Islamic app development by a builder who ships his own apps.
DuaLab is a software studio in Kuala Lumpur that builds Islamic apps and web systems for mosques, Islamic schools, and Muslim founders. The studio builds and operates its own Islamic apps, so clients get the same stack, published pricing, and code ownership from day one.
What does DuaLab build?
DuaLab builds five categories of Islamic software, listed below.
Which Islamic apps has DuaLab shipped?
DuaLab has shipped and operates the Islamic apps listed below. Its own products, not client work.
How much does an Islamic app cost to build?
A custom Islamic app costs between USD 8,000 and USD 25,000 at a typical development agency, and a basic prayer-times app starts near USD 7,000. DuaLab publishes its prices instead of hiding them behind an enquiry form. The full breakdown, in USD and MYR, is on the pricing page.
How does the build process work?
The build process runs in the four steps listed below:
- Scope. Describe the app in one call; DuaLab writes the feature list back to you.
- Quote. Receive a fixed price and a delivery date, in writing.
- Build. Follow progress in the repository, created under your account from the first commit.
- Handover. Take the stores listing, the code, and a maintenance option. No lock-in.
Why choose a Muslim builder instead of an outsourcing agency?
A Muslim builder uses the software an agency only sells. DuaLab prays with the prayer times it computes and fasts with the countdown it ships. That difference shows up in product decisions no requirements document captures.
| DuaLab | Typical outsourcing agency |
|---|---|
| Ships and operates its own Islamic apps | Islamic landing page on a generalist portfolio |
| Published pricing in USD and MYR | Enquiry-only quotes |
| The builder answers your messages | An account manager relays them |
| Your repository from day one | Vendor-held code until final payment |
What stack does DuaLab build on?
Every build uses the same deliberately boring stack the studio's own apps run on. Boring is the point: any developer can take it over, and nothing here needs relearning in five years.
React Native + Expo
One codebase for iOS and Android, native widgets and notifications. What 1Ramadan ships on.
Laravel + Blade
Server-rendered web systems for billing, records, and admin. What the JomAlQuran fee system runs on.
CHIP FPX
Malaysian payments from any local bank, gateway-verified before a payment is ever recorded.
SQLite / MySQL
Plain relational databases with integer-sen money handling. No exotic storage to maintain.
Cloudflare
Static sites and workers, fast in Malaysia and everywhere else, with near-zero running cost.
Official data sources
JAKIM e-Solat for Malaysian prayer times, verified Quranic text sources. Authority data over estimates.
Details clients ask before contacting
- What makes an app "Islamic"?
- An Islamic app is software that serves Islamic practice or Islamic institutions: prayer, Quran, learning, and community, with monetization that stays sharia-compliant. The halal app monetization guide covers the five models that fit.
- Who owns the code?
- You do. The repository is created under your account on day one, and it stays yours whether or not you continue with DuaLab.
- Does DuaLab work with institutions outside Malaysia?
- Yes. DuaLab works with mosques and Islamic organisations worldwide in English, and with sekolah agama, tahfiz centres, and masjid in Malaysia in Bahasa Melayu: lihat sistem pengurusan sekolah tahfiz dan aplikasi masjid.
Islamic app development for mosques and Islamic schools
Mosques and Islamic schools usually need a web system before an app: fee collection, donation records, and administration come first, and a congregation app comes after. DuaLab builds both. Start with Islamic institution systems or see the Quran school fee system it already runs.