Mobile app development company in Oman

What is specific to building an app for Oman

An app for Omani customers has a few requirements that a generic build misses. We plan for all of them from the first screen.

• Arabic and right-to-left. Screens, navigation, forms and notifications are designed in Arabic and English, and the user switches language inside the app.
• Omani rial to three decimals. One rial is 1,000 baisa, so prices, totals, refunds and receipts must round to three decimal places.
• Omani card payments. The Central Bank of Oman says local cards work in apps that support local payment gateways. We connect a local gateway such as Thawani, which is licensed by the Central Bank of Oman, or Amwal Pay. Our guide to payment gateways in Oman compares them.
• Apple's payment rule. An app that sells physical goods or services used outside the app must take payment by card or Apple Pay, not by in-app purchase, under Apple's App Review Guidelines. This is why a local gateway matters.
• 5% VAT. Oman's standard VAT rate is 5% (Oman Tax Authority), so orders, receipts and invoices in the app show the tax line.
• Store accounts in your company's name. Apple asks an organisation for a legal entity and a D-U-N-S Number (Apple enrolment requirements), and Google Play asks organisations for a D-U-N-S number too (Google Play Console Help). We guide you through both, then publish under your accounts.
• WhatsApp alongside push notifications. WhatsApp is the default customer channel for most Omani businesses, so order updates and support links go there as well.

Apps we build in Oman

• Customer apps for retail and ecommerce brands: catalogue, ordering, loyalty and order tracking, connected to the online store.
• Booking apps for clinics, salons, gyms and service companies.
• Delivery and field-team apps that use GPS, the camera and offline mode.
• Tenant, resident and technician apps. Our own products, such as real estate management software, ship with iOS and Android apps.
• First products for startups, from prototype to the stores.
• Replacements for an outdated app, with accounts and data carried over.
• The backend behind every app: accounts, payments, notifications, APIs and an admin panel for your team.

React Native, native or progressive web app

Most business apps in Oman are a good fit for React Native: one codebase for both stores. Our guide to React Native vs native apps explains the choice in detail.

How an app project runs

A first release usually takes 8 to 16 weeks, including design, development, testing and store submission.

Where we work in Oman

Our team is based in Muscat. We work with companies anywhere in Oman, from Salalah and Sohar to Nizwa and Sur: discovery, design reviews and weekly demos run online, and we visit when a workshop or a launch is better done in person. The team works Sunday to Thursday on Gulf time. To start, message us on WhatsApp at +968 7111 0727 or send the contact form.