iOS + Android · Dubai

Mobile app development in Dubai, from $2,400

Cross-platform apps from a single codebase, with design, backend and store submission included. Apps that reach the store, not decks that describe one.

From
$2,400
Platforms
iOS + Android
Includes
Store submission

One codebase, both stores

Building an app twice — once in Swift, once in Kotlin — doubles the cost and then doubles it again in maintenance, because the two versions drift apart the moment they exist. For the vast majority of products that trade-off buys nothing a user can perceive.

EXTENSA builds cross-platform with React Native and Expo: one codebase, native performance for standard product work, and iOS and Android that stay identical because they are the same app. When something genuinely needs native code, it gets native code.

What a $2,400 app includes

Common additions: both stores, payments and in-app purchases, an admin dashboard to manage the app, and a priority build sprint.

  • Product design — screens, flows and a brand that fits the store it lands in
  • Cross-platform build for iOS and Android from one codebase
  • Backend and database with per-user data isolation
  • Authentication and accounts
  • Google Play submission, with the App Store as an add-on
  • Launch support and release management

Store review is part of the job

Getting an app approved is a discipline of its own, and it is where most first-time launches stall. Apple rejects for reasons that never appear in a build spec: missing account deletion, unclear user-generated content moderation, subscription terms in the wrong place, a demo account that does not work for the reviewer.

EXTENSA has taken apps through real rejections and re-submissions on both platforms — see HERA and Volve — and fixing review issues is inside the scope, not a change request afterwards.

What we do not do

We do not build a 40-screen version-one. An app that tries to be complete before it has users is the most expensive way to discover that the wrong thing was built.

The first release does the single thing your users came for, properly, and ships. What comes next is decided by what they actually do with it.

Proof of work

Shipped, not mocked up

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Questions

Straight answers

How much does it cost to develop an app in Dubai?

Dubai agencies typically quote AED 40,000–150,000 for a cross-platform MVP. At EXTENSA a mobile app starts at $2,400, including product design, the iOS and Android build from one codebase, backend, authentication and Google Play submission. App Store submission, payments and an admin dashboard are add-ons priced upfront.

How long does it take to build a mobile app?

A focused first version takes a few weeks, including store submission. The timeline depends far more on how tight the scope is than on how fast anyone codes.

Do you publish the app to the App Store and Google Play?

Yes. Submission, store listings, screenshots and responses to review feedback are handled for you. The developer accounts are registered in your name so you own the listings.

Native or cross-platform — which should I choose?

Cross-platform for almost everything: one codebase, both stores, half the cost, no drift between platforms. Native is worth it for heavy graphics, deep hardware integration or performance-critical processing. We will tell you honestly which one your product is on the call.

What happens after the app launches?

You own the code and the store listings, so you are free to take it anywhere. Launch support is included, and optional monthly care covers monitoring, OS updates, store compliance changes and small improvements.

Have an app idea worth shipping?

Describe it in a message. You will get an honest scope, a fixed price, and a straight answer about whether it should be an app at all.

Free 20-minute call · fixed written quote · no discovery fee
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