MVP scoping & roadmap
We cut the first release down to the version that proves the idea, make the platform decision with you, and plan the road from MVP to scale.
Mobile app development · Dubai, UAE
A mobile app development company in Dubai, from scope to store.
iOS and Android apps — native or cross-platform — from a cloud-first studio founded in Dubai. The same in-house team scopes the MVP, designs the screens, builds the backend and takes the app through App Store and Google Play review.
iOS + Android native or shared code
EN / AR bilingual apps
0 outsourcing
What's included
The whole app, not just the screens.
An app is a product on two stores, a backend behind it and a release process around it. A Dubai mobile engagement with Nexlla covers all of it, carried by one team rather than split across vendors.
iOS apps
Native Swift and SwiftUI for iPhone apps that feel at home on the platform, prepared for App Store review.
Android apps
Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, tested across the fragmented range of Android hardware your users actually carry.
Cross-platform apps
React Native or Flutter when one shared codebase for iOS and Android is the smarter economics for your product.
Backend & APIs
Authentication, APIs, push notifications and data sync — the half users don't see, built by the team that builds the app.
Store launch & care
Store submission, store assets and the review process, launch analytics, then a post-launch iteration loop if you want one.
Platforms & tech
Native or cross-platform? We'll tell you which.
We pick the stack that fits the engagement, not our portfolio — and we explain the trade-off in writing before a line of code is written.
Path A · Native
Two apps, each at home on its platform.
The right call when the experience leans hard on the device — platform-specific UI, deep OS features, or a product where feel is the differentiator.
Swift
SwiftUI
Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
Path B · Cross-platform
One codebase, both stores.
The right call when shared code is the smart economics — one team, one codebase and one release train for iPhone and Android users alike.
React Native
Flutter
Behind every app
Node
Firebase
Push & sync
Auth & APIs
TestFlight
App Store / Google Play
Why Nexlla in Dubai
App developers in Dubai who own the whole build.
Founded in
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Cloud-first — no physical office
01
Design, app and backend on one team
UI/UX, mobile engineering and the backend sit in the same in-house studio — no outsourcing, no hand-off to freelancers between the screens and the APIs.
02
Arabic and English, built in
Right-to-left layouts are designed alongside English from the first screen, so an app for UAE and GCC users reads correctly in both directions.
03
Tested on real hardware
Beta builds through TestFlight and the Play internal track, tested weekly on real mid-range devices — not just simulators and flagships.
04
Your accounts, your code
The app ships to your developer accounts, the repository is handed over with a documented runbook, and the IP in what we build transfers to you on delivery.
Proof
Mobile work, shipped.
Real projects where our in-house team built the mobile experience alongside the web platform and the systems behind it.
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View case study →How an engagement works
From first call to both stores.
No long retainer before the work is proven. You get a written plan with a fixed first milestone, then an app you can install and react to as it is built.
Step 01
Discovery call & written plan
A short call about what the app has to do, then a written plan covering scope, timeline and a fixed first milestone — agreed before work begins.
Step 02
Scope the MVP & choose the platform
A scoping workshop to define the smallest build that proves the idea, the native-or-cross-platform decision, and a roadmap for what comes after.
Step 03
Build & test on device
Iterative builds released to TestFlight and the Play internal track, with on-device QA every week — reviewable increments, not one big reveal.
Step 04
Store submission & launch
Store assets, submission and the review process for the App Store and Google Play, with launch analytics in place from day one.
~30 days
Stabilisation & handover
A stabilisation window is included after launch, then handover of the code, a documented runbook and a repository you own. An ongoing retainer is optional.
Apps by industry
An app shaped to your sector.
A restaurant app, a fintech app and a field app for construction share almost nothing. See what we build for yours — the features, the integrations and the questions buyers ask.
Restaurants
Ordering, loyalty, push & QR table ordering.
HealthcareBooking, results, telehealth & reminders.
Real EstateSearch, instant alerts, viewings & CRM.
HotelsDirect booking, mobile key & concierge.
ConstructionOffline field capture, snags & safety.
E-commerceOne-tap checkout, push & loyalty.
SaaSCompanion app, push, offline & SSO.
FintechBiometric, KYC, transactions & cards.
Law FirmsSecure client app, documents & messaging.
EducationTimetables, grades, announcements & fees.
GovernmentE-services, digital ID & payments.
NGOsDonations, recurring, volunteer & impact.
Questions
Before you brief an app.
Whichever fits the product. We build native (Swift and SwiftUI on iOS, Kotlin and Jetpack Compose on Android) when the experience demands it, and cross-platform (React Native or Flutter) when one shared codebase for both stores is the smarter economics. We recommend one and explain why before anything is built.
Yes. Authentication, APIs, push notifications and data sync are built by the same in-house team that builds the app, so one team owns both the screens and the half users don't see.
Yes. We handle store submission, store assets and the review process, and stay on through launch. The app ships to your own developer accounts.
Yes. Builds go out as beta releases through TestFlight and the Play internal track and are tested every week on real mid-range hardware, not only on simulators and flagship phones.
Yes. We design and build bilingual English and Arabic apps, with right-to-left layouts treated as first-class rather than translated after launch, and can add further languages where your users need them.
You do. On delivery, the intellectual property in the code and assets we create for your project transfers to you, along with the repository in your accounts and a documented runbook. NDAs are available on request.
Launch analytics, a roughly 30-day stabilisation window so issues found in real use get fixed, and an optional retainer if you want us to keep running the iteration loop.
No. Nexlla was founded in Dubai in 2022 as a cloud-based, remote-first studio and works with clients worldwide, with the team also in Istanbul and Damascus. For UAE clients we work on Gulf Standard Time.
Building an app for the UAE? Let's scope it.
Tell us what the app needs to do. You'll leave the first call with a platform recommendation, an honest MVP scope and a fixed first milestone — from a Dubai-founded, in-house team.
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