Lumen Labs Studio

Software that respects your attention.

No cloud-leaks of your health data. No algorithmic guilt. Native tools, priced honestly — one-time where we can, subscriptions only when the app keeps earning them.

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35 apps planned across underused niches
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What we're building

Apps we believe in enough to stake the studio on.

Real prices from our PRDs. No vapor. The rest of the catalog is at /catalog.

  1. LumenScan

    01

    Scan smart. Stay private. Made for India.

    When CamScanner was pulled, millions of Indian users lost their scanner overnight — and the replacements either ignore Indian scripts or quietly upload your documents. LumenScan fixes both: a premium, India-first scanner that reads your scripts and keeps your documents on your device.

    Available now₹999 / year
  2. Athan

    02

    Pray together, stay consistent.

    Prayer apps are reference-first — times, Qibla, Quran — and most are heavy with ads, trackers, and accounts. None solve the real struggle: consistency. We built Athan as a habit and accountability engine that works fully offline and keeps your data on your device.

    Launching soon$19.99 / year
  3. DebtFree

    03

    Crush your debt. Keep your peace.

    Debt-stressed households are the most anti-subscription cohort on the App Store — and every competitor either charges monthly or links your bank. We built one that does neither.

    Launching soonPay once — lifetime
  4. Sesh

    04

    What happens in therapy shouldn't stay in therapy.

    Therapy is expensive and emotional. We found that a week later, we'd forget the breakthroughs. We built Sesh to be the 'bridge' between the sofa and the rest of your life.

    Available now$39.99/year
  5. Amen

    05

    A quiet companion for prayer, scripture, and daily faith.

    Quiet-faith practitioners are stuck between shouty, gamified apps and bloated megachurch suites. We wanted a small, honest companion that respects the practice and keeps it private.

    Available now$18.99 / year
  6. Acorn

    06

    First words, for tiny hands.

    Toddler apps are a minefield of ads, manipulative loops, and data harvesting aimed at children. We wanted the opposite: a short, vetted, ad-free first-words app a parent can trust and a toddler can't get lost in.

    Launching soon$14.99 / year
  7. Upvas

    07

    Intermittent fasting calibrated for Indian dinner times.

    Every fasting app is built around a 6pm Western dinner. NRI and Indian families eat at 9pm, fast on Ekadashi, and need a vegetarian mode — so we made the one that actually fits.

    Launching soon$11.99 / year
  8. Recall

    08

    Beautiful, fast flashcards that remember for you.

    Anki's UI is from 2010. Quizlet locks core features behind a paywall and floods you with ads. We built the Anki alternative that's fast, beautiful, import-friendly, and one honest price — with the same FSRS engine that makes spaced repetition actually work.

    Launching soon$19.99 lifetime — cheaper than AnkiMobile, never expires

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