# Najam

> Najam (full name Muhammad Najam Ul Hassan) is a software engineer with 5+ years of experience who builds mobile apps for iOS and Android, AI app development, desktop apps, websites, web apps and SaaS products, landing pages, sales and ecommerce dashboards, internal tools and custom CRM, AI agents, automation and AI integration for businesses and founders. He also runs vibe coding cleanup on AI-built apps and takes over half-finished builds. He takes on other software work too: browser extensions, scripts, system integrations and performance fixes. He works alone, from the first call to launch and ongoing monthly support. Based in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan, working with clients worldwide. Works in English.

## Contact
- Email: iamnajamulhassan@gmail.com
- WhatsApp: +92 306 900 6889
- Book a 30 minute call: https://cal.com/najam-hassan/30min
- Contact page: https://najam.dev/contact/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-najam-ul-hassan-software-engineer

## Services
- [Mobile apps for iPhone and Android](https://najam.dev/services/mobile-apps/): One codebase, both app stores: pay for one app, get iPhone and Android, with sign-in, payments, maps and notifications.
- [Websites, web apps and SaaS products](https://najam.dev/services/websites-and-web-apps/): From a site that brings in enquiries to a web app, SaaS product or MVP with logins, billing and dashboards. Fast on a cheap phone.
- [AI app development](https://najam.dev/services/ai-app-development/): AI-assisted coding with a person reading every line: iPhone, Android and the web from one codebase, with tests, payments and a launch that survives the stores.
- [AI agents, automation and AI integration](https://najam.dev/services/ai-agents-and-automation/): Automations that move data between your tools, AI agents that sort, draft and decide on narrow jobs, and AI added to the product you already have.
- [Dashboards and internal tools](https://najam.dev/services/internal-tools-and-dashboards/): Sales and ecommerce dashboards, custom CRM and the internal tools around them: orders, stock, jobs and approvals. Built by someone who has worked on ERP systems.
- [Landing pages that convert](https://najam.dev/services/landing-pages/): Fast landing pages for ads, launches and outreach, with the words, the form or booking and the tracking that shows which version worked.
- [Rescue or rebuild an existing app](https://najam.dev/services/app-rescue-and-rebuild/): I look at what you have and tell you straight: fix it or rebuild it. One 100-hour repair became a 7-day rebuild.
- [Ongoing monthly support](https://najam.dev/services/monthly-support/): Fixes, small features, store updates and someone spotting problems before your customers do. The goal is years together, not weeks.

## Guides
- [What does it cost to build an app?](https://najam.dev/guides/what-an-app-costs/): What moves the number, and why two quotes for the same idea differ so much.
- [Your developer left mid-project. Now what?](https://najam.dev/guides/your-developer-left-mid-project/): The first two days, what you own, and whether the code is worth keeping.
- [n8n, Make or Zapier: which should a small business use?](https://najam.dev/guides/n8n-vs-make-vs-zapier/): How I choose between the three, and when none of them is the right tool.
- [Do you need a dashboard, or is the spreadsheet fine?](https://najam.dev/guides/dashboard-or-spreadsheet/): The signs a spreadsheet has quietly become your business system.
- [How I build software with AI, and what I check](https://najam.dev/guides/how-i-build-with-ai/): How I use Claude Code and Cursor every day, and the checks that make it safe.
- [An AI writing pipeline that learns from the editor](https://najam.dev/guides/ai-writing-pipeline/): The pipeline that took an article from about $900 to about $100.
- [What does AI app development cost?](https://najam.dev/guides/ai-app-development-cost/): What AI makes cheaper, what it leaves exactly where it was, and the bill that comes after launch.
- [App builder or developer: which do you need?](https://najam.dev/guides/app-builder-or-developer/): When a builder is enough, where it stops, and what a developer does that it cannot.
- [How to hire an n8n developer](https://najam.dev/guides/hire-an-n8n-developer/): The questions that separate an n8n builder from someone who watched a tutorial.
- [Vibe coding cleanup, from demo to production.](https://najam.dev/guides/vibe-coding-cleanup/): What AI-built apps get wrong, and how to tell whether to clean up or rebuild.

## Who he builds for
- [Barbers and salons](https://najam.dev/for/barbers-and-salons/): Online booking, reminders and deposits, so the chair stays full.
- [Construction and civil engineering](https://najam.dev/for/construction-and-civil-engineering/): Site diaries, estimates and client updates out of the group chat.
- [Transport and drivers](https://najam.dev/for/transport-and-drivers/): Bookings, drivers, live maps and payments in one place.
- [E-commerce and online shops](https://najam.dev/for/ecommerce/): Pricing, stock and order automation around the store you already have.
- [Small businesses](https://najam.dev/for/small-business/): A website that brings work in, and less admin by hand.
- [Founders and startups](https://najam.dev/for/founders-and-startups/): Your first version on iPhone, Android and the web, with one engineer.
- [AI agents and automation](https://najam.dev/for/ai-agents-and-automation/): AI and automations that do one real job, every day, without drama.

## Promises
- The fix-it promise: One fixed price, agreed in writing before I start. If what I deliver doesn't do what the plan says, I fix it at no extra cost.
- You own it: You own the code, the accounts and the app store listings. No lock-in.
- A fast first reply: I usually reply within an hour.
- To start: get my free quote at https://najam.dev/contact/ (free call, then a written plan with one fixed price).

## Price and process
- Small jobs start at $50: a fix, a small automation, a change to a page. Most work is quoted after a free first call, as one fixed price, because it depends on the work.
- Step 1, A free first call: Tell me what's slowing you down. I ask a lot of questions, and if software is the wrong fix I'll say so.
- Step 2, A written plan with a fixed quote: What I'll build, what it won't do, how long it takes and one price. You know the number before I write a line.
- Step 3, The build: Development or automation, shown to you early and often on your own phone, so nothing is a surprise at the end.
- Step 4, Launch: Live on the App Store, Google Play or your website. I handle the store accounts and the paperwork that stops most first-timers.
- Step 5, Ongoing monthly support: Software needs looking after. A monthly plan covers fixes, small changes, store updates and someone watching for the things that break quietly.

## About
- I'm Muhammad Najam Ul Hassan, Najam for short. For 5+ years I've built phone apps, web apps and automations, usually as the only engineer on the job.
- I studied software engineering at Virtual University of Pakistan, and I've worked on products in finance, e-commerce, healthcare and productivity. Most of the work comes from businesses that need one thing done properly: a booking app, an internal dashboard, or an automation that removes a daily job.
- I believe one engineer with good AI tools can now ship what a small team used to. The tools don't replace judgement. They remove the waiting.
- The most useful advice I've given a client was to stop paying to fix their app. I rebuilt it instead, and it was live in 7 days.
- I work from Vehari, Pakistan, with clients anywhere, in English.
- You see the plan before the price: I write down what will be built and what it will not do, then quote one fixed price against that plan.
- You talk to the person doing the work: There is no account manager and no handoff. The person who answers your first message is the person who ships the app.
- You own everything: The code, the accounts and the app store listings are in your name from day one. If the work ever ends, it all stays with you.
- Launch is day one: After launch I stay on for fixes, store updates and small changes, so the product keeps working as the business changes.

## Work
- [A broken booking app, rebuilt in 7 days](https://najam.dev/work/#seven-day-rebuild): Signups and bookings were failing, and the app was holding up a business with customers waiting. Every week it stayed broken meant lost bookings. Rebuilt the app instead of patching it, so the broken parts were replaced rather than repaired. Added payments, maps and instant updates that skip the app store queue. Shipped one build to iOS and Android, then took it through both app stores and launch. Result: Fixing it was estimated at 100+ hours. I rebuilt it instead, and it was live on both app stores in a week.
- [AI writing that learns from the editor](https://najam.dev/work/#editorial-pipeline): A software company had stopped using AI for writing. Every draft needed a rewrite, so the model bill was added on top of the editor's time. Built a pipeline: brief, draft, the editor's final version, then a comparison of the two. Recorded what changed: structure, tone, the words that always get cut and the claims that always get softened. Fed those differences into the next brief, so each draft started closer to the published version. Kept a person approving every article before it went out. Result: A software company had given up on AI writing. Now each article costs about $100 instead of about $900.
- [Prices and stock, set by data](https://najam.dev/work/#pricing-engine): A commerce business was setting prices and reorder levels by hand, item by item, with no way to check the whole catalogue at once. Read sales, costs, stock history and competitors' public prices. Recommended a price and a stock level for each item. Ran it as a daily job rather than a chat window. Result: An engine that tells a commerce business what to charge and what to reorder, item by item.

## Pages
- [Home](https://najam.dev/)
- [Services and pricing](https://najam.dev/services/)
- [Work](https://najam.dev/work/)
- [Guides](https://najam.dev/guides/)
- [About](https://najam.dev/about/)
- [FAQ](https://najam.dev/faq/)
- [Contact](https://najam.dev/contact/)

## Common questions
- How much does it cost? Small jobs start at $50: a fix, a small automation, a change to a page. Most work is quoted after a free first call, as one fixed price, because it depends on the work. I'd rather not guess a number before I understand the job.
- How long does a project take? Anything from a day for a small fix to a few months for a full product. The written plan gives you the timeline before you pay anything. The fastest full rebuild I can point to shipped in 7 days.
- What happens after launch? You can keep me on a monthly plan: fixes, small changes, app store updates and someone watching for problems. Good software gets looked after, and I'd rather work with you for years than for one project.
- How does a project run? A free first call, then a written plan with a fixed quote, then the build, then launch, then ongoing monthly support if you want it.
- What if it doesn't work the way the plan says? One fixed price, agreed in writing before I start. If what I deliver doesn't do what the plan says, I fix it at no extra cost. The plan is specific on purpose, so you and I agree on what "done" means before I start.
- Who owns what you build? You own the code, the accounts and the app store listings. No lock-in. If the work ever ends, everything stays with you.
- How fast do you reply? I usually reply within an hour. WhatsApp is the quickest way to reach me.
- Do you work alone? Yes. You deal with me from the first call to launch and after. No account managers and no handoffs.
- Where are you based? Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan, on UTC+5. I work with clients anywhere, in English, over email, WhatsApp and video calls.
- Do I need to be technical? No. I explain things in plain words and you approve each step.
- Why is there so little client work on this site? Every client project I've done has been under an NDA, so I describe them without names. I'm happy to walk you through how they were built on a call.
- Can you take over an app someone else built? Yes. I'll look at it first and tell you whether fixing or rebuilding costs less. One client's repair was estimated at 100+ hours, and the rebuild shipped to both app stores in 7 days.
- Can you get my app onto the App Store and Google Play? Yes. I've handled developer accounts, including the D-U-N-S number check that stops a lot of first-time companies, and recovered rejected apps through Apple's Resolution Center instead of resubmitting blind.
- Do you use AI to write code? Every day. Mostly Claude Code, plus Cursor and other tools depending on the job. It makes me faster. I still read and test what it writes, because unchecked AI code is how apps break in front of customers.
- What do you build with? React Native and Expo for phone apps, Next.js and TypeScript for websites and web apps, Supabase and PostgreSQL for data, Stripe for payments, n8n, Make and Zapier for automation, and the Claude API for AI features.