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Sannan Malik

United Arab Emirates

Mobile app and software development for UAE businesses

I work with businesses across the UAE on mobile apps, SaaS platforms and enterprise systems, reachable on WhatsApp with calls scheduled in UAE business hours.

Sannan Malik is a software architect and the CEO of Alpha Notic FZC who builds mobile apps, SaaS platforms and custom business software for companies across the UAE. Android and iOS apps start at AED 3,670 ($999), with calls in UAE business hours and the scope and price agreed in writing first.

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Why work with me on App development · UAE

01

Arabic-ready

English and Arabic interfaces with proper right-to-left layouts.

02

Gulf experience

Built for GCC requirements, including Saudi e-invoicing and insurance workflows in the HealthOS hospital management system.

03

Easy to reach

Message on WhatsApp and schedule calls within UAE business hours.

App development across the emirates

Most of the work is the same wherever you are based: a written scope, design, development and launch. What changes between emirates is the audience, the regulator and the systems you need to connect to. These guides cover each one in more detail:

  • Dubai: startups, retail, services and hospitality, often bilingual from day one.
  • Abu Dhabi: organisations that need approvals, roles, audit trails and reporting, from hospital operations to ERP.
  • Sharjah: growing businesses that want a fixed budget and a clear plan.
  • App development cost in the UAE: prices in AED, what is included and what pushes the price up.

Agency, freelancer or one accountable lead?

UAE businesses usually choose between an agency, a freelancer from a marketplace, or an independent technology lead. Agencies bring a team and a process, along with sales, account management and office costs in the price. Freelancers are cheaper but leave scope, design and delivery risk with you.

Working with me directly is the third option: the person who scopes your product also designs and architects it, the price is fixed before work starts, and you talk to the same person from the first message to launch. It suits founders and businesses that want senior judgement without paying for an agency's overheads.

Built for the UAE market

Apps for UAE users often need Arabic and right-to-left layouts alongside English, local payment providers and, in healthcare, links to the emirate's health information exchange. These are scoped up front so they are part of the price, not a surprise later. Prices are in US dollars with AED equivalents at the fixed peg of 3.6725.

What's included

Everything from scope to launch.

  • Mobile apps for Android & iOS
  • Arabic & RTL design
  • SaaS platforms
  • Enterprise & ERP systems
  • CTO consulting
  • AI automation

Packages

Fixed-scope app packages. No surprises.

Launch

Your idea, live on Android and iOS.

$1,99850% off

$999launch price

For founders who want a real app in users' hands, not another slide deck.

Best for MVPs, booking apps, simple directories

  • Up to 10 screens, planned around your core idea
  • One Flutter codebase for Android and iOS
  • Clean, focused interface design
  • Sign-up and login for your users
  • Connects to the APIs you need
  • Tested on real devices before launch
  • Hands-on help publishing to the stores

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  • Play Store & App Store publishing, free
  • Free fixes and resubmission until approved
  • Free support after launch
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Growth

A custom-designed app with its own backend.

$3,39850% off

$1,699launch price

For businesses ready to run customers, accounts and daily workflows through their own app.

Best for Customer apps, ordering, memberships

  • Up to 25 screens
  • Custom UI/UX designed for your brand
  • Flutter app for Android and iOS
  • Your own Node.js backend and PostgreSQL database
  • User accounts and profiles
  • Your business workflows, built in
  • Admin tools to manage the basics
  • Testing and store submission help

Launch bonuses3 slots left this month

  • Play Store & App Store publishing, free
  • Free fixes and resubmission until approved
  • Free support after launch
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Scale

The app, plus the dashboard to run it.

$5,00050% off

$2,500launch price

For operations that need an admin dashboard, integrations and notifications from day one.

Best for Delivery, service platforms, multi-role apps

  • Up to 50 screens
  • Custom UI/UX across app and dashboard
  • Flutter app for Android and iOS
  • Node.js backend and PostgreSQL database
  • Admin dashboard, scoped to your operations
  • Integrations with the services you use
  • Push notifications where supported
  • Testing, launch support and store submission

Launch bonuses3 slots left this month

  • Play Store & App Store publishing, free
  • Free fixes and resubmission until approved
  • Free support after launch
Scale with this app

Every package starts with a quick WhatsApp chat. Prefer email? maliksannan001@gmail.com

Good to know

  • Packages are indicative, fixed-scope offers. The exact scope is agreed in writing before work starts.
  • Custom AI systems, complex payment gateways, real-time streaming, hardware integrations, complex ERP modules and specialised compliance work are quoted separately.
  • Third-party fees, hosting and ongoing maintenance are not included.
  • App Store and Google Play approval is decided by Apple and Google and cannot be guaranteed. I prepare and publish your listing, and fix and resubmit at no cost if it is rejected.

How it works

How it works: App development · UAE

  1. 01

    Scope

    We agree goals, users, screens and the riskiest unknowns, written down with a fixed price.

  2. 02

    Design

    Flows and high-fidelity screens, reviewed with you in short loops before development.

  3. 03

    Build

    Regular working builds you can try on your own devices, not just screenshots.

  4. 04

    Launch

    Deployment, store submission help and a handover so your team owns what was built.

Senior from start to finish

You work directly with a senior architect and certified product owner, not a junior after the sales call.

Design and engineering together

The person who designs your product also architects it, so nothing is lost in handoff.

The price is agreed first

Scope and price are written down before work starts. Changes are agreed before they're built.

FAQ

App development · UAE: your questions

Ask me directly
Do you work with companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi?

Yes. I work remotely with businesses across the UAE and meet over video or WhatsApp.

Can my app support Arabic?

Yes. Arabic and right-to-left layouts are designed in from the start, not added later.

What currency are prices in?

Packages are priced in US dollars. Invoicing details are agreed when the scope is confirmed.

Guides

Further reading: App development · UAE

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The fastest way to reach me is WhatsApp. Tell me what you're building and I'll reply with how I'd approach it, which package fits, or what a custom scope would look like.

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