the honest framing is: a template shop is cheap upfront and expensive to change forever; a custom build is a real investment upfront and far cheaper to own. We start with a short discovery to pin the one thing your app must do, then quote a fixed-scope first version you can plan around.
03Can you build the backend too, not just the app?
Yes; most apps need one. We build the API, data layer, auth, payments, and any admin dashboard alongside the app, as one owned system. You get a product that works end to end, not a front end that needs a separate vendor to function.
04Do you support Arabic and RTL properly?
Yes, from the first commit: Arabic-first, right-to-left, and bilingual interfaces are design decisions we make at the start, not a translation layer bolted on before launch. It’s one of the reasons regional clients work with us.
Building an app in Dubai? Let’s scope it.
Tell us what the app needs to do and who it’s for. We’ll come back with shape, timeline, and cost, honestly scoped, no template upsell.
- A real person replies, usually same day
- No sales sequence, no automated nurture
- Scope Sprint is credited back if you go ahead