“Finally a place that fits how expats actually live — not just another social feed.”
Early user
United Arab Emirates · For expats
Expat PocketOne app for daily life.
Housing, neighbours, listings, guides, events — plus a city assistant that won’t make things up. Less chaos across WhatsApp groups and browser tabs.
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Find yourpeople.
In the app
Daily life, in one place.
Neighbours, listings, guides, Nearby, and Poco — under one roof.
Community
The people next to you. Not a crowd.
Frames from the city
Moments of everyday life.
From the Marina to the neighbourhood, office to school run — the rhythm of expat life in the UAE. Expat Pocket brings the scatter into one app.
Meet
Drop a pin on the map, the city shows up.
Drop a plan pin on the real Dubai map; people nearby join and a group chat opens. Coffee, a walk, dinner — exactly the flow inside the app.
The exact meeting point unlocks only when you join — a safety rule.
CoffeeSeaside coffee in MarinaToday 18:30 · Marina Walk · Ayşe · 6 people
Safety
Designed for privacy.
Your data is yours. We don't sell profiles. Location and identity are used only as much as a feature truly needs.
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No profile selling
Your data is never sold to advertisers or third parties; targeting stays at emirate + language level.
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Exact location stays locked
On Meet everyone sees the rough area; the exact point unlocks only when you join a plan.
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Your DMs aren't scanned
Private messages are never proactively scanned; moderation steps in only on reports.
From early users.
Notes from real routines — no hype. Early voices before a big launch.
“Listings and community in one place meant I dropped three morning tabs.”
Early user
“The first-month guides saved us. Short, clear, no fluff.”
Early user
“It doesn’t nag. It quietly makes the UAE easier to navigate.”
Early user
“The whole family could use it — not only the English speakers.”
Early user
“Privacy matters in a new country. This felt respectful.”
Early user
“Finally a place that fits how expats actually live — not just another social feed.”
Early user
“Listings and community in one place meant I dropped three morning tabs.”
Early user
“The first-month guides saved us. Short, clear, no fluff.”
Early user
“It doesn’t nag. It quietly makes the UAE easier to navigate.”
Early user
“The whole family could use it — not only the English speakers.”
Early user
“Privacy matters in a new country. This felt respectful.”
Early user
Got questions?
A community and daily-life app for expats in the UAE: rooms, listings, the Meet map, a first-90-days plan and Poco, the source-backed city assistant. Less searching, more living.
Start on the web with a calm first-month checklist and the first-90-days priority stack; then download the app to carry the same plan on your phone.
You drop a plan pin on the map; people nearby join and a group chat opens. Everyone sees the rough area — the exact point unlocks only when you join. Plans close at the end of the day.
Poco is a source-backed city assistant for daily-life questions in the UAE. Every answer carries sources and a certainty label; when it doesn't know, it won't make things up — it drafts a community question instead.
Free is a complete product — reporting, blocking and core community stay free. Expat+ is an optional personal upgrade; Business is the layer for experts and businesses. Prices are written clearly in the store.
The Business layer: your document passes human review, a verification strip lands on your profile, and you get a service list, appointment requests and time-stamped campaigns. Money never affects ranking.
The app interface is in Turkish, English, Russian and Arabic. Rooms carry language tags, and you can write to Poco in any language.
No profile selling; exact location unlocks only when you join a plan; private messages are never proactively scanned. See the privacy policy and security page for details.
Yes — categorised listings and messaging; reputation comes from real exchanges and can't be bought. Rules keep the space safe and useful.
Yes — iOS and Android. This site introduces the product; real use lives in the app.
One app is enough in the UAE.
A calm start instead of scattered groups and tabs. Download, choose your city, keep going.