About
Hi, I'm Jayanta.
You can call me Jay.
I'm a solo indie developer in India, and Adky Labs is my studio. I build minimal iPhone apps that do one thing well and respect your time, privacy and attention.
Why Adky Labs
There's something special about making an app people carry in their pocket and reach for every day. But too many apps are built to maximise engagement instead of being useful: bloated with features, full of ads, hungry for data.
I started Adky Labs to make the opposite. Small apps, carefully designed, that keep your data on your device and get out of your way. Minimal doesn't have to mean basic. Moniqa now scans receipts on-device, lives in your widgets and answers to Siri, and it still doesn't need an account.
I'm not trying to build the next billion-dollar app. I'd rather have a handful of apps people genuinely rely on and recommend to friends, and a studio sustainable enough to keep improving them for years.
When I'm not coding, I'm usually studying good app design, reading about mindfulness, or working on my own focus, often with the very apps I'm building.
How I work
Four habits behind every app
01
Start with my own problem
Every app began as something I needed and couldn't find. If it doesn't help me, it probably won't help you.
02
Cut until it's simple
Every screen and every feature has to earn its place. What I leave out matters as much as what I put in.
03
Private by default
I have no reason to collect your data, so I don't. Privacy isn't a feature I add later; it's how the apps are built.
04
Use it, then refine it
I use each app daily and keep polishing it. Updates should make an app more focused, not more cluttered.