# Usama Kashif

> Usama Kashif is an AI Product Engineer who builds AI-native web and mobile products end to end across product thinking, UX, engineering, and launch.

Last updated: 2026-10-03

## Site

- Home: https://www.usamakashif.me/
- Blog: https://www.usamakashif.me/blog/
- Projects: https://www.usamakashif.me/projects/
- CookThis: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/
- CookThis blog (all articles, guides, use cases): https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/blog/
- CookThis pricing: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/pricing.md
- Meni: https://www.usamakashif.me/meni/
- RoadTally: https://www.usamakashif.me/roadtally/
- ScrollStop: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/
- ScrollStop blog: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/blog/
- Motif: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/
- Motif blog: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/blog/
- Motif pricing: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/pricing.md
- Full agent index: https://www.usamakashif.me/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap: https://www.usamakashif.me/sitemap-index.xml

## Topics

- AI product engineering
- Product engineering
- AI-native products
- React Native and Expo
- React and Next.js
- TypeScript
- LLM integrations
- Product UX and design
- Full-stack product engineering
- 0 to 1 product development
- AI-assisted development
- AI-assisted cooking and food-photo recipe generation
- Private, offline habit tracking and sustainable habit formation

## Blog Posts

- Why I Shut Down My Startup After 100 Waitlist Signups (No PMF): https://www.usamakashif.me/blog/why-i-shut-down-my-startup/
- How to Build an Expo Native Module with Kotlin for Android: https://www.usamakashif.me/blog/expo-native-module-kotlin-android/
- How We Built a Tracked Email Funnel with PostHog + Supabase: https://www.usamakashif.me/blog/posthog-supabase-email-funnel/
- Fix Supabase Password Reset 'Deceptive Site Ahead' Warning: https://www.usamakashif.me/blog/fixing-google-warning-supabase-password-reset/
- Minimum Lovable Product (MLP) vs MVP: How to Choose What to Build First: https://www.usamakashif.me/blog/mvp-vs-mlp/

## Product Guides

- Motif, a private offline habit tracker for lasting routines: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/
- Motif machine-readable product summary: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif.md
- Motif pricing (machine-readable): https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/pricing.md
- Habit tracker vs streak tracker: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/habit-tracker-vs-streak-tracker/
- How to know when a habit is formed: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/how-to-know-when-a-habit-is-formed/
- When to stop tracking a habit: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/when-to-stop-tracking-a-habit/
- Motif use case: habit tracker without sign-up: https://www.usamakashif.me/motif/use-case/habit-tracker-without-sign-up/
- CookThis, an AI food scanner and recipe app: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/
- CookThis machine-readable product summary: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis.md
- CookThis pricing (machine-readable): https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/pricing.md
- How to Get a Recipe From a Food Photo (4 Ways): https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/how-to-get-a-recipe-from-a-food-photo/
- What Is a Photo-to-Recipe App?: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/what-is-a-photo-to-recipe-app/
- Photo to Recipe App for Android, With a Real Example: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/food-photo-to-recipe-app-for-android/
- How to Choose the Best Recipe App for Android: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/best-recipe-app-for-android/
- How I Built CookThis: An AI Recipe Generator From a Food Photo: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/ai-recipe-generator-from-food-photo/
- CookThis vs ChatGPT for Recipes: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/ai-recipe-app-vs-chatgpt-for-recipes/
- 8 Free CookThis Alternatives for AI Recipes: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/free-ai-recipe-generator-alternatives/
- How to Recreate a Restaurant Dish at Home From a Photo: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/turn-restaurant-food-photo-into-recipe/
- What Is This Dish? How to Identify Food From a Photo: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/identify-dish-from-photo/
- How to Get a Recipe From a TikTok Food Video or Screenshot: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/tiktok-food-video-to-recipe/
- A Halal-Aware AI Recipe Generator From Food Photos: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/halal-ai-recipe-generator/
- Turn a Food Photo Into a Beginner-Friendly Recipe: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/beginner-friendly-recipe-from-photo/
- Make a Healthier Recipe From a Food Photo: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/healthier-recipe-from-food-photo/
- AI Recipe Generator From Ingredients You Have: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/ai-recipe-generator-from-ingredients-you-have/
- AI Recipe Generator for Limited Kitchen Equipment: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/ai-recipe-generator-for-limited-kitchen-equipment/
- AI Recipe Generator for One Person: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/ai-recipe-generator-for-one-person/
- Budget AI Recipe Generator for Students: https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/budget-ai-recipe-generator-for-students/
- AI Recipe Generator for Pakistani and Desi Home Cooking (chicken biryani example): https://www.usamakashif.me/cookthis/use-case/ai-recipe-generator-with-pakistani-ingredients/
- ScrollStop, an Android app blocker for students: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/
- Why I Built ScrollStop, an Android App Blocker for Students: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/android-app-blocker-for-students-stop-doomscrolling/
- Android App Blocker Without a Subscription: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/android-app-blocker-without-subscription/
- Block TikTok While Studying on Android: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/block-tiktok-while-studying/
- How to Block YouTube While Studying on Android: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/block-youtube-shorts-while-studying/
- Pomodoro App Blocker for Android Study Sessions: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/pomodoro-app-blocker-android/
- Study Schedule App Blocker for Android: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/study-schedule-app-blocker-android/
- Exam Focus App Blocker: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/exam-focus/
- Bedtime App Blocker for Students: https://www.usamakashif.me/scrollstop/use-case/bedtime-app-blocker-for-students/
- Meni, an AI restaurant menu scanner: https://www.usamakashif.me/meni/

## Deeper Industry Pages

- Salon websites, booking apps, and management software in Pakistan: https://www.usamakashif.me/for-salons/
- Salon website development in Pakistan: https://www.usamakashif.me/for-salons/website-development/
- Salon booking app development in Pakistan: https://www.usamakashif.me/for-salons/booking-app-development/
- Custom salon management software in Pakistan: https://www.usamakashif.me/for-salons/management-software/

## Social

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/usama-kashif
- GitHub: https://github.com/usamaKashif/
- X: https://x.com/itsusamak
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usama_codes