Getting ready to move to a different place can be hard. People from all over the world continue to move to the UAE for a variety of reasons, such as its warm climate, easy access to other countries, and the huge number of job and business possibilities.
Where can I get a car? How can I find out more about the metro? Is it possible to get food delivered to my house? Is there someone who will clean and do my clothes for me if I don’t have time? This article will answer all of these questions for people who have moved to the UAE. We will talk about the most famous apps that will make your life easier in Dubai and the other emirates.
Dubai now
This app is useful because it keeps track of your bills and helps you budget your money. You can see your DEWA, traffic ticket, and Salik bills and pay them. You can also add money to your NOL card to use buses and trains. The app also has details about stores that sell drugs, doctors, clinics, and police posts. It’s also where you can book your business name and get your business license. You can use the rent increase calculator, the residency visa tracker, and the school details to get help. You can also find out when prayers are and where churches are. You can get to this app from anywhere at any time and keep all of your important data in one place.
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UAE Pass
The UAE Pass is one of the most useful apps you should have on your phone’s home screen. Even though it’s not fun, it’s helpful for getting into all the government websites and services.
You can’t use the app until you get your Emirates ID card, which is needed for the verification process. Once you have it, you can pay your Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Emirates Post fees through the app. The app can also be used to stretch visa applications, which saves time.
Duolingo
Do you want to learn the local language quickly? Get the Duolingo app and start learning. You can use the app for free to learn Arabic and a number of other languages. The best part is that you’ll be reminded every day to sign in so you don’t forget.
Careem
More than likely, you will need a taxi to get to your hotel as soon as you land in Dubai. The Careem app is all you need.
You can choose whether you want the cheapest way to get from A to B or a fancy Lexus. The app is easy to use and lets you choose your preference every time you look for a trip.
You can also pay with cash or your phone wallet, so you don’t have to go to an ATM.
However, Careem is much more than just a cab service. You can buy food to go, do your grocery shopping, schedule cleaning services, rent a car, and more.
You can get even more benefits if you pay Dhs19 a month for Careem Plus. For example, you can get discounts at some of the best bars and restaurants in the city.
Cobone
The daily discount app Cobone is a must-have if you want to save money on spa treatments, try some of Dubai’s best sites, or find cheap place to stay and eat deals. With this app, you can get deals all over Saudi Arabia and the UAE, so save money on your favorite cheap things to do.
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Dubizzle
Dubizzle lets you buy and sell anything. The website is the best free classifieds site in the UAE, and the app lets you use it on your phone or tablet.
If you want to buy a car, find a job, or get used furniture for your new home, you can easily search for what you need and go through the process.
Instashop
In Dubai, you no longer have to run back to the store to get milk and tea bags that you forgot.
With the Instashop app, you can have everything delivered to your door, including fresh fruits and veggies, meat, seafood, pharmacy items, pet food, and makeup.
Even better, packages usually show up between 30 and 60 minutes after you order. Would you like to set a time? Yes, you can. There are two ways to pay: with cash or a credit card. This makes shopping easier. In Dubai, this very useful app is a must, especially when the summer heat starts.
Talabat
Whether you are looking for a quick delivery of groceries in less than twenty minutes, in need of some flowers at the last minute, urgent delivery from a pharmacy, or dinner from your favorite restaurant, Talabat, which is one of the leading everyday delivery apps in the region, has everything covered. There is no need for you to leave the house, regardless of how small the item is.
Deliveroo
Check out Deliveroo if you are in search of rapidly delivered meals in Dubai. The Deliveroo app provides the convenience necessary to maintain a healthy diet, indulge in decadent delights, or order catered food for a company party. The range of available options is extensive, spanning from budget to luxury.
Waze
The Waze app is another must-have for drivers in Dubai who use their own cars to get around. This app is reliable and gives you real-time information about Dubai’s roads, such as traffic, accidents and crashes, roads that are closed for work, and more.
You can also figure out how long the trip will take, how far it is, and how many ways are available to get to the place you want to go. Because Waze is a community app, its users can reliably and accurately let other Dubai drivers know when there’s traffic or a crash.
You can get Waze for free on both iOS and Android.
My Cafu
The Cafu app’s fuel delivery service will bring the gas to you, so you don’t have to drive to a gas station and use up gas on the way. This can happen at the office, at home, or anywhere else in Dubai.
At the moment, there are no shipping fees, and Cafu’s fuel costs the same as fuel at any gas station.
Zomato
You don’t want to go anywhere to eat your favorite food. You can just get Zomato. A place where you can get everything you want!
It works with almost all food and drink shops in Dubai and is available 24/7 in the UAE. Delivery times range from 15 to 40 minutes, depending on how far away you are. You can track your package live on the app. You can also rate the service at a restaurant and have your drivers be tipped immediately.
Zomato is an app that delivers food, but it also has the most up-to-date menus, prices, and reviews for all restaurants and bars in the UAE, even the ones that don’t serve. You can look around before picking a restaurant.
The Entertainer
Always on the lookout for deals and coupons? So, The Entertainer App is a must-have. This app has the best deals at all used shops that sell things, serve food, and work out. It is also the biggest app that lets you buy two things and get one free, among other things. You can pick from different memberships that will give you discounts at your favorite places all year long.
The Entertainer app has more than 3 million users and has won App of the Year several times. Its goal is to live up to its name by helping people do more for less money.
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro makes it easier to find your way around Dubai.
The app tells you how to get to the Burj Khalifa, The Palm, Al-Wasl, and Al-Ahli from anywhere in Dubai. This makes it easy to take the train!
Our easy-to-use, dynamic maps make it easy to turn and zoom your way around Dubai. Use the fastest trip planner to look for stations and get where you need to go. And don’t worry if you can’t connect to the internet—the app still works!
Urban company
The Urban Clap app is a mobile market for local businesses. The app makes it easy to quickly schedule services for your home, like having someone clean or come to your house to do hair. The app can also be used to call a plumber, electrician, builder, pest control service, repair person, and more. There’s even a chance you could hire a yoga or music teacher to come to your living room and teach you! You can get all of these services through the app, which is very helpful if you don’t know where to find someone you can trust to do these things. You can read about them and see how other clients have rated them before you book.
Washmen
In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Washmen does expert laundry, dry cleaning, and shoe care. It has grown to be one of the 20 best cleaning services in the world since it began in 2015. The lowest price is AED 45, which is about USD 12, and you can use a credit card or Apple Pay to pay.
The pros in laundry will pick one of 50 cleaning programs after carefully reading the care instructions for each item. When you place your order, you can add a note if the item is very important to you or if you want to suggest something else. Shoes can be cleaned by wet or dry cleaning instead of washing them in a machines.
