Custom App & Tool Development
Software shaped around your people and your work. Web and mobile apps, internal tools, and integrations built around a real need.
Explore apps & toolsLighting the way
to a more human
technology.
Websites, apps, and custom tools for human flourishing.
Built with care for the people who use them.
02 / Our offerings
Useful things, made with care.
Custom Website Development
A clear home for your work. Thoughtful design, straightforward navigation, and a site that feels like you.
Explore websitesLast Mile Consulting
Built an app with AI? We help vibe coders get across the finish line, from code and security reviews to developer accounts, app stores, and launch.
Explore Last Mile Consulting03 / Our work
From the studio.
Kindred rOS · Website viewKindred rOS
Software for
relationship-based
fundraising.
Kindred rOS helps nonprofit fundraisers, missionaries, and individual support raisers organize donor relationships, prioritize their lists, and decide what to do next.
We built Kindred’s public website and are developing its fundraising web app, connected Android and iOS apps, and a custom command center for the founder.
Explore kindredros.com
Reflection & intentional living
Seen Place
We built SEEN:app for people who want a private place to journal and reflect on their lives. We’re developing Seen Place as its next chapter, bringing reflection, trusted sharing, and meaningful memories into one place.
Pastoral work
PastorKit
We built PastorKit for pastors who want to develop their preaching and make room for their own spiritual lives. It combines feedback on sermon structure, delivery, and pace with private daily reflection and Scripture practices.
Discovery & listening
EchoCast
EchoCast is a podcast player for iPhone and Android, designed to bring listeners and podcasters closer together. Coming next, EchoCast Creator will help podcasters better understand their audience and connect more directly with listeners.
Shared fan experiences
FanSync
Coming soon
We’re building FanSync to bring college sports fans into a shared experience, wherever they’re watching.
04 / How we work
Your mission.
Our shared foundation.
Take time to understand.
We get to know your mission, your people, and the knowledge that makes your work yours. Your “secret sauce” shapes what we build and how we build it.
Build from what you know.
Your guiding documents and knowledge base give our human collaborators and AI tools a shared foundation. We commit to working within your vision, with people making the decisions and taking responsibility.
Keep the understanding current.
Regular project syncs give us room to discuss gaps, new ideas, and changes together. We record those decisions in a shared project record so everyone working on the project stays on the same page.
Build for human flourishing.
Good technology should help people live well. We make room for meaningful work, stronger relationships, and everyday life, with respect for people’s privacy, time, and agency.
05 / The team
Meet the humans.
Founders, developers, and advisors.
Ben Kraker
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Co-founderBuilding, people, and direction
Ben is a technologist and lead developer who helps clients shape what they want to build and why. He writes software, sets direction, and guides the team as the work takes shape.
Mahlon White
Des Moines, Iowa
Co-founderProduct, process, and execution
Mahlon leads product planning and keeps projects moving. He works closely with clients, organizes the work, and helps the team decide what comes next.
John Selby
Southern California
DeveloperApps and custom tools
John builds apps and custom tools. He works with the team to turn plans into software people can use.
Krista Fritson
Nebraska
AdvisorProduct owner of FanSync
Krista draws on her career as a psychologist, researcher, and professor to advise the team on human behavior and wellbeing.
06 / Start a conversation
Tell us about
your idea.
Tell us what you’re imagining. The first conversation is free. Start here or by email, then we can talk by phone, text, or over coffee. We’ll take time to get to know you and your project.
Prefer email? team@lanternforge.dev