Mobile app development in Dhaka built for the phones your Dhaka customers actually carry.
I am RH Fardin, a senior mobile-first developer offering mobile app development in Dhaka. I build progressive web apps (PWAs), mobile web apps and hybrid Capacitor apps that install from a link and work on slow GP or Banglalink data. They take bKash, Nagad and card payments through SSLCOMMERZ. There are no agency layers and no junior handover, because I design, build and ship your app myself. Projects start from 50,000 BDT, paid 50% up front and 50% on launch. You approve the design before any production code.
Senior solo developer for Dhaka businesses. About 5 years shipping mobile-first web apps and PWAs. 50,000 BDT starting price. 50/50 milestone payments. Design approval before the build starts.
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Most pitches for mobile app development in Dhaka start with a fantasy. "Native iOS, native Android, admin panel, rider app, three dashboards: 4,50,000 taka." Six months later, the founder is still paying for hosting. The rider app crashes on a Symphony phone. Nobody at the agency remembers who wrote the Firebase rules.
I built this page because that cycle is the biggest reason small Dhaka businesses give up on mobile. There is a faster, cheaper and honest path. For most local startups, restaurants, clinics, real estate firms and ecommerce brands, it starts with a mobile-first web app or PWA. It does not start with a Play Store listing on day one.
I am a senior website and web app developer, and I work solo with Dhaka businesses. I have about five years of building things that must load fast. They have to work on 4G in Dhanmondi traffic. They also have to work on a weak 3G signal off the Jamuna bridge.
My focus is mobile-first web apps built with React, Next.js and Tailwind. When you truly need a Play Store icon, I wrap the app with Capacitor. I also build PWAs that install to the home screen and work offline. That is the format most Dhaka customers actually buy through.
You get one person for discovery, UX, build, payment integration and launch. There is no relay race between a sales person, an account manager, three juniors and a project coordinator. You message me on WhatsApp, and you get me. When the bKash payment gateway throws a strange 1009 error at 11pm, I am the one fixing it, not a ticket queue.
Pricing is fixed and public. A mobile-first web app starts at 50,000 BDT. Larger builds with more modules cost 90,000 or 1,50,000 BDT. Custom hybrid apps with native shells, admin panels and delivery flows start from 3,00,000 BDT. You pay 50% up front and 50% on launch, in BDT, by bKash, Nagad or bank transfer. You sign off the design before work starts. If the design does not fit, you do not pay for the build.
Here are six clear reasons. They explain why clients in Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Uttara and Bashundhara choose one senior developer over a 12-page agency proposal.
I design every screen at 360px first, then scale it up, because over 85% of your Dhaka traffic comes from a phone on mobile data, not a desk.
When it suits the job, I point you to an installable PWA. You skip the 25 USD Play Store fee and App Store reviews. You also skip a 6-week native build cycle.
I connect bKash Tokenized Checkout, Nagad and SSLCOMMERZ directly. I use real test merchant accounts and handle real payment failures. You get more than a "contact us" button.
I use lazy-loaded images, skeleton screens and offline fallbacks. They are tuned for real Banglalink and Robi networks, not a perfect lab in San Francisco.
The person who plans your app writes the code and ships the build. There is no gap between sales and a junior where your needs quietly get lost.
If you do not need native iOS, I will tell you. If a PWA cannot do what you need, I will tell you that too. I shape the scope to your budget and never pad it.
The costliest mistake I see in mobile app development in Dhaka is simple. Founders pay 4 to 8 lakh taka for a "native iOS + Android" app. Yet their users are all on mid-range Android phones. They find the business through Facebook ads and never search the Play Store. Think of a tuition centre in Mirpur, a restaurant in Banani, a real estate firm in Bashundhara or a small Instagram fashion brand.
For these businesses, a fast, installable PWA almost always sells better. It ships in 3 to 6 weeks. It costs 50,000 to 1,50,000 BDT instead of several lakh. Your customer clicks a link in your Facebook ad, and the app opens at once in the browser. They tap "Add to Home Screen" and get an icon on their phone. It sends push alerts, takes bKash and works offline. There is no Play Store gatekeeping and no Apple review delay.
A hybrid build with Capacitor earns its cost when you need real device features at scale. Examples include heavy camera use, a Bluetooth printer for a POS, background GPS for delivery, or fingerprint login for a fintech. It also fits when you need a Play Store listing for trust, as banks, large schools and government projects often do. I build with Next.js or React inside and wrap it with Capacitor, so you get one codebase and real .aab and .ipa files to ship.
Custom hybrid projects like that start at 3,00,000 BDT. We start with a 30-minute call. We look at your real users, your ad funnel and your unit economics. Only then do we decide on PWA, hybrid or native. The choice is made on numbers, not on what sounds impressive in a proposal.
Clear packages, fixed quotes, paid in BDT. Pick a starting point. I'll tailor the exact scope on a quick call.
Every project starts at ৳50,000
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These are the questions every Dhaka founder asks me on the first call about a mobile app.
Here are real numbers, with no "contact us". An installable PWA or mobile-first web app starts at 50,000 BDT. Larger PWAs with login, payments and dashboards cost 90,000 or 1,50,000 BDT. Custom hybrid apps built with Capacitor and shipped to the Play Store start at 3,00,000 BDT. You pay 50% up front and 50% on launch, in BDT, by bKash, Nagad or bank transfer.
For most Dhaka SMEs, a PWA is enough. That covers restaurants, tuition centres, clinics, real estate and small ecommerce. It sells faster because installing takes one tap from a Facebook ad. Native iOS or Android only makes sense if you need deep device hardware. Examples are background GPS for delivery, Bluetooth POS printers and fingerprint login. It also helps when a Play Store listing is itself the trust signal. I will tell you honestly on the first call which one fits.
Yes. I connect bKash Tokenized Checkout, Nagad and SSLCOMMERZ directly. SSLCOMMERZ covers cards and other local wallets. You get real help with merchant setup and sandbox testing with test merchant numbers. I also build proper failure handling. That way, customers do not lose their cart when the gateway times out. In Bangladesh, that happens more often than the gateway docs admit.
Yes. That is the whole point of building mobile-first for Dhaka. I test on real low-end Android phones and slow the connection to 3G while I build. First page loads aim for under 3 seconds on mid-range phones. Images are lazy-loaded and compressed. The code is split per page. Offline screens are built in, so the app does not look broken when the signal drops in a lift in Bashundhara City.
A 50,000 BDT mobile-first PWA takes about 3 weeks from signed advance to live URL. The 90,000 and 1,50,000 BDT tiers take 4 to 6 weeks. A custom hybrid app with Play Store submission (3,00,000 BDT and up) takes 8 to 12 weeks. That is because of the Play Store review window and the back-and-forth on Google's content policy. You see the design files first. Nothing goes into the build until you approve them.
For the first 30 days after launch, I fix any bug in the original scope at no extra cost. After that, I offer a flat monthly retainer. It covers updates, gateway changes, new OS versions and small features. You can also pay per task. You get the full source code in your own GitHub repo from day one. You also own your hosting account. If you ever choose to move on, nothing is locked behind me.
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