Shopify apps and platforms for Gulf businesses
We build custom Shopify apps and web platforms for brands, academies and service companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and across the Gulf — in Arabic and English, with a fixed price agreed upfront. We are a European studio based in Portugal and work with you remotely, mainly in writing.
How customers in the Gulf actually buy.
Arabic and English
Storefronts, dashboards and emails in both languages, with proper right-to-left layouts — not a translated afterthought.
Tabby, Tamara and card payments
Instalment and card payments where customers already expect them, with automatic receipts instead of transfer screenshots.
WhatsApp-first customers
We keep WhatsApp for conversations and move orders, bookings and payments into a system where nothing gets lost in a chat.
Cash on delivery and VAT
Cash-on-delivery rules, 5% UAE VAT and 15% Saudi VAT on invoices, and Saudi e-invoicing (ZATCA) through a certified provider when needed.
The manual work we replace most often.
Excel price lists, WhatsApp orders, phone registrations and bank-transfer screenshots work while a business is small. These are the systems that take over when it grows.
Wholesale portals on Shopify
Approved trade buyers see their own prices and minimum quantities and order in bulk — instead of Excel price lists and WhatsApp orders.
Made-to-measure orders
Measurements, personalisation and gift messages collected on the product page and saved to the order, for abayas, perfume, gifts and furniture.
Corporate gifting
Volume pricing, logo uploads and many delivery addresses in one order — ready for Ramadan, Eid and year-end peaks.
Academy and class registrations
Parents choose a branch, group or camp week, see the places left, pay online and get reminders before each term.
Bookings across branches
Clinics, studios and service companies with several locations: availability, deposits and reminders in one system.
Dashboards for owners
Sales, registrations and payments from every branch in one place, updated automatically.
Starting prices, in USD and AED.
Every project gets a fixed price in a written proposal before we start. AED amounts use the fixed exchange rate of 3.6725 AED per USD.
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Shopify wholesale (B2B) for UAE and Saudi stores: your options
Many Gulf brands still run wholesale through Excel price lists and WhatsApp. Here are the three ways to bring it into Shopify, and when each one fits.
Online registration and payments for sports academies in the UAE
Many academies with several branches still register children through forms, phone calls and bank transfers. What an online system should do, and how to roll it out in phases.
Working with a European studio from the Gulf.
Are you based in Dubai?
No. We are a European studio based in Portugal and we work remotely with companies in the UAE and the wider Gulf. We say this upfront because it shapes how we work: mainly in writing, with everything documented.
How do the time zones work?
Portugal is 3 hours behind the UAE in summer and 4 hours behind in winter, so most of your working day overlaps with ours and replies come the same day.
Can we pay in AED?
Our proposals are in USD, with the AED equivalent shown. Payment is by international bank transfer, usually half at the start and half on delivery. Larger platforms are split into phases.
Do you build in Arabic?
Yes. We build Arabic and English interfaces with right-to-left layouts. You or your team review the final Arabic wording before launch, as with any content we publish for you.
Who owns the app or platform?
You do. The code lives in a repository in your name and every account — Shopify, hosting, domain — is yours from day one.
Have an app or platform in mind?
Tell us what you need. We reply in writing within one business day, with the right questions and the next steps towards a fixed-price proposal.