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Botim number screening
A call-first messenger widely installed across the Gulf, used both by local residents and by the large South Asian and Filipino expat workforce there.
Coverage
- UAE
- Saudi Arabia
- Oman
- Qatar
- Bahrain
The UAE and its neighbours long restricted VoIP calling on WhatsApp and Skype, and Botim was one of the few apps that could still place voice and video calls. Alongside local residents, a large share of its users are South Asian and Filipino workers calling home.
Platform characteristics
- Registration is by phone number, one number per account. The prefixes are mostly local Gulf carriers, but the person holding the SIM often is not a local.
- Basic attributes such as gender and age sit in the account profile, which is why this is the only platform in this group where gender and age screening is possible.
- Photo and display name show up in chats and contacts, and calling rather than texting is the dominant use.
- It has grown from messaging into top-ups and cross-border remittance, so accounts are tied fairly closely to everyday spending.
What NexCheck detects
Items and unit prices come straight from the platform price list and stay in sync with it.
| Service | Standard | VIP |
|---|---|---|
| BOTIM Activation Screening | 0.000406 | 0.000362 |
| BOTIM Gender/Age Screening | 0.000696 | 0.000551 |
USD / record
What screening solves here
In the Gulf the expensive mistake is reaching the wrong crowd: local Arabic-speaking buyers and migrant workers barely overlap on language, price point or category. Gender and age screening lets you split the list before sending, while the registration filter removes numbers that never installed the app.
FAQ
What is a reliable way to reach UAE numbers?
Because VoIP calling was restricted locally, Botim ended up widely installed. Start with NexCheck's BOTIM registration filter to isolate the numbers that actually have an account, then decide how to approach them — far steadier than blasting a raw list.
Can Botim screening tell me the gender behind a number?
Yes. The BOTIM gender and age filter returns those attributes from the account side, which is useful when creatives differ by gender or age band. They only exist for numbers that actually have an account, so run the registration filter first.
Does Botim make sense for Saudi and Omani numbers?
Screen them as part of one Gulf list. Botim is strongest in the UAE, with meaningful but lower install rates in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. Push the whole batch through the registration filter and let the hit rate per country tell you where to keep spending.
Key markets
These markets list this platform as a primary entry point. Open a country for number formats and screening guidance.
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