Now live LuNote, LuArcade, LuTask, LuGenie, LuSalam & LuBite are on the App Store →
Lu — short for Luxury

The everyday deserves extraordinary software.

Everyday software settled for less. We didn't.

Lu builds a small house of privacy-first apps that treat the ordinary — your notes, your meals, your messages — as something worth crafting beautifully. A few things, made exceptionally, that respect your time, your attention, and your privacy.

✓ Privacy by design✓ No ads, no trackers✓ Made with love
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Live on the App Store
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Ads or trackers
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Yours — private by design
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Care for the details
Why we exist

Somewhere along the way,
everyday software got worse.

It grew cluttered and loud. It started charging by the month and paying itself back in your attention and your data. We think the things you touch every day — the first app you open in the morning, the last one at night — deserve better than the lowest common denominator.

They deserve the care of a finely made object.

That's what Lu means.
Luxury, applied to the everyday.

Not more features — better ones. A few things, made exceptionally, that are yours: private, honest, and a genuine pleasure to use.

The house

Everyday things, done exceptionally.

Each Lu app takes one ordinary part of your day and rebuilds it with the same obsession. Start with our flagship — the rest of the house is growing.

Productivity
Flagship

LuNote

Your whole day in one calm app. Type or handwrite notes with Apple Pencil, annotate PDFs, read EPUBs, plan with a calendar and task board, scan documents, transcribe meetings, snap a meal to track calories, and solve with a real scientific calculator. AI summarizes, rewrites and quizzes you on your notes — synced across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

Notes & AITasks & CalendarPDF & EPUBApple PencilCalorie trackerNow on Mac
On the App Store → lunote.app →
On the App Store
Games

LuArcade

A whole arcade in one app. The Nokia-era classics reborn with a neon glow — Snake, Pinball, Bounce, Squadron and more, all in one hub. Daily quests and streaks, unlockable themes and earn-as-you-play power-ups keep you coming back. Pick up, play, repeat.

ArcadeRetro5+ gamesDaily questsStreaksPower-upsThemes
On the App Store →
On the App Store
Productivity

LuTask

Collaborative project management for small teams and families. Shared projects, assignable tasks, due dates, and real-time updates with cloud sync and push notifications — a calm, focused alternative to bloated tools.

CollaborationReal-time syncTeams
On the App Store →
On the App Store
AI & Utilities

LuGenie

A pocket toolkit of on-device AI. Fourteen private, lightning-fast tools — summarize, rewrite, translate, proofread, brainstorm and more — powered by Apple Intelligence, so your text never leaves the device. With Shortcuts, Widgets, and Apple Watch.

On-device AI14 toolsShortcutsWatch
On the App Store →
On the App Store
Lifestyle

LuSalam

Learn the Quran and never miss a prayer. Diyanet-accurate prayer times, a live Qibla compass and azan reminders — plus the full Quran with recitation, a step-by-step way to learn to read it, the 99 Names of Allah, a digital tasbih and daily duas. Home & lock-screen Widgets and Apple Watch. Calm, private and beautifully simple.

Prayer timesFull QuranQiblaLearn to readApple Watch
On the App Store →
On the App Store
Health & Fitness

LuBite

Effortless calorie tracking. Snap a photo of your meal and AI estimates the calories and macros — no database searching, no manual logging. Track your day and hit your goals, simply.

Photo trackingAI nutritionMacros
On the App Store →
Live on the webApp coming soon
Web · Geostrategy

Talay Insight

A geostrategy decision-support terminal. A dark, focused command console that turns a flood of world events into clear signal across five intelligence modules — global risk, energy, conflict and markets — with briefings in four languages. Built for analysts and decision-makers who need the whole picture at a glance, not another feed.

Geostrategy5 modules4 languagesDecision support
talayinsight.com →
Coming soon
Mac · Menu bar

LuOne

Your Mac's command center, living in the notch. LuOne folds dozens of everyday tools into one calm app — an AI assistant that runs your Mac by voice, a drag-and-drop Shelf, focus sessions and automations, a full PDF studio, on-device memory search, a natural-language calculator, 2FA codes and more. One-time purchase, no subscription — with an iPhone companion and 11 languages. Arriving November.

AI assistantNotch ShelfFocus & automationsPDF studioOne-time Pro
Support → Privacy →
Coming soon
Games

LuSiege

A premium 3D tower-defense siege. Build your defenses, command the battlefield, and hold the line against relentless waves — Roblox-style worlds with console-grade polish.

Tower defense3DStrategyWaves
Coming soon
Dreams & AI

LuNyx

Your nights, understood. Keep a private dream journal, talk them through with Nyx — a calm AI companion — and ask one focused horary question when a decision weighs on you.

Dream journalAI companionHorary
Coming soon
Games

LuTown

A cozy town to call your own. Tend your crops, grow your little world, and always have somewhere warm to come home to — a gentle farm-and-town life sim.

Farm simCozyBuild & grow
Site · DecemberApp coming soon
Food · Web

CookFun

A calmer way to decide what to cook. Beautiful, hand-picked recipes and food discovery without the clutter or clickbait — thoughtfully designed, at cookfunapp.com.

RecipesFood discoveryWeb
In development
Navigation

LuDrive

The companion every car owner wants. Save where you parked, track maintenance and fuel, log expenses, and navigate with voice guidance. Manage your whole garage — vehicles, service records, and documents — with CarPlay, Widgets, and Apple Watch.

ParkingMaintenanceCarPlayVoice nav
In development
Privacy & Social

LuPin

Privacy-first messaging with no phone number. A PIN is your identity. Messages are end-to-end encrypted with CryptoKit and stored encrypted on-device, with offline Bluetooth mesh. Conversations that stay strictly yours.

E2E encryptedNo phone numberOffline mesh

More apps are always in the workshop. ✨

What luxury means here

Luxury isn't more.
It's better.

Not gold trim or a price tag. Restraint, privacy, and craft — the difference you feel every time you open the app.

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Private, not mined

On-device intelligence and end-to-end encryption. Your notes, meals, and messages stay yours — never sold, never the product.

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Calm, not cluttered

Interfaces that do less, beautifully. Every screen is considered; nothing shouts for your attention.

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Crafted, not assembled

Built by hand with SwiftUI and refined for years. The details aren't decoration — they are the product.

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Focused, not bloated

Each app does one everyday thing exceptionally well. No feature bloat, no dark patterns, no filler.

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Native, not nailed-on

Purpose-built for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch — so everything feels genuinely at home.

❤️

Loved, not scaled

A small studio that ships, listens, and refines. Software built to be kept, not churned.

Where we live

Everywhere your Apple devices are.

Pick up on your phone, continue on your iPad, finish on your Mac, glance on your wrist.

📱iPhone
📲iPad
💻Mac
⌚Apple Watch
🚘CarPlay
🧩Widgets & Shortcuts
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Beautiful software,
made with love.
Lu Apps LLC · An independent studio
The company

Crafted by a small studio,
made with love.

Lu Apps LLC is an independent software studio. Behind the brand is a small, dedicated team with a single mission: to make software people are genuinely glad to open — private, honest, and a pleasure to return to.

  • ✦Independent by design. A small, self-funded studio, answerable only to the people who use our apps.
  • ❤Made with love. A small team, big care — every detail is deliberate.
  • 🛡Transparent by principle. Clear privacy policies and no data resale, ever.
Questions

Good to know.

What is Lu Apps?+
Lu Apps is an independent software studio — Lu Apps LLC — building a growing family of privacy-first apps for Apple platforms. The name says it: “Lu” is short for Luxury, and every app is crafted with the same obsessive care.
Which apps are available now?+
Our flagship LuNote, plus LuArcade, LuTask, LuGenie, LuSalam and LuBite, are live on the App Store today. Our geostrategy terminal Talay Insight is live on the web, with its app and LuOne for Mac coming soon. More is on the way — LuSiege, LuNyx, LuTown and CookFun among them. Each card above shows its current status.
How does Lu Apps handle my privacy?+
Privacy is a core principle, not a marketing line. We favor on-device processing and end-to-end encryption wherever possible, we never sell your data, and each app ships with a clear, readable privacy policy.
Which devices are supported?+
Our apps are built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with deep integrations like Widgets, Shortcuts, and CarPlay where they make sense. Availability varies per app.
How can I get in touch?+
We'd love to hear from you — feedback, questions, press, or partnership ideas. Just use the contact form at the bottom of this page and we'll reply personally.
Get in touch

Say hello.

Questions, feedback, press, or partnership ideas — we read every message and reply personally.

Prefer email? Reach us directly at support@lunote.app.