Independent Android Software Studio

Software built
with purpose, not pressure.

Rekluz Labs is an indie studio in Vancouver, BC, designing Android applications that respect the people who use them, private by architecture, free of manipulation, and built to be maintained for years, not quarters.

Explore Our Apps How We Build
8Applications shipped & in development
1Developer, full ownership end-to-end
0Ads, trackers, or in-app purchases
Rekluz Labs transparent brand mark
Nikakudori Mahjong Akachan's Adventures NarraWeave MakoRevive Vancouver, BC
The Studio

One developer. Every layer, one point of view.

Rekluz Labs designs, builds, tests, and maintains every application in-house with no studio-for-hire, no outsourced growth team, no ad network deciding what the product becomes.

Because one person is accountable for the whole product, technical decisions and ethical ones stay aligned instead of getting negotiated apart in a roadmap meeting. That shows up in concrete engineering choices, not just a policy page:

  • Native Android developmentKotlin
  • Processing kept on-device wherever practicalOffline-first
  • No advertising networks or behavioral trackersZero telemetry
  • Only the permissions a feature actually needsMinimal scope
  • Long-term maintenance over rapid re-releasesSustained support
Core Principles

What every release is checked against.

Privacy First

Your data belongs to you. Applications collect only what a feature strictly requires, and nothing is sold or shared.

Quality Over Quantity

Rather than shipping many rushed products, each application is deliberately designed and continually refined.

User Respect

No manipulative advertising, no deceptive subscriptions, no dark patterns. Communication stays direct and clear.

Built to Last

Long-term support, regular updates, and development practices that hold up rather than accumulate debt.

Values
"Rekluz Labs is committed to building applications that are private by architecture, not by policy."

All applications are distributed free of charge, with no advertisements, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. This is a deliberate rejection of the incentives that prioritize engagement over user benefit. Each product is tested against real-world conditions and documented transparently, with technical and ethical decisions made by the same person, at the same time.

Our Philosophy
Products

Check the playstore to see which apps are featured. More are taking shape.

Each product gets its own dedicated page covering features, permissions, and policies in full.

Game
Available on Google Play

Nikakudori Mahjong

Tile-matching solitaire with a serene Japanese aesthetic with no ads, no timers pushing you toward a purchase, just the game.

View on Google Play Serene gameplay overview of Nikakudori Mahjong
Game
Available on Google Play

Akachan's Adventures

A bubble-popping arcade adventure built for quick, lighthearted sessions and designed with a young, curious audience in mind.

View on Google Play Lighthearted bubble popping in Akachan's Adventures
App
View on Google Play

NarraWeave

A bring-your-own-key serial fiction platform. Stories are generated through an AI provider of your choosing, using your own API key and nothing routes through Rekluz Labs infrastructure.

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NarraWeave serial fiction reading experience
App
View on Google Play

MakoRevive

Privacy-first, on-device AI photo restoration. Old memories are repaired and enhanced entirely on your phone. Your photos never leave the device.

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MakoRevive on-device photo restoration
Apps in Development
Development Philosophy

How it gets built, not just what ships.

Most indie developers don't talk about their process but Rekluz Labs treats it as part of the product. Every application is designed with maintainability and longevity as first-class requirements, not an afterthought once something breaks.

Technical decisions and their tradeoffs are documented as they're made, and tested against real-world conditions rather than abstract benchmarks. Thoughtful design and sound engineering are treated as the same discipline, expressed at different layers of the same product.

  • Native Android development
  • Modern Material Design
  • Accessibility as a default
  • Performance optimization
  • Battery efficiency
  • Reliable, ongoing updates
  • Continuous refinement
  • Transparent tradeoffs
Trust & Transparency

Policies aren't hidden in a footer here.

Every commitment above is backed by a document you can actually read.

Studio-wide

Mission Statement

The principles every Rekluz Labs product is designed against, in full.

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MakoRevive

Terms of Use

How the on-device restoration app can and can't be used.

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Akachan's Adventures

Privacy Policy

What is and, more importantly, isn't collected in the game.

Read document

Building an Android app people can actually trust starts with knowing who made it

Rekluz Labs is one developer, reachable directly with no support ticket queue in between.

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