I'm Akbar. I'm a software engineer at Knowt, where I started part-time on the frontend and now work across the whole stack.
Outside of work I build apps. Two of mine are on the App Store, and I built LegalConnect UK for a client end to end, from the AWS backend to the store listing. I also freelance on Upwork, mostly AI-powered web apps.
Mostly React Native, Next.js and TypeScript, with a lot of AI API work lately.
LegalConnect UKVersion 2026.9
Sep 2026
New: LegalConnect UK is live on iOS and Android. It's a marketplace where solicitors and barristers in England and Wales post and pick up court and police station cover.
Built end to end for a client: Expo app, AWS CDK backend (Cognito, DynamoDB, Lambda, WebSocket chat), push notifications, the website and both store submissions.
TypezzVersion 2026.4
Apr 2026
New: Typezz is on the App Store. Type whatever's on your mind and Claude decides if it's a todo, an event or a journal entry. Each kind looks different, so there are no categories to pick.
Firebase backend, Apple and Google sign-in, subscriptions through RevenueCat.
PomoitVersion 2026.1
Jan 2026
New: Pomoit, a Pomodoro timer that tracks habits on a GitHub-style heatmap.
Supabase sync, guest mode, and a web checkout on Polar that sends you back into the app.
Text to RedditVersion 2025.10
Oct 2025
New: a Reddit markdown editor with live preview, for posting from your phone.
Full-time at KnowtVersion 2025.7
Jul 2025
Improved: went full-time at Knowt, which now has 8M+ users.
Built Call with Kai, and worked on the admin dashboard, AI features and whatever else needed building. Also helped on LSATDesk.com.
GraduatedVersion 2025.6
Jun 2025
New: BS Computer Science from GIKI. Made the Dean's Honor Roll in my 1st and 5th semesters.
Joined KnowtVersion 2025.2
Feb 2025
New: started at Knowt as a frontend developer, building features in Next.js, plus API and backend integration.
Freelancing on UpworkVersion 2024.9
Sep 2024
New: started freelancing as a full-stack AI developer. I've built and shipped AI-powered apps for 8+ clients so far, with Next.js, Node, OpenAI and Llama.
$5K+ earned over 130+ hours.
Competition seasonVersion 2024
2024
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2024: world semi-finalist with Sign Saathi, one of 20 teams worldwide.
Won 1st place at Pitch Perfect, part of GDG Live Pakistan's DevFest, with Sign Saathi.
One of 8 people selected for Huawei Seeds for the Future in Uzbekistan.
MentoreVersion 2024
2024
Lead full-stack developer on Mentore, a no-code course creation platform with a course builder, content management and AI-generated content for educators.
Also built a WhatsApp bot that sends daily news, using a RAG pipeline on Pinecone.
ScholarBotVersion 2024
2024
New: upload a photo of a homework question and get a worked answer, built on OpenAI Vision.
Retired: scholarbot.ai has since been taken down.
Sign SaathiVersion 2023
2023 – 2025
Co-founded Sign Saathi, an app to help deaf people in Pakistan communicate. It started at a hackathon and turned into our final-year project.
Initial releaseVersion 1.0
Sep 2021
Started BS Computer Science at GIKI. First public repos followed: C++ labs, a to-do list and a JavaScript drum kit.
Chocbar
My personal "life OS". Notes and tasks go in from a chat page or Discord, and an LLM files them.
PSX Tracker
Tracks my Pakistan Stock Exchange trades and writes daily profit and loss into a Google Sheet.
App Store Screenshot Studio
A browser editor for store screenshots, with device frames and templates.
Claude writes a full-stack app from a prompt and runs it in an E2B sandbox.
Krow
AI document analyzer with Stripe billing.
Turns a CV into a motivation letter.
