Mobile app development for Abu Dhabi businesses
Updated for 2027 on 10 November 2026
I build one app for both Android and iPhone for Abu Dhabi businesses, from $1,999 and ready within 31 days. That covers up to 6 screens, sign-in and one core feature, published on Google Play and the App Store under your company's name. A bigger app gets its own fixed quote before anything starts.
I'm Shantanu Sahay, working remotely with businesses worldwide. We talk on WhatsApp, email or a video call, whenever suits you. Prices are in US dollars.
What you get
- One app for Android and iPhone, built once with Flutter
- Up to 6 screens, sign-in and one core feature, such as bookings, orders or payments
- English as standard, and Arabic too if you need it
- A working version on your phone early, and every week after that
- Two rounds of changes on the first version
- The app published under your company's accounts, and the code yours
Work like this
Astitva: an Android app for people going through infertility, IVF and pregnancy loss. It has 98 narrated articles, booking for lab tests and sessions, and separate apps for patients and practitioners. Read how I built it
How we work together
- Tell me what the app should doA WhatsApp message is enough, and links to apps you like help.
- Get a fixed quoteWithin a day, so you know the full price before anything starts.
- See it on your phone every weekPay half to start. You try a working version early, then every week, with two rounds of changes included.
- It goes to the storesPay the other half, and the app goes to Apple and Google for review under your company's accounts. Anything that doesn't match what we agreed is fixed free for 14 days after launch.
Questions from Abu Dhabi businesses
Are you a mobile app development company in Abu Dhabi?
No. I'm an independent developer and I work remotely, so you deal with me directly from the first message to the store launch. Your quote is a fixed price.
How much does it cost to make an app?
From $1,999 for one app on both Android and iPhone: up to 6 screens, sign-in and one core feature, ready within 31 days. Apple and Google charge their own developer account fees, which you pay directly. A bigger app gets its own fixed quote.
Can the app be in Arabic and English?
Yes. Apps are in English as standard. If you need Arabic too, say so in your brief: the quote then covers right-to-left screens and a language switch, and you supply the Arabic text.
Can customers pay in dirhams inside the app?
Yes, through a payment provider in your company's name that takes cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay in dirhams. Your quote names the provider and its fees. Apple and Google have their own rules for selling digital extras inside an app, and I'll tell you if they apply to yours.
Will the app be published under my company's name?
Yes. You open your company's Google Play and Apple developer accounts, and I submit the app under them. Apple asks a company for a D-U-N-S number, which is free to get, and I'll walk you through it.
Does my app need a privacy policy?
Yes. Both stores ask for one before they publish, and UAE data protection rules expect you to tell people what the app collects. I draft it from what your app actually collects, and you approve the wording.
Can we meet to talk it through?
Yes, on a video call whenever suits you, or on WhatsApp if that's easier. Most decisions happen in short messages, and you see the app on your phone every week.
Got an app idea for your Abu Dhabi business?
Send a message and get a fixed quote within a day.