mahDEV Labs is a small startup building Android apps the way they should have always been made — quiet, quick, private, and completely free of advertising.
Swipe through the apps headed to the Play Store. All free, all silent about you.
Gift card wallet
Every gift card, voucher and store credit in one encrypted vault. Balance reminders before they expire, offline access, and nothing ever leaves your phone.
In beta on Play Store
Video player
A fast local video player that just plays. Every codec, gesture controls, subtitle sync, background audio — no paywalled buttons hiding in the settings.
Coming soon
Notes — in the lab
A notebook that opens instantly and syncs nowhere unless you ask. Being sketched now, shaped by what early users tell us they miss.
In the lab
Slide to explore all 3 apps
Not banners, not interstitials, not a 'watch this to unlock'. We would rather ship slower than sell your attention.
No analytics SDKs harvesting behaviour. Apps work offline by default because your files belong on your device.
Small APKs, no bloat, no permissions we cannot justify in one sentence on this page.
We're a startup funded by belief, not impressions. Feature requests from users outrank everything else.
A small independent studio, still at day one — our story in four slides.
Why we started
We uninstalled one too many apps that buried a simple task under three ad breaks and a subscription wall. The tools people use every day should feel like tools, not billboards.
How we build
Small APKs, offline-first, honest permissions, no ad networks. If a feature only exists to squeeze a user, it does not ship.
Where we are
A tiny independent studio. Gift Vault and Vue Player are the first two apps, and everything after them is held to the same line.
Who it's for
Not advertisers, not investors chasing impressions — the people holding the phone. Their requests outrank our roadmap.
Our story · 4 slides
"I used to lose track of gift cards until they expired. Gift Vault reminded me about ₹2,000 I had forgotten. And not one ad the whole time."
Ananya R.
Early beta tester
"Finally a video player that opens a file and plays it. No popup begging me to upgrade every third tap."
Daniel K.
Android power user
"I sent a rough idea through their form and got a real reply from a real person in two days. That never happens."
Meera S.
Indie designer
"My phone is four years old and Gift Vault still opens instantly. That tells you what they left out."
Rahul V.
Gift Vault user
"The no-ads promise sounded like marketing until I used the app for a month. They actually meant it."
Sofia L.
Beta community
5 community stories
Got an app idea that deserves to exist without ads? Send it over. If it fits what we stand for, we'll build it with you — and credit you in the app.