Mobile apps · Retail and e-commerce
Mobile app development for retail and e-commerce
Native-quality iOS and Android apps built cross-platform, designed in Arabic and English from the first screen. Designed for retailers, D2C brands and distributors in the UAE.
- Typical investment
- AED 80,000 – AED 320,000
- Typical timeline
- 10–24 weeks
- Built for
- Retailers, D2C brands and distributors
Problems we solve for retail and e-commerce
- Online and in-store stock that never matches
- High cart abandonment at checkout
- Marketing data spread across too many tools
What we typically build
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E-commerce storefront
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Inventory and POS sync
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Loyalty programme
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BNPL checkout
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Marketplace integrations
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Customer data platform
What you get
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Product discovery
User journeys, feature priorities and a clickable prototype before a line of production code.
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iOS and Android apps
One Flutter or React Native codebase that feels native on both platforms.
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Admin panel
A web dashboard for your team to manage users, content, orders and reports.
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Backend and APIs
Secure, documented APIs hosted on UAE or EU cloud regions.
Regulators by emirate
Clear pricing with VAT, Arabic terms, refund policies and consumer protection obligations all need to be reflected in checkout and order flows.
| Emirate | What to plan for |
|---|---|
| Dubai | Consumer protection rules under Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and the Ministry of Economy's e-commerce requirements. |
| Abu Dhabi | Consumer protection rules under Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and the Ministry of Economy's e-commerce requirements. |
| Sharjah | Consumer protection rules under Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and the Ministry of Economy's e-commerce requirements. |
Context to help you scope, not legal advice.
Solutions for this sector
By emirate
Why Fluxo
Premium delivery, without the agency overhead.
We work on UAE business hours, Monday to Friday, with a delivery lead you can reach directly and an engineering team in India. Workshops run over video, and you see progress in a demo every two weeks.
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Senior-led delivery
A named delivery lead and senior engineers on every project, not a rotating cast of juniors.
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Fixed-scope proposals
A written scope, milestones and a fixed price before any work starts.
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Arabic and English from day one
Right-to-left layouts and bilingual content designed in, never bolted on.
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You own everything
Source code, designs, accounts and data are yours from the first commit.
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Questions, answered.
How much does mobile app development for retail and e-commerce cost?
Most projects fall between AED 80,000 – AED 320,000, with a typical timeline of 10–24 weeks. The main cost drivers are the number of user roles, integrations, Arabic content and how polished the first release must be. You get a fixed price after a short scoping call.
Do Tabby and Tamara really help conversion?
BNPL is widely used in the Gulf, and many UAE retailers report higher average order values after adding it. We integrate both in most stores.
Should we build native or cross-platform?
For most business apps, cross-platform (Flutter or React Native) gives you both stores from one codebase at roughly 60% of the cost of two native apps. We recommend native only for heavy device features such as advanced camera, AR or Bluetooth hardware.