Frequently Asked Questions
Peace Builders is an Indiana-based software studio that builds mobile apps, websites, and custom software integrations. Below are answers to the questions we hear most often — from first-time founders, non-profit directors, and enterprise procurement teams alike.
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About Peace Builders
What is Peace Builders?
Peace Builders is a software development studio based in small-town Indiana. The company builds mobile apps, websites, and custom software integrations for clients ranging from Fortune 50 enterprises to local businesses and non-profits.
Who founded Peace Builders?
Peace Builders was founded by Ethan McNeil, who serves as founder and lead developer. Ethan went full-time into software development in 2020 and continues to lead every engagement personally.
Where is Peace Builders located?
Peace Builders is headquartered in small-town Indiana and serves clients nationwide. The company operates on a ‘Big Solutions. Small-Town Values.’ philosophy — enterprise-capable delivery paired with the accessibility of a local partner.
What is Peace Builders’ tagline?
The Peace Builders tagline is “Software You Don’t Have to Worry About.” The phrase captures the company’s focus on reliability and long-term support — not just shipping a project, but making sure it keeps working years later.
How can I contact Peace Builders?
You can reach Peace Builders by phone at (812) 821-7014, by email at ethan@peacebuilders.net, or through the contact form at peacebuilders.net/. Initial consultations are free and typically begin with a 20–30 minute conversation about your project.
Services & Capabilities
What services does Peace Builders offer?
Peace Builders offers three core services: mobile app development (iOS, Android, smart TV), website design and hosting (including the ‘Website By Friday’ managed program), and custom software integrations (APIs, CMS bridges, enterprise data workflows, and AI integrations).
Can Peace Builders build a mobile app for both iOS and Android?
Yes. Peace Builders builds for both iOS and Android using either native tooling (Swift, Kotlin) or cross-platform frameworks (Flutter, React Native), depending on the project’s performance needs, timeline, and long-term maintenance profile.
Does Peace Builders build smart TV apps?
Yes. Peace Builders has shipped smart TV apps for Roku (BrightScript), Apple TV (tvOS / Swift), Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV (React Native). The Moody Radio smart TV app is live on all four platforms.
Does Peace Builders build websites?
Yes. Peace Builders designs, builds, and hosts websites on WordPress, React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, Svelte, and SvelteKit. The company maintains dozens of client sites under ongoing managed hosting.
Does Peace Builders offer managed WordPress hosting?
Yes. Peace Builders manages WordPress hosting for over a dozen client sites, including all WordPress core updates, plugin updates, backups, and security patches. Managed hosting is available both standalone and as part of the Website By Friday package.
Does Peace Builders build AI-powered features?
Yes. Peace Builders has shipped AI integrations including WordPress SEO content engines using Google Gemini, AI search assistants powered by Microsoft Copilot Studio, and custom AI-assisted tools for real-estate and construction workflows.
Does Peace Builders work with Firebase?
Yes. Firebase is a primary backend platform at Peace Builders — the company maintains Firebase Cloud Functions projects on Node.js 20–24 for mobile apps, web apps, and real-time sync workflows across nearly every active client.
Mobile App Development
What mobile app frameworks does Peace Builders use?
Peace Builders builds mobile apps in Flutter (Dart), React Native (TypeScript or JavaScript), native Swift (iOS), and native Kotlin (Android). Framework choice depends on the project — native for maximum platform fidelity, cross-platform when a single codebase delivers more value per dollar.
Can Peace Builders publish my app to the App Store and Google Play?
Yes. Peace Builders handles the full app-store release pipeline for both Apple App Store and Google Play, including store listings, screenshots, certification submissions, version management, and post-launch release updates.
Has Peace Builders built any original apps?
Yes. Enunciate! is an original Peace Builders app — built in Flutter and currently available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. It doubles as the company’s reference implementation for cross-platform Flutter delivery.
Does Peace Builders support ongoing app maintenance?
Yes. Peace Builders maintains production mobile apps for multiple clients, including ongoing OS compatibility work, feature releases, Firebase backend upgrades, security patches, and monitoring. Maintenance is offered as an ongoing retainer or pay-as-you-go.
Enterprise & Contractor Engagements
Does Peace Builders work with Fortune 50 companies?
Yes. Peace Builders has delivered enterprise mobile and backend software as a contractor inside Fortune 50 engagements, including warehouse field operations and enterprise HR / safety training platforms. Specific clients and platform partners are withheld under NDA.
Does Peace Builders sign NDAs?
Yes. Peace Builders regularly signs enterprise and partner non-disclosure agreements and treats confidentiality as a default expectation. The company’s own published portfolio is written with NDA-first discretion built in.
Can Peace Builders handle enterprise HR or compliance workflows?
Yes. Peace Builders has built role-based access control, automated compliance reporting, audit-ready PDF generation, and training-module assignment workflows for a Fortune 50 enterprise HR platform.
Can Peace Builders integrate with existing enterprise systems?
Yes. Peace Builders regularly integrates with identity providers (Azure AD / Microsoft SSO), internal compliance systems, reporting platforms, CMS backends, podcast RSS feeds, and third-party APIs.
Working With Peace Builders
How do I start a project with Peace Builders?
Start with a free consultation. Call (812) 821-7014, email ethan@peacebuilders.net, or submit a message through peacebuilders.net. Most engagements begin with a 20–30 minute conversation about the project before any paperwork.
Does Peace Builders offer a free consultation?
Yes. Initial consultations are always free and come with no obligation. The goal of the first conversation is an honest assessment of whether Peace Builders is the right partner for your specific project.
Does Peace Builders work with non-profits?
Yes. Peace Builders offers dedicated charity programs for non-profit organizations and has built and maintained websites for pregnancy resource centers, churches, and community-facing ministries. Discounted rates and pro-bono components are available for qualifying organizations.
What is the Peace Builders Venture Partner Program?
The Venture Partner Program is an equity-sharing arrangement for founders who have a strong app idea but limited upfront capital. Peace Builders builds the product in exchange for a negotiated equity stake, aligning both parties around long-term success instead of a one-time build fee.
Can Peace Builders take over an existing project from another developer?
Yes. Peace Builders regularly inherits code from prior developers — evaluating the existing codebase, documenting what’s there, and then stabilizing, extending, or replacing components as needed. The first step is typically a paid technical audit before any commitment to ongoing work.
Does Peace Builders provide support after launch?
Yes. Post-launch support is standard on Peace Builders projects. Support covers bug fixes, platform OS updates, dependency upgrades, and ongoing feature work — typically structured as a retainer or a pay-as-you-go arrangement.
Pricing & Engagement
How much does a project with Peace Builders cost?
Pricing depends on scope, platform count, and timeline. Simple ‘Website By Friday’ builds start at fixed rates; custom mobile apps and enterprise integrations are scoped after the initial consultation. Peace Builders provides written estimates before any work begins — no hidden fees, no surprise change orders.
Does Peace Builders charge hourly or fixed-price?
Both. Well-scoped projects are typically delivered on a fixed-price basis. Open-ended or evolving engagements — ongoing maintenance, feature backlogs, legacy code work — are delivered on an hourly retainer or time-and-materials basis.
What is Website By Friday?
Website By Friday is Peace Builders’ fast-turnaround WordPress program — small-business sites designed, built, and hosted by Peace Builders on a compressed timeline. Current Website By Friday clients include Armored Garage Doors, New Beginnings Pregnancy Resource Center, TJ Voelker, and Henson Financial.
Does Peace Builders offer ongoing hosting and maintenance?
Yes. Peace Builders offers managed hosting for WordPress, React, and Firebase-hosted projects, along with ongoing maintenance retainers that cover core updates, security patches, backups, and monitoring.
Technology & Capabilities
What programming languages and frameworks does Peace Builders work in?
Peace Builders actively works in Dart (Flutter), TypeScript and JavaScript (React, React Native, Next.js, Node.js), Swift, Kotlin, PHP (WordPress), C# (.NET), BrightScript (Roku), and Svelte / SvelteKit. Backend work is concentrated on Firebase, Express, and WordPress with REST APIs.
Does Peace Builders build custom WordPress plugins and themes?
Yes. Peace Builders authors custom WordPress themes and plugins for client projects — including persistent-audio players, podcast RSS importers, radio-station webhooks, Azure AD login bridges, AI-SEO content engines, and policy-table search tools.
Can Peace Builders build real-time applications?
Yes. Peace Builders builds real-time features on Firebase Firestore, Cloud Functions, and webhook-driven pipelines — including live-audio metadata updates, cross-device sync, push notifications, and real-time dashboards.
Does Peace Builders work with headless CMS or modern web stacks?
Yes. Peace Builders has shipped headless Next.js deployments, SvelteKit applications, Strapi-backed CMS projects, and React/Vite single-page applications. The stack choice is always driven by the project’s needs — not a template.
Does Peace Builders handle app-store compliance?
Yes. Every mobile app Peace Builders publishes goes through Apple App Store and Google Play review, including privacy policy attachment, data-disclosure questionnaires, and platform-specific compliance requirements.
Portfolio & Experience
What mobile apps has Peace Builders built?
Peace Builders built and maintains the Today in the Word devotional app (iOS + Android, Moody Bible Institute), the Radio Moody Spanish-language Christian radio app, the Moody Radio smart TV app across four platforms, the Kitchen & Bath Estimator for remodeling contractors, and the original Flutter app Enunciate!, among others.
What websites has Peace Builders built?
Peace Builders’ website portfolio includes radiomoody.org (Moody Radio Spanish), keithrealty.net (Indiana real estate), armoredgaragedoors.com (Chicago garage door services), newbeginningsowen.org (Indiana pregnancy resource center), Online Communications Inc., tjvoelker.com, hislovecf.org, and hensonfinancialllc.com.
Has Peace Builders built Spanish-language software?
Yes. Peace Builders built the fully Spanish-localized Radio Moody mobile app and the radiomoody.org Spanish Christian radio website, both serving Spanish-speaking audiences across the U.S. and Latin America.
Has Peace Builders built any real-estate software?
Yes. Peace Builders built keithrealty.net — a custom React / Vite real-estate web application with Firebase backend, property search, agent-inquiry workflows, and Indiana-focused city and county filtering.
What industries has Peace Builders delivered for?
Peace Builders has delivered software for Christian media and publishing, Spanish-language broadcasting, real estate, construction and remodeling, home services, pregnancy resource centers, marketing agencies, financial services, Fortune 50 retail, and Fortune 50 enterprise HR.