Quick answer
A business owner in Hail, Tabuk, Al-Jouf or Arar gets the same published prices and timeline as a client in Riyadh: a website for SAR 599 within 48 hours of content and brand approval, an app on the Apple and Google stores for SAR 3,999, and an app with a linked website for SAR 4,399, with the first year inside the price. We deliver remotely from Unayzah in Al-Qassim, the closest region to the north, with video sessions and review links, and visit on site by prior agreement. We have no office in the north and do not claim one.
Why there are no local software companies in the north, and what it means for you
A search for a software company in Hail, Tabuk, Sakaka or Arar mostly turns up print shops, individuals on Instagram, or telecom branches selling ready-made packages. A local company with published apps barely exists: demand is spread thin, graduates leave for Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and Riyadh companies serve the north remotely anyway.
So your project will be remote whatever you choose, and the right question is not "where is their office" but "what do they commit to in writing, and can I try their work". Geography is then a secondary but real advantage: Al-Qassim borders Hail, so a site visit, when truly needed, is closer than from any other region.
What a business in Hail, Tabuk or Al-Jouf needs
- Tourism and camps: Tabuk and Hail sit at the heart of the new tourism projects. A booking platform for camps, chalets and guides with an occupancy calendar and online payment.
- Olives and agriculture: Al-Jouf is the Kingdom's largest olive producer. A store for the farm or press with wholesale orders and e-invoicing.
- Mining, logistics and contracting: fleet, progress-claim and roles systems, and a field app that works offline.
- Spare parts and retail: a marketplace connecting the shop with customers in distant cities, where we have delivered a published platform.
- Home services and tradespeople: an app matching customer and technician by map location.
Such systems are priced after a free discovery session; see custom business systems and the northern Saudi Arabia page.
How an app works at sites without coverage
Farms, camps, mining sites and haulage routes all lose signal, and an app that needs the internet on every tap stops there. The fix:
- Data is saved on the device first: visits, photos and forms go into a local database on the phone.
- A sync queue: operations reach the server in order when the network returns, with no action from the user.
- A conflict rule: if two people edit the same record offline, the contract decides in advance who wins.
- What still needs a network: payment, verification codes and live maps are deferred instead of failing.
Offline operation is not part of the published app packages; it is defined in discovery and written into the contract. Build stages are under mobile app development.
Verification messages and payments reach the north like Riyadh
OTP messages go through a licensed Saudi provider with a registered sender name and reach every network in the Kingdom, inside the price in the first year. mada, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Tabby and Tamara work the same in Hail as in Riyadh because the gateway is tied to the merchant account, not the customer's location. What differs is shipping: distances make regional delivery pricing matter more.
What you get at a published price
| Package | Price | Timeline | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic website | SAR 599 | 48 hours from content approval | Pages, domain, hosting and SSL for the first year |
| App on both stores | SAR 3,999 | From 14 days depending on scope | Notifications, OTP, publishing, server and support for the first year |
| App with a linked website | SAR 4,399 | From 14 days depending on scope | All of the above plus a website on the same data |
| Business system or offline field app | After a free discovery session | Written into the contract | Written scope, value, timeline and sync rule |
From year two, renewal is optional at 20% of the contract value per year with no auto renewal. Source code and accounts are delivered in your name, and payment is by transfer to Al Rajhi or up to five instalments via Tamara, MISpay, Madfu or Emkan subject to approval. All packages are on the pricing page.
