How much does it cost to build a mobile app in Saudi Arabia?

It depends on scope, but working with me costs a fraction of an agency: I cover the full cycle — design, code, store release and growth — accelerated by AI tooling. A typical MVP ships in weeks, not months. Message me on WhatsApp with your idea and you'll get a clear, fixed quote after one short call.

Do you build both iOS and Android apps?

Yes — one React Native codebase that ships to both the App Store and Google Play. I handle the full release process on both stores myself, including in-app purchases, push notifications and review submissions. Tafrud, my e-learning platform, is live on both stores today.

React Native or Flutter — which do you use?

React Native. It shares the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem with the web, so your app and website can share logic, developers and momentum — which makes the whole product cheaper to build and maintain. For almost every business app, the result is indistinguishable from native.

Can you also handle SEO and marketing, not just development?

That's exactly what makes me different. I run SEO, Google Analytics (GA4), Looker Studio reporting and paid campaigns for six automotive brands in Saudi Arabia. I don't hand you a website and leave — I can run the strategy that fills it with qualified leads.

Do you work in Arabic?

Arabic is my native language and English is fluent. I build Arabic/RTL interfaces properly and do Arabic SEO for the Saudi and Gulf markets — both the technical side and the content side.

Do you work remotely or on-site?

I'm based in Riyadh with a transferable Iqama, available on-site or hybrid across Saudi Arabia — and I work remotely with clients worldwide. Most projects run perfectly over WhatsApp, email and short calls.

Case study — 2025

Tafrud*

E-learning platform · iOS + Android + Web · Saudi Arabia

A complete e-learning business engineered end-to-end: a React Native app on both stores, a WordPress-powered backend the owner runs alone, and payments built for how Saudi customers actually pay.

Role: End-to-end — product, code, stores, growth
Platforms: App Store · Google Play · Web

What I built

The mobile app

React Native with TypeScript on the New Architecture — one codebase shipping to both stores. Self-hosted course video, group chat with per-group mute, push notifications (FCM + APNs), deep links and offline-aware state.

React Native
TypeScript
Firebase
Redux Saga

Commerce & payments

Store-compliant monetization: Apple and Google in-app purchases for standard courses, plus a web-controlled cart mode that unlocks Tamara installments and bank transfer per course — all switchable from the WordPress admin without an app release.

Apple IAP
Google Play Billing
Tamara
WooCommerce

Auth & sessions

JWT authentication with magic-link SSO between app and web, a single-device session policy for content protection, and an active-sessions dashboard — implemented as a custom WordPress plugin suite.

JWT
SSO
Firebase OTP
PHP

Backend & admin

WordPress + LearnPress + WooCommerce, extended with custom plugins for payments, sessions, announcements, coupons and app configuration — so the business runs itself from one familiar admin.

WordPress
LearnPress
REST API
MySQL

Shipped & live

✦Live on both the App Store and Google Play
✦Full Arabic experience for the Saudi market
✦One codebase for iOS + Android, shared logic with the web
✦Payments, auth, chat and video — no third-party SaaS lock-in

Every layer — the app, the plugins, the payment flows, the store releases — was designed, coded and shipped by me, with AI tooling in the loop for speed. The same approach is available for your product.

Next step

Have a project?Let's talk ↗

WhatsApp — fastest reply Abdelhady.S3d@gmail.com