Your customers in Dubai carry both iPhones and Android phones, and you need to be on both. Two native apps mean two codebases, two teams and every feature built twice. A cross platform app is written once and runs on both, which saves most of the duplicated engineering and keeps the two versions in step on every release.
We build cross platform apps in Flutter and React Native, the two frameworks that have earned their place for this kind of work. Both produce apps that feel native, both are backed by large companies and both are maintained by big communities. We choose between them for your project, design once with the differences between the platforms respected, and test on real iPhones and Android phones rather than trusting the simulator.
Our engineers have shipped food delivery, pet services, recruitment, blood donation and distributor ordering apps across both stores.
What is included
- Discovery and a written product definition: who the app is for, what it does and the first release worth shipping
- A framework recommendation, Flutter or React Native, with the reasons written down
- Interface design that respects each platform's conventions while sharing one design system
- Clickable prototype tested with real users on real devices before any code is written
- One codebase for iPhone and Android, with the backend API built or connected by the same team
- Payments, maps, push notifications and sign in set up for both platforms
- Arabic and English with right to left layouts tested on device
- Testing on real iPhones and Android phones, including budget Android devices and older versions
- Analytics and crash reporting across both platforms
- App Store and Google Play listings, review submissions, documentation and a month of support after launch
How it works
1. Discover
We learn who will use the app, which phones they carry and what the app must connect to. We define a first release real users would download and keep.
2. Plan
Framework choice, screens, data, API and a fixed scope with price and timeline. Where a feature needs native code on one platform, we say so here, not halfway through the build.
3. Design
Wireframes, then a clickable prototype tested on an iPhone and an Android phone with a few of your customers. One design system, with platform differences handled deliberately.
4. Build
Flutter or React Native development alongside the API, with test builds on TestFlight and Google Play every week. Automated tests on the critical paths and a review of every change.
5. Launch and grow
Submission to both stores, release, monitoring and a month of support. Then a plan for updates, because both platforms change every year and one codebase makes keeping up cheaper.
Flutter or React Native?
Flutter when design fidelity and animation matter most and you want one rendering engine on both platforms. React Native when your team already knows JavaScript or you want to share code with a web application. Both are good choices. We recommend one for your project and explain why.
Will it feel like a real app?
Yes, if it is built well. Modern Flutter and React Native apps are hard to tell from native ones. The difference shows in the details, which is why we design for each platform's conventions and test on real devices.
When should we go native instead?
When the app depends on the newest platform features on day one, needs heavy device access such as advanced camera or sensor work, or when one platform is your whole audience. We build native too and tell you honestly when it is the better choice.
Do you build the backend as well?
Yes. Most apps need an API, a database and an admin dashboard. We build those alongside the app or connect to the systems your business already runs.
Who does the work?
Our Dubai team runs discovery, product definition and project management and is your point of contact. Design and engineering are shared with our engineering team, who shipped the apps in our portfolio.
Does the app work in Arabic?
Yes. Bilingual apps with right to left layouts are standard for us in the UAE, and we test them on real devices rather than assume the framework handles it.
How long does a cross platform app take?
A focused first release usually takes a few months from sign off, depending on the backend and integrations. Building for both platforms at once adds less time than you would expect, and the plan fixes the timeline before design starts.