Lahore engineering hub, serving Dubai & the UAE
Mobile App Development Company inDubai
10silicon is a mobile app development company Dubai founders and operations teams work with when they need an app that survives contact with real users. We build native iOS and Android apps, and cross-platform apps in Flutter and React Native, for businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and across the UAE. Our app developers, designers and QA engineers are full-time staff in our Lahore engineering hub, working in Gulf hours with a named lead on every project.
In 7+ years and 100+ delivered projects we have shipped customer apps, driver and field-staff apps, marketplace apps and internal tools, with the backends, APIs and admin panels that make them work. We handle the whole path from first wireframe to App Store and Google Play approval, and we stay on after launch for releases and support.
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- 7+
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- 100+
- Projects delivered
- GST
- UAE working hours
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What we build
Services for Dubai businesses
iOS and Android apps
Native Swift and Kotlin when performance or hardware access demands it, or a single Flutter or React Native codebase when you want both platforms from one team and one budget.
Backend, APIs and admin panel
A secure REST or GraphQL backend, a database designed for your data, and a web admin console so your staff can manage users, content and orders without calling a developer.
Payments and wallets
Card payments through UAE-friendly gateways, Apple Pay and Google Pay, cash-on-delivery flows, in-app subscriptions and wallet top-ups, with VAT-compliant receipts.
Push notifications and messaging
Transactional and marketing push through Firebase and APNs, deep links into the right screen, and WhatsApp or SMS fallbacks for OTPs and order updates.
Arabic, RTL and offline mode
Full Arabic localisation with right-to-left layouts that mirror correctly, plus local caching and sync so the app still works in a basement car park or a warehouse with poor signal.
App store submission and releases
Developer account setup in your name, store listings, screenshots, privacy labels, review responses and a release process with staged rollouts and crash monitoring.
Tech stack we use
- Flutter
- React Native
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Node.js
- Laravel
- PostgreSQL
- Firebase
- GraphQL
- AWS
- Fastlane
- Stripe & UAE payment gateways
How we work
Our 3-step process
- 1
Strategic Discovery
We map your goals, users, constraints and success metrics into a scoped plan with a fixed first milestone before any code is written.
- 2
Agile Engineering
Two-week sprints with a demo at the end of each one. You see working software, not status reports, and can change direction early.
- 3
Deployment & Growth
Production launch with monitoring, documentation and a growth plan: performance, SEO, analytics and a maintenance retainer if you want one.
Indicative pricing
What it costs in Dubai
App cost is driven by platforms, screens and user roles, the back end and admin panel, integrations such as payments and maps, and whether Arabic is in the first release.
Tier 1
Simple app (MVP)
AED 30,000 - 75,000
USD 8,000 - 20,000
Timeline: 8 - 12 weeks
- iOS and Android from one codebase
- Up to 10 screens
- Login, notifications, basic back end
- Store submission handled
Tier 2
Business app
AED 75,000 - 220,000
USD 20,000 - 60,000
Timeline: 3 - 5 months
- Payments, maps, chat or bookings
- Admin dashboard and reporting
- Arabic and English
- Automated testing and analytics
Tier 3
Platform app
AED 220,000 - 735,000+
USD 60,000 - 200,000+
Timeline: 5 - 10 months
- Multi-sided marketplace or on-demand
- Real-time features and offline mode
- Third-party and ERP integrations
- Scalable cloud architecture
Ranges are indicative 2026 market figures for the UAE, not quotes. Every proposal is written after Strategic Discovery with a fixed price for the first milestone.
Why it works
Why a Lahore team is the right mobile app development company for Dubai
Mobile apps are never finished. After launch there are OS updates every autumn, new device sizes, store policy changes, and a steady list of features your users ask for. Hiring a Dubai agency for all of that means paying Dubai rates for years, and hiring freelancers means losing context every time one moves on. Our model solves both problems: a stable, salaried team of app developers in Lahore who stay on your product for its whole life, at a cost that makes ongoing releases affordable.
Lahore is one hour behind Gulf Standard Time, so your testers in Dubai can report a bug at 10am and see a fix on TestFlight the same afternoon. We do not have a Dubai office and we will not pretend otherwise. What you get is a video consultation whenever you need one, on-site consultation in Dubai for discovery workshops and launch days, and a UAE number, +971 56 639 0908, that reaches the person actually running your project.
Agency vs offshore vs hybrid
Choosing a mobile app development dubai partner: how the options compare
Rates are indicative 2026 market figures for senior work. The point is not the cheapest hour; it is senior engineers, full working-hours overlap and ownership of what you pay for.
| Criteria | Dubai agency | Offshore shop | 10silicon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative hourly rate | USD 60 - 120 | USD 15 - 35 | USD 25 - 45 |
| Working-hours overlap with GST | Full | Often 2 - 4 hours | Full (Lahore is GST minus 1) |
| Who you talk to | Account manager | Rotating contacts | Named engineer and project lead |
| Demos | Monthly or at milestones | Varies | Every two weeks on a staging URL |
| Code and accounts | Usually yours | Sometimes theirs | Always in your repos and cloud accounts |
| In-person meetings | At their office | Rare | Video any time; on-site in Dubai by arrangement |
| Arabic / RTL and UAE payments | Yes | Varies | Yes, standard on every build |
UAE-ready by default
Built for how business works in Dubai
Offshore teams often learn UAE requirements on your project. We treat them as standard scope, so Arabic, AED payments, VAT invoicing and data protection are designed in rather than bolted on.
- 01
Arabic & RTL interfaces
Bilingual English-Arabic layouts planned from the first wireframe, with right-to-left mirroring and Arabic typography that holds up on mobile.
- 02
UAE payment gateways
Integration with Network International, Telr, PayTabs, Stripe and bank gateways, plus Tabby and Tamara instalments and cash on delivery flows.
- 03
VAT and e-invoicing
FTA-compliant tax invoices with TRN, 5% VAT handling, credit notes and exports your accountant can reconcile.
- 04
Data protection by design
Built with the UAE Personal Data Protection Law in mind: consent records, access control, encryption and data residency in Gulf cloud regions when required.
- 05
Sector rules designed in
For fintech, healthcare and education builds we design for regulator expectations such as CBUAE, DHA and MOHAP requirements; compliance sign-off stays with your advisers.
- 06
WhatsApp-first customer flows
Click-to-chat, WhatsApp Business API notifications and lead capture, because that is how UAE customers actually get in touch.
Compliance sign-off for regulated sectors stays with your legal and regulatory advisers; we build to the requirements they specify.
Platform choice
Native, Flutter or React Native: how we decide
The first question most clients ask is whether to go native or cross-platform. Our honest answer is that for most business apps in the UAE, a Flutter or React Native codebase is the right call: you get iOS and Android from one team, features ship once instead of twice, and the budget stretches further. Our Flutter developers have shipped delivery, booking and fintech apps where users cannot tell the difference from native.
We recommend native Swift and Kotlin when the app leans heavily on the camera, Bluetooth, background location or heavy animation, or when you already have native teams in-house. Either way, the backend, admin panel and APIs are shared, so switching later is a front-end decision rather than a rebuild.
- Flutter for consumer apps, marketplaces and fintech where a single polished UI matters
- React Native when your web product is already in React and you want shared logic
- Native Swift and Kotlin for hardware-heavy or performance-critical features
- The same Node.js or Laravel backend and admin console whichever route you pick
Approach
How we build apps for UAE users
Every app follows our three-step process. Strategic Discovery produces clickable prototypes, a screen map, an API contract and a milestone plan with a fixed price for the first release. Agile Engineering runs in two-week sprints with a TestFlight or Play internal build at the end of each, so your team in Dubai is holding working software from the first month. Deployment & Growth covers store submission, analytics, crash reporting and a release calendar for the months after launch.
UAE apps have specific needs that we build in from the start rather than bolt on. Arabic and English with correct RTL mirroring. Phone-number login with OTP, because many users prefer it to email. Payment flows that handle cash on delivery alongside cards. Location features that understand Makani numbers and building names rather than only street addresses. And privacy settings that respect UAE data rules, including hosting user data in a Gulf cloud region when your regulator or customers expect it.
Quality
Testing, performance and store approval
An app that crashes once in a checkout flow gets a one-star review and an uninstall. We run automated unit and widget tests on every pull request, manual QA on real devices including the mid-range Android phones most common in the UAE, and performance checks on cold start time, scroll smoothness and battery use. Release builds are signed and shipped through Fastlane so every release is repeatable.
Store rejections are a common cause of missed launch dates. We have been through Apple review enough times to know what triggers a rejection: missing privacy labels, login walls without a guest option, payment rules, and screenshots that do not match the app. We prepare the listing, respond to reviewers and manage staged rollouts so a bad build never reaches all your users at once.
Also known as
App developers in Dubai for iOS, Android and cross-platform
Whether you search for app developers in Dubai, an iOS app development company, Android developers or Flutter developers in the UAE, the underlying need is the same: a team that can design, build, ship and keep improving an app that real customers use. We staff every app project with a product designer, mobile engineers, a back-end engineer and QA, led by one project lead you talk to directly.
Our mobile work also connects to the rest of the business: the web dashboard your staff use, the payment gateway, the CRM and the analytics. That is why most of our app clients also use our web development team rather than stitching vendors together.
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FAQ
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Tell us what you need and we will reply within one UAE business day with questions, a rough budget range and a proposed first milestone. Video or on-site consultation in Dubai.
- WhatsApp / call: +971 56 639 0908
- Email: contact@10silicon.com
- Lahore HQ · Serving Dubai, Abu Dhabi & the UAE