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One Flutter codebase that ships a polished app to both stores.

Q: Is Flutter suitable for an app with Bluetooth or hardware features?

Often yes, with some native code alongside it. We check the available plugins for your hardware during discovery. Where a plugin is unreliable or missing, we write that part in Kotlin and Swift and connect it to Flutter. If most of the app is hardware work, we may suggest native instead.

Q: Can a Flutter app work on Huawei phones without Google services?

Yes, with Huawei plugins added for push and maps. Flutter itself runs on Huawei phones. What breaks is anything relying on Google services. We add Huawei Mobile Services plugins behind a common layer and can publish to AppGallery if your audience needs it.

Q: Can you take over a Flutter app another team built?

Yes, after a short code review. We review the architecture, dependencies, test coverage and store setup, then give you a written view of what to keep, what to fix first and what would cost more to repair than to rebuild.

Q: How does Flutter compare with React Native?

Both are good; the right one depends on your team and your design. Flutter tends to suit apps with a strong custom design and teams starting fresh. React Native can suit teams that already write React for the web. We cover this in more depth on our hybrid apps page.

Q: How long does a Flutter app take to build?

Often less than two native apps, but scope still drives the timeline. Because one team writes one codebase, a Flutter app usually reaches both stores sooner than two separate native builds. A first release with sign in, a core flow, payments and notifications can often be ready in a few months after designs are agreed. Native bridges, complex offline behaviour or several integrations add time. We share a sprint plan after discovery and a build for both platforms every sprint.

Q: Can our own developers maintain the app later?

Yes, and we plan for that from the start if it is your goal. We write conventional, documented Dart code with automated tests and keep it in your own repository. If you are hiring, we can help assess candidates' Flutter skills and run a structured handover with pairing sessions. Many clients keep us on for larger features while their team handles small changes, which works well when responsibilities are written down.

Q: What do you need from us before we begin?

A product owner, system access, brand assets and developer accounts. We need one person who can make decisions, access to the APIs or systems the app depends on, approved brand assets in English and Arabic, and team access to your Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, registered under your company. If you have research, analytics or support tickets that show what customers struggle with, those shape the first release more than any feature list.

Q: What happens after the app launches?

Monitoring, fixes, Flutter upgrades and planned improvements. We watch crash reports and reviews on both platforms and fix issues quickly. Flutter, iOS and Android each release updates through the year, and plugins need upgrading with them, so regular maintenance keeps the app building and accepted by both stores. We offer ongoing support, or a documented handover if your own team takes over.

Q: Who owns the code and the store accounts?

You do, from the first commit. The Flutter code sits in a Git repository under your organisation, and the apps are published from Apple Developer and Google Play accounts registered to your company, with us added as team members. Signing keys, backend credentials and analytics properties are held by you as well. If you ever change supplier or bring the work in house, nothing has to be transferred or rebuilt, and the documentation we write explains how the project is structured and released.

Flutter app development for UAE startups and businesses that want iPhone and Android apps from one Dart codebase without a visibly cheaper result. We design once, build once, and handle Arabic, payments and both app stores.

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Built for: UAE startups and growing businesses that want iOS and Android apps from one codebase and one team, without two separate builds to maintain.
Typical timeline: A first build on both platforms in four to six weeks. A focused app usually reaches both stores in three to four months.
What you own: The Flutter source code, both store accounts, signing keys, backend and design files, all in your company's name.
Rated: 4.7 / 5 from 23 Google reviews

In short

Flutter draws its own interface rather than borrowing each platform's controls, which is why a well built Flutter app looks identical on a Samsung and an iPhone. That is a strength when your brand matters more than platform conventions, and a risk when it is done carelessly. We make deliberate choices about where the app should feel like iOS or Android, such as back gestures, date pickers and scrolling, and where it should look entirely like you.

For the UAE market, Flutter handles Arabic well when the app is built for it from the start. We set up localisation and right to left layout on day one, choose Arabic fonts that render cleanly at small sizes, and test screens in both languages throughout, not just before launch. Mixed text, such as an English product name inside an Arabic sentence, gets particular attention because that is where most bilingual apps break.

Where a feature needs the device directly, such as Bluetooth printers, NFC, background location or a specific payment SDK, we check that a reliable Flutter plugin exists before committing. When one does not, we write the native piece in Kotlin and Swift and call it from Flutter. If your audience includes many Huawei users, we add Huawei Mobile Services plugins for push and maps alongside the Google versions. We would rather raise these points in discovery than discover them in sprint six.

The usual integrations matter here too: a UAE payment gateway with Apple Pay and Google Pay, one time code login on mobile numbers, a WhatsApp button that hands chats to your team, and analytics that show which screens lose people. Personal data is designed with the UAE PDPL in mind, and regulated sectors should confirm hosting rules with their regulator. We also plan releases to avoid freezes around Ramadan, Eid and the busy sale periods.

Choosing Flutter is partly a decision about who will maintain the app. Dart developers are fewer than JavaScript developers in the UAE hiring market, so if you plan to bring the app in house later, we talk about that early and keep the code conventional, documented and covered by tests that a new developer can trust. State management, navigation and folder structure follow widely used patterns rather than clever ones, so your next hire, or another agency, can pick it up without a long handover.

Common mistakes with Flutter projects are relying on unmaintained plugins for critical features, letting one large widget file grow until nobody can change it safely, and skipping performance testing on modest Android phones because the app runs smoothly on a new iPhone. Before you start, it helps to prepare a list of your must have features, the systems the app connects to, your brand assets in both languages, and access to your Apple and Google developer accounts. With those in hand, discovery is short and the first sprint can produce something you can hold.

Our Flutter developers work from Dubai Silicon Oasis as part of a team of 80+ across Dubai, Riyadh and Karachi. You can see every sprint build on your own phone and meet the team in person when it helps.

200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer

What you get

A Flutter build that does not cut corners on either platform.

One Dart codebase, a shared design system and native code only where the device demands it. That keeps your app consistent across both stores and keeps maintenance to one team.

Explain your project

Flutter and Dart build
A single codebase with a clear state management approach, typed models and automated tests on the logic that matters.
One codebase your team can maintain for years.
Shared design system
A component library built in Flutter from your brand, so every new screen is faster and consistent.
New features look finished on day one.
Arabic and right to left
Localisation, mirrored layouts and bilingual text handled from the first sprint rather than retrofitted.
Arabic users get a complete app, not a translated one.
Native bridges
Kotlin and Swift code for Bluetooth, NFC, payment SDKs or anything without a dependable Flutter plugin.
Device features that work as well as in a native app.
Payments
Card payments through your UAE gateway, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay, tested on real devices.
Checkout that works on both platforms.
Backend and APIs
APIs, admin panels and notifications built alongside the app, or connected to the systems you already run.
The app and its backend ship together.
Two store release
App Store and Google Play submissions, test tracks, staged rollouts and store listings in English and Arabic.
Both stores launched on the same day.
Testing and code quality
Unit, widget and integration tests on the flows that matter, run automatically on every change. Code reviews and a clear structure keep the project easy to hand over.
A codebase another team could pick up with confidence.

Who this is for

Three reasons UAE teams choose Flutter with us.

Flutter is the right call for many apps, but not all. These are the situations where we most often recommend it.

You are launching a new product on a startup budget

One team builds both platforms, so the budget goes into features and testing rather than duplicate work. We keep scope tight for the first release and leave room to learn from real users. One codebase lets you test the idea on both platforms before committing to anything larger.

Launch both stores with one team.

Your brand needs to look identical everywhere

Retail, hospitality and lifestyle brands often want the same look on every phone. Flutter renders your design exactly, so the iPhone and Android experiences match pixel for pixel. Flutter's own rendering means typography, colour and motion match exactly across devices. Shared components also make later redesigns faster, because a change in one place reaches every screen on both platforms.

Your design, rendered exactly.

You maintain two native apps that keep drifting apart

Features ship on one platform months before the other. We plan a staged move to Flutter, starting with new sections or a full rebuild, depending on what the current apps are worth keeping. We can plan a phased move to one Flutter app, screen by screen, while the old apps keep running.

One roadmap instead of two.

Four stages, both platforms moving together.

01DiscoverFeatures, device needs and plugin checks, so native work is known before build starts. We also check every device feature against available plugins before the estimate is final.
02DesignA Flutter friendly design system and key screens in English and Arabic. One design system covers both platforms, with platform specific behaviour agreed screen by screen.
03BuildTwo week sprints delivering builds to iPhone and Android testers at the same time. Each sprint produces builds for iPhone and Android that you can install the same day.
04ReleaseSimultaneous App Store and Google Play launch with monitoring after release. Releases go to both stores together, with staged rollout on Google Play.

How we work together

Three ways to build with Flutter.

Flutter projects usually start as a fixed scope first release covering both stores, then move to a monthly retainer. Companies with an in house product lead can also add our Flutter developers to their own team.

Fixed scope

A defined build with a deadline

We agree what the product has to do, write it down with a price and a date, and build exactly that. Changes are priced before they are made, not discovered on the invoice.

Written scope and acceptance criteria
Fixed price and delivery date
Weekly build on a URL you can open
30 days of fixes after launch

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Dedicated team

A product that keeps evolving

Named engineers who work your hours, join your standups and stay on the codebase. You direct the backlog; we own the quality of what ships.

Senior engineers, not a rotating bench
Your tools, your repo, your process
Monthly, cancel with 30 days notice
A lead who answers for the team

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Retainer

Something live that needs looking after

A monthly block of hours for improvements, fixes and the small requests that otherwise wait months. Unused hours carry for a quarter.

Agreed response times
Monitoring and dependency updates
A monthly report of what changed and why
Priority access to the same team that built it

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Technology

What we build this with.

Flutter for the app, native code where the device needs it, and a backend that suits your team.

01App

Flutter
Kotlin
Swift

02Backend and data

Node.js
PostgreSQL
MongoDB

03Cloud

Questions people ask before choosing Flutter.

Will a Flutter app feel worse than a native one?

Not when it is built carefully, though there are limits.

Most users cannot tell a well built Flutter app from a native one. The gaps show up in platform specific details and in apps that depend heavily on new iOS or Android features on release day. We point out where those gaps would affect your app.

Is Flutter suitable for an app with Bluetooth or hardware features?

Can a Flutter app work on Huawei phones without Google services?

Can you take over a Flutter app another team built?

How does Flutter compare with React Native?

How long does a Flutter app take to build?

Can our own developers maintain the app later?

What do you need from us before we begin?

What happens after the app launches?

Who owns the code and the store accounts?

Services that usually go with this one.

Hybrid and cross platform appsAn honest comparison of Flutter, React Native and native.Mobile app developmentEvery mobile service we offer, native and cross platform.App store optimisation (ASO)Arabic and English listings for both stores.

Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.

Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.

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PROVEN RESULTS

4.7 / 5from 23 Google reviews

One Flutter codebase that ships a polished app to both stores.

A Flutter build that does not cut corners on either platform.

Flutter and Dart build

Shared design system

Arabic and right to left

Native bridges

Payments→

Backend and APIs

Two store release

Testing and code quality

Three reasons UAE teams choose Flutter with us.

You are launching a new product on a startup budget

Your brand needs to look identical everywhere

You maintain two native apps that keep drifting apart

Four stages, both platforms moving together.

Three ways to build with Flutter.

Fixed scope

Dedicated team

Retainer

What we build this with.

Questions people ask before choosing Flutter.

Services that usually go with this one.

Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.

Payments