Building Mobile Apps for the Gulf: UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar

The Gulf is one of the fastest-growing mobile economies on the planet. Apps designed in Western markets routinely fail because they ignore right-to-left layouts, Arabic typography, Hijri date formats, and local payment rails like Mada and Apple Pay UAE.\n\nWe walk through how to ship a Gulf-ready iOS and Android app in 12 weeks, including review board nuances in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.