10 apps to set up your first week in Oman
Just landed? These are the apps that get you connected, moving, paid and fed in your first few days as a resident of Oman.
Moving to Oman means a short list of apps does most of the heavy lifting in week one. Here’s the order we’d install them in.
Get connected first
Before anything else, get a local number and data. Omantel and Ooredoo Oman both let you buy a SIM or eSIM and top up from the app — and if you want data the moment you land, Airalo sells an Oman eSIM that runs on Omantel’s network.
Move around
Oman is a driving country, but you don’t need a car on day one. OTaxi is the main licensed ride-hailing app (with a women-driver option), and Marhaba handles airport and hotel transfers. For buses between cities, Mwasalat has live arrivals and in-app tickets.
Pay for things
Open a bank account and you’ll likely end up in Bank Muscat, NBO or Bank Nizwa’s app. For everyday digital payments and splitting bills, Thawani is the local wallet most apps and merchants accept. Utility and phone bills go through Khedmah.
Eat and stock the kitchen
Talabat and Akeed cover restaurant delivery across Muscat, Salalah and Sohar. For groceries, LuLu Online and MarkeetEx deliver to your door — handy before you’ve figured out where the nearest hypermarket is.
Sort the paperwork
Two official apps save you queues: ROP (traffic fines, visa status, vehicle renewals) and Baladiyati for municipal services and parking. Health records and clinic appointments live in the Ministry of Health’s Shifa app.
That’s the core ten. Everything here is either Made in Oman or genuinely available to residents — you can browse the full set, with what each one actually does, in our Newcomers collection.