Labaih is a bilingual service marketplace app for home, beauty, and event planning professionals on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the platform to discover and track local service requests, but the lack of integrated payments forces them to manage the transaction lifecycle externally.
For Middle Eastern residents seeking reliable, on-demand home maintenance, beauty, and event planning services.
Key features
Platform for users to browse and book home services, beauty, and event planning professionals
Status updates for service requests from booking to completion
Interface and content available in both Arabic and English
How much does it cost?
The platform operates as a free-to-use marketplace, likely monetizing through service provider commissions.
Velocity
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The app has been inactive for approximately 8 months, with no releases recorded since September 2025. Given the lack of updates for more than three months, the development status is classified as zombie. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, feature development, or live operations.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Labaih
How's the Productivity market?
Labaih maintains a minimal market footprint with zero ratings on iOS, signaling a lack of active user engagement compared to established productivity and service-booking platforms.
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Key takeaways for Labaih
Where is it heading?
The service marketplace sector in the Middle East is consolidating around platforms that offer end-to-end transaction security. Labaih's current posture is exposed because it lacks the payment infrastructure required to compete for high-intent users, so the platform must integrate payments to avoid being relegated to a discovery-only utility.
- The app remains in a post-launch state with no recent feature updates, indicating a focus on initial stability rather than rapid expansion.
The SWOT
- Bilingual interface (Arabic/English) enables immediate access to diverse Middle Eastern markets
- Integration of secure payment gateways could capture transaction data and increase platform stickiness
Next best moves
Integrate secure payment gateway because lack of in-app transactions prevents revenue capture → increase platform stickiness
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The lack of user reviews is a strategic…
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Integrated payment processing (available in HOOZIN but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The analysis shifted from viewing Labaih as a direct competitor to regional service marketplaces to identifying it as a discovery tool lacking essential transaction infrastructure.
Bottom line
Labaih offers a functional service discovery tool, but the lack of integrated payments and social proof prevents it from competing with established marketplaces, so the PM should prioritize transaction infrastructure to capture user value.
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