Riyadh · Jeddah · Dammam · Khobar
Mobile App Development in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi app is used in Arabic by default and paid for with mada or Apple Pay. Designing it English-first and translating at the end is the most common reason these apps feel foreign to the people they were built for.
We deliver iOS and Android apps, from a first version to production for companies in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Khobar — remotely from our Karachi office, in your working hours, at a fixed written price.
Short answer
A2Z Global builds iOS and Android apps for Saudi businesses — Arabic-first interfaces, mada, STC Pay and Apple Pay payments, and data storage decided with the Personal Data Protection Law in mind. Apps are cross-platform from one codebase, published under your company's store accounts, and delivered remotely from Karachi with overlap Monday to Thursday.
Key takeaways
- Cross-platform is the default for business apps; native is the exception you should be able to justify.
- The cost of an app is mostly the years after launch, where one codebase halves the work.
- App store accounts and signing keys must be in your company's name.
- Scope the first release around one journey a user completes, not a list of features.
/Building for Saudi Arabia
What an app for Saudi Arabia has to handle
The details that make mobile app development for Saudi Arabia different from anywhere else — and that we plan for before the first screen is designed.
| What changes | In Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Language and layout | Arabic first, with English. Customer-facing interfaces are designed right-to-left from the start, not translated at the end. |
| Payments inside the app | mada, STC Pay, Apple Pay, HyperPay, Moyasar, Tabby and Tamara (buy now, pay later) |
| Data and privacy | The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) governs personal data, supervised by SDAIA. It places conditions on collecting, processing and transferring personal data outside the Kingdom, which affects where a system's data is hosted. |
| Working hours | Saudi Arabia (AST, UTC+3) is two hours behind Pakistan. The Saudi working week runs Sunday to Thursday, so Monday to Thursday is a full overlap. |
| Pricing | Priced per project. You get one fixed written quote after a discovery call. |
/How we work with you
Working with a team outside Saudi Arabia
Delivered by the A2Z team from our Karachi office. You get a named point of contact, calls on WhatsApp, Zoom or Teams, a written scope before work starts, and a working link you can open while we build.
Saudi Arabia (AST, UTC+3) is two hours behind Pakistan. The Saudi working week runs Sunday to Thursday, so Monday to Thursday is a full overlap.
/Included
What you get
- iOS + Android apps
- App Store / Play Store submission
- Push notifications & analytics
- Crash monitoring & OTA updates
/Guides
Read before you hire: mobile app development
- Custom SoftwareHow to Write a Software Requirements Document Before You Hire a DeveloperWhat to put in a software requirements document so developers can quote accurately: goals, users, current process, data, integrations, reports and limits, with a section-by-section template.Read
- Custom SoftwareFixed Price vs Time and Materials: Which Contract Suits Your Software Project?How fixed-price and time-and-materials software contracts work, who carries the risk in each, when each one fits, and the milestone-based middle ground most business systems end up using.Read
- ERP & SystemsHR and Payroll Software in Pakistan: What It Has to Get RightHow payroll software should handle attendance, leave, overtime, advances, tax and statutory deductions for a business in Pakistan — and when it belongs inside an ERP.Read
/Work
Our work
We have not published a case study for Saudi Arabia yet, and we will not borrow one from another country and pretend. The portfolio shows the systems we have shipped elsewhere.
/FAQ
Mobile App Development in Saudi Arabia: common questions
Can the app accept mada and STC Pay?
Yes, through gateways such as HyperPay or Moyasar, together with Apple Pay.
Is the app Arabic-first?
Yes. The Arabic interface is designed first, right-to-left, with English available.
Where does the app store user data?
Hosting is chosen per project with the PDPL's rules on transferring personal data outside the Kingdom in mind.