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Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Must-Have Apps

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Apps I actually find useful while living in Saudi Arabia for living, shopping, getting around & traveling.

Sections

Government & Important Services

Easy Transportation

Food, Groceries & More

Travel, Flights & Hotels

Mobile & Everyday Services

Government & Important Services

The app you’ll want for many Saudi government and residency-related services. A must-have for anyone living in or regularly visiting Saudi Arabia

Absher — Government Essentials

Essential for planning and managing pilgrimage-related services and trips to Makkah and Madinah.

Nusuk — Umrah & Hajj Essentials

A useful health app for accessing Saudi healthcare services and managing appointments and health-related services.

Sehhaty — Health & Medical

Easy Transportation

I wouldn't stick to only one ride app in Riyadh. I check Bolt + Uber + Careem/Jeeny before booking because the cheapest option can change. Current Saudi transportation rankings also include all four.

Honestly, a must-have. I use it for finding places, checking directions, restaurants, malls, pharmacies and basically anything nearby.

Google Maps — Getting Around Saudi Arabia

This is one I personally prefer checking first when I need a ride. I usually compare the fare before booking because prices can vary between apps.

Ride with Bolt | Fast and affordable car rides 24/7

A reliable backup when Bolt is more expensive, unavailable, or I simply want to compare the fare.

Uber

Another useful option for rides, especially when I want to compare prices with Bolt and Uber.

Careem

Worth checking when you're looking for a more affordable ride. I like having several ride apps because prices can change depending on the time.

Jeeny

Food, Groceries & More

I use it alot one of the most useful all-round shopping apps in the region for electronics, beauty, fashion, home, groceries and more.

noon — Shopping, Food & Everyday Essentials

One of my most useful apps for everyday shopping — from home essentials and electronics to baby products and random things I need.

Amazon.com. Spend less. Smile more.

My go-to when I want a huge variety of restaurants and stores. It's one of those apps that's hard to live without once you start using delivery regularly.

HungerStation

A major Saudi food-delivery option with access to thousands of restaurants. Its current service advertises 35,000+ restaurants

Jahez - Food Delivery App

Worth having alongside the other food-delivery apps so you can compare restaurants, delivery options and promotions. But my experience with keeta is not that good

Keeta

Useful for groceries and everyday items when you need quick delivery.

Ninja — Fast Delivery

Travel, Flights & Hotels

Useful when travelling within Saudi Arabia or planning international trips.

Booking.com

One I would definitely keep for comparing flights and hotels before booking.

Wego

Useful for booking domestic and international flights from Saudi Arabia.

Saudia

A useful Saudi-focused travel option for flights and hotels.

Almosafer

Worth checking alongside Saudia when looking for cheaper flight options.

Flynas - Low fare flights

Another one I check when I'm looking for a budget-friendly flight.

flyadeal

Mobile & Everyday Services

Useful for managing your mobile number, data packages and STC services.

mystc KSA app

For managing Mobily numbers, packages and internet services.

Mobily

Useful if you're using Zain for mobile or internet services.

Zain KSA