Find Local Information on Connect.ae, UAE's First Local Search Engine

Posted by Yashna Mahto on October 21st, 2015

With smartphones and quick internet access, now-a-days it's not tough to gather information instantly. Rather, even movie tickets or hotel bookings are now possible through a mobile device right away. There are many sources on search engines through which you can find information about a business but what if you have a local search app that provides all business listings of the UAE in the palm of your hands? Presenting Connect.ae, which is the first-of-its-kind digital multiplatform application that allows you to search for any business information on your mobile.

The online business directory allows you to search for hotels, restaurants, advertising agencies, car rental, coffee shops, dental clinics, offices, amusement parks, art classes, schools, institutions and much more. Considering that the nation is home to many expats, it may happen that locating places become difficult. To address the local needs, the application has been developed, which is a combined effort of Etisalat Information services and Eniro, a search service in the Nordic region.

Connect.ae helps you to find places for business or leisure in all of seven Emirates – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ajman, and Umm al-Qaiwain. Unlike other local search apps, Connect.ae is stacked with intriguing features. It is simple, straightforward, and quick.

The local search application ensures access 24/7 on your iOS, Android devices, as well as on the Web. The platform has been launched to bring potential customers closer to businesses. It provides relevant, detailed and accurate business information in real time. You can access Connect even on the go! You love the local search app for its intuitive feature for it detects your current location and suggests you places based on it.

For example if you're searching for pizza outlets in Dubai, it will provide you with results that are located in your vicinity.

When it comes to the overall look of the Connect app, simplicity is the key. You will experience it yourself. Just download the app and you will see that there is one Search tab that allows you to search for places and the other tab detects your location. The application functions thanks to its quick responsiveness capability, you will get immediate results without any delay or hangups.

Connect.ae supplies you with detailed information for any business listing, including address, phone number, working hours, website URLs and much more!

Sorting helps you to get better results. You can fragment long list of results based on Relevancy, Distance and Popularity. Refined results help you to select a place more appropriately.

With its Click-to-call function, you can directly call a business by tapping on the phone number. This feature helps customers to connect with businesses quickly and get essential information right away!

Do you fear of getting lost or reaching late to business meet when visiting a new place? Worry not because with Connect.ae you can now find you way quite quickly. Use the app's inbuilt navigation feature that gives you turn-by-turn directions real-time.

You also get to write/read reviews about a particular place. In fact, you can also rate a business based on stars. Connect.ae promotes honest reviews that are provided people who have visited the place earlier and liked or disliked it.


To give you a better idea regarding businesses, Connect also uploads photos of business listings to help you know the ambiance.

Connect.ae is optimized for iOS and Android devices absolutely free.