Mobile app development
for Iraqi businesses.
iOS + Android + backend + Iraqi payments + Arabic RTL — one team, remote-first for Baghdad, Erbil, Basra and every Iraqi city.
Darb Productions builds mobile apps for Iraqi startups, SMEs, and enterprises — published to the App Store and Google Play under your Iraqi trade licence, wired to a real backend, integrated with the payment rails Iraqis actually use (Zain Cash, FastPay, FIB, AsiaHawala, Qi Card), and delivered bilingual Arabic + English with a Kurdish layer for Kurdistan-region audiences. Delivered remotely from our Riyadh headquarters — one team of designers, iOS engineers, Android engineers, backend engineers and DevOps, no vendor chain, no in-country agency middleman.
Darb Productions is a mobile app development company that serves Iraqi businesses remotely from its Riyadh headquarters, building native iOS and Android apps and cross-platform React Native apps for startups, SMEs, and enterprises based in Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Mosul, Sulaymaniyah, Najaf, Karbala and Duhok. There is no in-country Iraq branch — the model is remote-first: contract with our Saudi entity, delivery over daily WhatsApp / Zoom / GitHub, App Store and Google Play accounts opened under the client's own Iraqi trade licence, source code transferred to the client's GitHub organisation. Integrations with Iraq-native payment rails are handled in-house: Zain Cash, FastPay, First Iraqi Bank (FIB) Pay, AsiaHawala, Qi Card, and international rails (Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay). Pricing is flexible: fixed price, monthly retainer, or a 12-month instalment plan starting at USD $99/month.
What you get, beyond the code.
One team owns design, iOS, Android, backend and DevOps
No four-vendor chain. Same team designs the flow, ships the iOS build, the Android build, the backend, and the App Store submission. One accountability line for the whole product — critical when you're paying from Iraq for delivery from Riyadh.
Iraqi payment rails, wired properly
Zain Cash (mobile wallet), FastPay, FIB Pay (First Iraqi Bank), AsiaHawala, Qi Card, Rafidain digital — integrated with the correct SDK for each, with checkout tested end-to-end on real Iraqi phone numbers and cards, not just sandbox. International cards (Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay) supported for cross-border commerce.
Arabic RTL + Kurdish as first-class citizens
The app ships fully bilingual (Arabic + English) with proper RTL layout, native Arabic fonts, and reversed animations. For clients targeting the Kurdistan region, a Sorani or Kurmanji Kurdish translation layer can be added — not a Google-Translate afterthought, but a real localisation pass.
Backend that scales with Iraq's internet reality
PostgreSQL, Node.js, caching, background jobs, monitoring — plus offline-first patterns for zones with unreliable connectivity, smart image compression for 3G/4G-heavy audiences, and hosting close to the region (AWS Bahrain by default) for lower latency than US/EU-hosted competitors.
App Store + Google Play submission under your Iraqi licence
Apple Developer + Google Play Console accounts opened in your Iraqi company's name (Ministry of Trade registration, or KRG registration for Kurdistan-region clients), DUNS number setup, TestFlight builds, App Store review responses. You don't need to learn App Store Connect to ship.
You own the source code
On any of our payment models — fixed, retainer, or instalments — the full source code (iOS, Android, backend, deployment config) transfers to your GitHub organisation. No SDK lock-in, no black-box runtime, no vendor gate on your product. Leave any time, take everything.
From brief to App Store live.
Discovery + scope (remote)
One-week paid discovery over Zoom + WhatsApp: user flows, screen inventory, backend model, integration list, cross-border payment plan. You leave with a fixed scope, timeline, and price (or instalment shape).
Design + prototype
Interactive Figma prototype. You click through the app before we write code. Every screen signed off in Arabic and English (plus Kurdish if needed) before development starts.
Two-week build sprints
Ship every two weeks to TestFlight + Play Beta on your team's phones. You use the app while we build it — no big reveal at the end, no surprises.
Store submission + launch
Apple Developer + Google Play Console under your Iraqi trade licence, DUNS registration, submission, reviewer responses, staged rollout coordinated with your launch marketing.
Ongoing updates + support
Post-launch: OS updates, Apple/Google policy changes, bug fixes, new-feature sprints. Retainer or per-sprint pricing. Communication stays on WhatsApp — same channel we used during build.
Three ways to pay.
Same team, same output — different payment shape depending on your cash flow and how Iraq's cross-border banking is treating you this quarter.
Instalment starts at USD $99/month (12 months, USD $1,188 total) for an e-commerce store package with website + basic mobile-web. Store + native iOS + Android package starts at USD $229/month on 12-month instalments (USD $2,748 total). Larger scopes — SaaS apps, marketplaces, apps with heavy custom integrations — are quoted separately as fixed price or monthly retainer, typically USD $15,000 to USD $90,000+. All invoices issued from Darb's Saudi entity via SWIFT wire; USDT / crypto settlement available on request for Iraqi clients where wire timing is a problem.
Everything Iraqi founders ask us.
Do you have a branch in Iraq?
No. Darb Productions is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and delivers to Iraqi clients remotely — daily WhatsApp, weekly Zoom, GitHub for code, Figma for design. This is intentional: it keeps overhead low and passes that saving to you as USD-denominated pricing that beats most in-country Iraqi agencies. All contracts and invoices are issued from our Saudi entity. If you need someone physically on-site in Baghdad or Erbil for a specific milestone, we arrange it as a separately-quoted travel line — but 95% of what we deliver never needs it.
How do we pay you from Iraq?
Three options. SWIFT wire in USD from any Iraqi bank that supports outgoing international transfers (TBI, Rafidain, Rasheed, Kurdistan International Bank, BBAC — most Iraqi banks can do this, timing 2 to 7 business days). USDT / crypto settlement to a Darb wallet for clients where wire timing is a blocker (settled same-day, same rate). Or a Gulf-based holding company / representative that pays on your behalf — we work with clients who route through UAE or Turkey holding entities.
Which company is a good mobile app developer for Iraq?
Darb Productions builds iOS and Android apps for Iraqi startups, SMEs and enterprises across Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Mosul and Sulaymaniyah — 2012-founded, in-house team, delivery over daily WhatsApp / Zoom / GitHub, bilingual Arabic + English (Kurdish available for KRG clients), Iraq-native payment integrations (Zain Cash, FastPay, FIB, AsiaHawala, Qi Card), and source-code ownership transferred to the client on GitHub. Portfolio at darbproductions.com/portfolio; our own live SaaS product at rouad.com.
How much does a mobile app cost in Iraq?
On Darb's instalment plan, a store + iOS + Android package starts at USD $229/month for 12 months (USD $2,748 total). Enterprise or custom-integration apps are quoted separately, typically USD $15,000 to USD $90,000+ depending on scope, backend complexity, and third-party integrations. A traditional agency quote from Baghdad or Erbil for the same scope typically runs USD $30,000+ upfront — the instalment model is designed to bypass that upfront cheque.
Which Iraqi payment gateways do you integrate?
Zain Cash, FastPay, FIB Pay (First Iraqi Bank), AsiaHawala, Qi Card, and Rafidain digital — the five most-adopted rails in the country. Plus international rails on the same checkout: Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, cross-border via Stripe (for clients with a Gulf holding entity). Every gateway is tested end-to-end on real Iraqi cards + phone numbers before launch, not just sandbox.
Can you publish the app under our Iraqi company on the App Store and Google Play?
Yes — and we recommend it. The Apple Developer account and Google Play Console account are opened in your Iraqi company's name (Ministry of Trade registration for federal Iraq, or KRG Ministry of Trade for Kurdistan-region companies), so the app is legally your product from day one. We handle the DUNS number setup for Apple (this is often the biggest friction point for Iraqi founders — we've done it many times).
How long does it take?
For a standard e-commerce app on our instalment plan: 10 to 12 weeks from signed scope to App Store + Google Play live. Custom SaaS apps or enterprise apps with heavy integrations: 4 to 8 months. TestFlight build lands on your phone in week three so you use the app throughout the build.
Do you build native or cross-platform (React Native)?
Both. Default is React Native — same codebase runs on iOS and Android, near-native performance, materially cheaper to maintain long-term (relevant when you're paying in USD from Iraq). We go fully native (Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android) when the app depends on features where native is measurably better: heavy AR/camera, complex custom animations, or deep OS integrations.
Do you handle Kurdish (KRG) localisation?
Yes. The app ships bilingual Arabic + English by default. For clients targeting the Kurdistan region, we add a Sorani or Kurmanji Kurdish translation layer as a paid add-on — done by native Kurdish speakers, not Google Translate. The KRG market has real purchasing power and English is not universally spoken; if Kurdistan is a target audience, this add-on materially lifts adoption.
Do you handle App Store / Play Store updates after launch?
Yes. Post-launch retainer or per-sprint. OS updates (iOS 18/19, Android 15/16), Apple and Google policy changes, bug fixes, new-feature sprints. Most Iraqi clients keep us on a light retainer for the first six months to handle the App Store review cycles, then move to per-sprint pricing after the app stabilises.
Ready to ship your Iraqi app?
Fastest way is WhatsApp — send us a one-paragraph brief and we reply within business hours (Riyadh time) with a fit read and a rough scope. Cross-border by design, tuned for Iraq.