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HamKuf: A Privacy-First Halal Matchmaking App for Muslims

How Cyberbeak built HamKuf, a consent-first Muslim matchmaking app, on one React Native codebase for web and mobile.

Industry
Consumer Technology, Matchmaking
Location
Global
HamKuf: A Privacy-First Halal Matchmaking App for Muslims

The Challenge

The challenge

Most matchmaking apps are built around open messaging and public photos. For many Muslim families that model conflicts with how introductions are meant to happen: with consent, privacy and often a guardian (wali) involved.

The brief was to build a product where respectful, family-aware introductions are the default, not a setting buried in a menu.

Our Solution

The solution

Cyberbeak designed and built HamKuf on a single React Native codebase that serves both the web app and the mobile apps.

  • Consent-first contact: no direct messages until both sides agree.
  • Mediator-led introductions that keep the process respectful.
  • Optional wali mode for guardians.
  • ID verification so profiles belong to real people.
  • Privacy controls, including hidden photos until the owner chooses to share.
  • A discovery view with match-percentage indicators to help people prioritise.

The Results

The result

HamKuf is live at hamkuf.app as a web app, with an Android release in progress. We do not publish user or match numbers here because we only report figures we can verify.

What the build demonstrates is the approach: a privacy-first, consent-led product delivered from one shared codebase, which keeps web and mobile in step and lowers the cost of future features.

Stack & Expertise

React NativeExpoWeb appMobile apps (Android in progress)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HamKuf?
HamKuf is a privacy-first, halal matchmaking app for Muslims, built around consent, ID verification and optional guardian involvement. Cyberbeak designed and built it on a single React Native codebase.
What is wali mode?
Wali mode is an optional setting that lets a guardian take part in the introduction process, so families can be involved in the way they prefer.
How does HamKuf protect privacy and verify users?
Profiles use ID verification, photos can stay hidden until the owner chooses to share them, and there are no direct messages without consent from both sides.
What does it take to build a similar matchmaking app?
Start with clear product rules about who can see and contact whom, then add identity verification, moderation and a shared React Native codebase for web and mobile. Contact Cyberbeak for a scoped estimate.
Where can I use HamKuf?
HamKuf is available on the web at hamkuf.app today, and an Android release is in progress.