Services · Mobile app development · Boat rental apps
Codeeo provides boat rental app development in Saudi Arabia for charter firms, marinas, marketplaces and watersport operators across the Kingdom. We build booking apps, crew tools and admin systems that work with Saudi payment rails, ZATCA e invoicing, national identity services and the licensing that now governs marine tourism, so you can sell trips on the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf from one compliant platform.
Saudi marine tourism is being formalised quickly, with new licences, new marinas and more domestic and foreign visitors. An app that bakes in licensing records, compliant invoicing and local payment methods from the start is easier to scale than one patched together later. It also makes it easier to bring partners on board, because they can see that the platform takes their licences and invoices as seriously as they must.
200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer
Platform capabilities
A boat app that works for one marina is a booking calendar. A platform that works across Saudi Arabia must also handle different coasts and seasons, several licensing bodies, compliant tax invoices, national payment methods, Arabic first content and data protection rules that apply wherever the customer lives. The list below is the national layer we add on top of the everyday booking features. Not every operator needs all of it on day one, but planning for it early avoids expensive rework when you add a second city or open the platform to partners. We map each capability against your rollout plan so the first release covers your launch market while leaving room for the next.
Yacht rental establishments and marina operators on the Red Sea are licensed by the Saudi Red Sea Authority, and vessel owners manage sailing permits through Absher. The platform stores licence numbers, vessel registrations, insurance and skipper qualifications, tracks expiry dates and blocks sales for any boat whose records are not current.
Only compliant boats can be booked.
Every booking, deposit, refund and partner payout produces documents that follow ZATCA e invoicing (Fatoora) requirements, with VAT handled correctly and records kept for audit. We integrate with your accounting system or an approved e invoicing solution so finance does not re issue invoices by hand.
Tax compliant from the first transaction.
Checkout supports mada debit cards, Apple Pay, STC Bank, credit cards and, where useful for corporate customers, SADAD bill payments. Buy now pay later providers can be added for higher value charters. All flows run through a gateway licensed to operate in the Kingdom under SAMA oversight.
Customers pay the way they already pay.
For self drive rentals, high value charters and partner onboarding, users can verify their identity through Nafath. This gives operators confidence about who is renting or listing a boat, and it reduces the manual document checks that slow approvals.
Verified customers and partners without paperwork.
Personal data is collected with clear consent, limited to what each process needs, protected by role based access and hosted to meet residency expectations. Design choices follow the Saudi PDPL, supervised by SDAIA, and security controls are aligned with NCA guidance.
Customer trust and fewer compliance surprises.
Jeddah, Yanbu, the Eastern Province and newer coastal destinations each have their own boats, docks, staff, seasons and rules. The platform handles them as separate locations under one brand, with consolidated reporting for head office and local controls for each site.
One platform for every coast you operate on.
Operators who want to aggregate many fleets need partner onboarding, document review, commission rules, automated payouts, reviews and dispute handling. We build these as configurable rules so the marketplace can add partners in new cities without code changes.
A national catalogue built from local operators.
Interfaces are designed in Arabic first with full right to left layouts, then delivered in English for residents and international visitors. Trip descriptions, safety information and confirmations can be managed in each language from the admin panel.
Clear booking for Saudi and international guests.
Skippers and crew record passenger counts, safety briefings, departures, returns and incidents on their phones. Logs are time stamped and stored per trip, which supports your internal safety reviews and any questions from authorities or insurers.
A complete record of every trip at sea.
Demand peaks differ by coast: the cooler months bring crowds to the water, while national holidays, Eid breaks and school vacations move families from inland cities to the sea. The platform supports seasonal rate cards, holiday minimum durations and bulk weather holds per location, so one coast can close for wind while the other keeps selling.
Each coast runs on its own calendar without separate systems.
Who this is for
Marine leisure in Saudi Arabia ranges from licensed yacht charter agents serving large vessels to small fishing boats owned by families. The Red Sea coast is where licensing and new marinas are concentrated, while the Gulf coast has an older, more informal culture of fishing and short rentals. Inland cities supply many of the customers and head offices. Here is how we match the build to the business. The right starting point depends on which of these four positions you are in today.
The Saudi Red Sea Authority has been issuing yacht chartering licences to a growing group of operators. These businesses need quoting for large vessels, crew and provisioning details, deposits, contracts and documentation that matches their licence conditions. We build a client app, a broker and crew dashboard and a compliance layer that keeps their records ready for review. Many of their guests are high value clients who expect a concierge level of service, so the app also carries preferences, requests and repeat booking history.
Built around the conditions of an SRSA licence.
Marinas licensed to operate on the Saudi coast need more than trip bookings: berth reservations, visiting yacht arrivals, member services, fuel and maintenance requests, and tenant activity providers selling trips from their docks. A marina app can bring all of these together under the marina's brand, with each activity provider using its own booking tools inside it. Because marinas often host several operators, the app gives the marina a view of every activity on its water while each tenant keeps control of its own pricing.
Berths, members and activity providers in one app.
Platforms aiming to list boats from many operators across the Kingdom need strong partner management, consistent quality standards, reviews and payouts, plus a customer app that works the same in every city. We design for multi coast scale from the first release and can supply a dedicated team to keep building as partners join. Search, filters and trust signals such as verified partners and reviews matter more here than on a single operator app, because customers compare boats they have never seen.
Designed for many partners in many cities.
A successful operator in one city often wants to add boats on the other coast. We help move from a single location booking system to a multi location platform, keeping existing customers, history and reviews, and adding the different rules, staff and seasons of the new location. The move also usually means new head office reporting, as owners want to compare the two coasts side by side before deciding where to invest next.
From one city to several, without starting over.
How we work together
A national platform rarely ships in one go. Most clients start with a fixed scope first release for the launch city, move to a retainer for improvements and new locations, and add a dedicated team when the partner network and feature list grow. With a team of 80+ across Dubai, Riyadh and Karachi and 200+ projects delivered across the UAE and the US, we can scale the team up or down as your rollout moves from one coast to the next. As boat rental app developers Saudi Arabia businesses can meet in Riyadh, we keep product decisions close to your management.
A defined build with a deadline
We agree what the product has to do, write it down with a price and a date, and build exactly that. Changes are priced before they are made, not discovered on the invoice.
A product that keeps evolving
Named engineers who work your hours, join your standups and stay on the codebase. You direct the backlog; we own the quality of what ships.
Something live that needs looking after
A monthly block of hours for improvements, fixes and the small requests that otherwise wait months. Unused hours carry for a quarter.
Technology
We choose frameworks, hosting and integrations based on your scale, your in house skills and Saudi data and security expectations. Typically that means cross platform mobile apps, a web booking site, a cloud backend with Kingdom hosting options and an admin console. Integrations with payment gateways, ZATCA and Nafath are built as separate services, so a change at one provider does not ripple through the whole platform.
01Mobile
02Data and cloud
03Marketing and tracking
Licensing records, compliant invoicing, local payments and data protection.
A calendar and a checkout are the visible part. Underneath, a Saudi platform needs to track licences and vessel documents, issue ZATCA compliant e invoices, accept mada, Apple Pay and STC Bank, support Arabic first content, verify identities where needed and handle personal data in line with the PDPL. Building these in from the start keeps the platform compliant as it grows into new cities.
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