How much does a mobile app cost in Oman in 2026?

What decides the cost of an app

Every app quote is built from the same eight parts. Ask each company to price them line by line.

• Screens and user roles. A customer app is one role. A driver, vendor or branch manager each adds screens, permissions and testing.
• iOS and Android approach. One React Native codebase covers both stores. Two native codebases cost more. See React Native vs native apps.
• Back end and integrations. Accounts, data, notifications and links to your ERP, POS or CRM are a large part of the work, and none of it shows in a screenshot.
• Payments. Card payments through an Omani gateway need integration, testing and refund handling. See payment gateways in Oman.
• Arabic and right-to-left. A bilingual app shares its logic but needs mirrored layouts, Arabic typography and two sets of text.
• Design depth. Standard platform components are quick to build. Custom illustration, animation and a tested prototype take longer.
• Admin panel. The web dashboard where staff manage products, orders and users is a second product behind the app.
• Maintenance. The app has to keep working on each new iOS and Android version.

App types by complexity

OGB Labs apps start from OMR 1,500 for one platform, and a first release usually takes 8 to 16 weeks, including design, development, testing and store submission. The table shows where three common app types sit in that range.

Why two quotes for the same app differ

Two honest quotes for "a delivery app" can be far apart because they describe different products. One covers a customer app only. The other covers the customer app, a driver app, an admin dashboard, Arabic, card payments and support.

Ask every company for the same breakdown: design, iOS and Android build, back end, admin panel, integrations, Arabic, store launch and support. Check who owns the code and the store accounts.

How a fixed price after discovery works

Store accounts and fees: Apple and Google

Every app owner in Oman pays these third-party costs, whoever builds the app. The fees and rules below were checked on Apple's and Google's own pages in October 2026 and change over time.

• Apple Developer Program: USD 99 per membership year. A company enrols as an organisation and needs a D-U-N-S Number, legal entity status (trade names and branches are not accepted), a work email on the company's domain and a public, working website. See Apple's enrolment requirements, and our step-by-step guide to publishing on the App Store and Google Play from Oman.
• D-U-N-S Number: free from Dun & Bradstreet. Apple says to allow up to 5 business days to receive it and up to 2 more before enrolling (Apple's D-U-N-S page).
• Google Play: a one-time USD 25 registration fee, with personal and organisation account types. An organisation account also needs a D-U-N-S Number, a website and a phone number. See Google's registration page and the required account information.
• Google Play testing rule: personal accounts created after 13 November 2023 must run a closed test with at least 12 testers for 14 days before publishing, according to Google's testing requirements.
• Commission on digital sales: features and digital content unlocked inside the app must use the stores' own billing. Apple's Small Business Program sets 15% for developers who earned up to USD 1 million in the prior year (Apple). Google lists 15% on the first USD 1 million a year and 30% above it for markets outside its newer fee structure (Google).
• Physical goods and services: food, retail orders, bookings and deliveries are paid through your own gateway, not in-app purchase, under Apple guideline 3.1.3(e) and Google's payments policy. Store commission does not apply to them.

What it costs to keep an app live

• Store accounts: the Apple membership renews every year. The Google Play fee is paid once.
• Hosting and services: server, database, storage and messages, billed by usage.
• Payment gateway fees: charged by the gateway on each transaction.
• Operating system updates: each new iOS and Android version needs testing.
• Care plan: monitoring, fixes and new features on a monthly plan.

How OGB Labs helps

OGB Labs designs and builds iOS and Android apps from Muscat, in English and Arabic. The back end, admin panel and store submission are part of the project, and you own the code, the accounts and the data. See mobile app development and mobile app development in Oman, or message us on WhatsApp at +968 7111 0727 for a price.