Dubai, UAE
Hire Mobile App Developers in Dubai
Developers in India for Dubai businesses: iOS and Android apps. From $10/hr, senior developers from $25/hr, by project, by the hour or by the month.
Dubai and India · Gulf Standard Time (GST)
India (IST) is 1½ hours ahead of the UAE, and neither side changes its clocks.
Almost the whole working day is shared, so the developer works much like someone in your own office.
Calls, reviews and quick fixes happen the same day, during your hours.
Dubai companies in real estate, trade, hospitality and retail hire developers in India for portals, booking systems and e-commerce.
An app is rarely just an app: it needs an API behind it, a way to manage content, push notifications, and a release process for two stores with their own rules. We staff the whole of that, not only the screens.
Cross-platform (Flutter or React Native) is usually the sensible default for one codebase on both stores. Native is worth it when the app leans on the device: camera, sensors, background work or heavy graphics.
What mobile app development covers
- Android and iOS apps from one codebase, or native for each
- The API and admin panel the app talks to
- Sign-in, payments, push notifications and offline behaviour
- Play Store and App Store submission
- Crash reporting so problems show up before reviews do
- Updates after launch when the stores change their rules
Rates and billing
- Rates are quoted in US dollars: from $10/hr for a developer, from $25/hr for a senior developer
- Project work is quoted against a written scope before it starts
- Monthly engagements are agreed for the capacity you need, month by month
- Start with a small paid task if you want to see the work first
How it starts
- Tell us what you are building and the stack you use
- We suggest a developer and you talk to them directly, at a time that suits Dubai
- Pick project, hourly or monthly, and agree the first piece of work
- Work happens in your repository and your tools
Developers we staff it with
The stack depends on what you already run. These are the ones Dubai clients ask for most for mobile app development.
Common questions
Can a developer in India work with a team in Dubai?
Yes. India (IST) is 1½ hours ahead of the UAE, and neither side changes its clocks. Almost the whole working day is shared, so the developer works much like someone in your own office.
Do you have an office in Dubai?
No. The developers work remotely from India, and we work with Dubai clients online: calls, email, chat and your own tools such as GitHub, Jira or Slack. You talk to the developer directly.
How is a Dubai business billed?
Rates are quoted in US dollars: from $10/hr for a developer, from $25/hr for a senior developer. Project work is quoted against a written scope before it starts
Flutter or React Native?
Flutter when you want one codebase with a consistent look on both platforms. React Native when your team already works in JavaScript or React. Both ship to both stores.
Can you take over an app that is already live?
Yes. We review the code first and tell you what state it is in before anyone quotes for new work.
Do you publish to the stores?
Yes, through your own developer accounts, so the app stays yours.
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