Native iOS
Swift, SwiftUI. App Store distribution, MDM for enterprise distribution.
Mobile app development in Afghanistan, the team behind apps Afghans actually use.
Native iOS / Android, React Native, Flutter. Mobile apps for Afghan banks, telecoms, government, and consumer markets, built by senior engineers in our Kabul office. Hadaf mobile platform (had.af) is one recent example.
20 yrs
Web + mobile delivery in Afghanistan
Jobs.af
Afghanistan's largest platform · built by NETLINKS
Senior
Kabul-based architects on every engagement
Delivered from Kabul
the team behind apps Afghans actually use, delivered by senior teams based in Kabul, governed under ISO 12207 and ISO 27001. Twenty years of enterprise delivery in Afghanistan, including the 500,000-employee national-government Odoo HR rollout and Jobs.af. Engagements run from our Kabul office with regional support in Dubai and India.
- 500,000-employee Odoo HR engagement for a national government
- Jobs.af, Afghanistan's largest job-hunting platform, built by NETLINKS
- Clients include Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan Payments System, AKDN, World Bank, UNDP
Afghan mobile development is mostly about ecosystem fit and offline reliability.
Mobile development for Afghan markets is different from US / EU mobile work in important ways: Android dominates the Afghan device market (~80%+ market share, vs ~50% in US), connectivity is variable (apps need to work offline-first or graceful-degradation), payment integration usually means Afghan-specific options (cards via local processors, mobile-money where available), and language requirements are usually multilingual (Dari + English + sometimes Pashto + Arabic).
Our Afghan mobile portfolio includes banking and financial-services apps (Afghan banks, payment processors), telco-billing and customer-service apps, government / ministry apps (citizen-facing services, internal mobile tools), e-commerce apps for Afghan retailers, education-platform apps (Hadaf / had.af is one recent example), and NGO field-services apps (donor program execution).
Pricing for Afghan mobile apps: simple apps (1-3 screens, single-platform): $15-40K. Mid-complexity (5-15 screens, both platforms, backend integration): $40-150K. Enterprise apps (banking, government, complex workflows): $150-500K+.
Mobile scope
What we build.
Native Android
Kotlin, Jetpack Compose. Google Play distribution, MDM, APK distribution for restricted markets.
React Native
Single codebase iOS + Android. Faster delivery, lower cost, easier maintenance.
Flutter
Single codebase with strong consistent UI across iOS, Android, web.
Banking + financial apps
AML / KYC integration, biometric auth, secure transmission, Afghan banking infrastructure.
Offline + sync
Apps that work in variable-connectivity environments, sync when online.
, Questions
Afghan mobile app development, questions we hear.
Should we build native or React Native?
For most Afghan apps, React Native is the right call, faster delivery, lower cost, easier maintenance, single codebase. Build native when you need specific iOS / Android platform features (AR, advanced ML, ARKit / ARCore) or when performance constraints require it. Flutter is a good alternative when UI consistency across platforms matters.
Can you integrate with Afghan payment systems?
Yes, we've integrated Afghan card processors, Afghanistan Payments System, and mobile-money platforms where available. Banking-grade security, AML / KYC integration, biometric auth standard.
What about apps that need to work offline?
Most Afghan mobile apps need some offline capability. We architect with offline-first principles where appropriate: local data store, sync queue, conflict resolution, graceful degradation. Common in field-services and donor-program apps.
Where is your team based?
NETLINKS Plaza, Street 6, Lane 3, Shar-e-naw, Kabul. Phone: 077-302-0101. Senior architects and engineers based in Kabul; regional backup from Dubai, India, US.
How do I get started?
30-min discovery → scoped proposal → senior team delivery. Most engagements start with a paid 1-2 week structured discovery.
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