I'm Syed Mohamad Arif, a freelance mobile & frontend developer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I ship cross-platform apps and fast websites across Malaysia, Singapore & SEA — and I'm the creator of LokalGig and Hikayat Daily.
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I'm a mobile & web developer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with 4+ years building cross-platform apps with React Native and fast web products with React.
I work across the full product lifecycle — UI/UX in Figma, development in TypeScript, testing, and store deployment. I care about the details that make software feel calm and considered: type, motion, performance, and accessibility. Comfortable with Git, CI/CD, and Agile delivery, I bridge design and engineering to ship interfaces people actually enjoy using.
Want the full story? See my background — experience, education & skills.
Personal products and client builds — from a marketplace to mobile apps on the Play Store.
Web Platform · Marketplace
A Malaysian local services marketplace connecting freelancers with clients for everyday gigs and side projects. Built end-to-end with a modern React stack, Supabase for auth and data, and shipped on Vercel — covering discovery, booking, and the full client–freelancer workflow.
Website · Education
Website for a Quranic memorisation (tahfiz) school in Pasir Mas, Kelantan.
Website · Architecture
Website for an architecture practice in Shah Alam, Selangor, established 2007, covering residential, interior and commercial work.
Mobile Application
A daily storytelling Android app showcasing end-to-end mobile work — from UI/UX design to production release.
Mobile Application
The Android companion to Hikayat Diri — journal and revisit personal stories anywhere, with a calm, focused reading experience.
Web Application
A city guide web application providing smart insights and recommendations for urban exploration.
Web Application · Construction
A construction project-management dashboard that brings schedule, cost and project metrics into one view.
3D Web Experience
An interactive 3D portfolio world built with Three.js, featuring explorable environments and immersive navigation.
Freelance development for Malaysian and international clients — based in Kuala Lumpur, available remotely worldwide.
Marketing sites, dashboards & full-stack web apps
From a fast landing page to a multi-tenant SaaS dashboard. Built with React, React Router, and Next.js — typed, tested, and tuned for SEO and Core Web Vitals.
Cross-platform iOS & Android, ready for the stores
One codebase, two stores. React Native + Expo for fast iteration, native modules where it counts, and full release pipelines through EAS or Codemagic.
A clear path from idea to production — collaborative, transparent, and shippable at every step.
Wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma. Clarify the problem, validate the flow, and lock in the visual language before a single line of code.
Typed, modular, version-controlled code with Git-based reviews and preview deployments. Frequent demos so you see progress every sprint.
Custom domain, SSL, analytics, and store submissions handled. Monitoring and OTA updates so the product keeps improving after launch.
Every project runs on a handful of services. These are the ones I set up and hand over — from domain and hosting to payments, monitoring, and mobile release.
Your name on the web. I register the domain, point DNS through Cloudflare, and sort out SSL and email records.
Edge hosting for the front end, a managed server for the API, and preview builds on every push.
Postgres, auth, storage, and realtime on Supabase. Firebase where push notifications or an existing app need it.
Images resized and served from a CDN, plus transactional email — sign-ups, receipts, password resets — that lands in the inbox.
Malaysian payment gateways with FPX online banking, cards, and e-wallets, settled in RM.
See how people use the product, catch errors before your users report them, and track how Google indexes the site.
Automated iOS and Android builds, signing, and store submissions — or a PWA / TWA when a full native app is more than you need.
Specs, progress notes, and a handover guide in one shared workspace, so you are never left guessing how things run.
Whether it's a landing page, a full product, or a mobile app — let's talk through scope, stack, and timeline. No obligation.
Tell me a little about what you're building. I'm in MYT (UTC+8) and usually reply within a day.
Syed Mohamad Arif is a mobile app and web developer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with 4+ years of experience building cross-platform applications with React Native, React, and TypeScript. He currently works as a Mobile App Developer at Paywatch Malaysia and is the creator of Hikayat Daily Global, Hikayat Diri, and LokalGig.
Cross-platform iOS and Android apps from a single React Native + Expo codebase, with native modules where needed. Full release pipelines run through Expo EAS or Codemagic, including Apple App Store and Google Play Store submission. Services cover design in Figma, development in TypeScript, testing, and deployment.
Yes. Syed Mohamad Arif builds cross-platform iOS and Android apps from a single React Native + Expo codebase, with native modules where needed. Full release pipelines run through Expo EAS or Codemagic, including Apple App Store and Google Play Store submission.
React Native with Expo for the core framework, TypeScript for type safety, Redux or React Query for state management, Firebase or Supabase for backend services, and Expo EAS or Codemagic for CI/CD and store submissions.
Cost depends on scope, integrations, and timeline. A basic single-platform MVP typically starts in the low five figures MYR; a full cross-platform iOS and Android app with auth, payments, push notifications, and store submission usually lands in the mid-to-high five figures MYR. Syed Mohamad Arif provides clear, fixed-scope quotes after a free discovery call. Reach out at syedarifjr@gmail.com for a tailored estimate.
Yes. Syed Mohamad Arif works with Malaysian SMEs, startups, and international clients on websites, web apps, and cross-platform mobile apps. Engagements run remotely across Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor) and worldwide. Invoicing is supported in MYR or USD.
Email: syedarifjr@gmail.com. Phone / WhatsApp: +60 14-529 7072. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/syedmhdarif. GitHub: https://github.com/syedmhdarif.