Kwelio wins Dubai’s App of the Year 2026 and Longevity App of the Year 2026 at the Create Apps Championship
POP by Kwelio takes both titles at the third edition of the championship, organised by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
Dubai, UAE, 16 October 2026: Kwelio, the Dubai-based health technology company behind POP by Kwelio, has won Dubai’s App of the Year 2026 and Longevity App of the Year 2026 at the Create Apps Championship. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honoured the winners at Emirates Towers Boulevard on 7 October 2026. Kwelio was awarded the AED 1 million grand prize as Dubai’s App of the Year 2026.
The championship is organised by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy as part of the Create Apps in Dubai initiative. This year’s edition, the third, drew 9,754 entries from 153 countries.
Credit scores changed lending. Telematics changed car insurance. Kwelio is doing the same for medication. The doses a member logs in POP by Kwelio become KAS, the Kwelio Adherence Score, so their care team can see who might need support before a missed dose becomes a claim. Insurers’ care teams work from Kwelix, a prioritised outreach queue. Kwelio prioritises. Your care team decides. During pilots, the score is never used for cover or premiums.
“Most people who miss a dose aren’t careless. Life gets busy, and nobody notices until it becomes a hospital visit. We built POP by Kwelio so the routine is easy to keep, and so the people who can help find out early. Being named Dubai’s App of the Year tells us this matters here,” said Sumi Mahmud, Co-founder and CTO of Kwelio.
Kwelio thanks the Create Apps Championship team and the jury for the recognition.
POP by Kwelio has been on the App Store for iPhone since March 2026. The new POP by Kwelio, redesigned from the ground up, is scheduled for Q4 2026. As a championship winner, Kwelio now joins the Fast Track Accelerator Program, powered by BNC Publishing and the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
Kwelio’s other recognition includes MIT DesignX; Best Health & Wellness Startup of the Year 2025 at the Annual Health Awards; Top 10 finalist in the LBS MENA Startup Competition 2026; and acceptance into NEXUS, the Khalifa Fund accelerator.
About Kwelio
Kwelio is a Dubai-based health technology company that helps health insurers see which members are keeping to their medication, before a missed dose becomes a claim. Members log each dose in POP by Kwelio, the member app built around the Pop ritual; insurers see who may need support in Kwelix, and their care teams decide what to do. Kwelio was founded in Dubai in 2024 by Mohamed Alrahma, Co-founder and CEO, and Sumi Mahmud, Co-founder and CTO. It operates under Lumio Holdings Limited (ADGM), with Kwelio Labs FZ LLC (Dubai Media City) as its operating company. kwelio.com
About the Create Apps Championship
The Create Apps Championship is part of the #CreateAppsInDubai initiative, launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and led by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, empowering innovators to build the future of Dubai’s digital economy.
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