If you frequently travel to the UAE or are planning on moving there, you can find a few mobile applications that will ease your transition. These apps are especially helpful for tourists as they can give you all the services that you get from a local guide and more. Basics such as getting your food delivery from the supermarket, finding a better parking spot, planning an outing around the emirates, paying your utility bills online and much, much more; these applications do it all for you. To make your life easier, we bring you various apps that will make your life in Dubai and around the emirates as comfortable as possible. All of the apps in our list are available both on the App Store and Google play as well as available in Arabic and English.
One app for all Government Services – UAE Pass
With access to over 6,000 federal, local and private governmental services UAE pass is a one stop shop for all your needs. This application is the first national digital identification system where it can be used as an electronic ID when needed. With this application, users can digitally sign documents, verify authenticity of documents, request digital versions of public documents and share them with service providers. This application further allows you to pay your utility bills, apply for extension on your visa, acquire necessary knowledge and start your own business, buy cars and a lot more!
UAE Pass is available not only for the residents and citizens of the UAE but also by the tourists and guests. You have to create an account once the installation is complete. Tourists are required to either scan their passports or to manually enter their credentials while the citizens of the UAE only need to scan their Emirates ID,enter their contact information and wait for the verification to complete. Once that is done, all that is needed is to complete the biometric facial recognition through your smartphone and find the nearest UAE Pass kiosk and scan your fingerprints.
Dubai REST – All That is Real Estate in One Place!
Dubai REST is an application of the Dubai Land Department (DLD) that is treasured by everyone whether they are tenants, landlords, homeowners interested in the purchase of real estate. Using this app, you can register, renew or terminate your Ejari lease, explore portfolios of developers and brokers, get proper estimates on the value of properties and confirm their maintenance fees.
With the aid of Dubai REST, investors in off-plan real estate projects have the opportunity to monitor the construction process in real time.
DHA: Health Services, It Covers Everything!
The official application of the Dubai Health Authority for any and all residents of Dubai is DHA. It consists of any information one may require about medical services within the emirate. It offers data regarding nearby medical facilities and health centers. Through it you can make an appointment with a doctor, view test results, register as a blood donor, check the status of an application for medical fitness classes and even get a doctor’s video consultation.
One can sign up for COVID-19 test or vaccination through this app as well as receive your test results and download a vaccination certificate.
This app can be used on a standalone basis as well as registered through UAE Pass.
RTA Dubai: Your Transport Buddy!
The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has launched their official application, RTA; while being multilingual, this application consists of more than 40 of the most popular services for both drivers and public transport passengers.
While being able to take traffic tests, drivers can renew/replace their driver’s license, renew their vehicle registrations, pay fines that are due, top up their Dubai Salik (road toll system), find convenient parking spots, top up their parking accounts along with a long list of other valuable services.
Using the RTA, passengers using public transport can pre-plan their routes, top up their balances for transport cards and even call a taxi through ride hailing services like Careem and Uber.
Similar services are available to the residents and visitors of Abu Dhabi known as the DARB Application.
Dubizzle brings you Marketing for Free!
Whether you want to buy or sell good or you’re interested in acquiring services that operate in the UAE, Dubizzle has it all! Through this application, you can buy and sell almost anything and everything from real estate for sale to cars and even children’s clothing. To make things easy for everyone, the ads are categorized and divided into sectors which include real estate, mobile phones, clothing, pets and much more! This application also has sections dedicated to other necessary services such as tutoring and freelancing as well as job search and recruitment announcements.
In addition to Dubizzle, there are various other apps that provide free advertisement services in the UAE such as Yalafind and Melltoo.
Talabat & Deliveroo: Your best friends when you’re hungry!
There are numerous applications that have partnered with restaurants and shops that operate in the Arab Countries, including the UAE; Talabat out of whom filters and helps you find exactly what you need through it’s smart search functions and filters. It offers placing orders in advance specifically for your desired dishes and time of delivery. Orders can be paid for online or the cash counter in case of take away. This application offers the amazing opportunity to place orders for cities other than yours aswell.
People who prefer ordering from local restaurants and shops, Deliveroo gives them everything they need. Being an international application, it is popular around the world and is functional in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al-Ain and Ajman. Once you set up the application post installation, you get access to a long list of restaurants and cafes wit amazing prices, deals and delivery times.
Avail amazing deals and discounts only through THE ENTERTAINER.
If you want discounts on goods and services including restaurants, hotels, beauty salons, fitness clubs, entertainment venues as well as travel services, fashion boutiques and household services, The Entertainer is the application for you! It is available around most Arab Countries while in the UAE they offer their services in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain.
You only need to become a member to avail these amazing discounts. The membership cost depends on the subscription chosen, however, a free lite version is available as well which is a subscription only for Dubai and is free of cost. The standard membership for Dubai is AED 35 (USD 9.5) per month while the premium membership for Dubai is AED 49 (USD 13.3) per month. The best part is, tourists can avail access to discounts at theme parks, water parks, desert safaris and the top tier restaurants in the UAE for a period of 30 days for only AED 204.75 (USD 55.7).
The Entertainer also has a soleil option with which the user can avail an unlimited family access to the top beach clubs, exclusive hotel pools and premium fitness centers.
There are other applications available for getting discounts in Dubai as well for example, Groupon helps you save money on entertainment activities which The Discounter application will get you discounts on eateries and hotels.
InstaShop, the best app for your online deliveries
InstaShop offers instant delivery services for online purchases such as groceries or general items. Being available in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, it offers a usual delivery time between 30-60 minutes.
The most common use of InstaShop is when one wants something bought from the supermarket but the application also offers delivery of goods from other establishments such as pharmacies, cosmetics stores, pet stores and other type of businesses. Payments for your purchases can be made online or you can transfer the amount directly through to the courier. Shipping is usually free for items above a certain amount.
Some other applications that offer similar services around the UAE are Trolley.ae and El Grocer.
Justlife, Cleaning and Home services one click away
The Justlife Application offers cleaning services for your premises. You can either arrange a one-time service or a regular subscription. The service cost starts around AED 30 (USD 8.2) per hour while a regular subscription works with getting the same employee that you were once satisfied with every two weeks; you also get a 5% discount and if you opt for a weekly subscription, you can save up to 10% on the cost.
Among cleaning services, you can order room disinfection, laundry and various other home services through this application including personal training, spa, beauty treatments as well as schedule online meetings with psychologists and PCR testing for COVID-19.
Other great applications include Seyenah UAE which offers repair and maintenance services; Washmen is another one which deals with laundry, dry cleaning and shoe care services to generally make your life a bit easier.
Sports, Cultural and Business Events, Dubai Calendar helps you keep up with Life!
The Dubai Calendar Application is an aid that keeps you up to date on upcoming special events around Dubai including fun outings like concerts, exhibitions, festivals, football matches and other sports or entertainment shows. The application further lets you customize and filter out necessary dates and subjects that help you find interesting events quicker and most importantly, exactly what you want!
Through this application, you can book and buy tickets for any event online, hassle free!
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