We design and build iOS and Android apps in React Native, with the backend, payments and Arabic support they need to work in the hands of real users.
Mobile app development in Egypt covers designing, building and launching an app for iOS and Android. At Cairo Studio that means a React Native app, the backend and API behind it, local payments such as Paymob and Fawry, Arabic and English support, and submission to the App Store and Google Play under your own accounts.
One React Native codebase for iOS and Android
Node.js and MongoDB backend with an admin panel
Paymob, Fawry, cards and wallets, or Stripe abroad
Arabic RTL and English designed from the start
Store submission, crash monitoring and ongoing updates
Mobile app development in Egypt usually starts with one question: does this product need to live on the phone, or would a fast website do the job? We ask it first. An app earns its place when people come back often, when push notifications matter, when the camera, location or offline access is part of the product, or when your customers already expect to find you in the App Store and Google Play.
When the answer is yes, Cairo Studio builds cross-platform apps in React Native. One codebase ships to iOS and Android, so features land on both platforms together and one team can maintain them.
We work with founders launching a first product, companies adding an app next to an existing website or store, and teams replacing an app that has become hard to change. Clients come from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf and further abroad, and many need the app to work as well in Arabic as it does in English.
The screens are the visible part. Most of the work sits behind them, and it is where app projects tend to slip when nobody plans for it.
A backend and REST API, usually Node.js and MongoDB, that holds accounts, content and orders.
Authentication, user profiles and the admin tools your team uses to run the app day to day.
Payments through Paymob, Fawry, cards and wallets in Egypt, or Stripe for international users.
Push notifications, deep links and analytics, set up so they can be measured.
App Store and Google Play submission, including review guidelines, privacy details and store listings.
An Arabic app is not an English app with translated strings. Layouts mirror, icons that point a direction flip, numbers and dates follow the right format, and mixed Arabic and English text has to read in the right order. We design both directions from the start, so the Arabic version is never a patch added at the end.
Payment flows get the same care. Buyers in Egypt use cards, mobile wallets and Fawry reference codes, and each one behaves differently when a payment fails or is pending. We plan those states before building, so the app tells people clearly what happened.
Our app developers in Cairo work design and engineering as one team. We prototype the core flows early and test them on real devices, including the mid-range Android phones a large share of your users carry. We keep the first release focused on the features that prove the product, then grow it in planned releases.
A good result is an app that opens quickly, handles a weak connection without losing data, passes store review, and can be updated by your team or ours without fear. You own the code, the accounts and the store listings from day one.
Everything a mobile product needs, from the API to the store listing, planned in five stages.
We define who the app is for, what they need to do in it, and what can wait. The outcome is a short list of core flows, the data the app depends on, and the integrations it needs, such as payments, maps or an existing system. This is also where we confirm that an app, and not a website, is the right call.
React Native for iOS and Android
TypeScript codebase
Offline states and caching
Camera, location and media
Deep links
Node.js and MongoDB
REST APIs
Authentication and user accounts
Admin panel for content and orders
Third-party integrations
Paymob and Fawry
Cards and mobile wallets
Stripe for international users
Push notifications
In-app analytics
Arabic RTL and English
App Store and Google Play submission
Store listings
Crash monitoring
Updates and maintenance
Most apps we build use React Native, but it is not always the right call. Here is how the three main approaches compare.
| React Native | Fully native | Progressive web app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codebases | One for iOS and Android | Separate Swift and Kotlin apps | One web codebase |
| Store presence | App Store and Google Play | App Store and Google Play | Not listed by default |
| Device features | Most features through native modules | Full access to every API | Limited, varies by browser |
| Heavy graphics | Good for most business apps | Strongest performance | Depends on the browser |
| Push notifications | Supported on both platforms | Supported on both platforms | Supported, with limits on iOS |
| Shipping updates | Store releases plus over-the-air fixes | Store releases | Instant, no store review |
| Team to maintain | One cross-platform team | Separate iOS and Android skills | One web team |
React Native fits most business apps: commerce, bookings, memberships. Go fully native for heavy graphics or very specific device features. A web app fits when people visit rarely and store presence does not matter.
Coffee and brewing gear from a Cairo roaster, on a storefront, a commerce API and an admin app.
Web Development, UI/UX Design, E-commerce, Branding
Magazine and membership network connecting diasporas across the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Web Development, UI/UX Design, Product Design, Branding
Tour booking platform and rebrand for an Egypt operator selling in Spanish, French and English.
UI/UX Design, Web Development, Branding, Creative Direction
It depends on scope more than on the platform. The main drivers are the number of distinct flows, whether you need a new backend or already have one, payment and third-party integrations, Arabic and English support, and how much admin tooling your team needs. We scope the first release tightly and give you a quote after that, so the price reflects your product rather than a package.
Timelines follow scope. An app that sits on top of an existing API moves faster than one that needs its backend built too. Integrations, the number of user roles, and how quickly decisions are made all play a part. Store review adds time at the end, and Apple can ask for changes. We share a realistic plan once the core flows are agreed.
React Native lets one team ship iOS and Android from a single codebase, so features arrive on both together and maintenance costs less. It suits most business apps: commerce, bookings, memberships, content and internal tools. If your product depends on heavy graphics or very specific device features, we will tell you honestly whether fully native code makes more sense.
Yes. We design and build for Arabic and English from the start, with mirrored right-to-left layouts, correct number and date formats, and text that reads properly when Arabic and English mix. Users can switch language inside the app, and the store listings can be prepared in both languages too.
You do. The apps are published under your own Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, the code lives in your repository, and the backend runs on infrastructure registered to you. If you later move the work to an in-house team, they inherit everything they need to continue.
Apps need ongoing care. Apple and Google release new OS versions every year, store policies change, and libraries need updates. We offer maintenance that covers monitoring, fixes, OS compatibility and store compliance, plus planned feature releases as the product grows. You can also take it in-house with a full handover.
Tell us who the app is for and what it needs to do. We will help you scope a first release worth building.
Web Apps & SaaS
Mobile Apps
Backend & Data
Integrations & Operations
Next.js & SvelteKit apps
Multi-tenant SaaS
Customer & partner portals
Booking & listing platforms
Marketplaces
Application core
Data and dashboards
Integrations and billing
Infrastructure
Authentication and teams
Roles and permissions
Multi-tenant accounts
Audit logs
Arabic RTL and English
Bilingual typography
Visual system
Templates
Guidelines and handover
Arabic and Latin typeface pairing
Type scales for both scripts
Mixed language line rules
Font licensing checks
Research and scope
Flows and prototypes
Interface design
Systems and handoff
User interviews
Reviews of competing apps
First version feature priorities
Success criteria for each flow
Frameworks
Headless CMS
Bilingual and SEO
Hosting and handover
Next.js with React and TypeScript
SvelteKit with TypeScript
Server rendering and static generation
API routes and form handling
Tailwind CSS component systems
Platforms and architecture
Catalog and checkout UX
Payments and delivery
Admin and inventory
WooCommerce development
Salla and Zid stores
Headless commerce with Next.js or SvelteKit
Custom commerce APIs
Platform migration
Lead and CRM automation
Document data extraction
Syncing and reporting
Platforms
Lead capture from forms, ads and WhatsApp
Routing and assignment rules
CRM updates and deduplication
Follow up reminders and tasks
Shot types
Retouching
Web delivery
Campaign assets
Packshots on white or a solid colour
Flat lays
Lifestyle product photos
Detail and texture close-ups
Scale and in-hand shots
Technical SEO
Keyword research
Content and local
Reporting
Core Web Vitals and speed fixes
Crawl and indexing audits
Structured data (schema.org)
Canonicals, redirects and sitemaps
hreflang and RTL markup