A secure, community-based kids' engagement and vacation-planning platform.
The stack behind the build.
React
Node.js
MongoDB
FirebaseA closer look.
Why we built LGK.
01Why We Built It
Parents lacked a single safe hub to find vetted activities and plan family trips, so we set out to replace a patchwork of risky apps with one supervised platform.
02The Perspective
We designed every flow from a guardian-first point of view, treating consent, age gating, and content review as core product mechanics rather than afterthoughts.
03What Was Gained
The brand now runs discovery, community, and trip planning from one governed system where parents stay in control and moderators act in real time.
04Built To Last
The client fully owns a documented, maintainable platform — new content and features ship in minutes, and every surface scales without a costly rebuild.
The project at a glance.
A moderated space for families, built across an app, a website and an admin console — every activity, listing and profile passes through review before a parent or a child ever sees it.
We delivered a full-stack platform on one shared backend, serving an Admin Panel for moderation and operations, a marketing-and-discovery Website, and a native-feeling Mobile App for iOS and Android. Every child account sits behind verified parental approval, with curated activities, gated community spaces, and trip planning built around safety-first defaults. Real-time syncing keeps approvals, bookings, and moderation decisions consistent on every surface.
Families needed a single trusted place to discover age-appropriate activities and plan kid-friendly getaways without exposing children to open social feeds or unvetted strangers. The brand was juggling scattered tools, manual content checks, and no reliable way for parents to supervise what their kids could see or join. They wanted one secure product that worked the same way across an admin back office, a public website, and a mobile app.
Families needed a single trusted place to discover age-appropriate activities and plan kid-friendly getaways without exposing children to open social feeds or unvetted strangers. The brand was juggling scattered tools, manual content checks, and no reliable way for parents to supervise what their kids could see or join. They wanted one secure product that worked the same way across an admin back office, a public website, and a mobile app.
We delivered a full-stack platform on one shared backend, serving an Admin Panel for moderation and operations, a marketing-and-discovery Website, and a native-feeling Mobile App for iOS and Android. Every child account sits behind verified parental approval, with curated activities, gated community spaces, and trip planning built around safety-first defaults. Real-time syncing keeps approvals, bookings, and moderation decisions consistent on every surface.
What we set out to achieve.
Safety By Default
Make every child-facing feature private and parent-approved before any content, contact, or booking becomes visible.
One Shared Backend
Keep accounts, approvals, and activity data perfectly in sync across the admin, web, and mobile surfaces.
Effortless Planning
Let families browse age-matched activities and assemble a kid-friendly vacation itinerary in just a few guided steps.
Strong Moderation
Give the operations team fast tools to review submissions, flag concerns, and act on community reports without delay.
Scale Without Rebuilds
Grow on one secure, shared backend — add features, new surfaces, and more users over time without re-architecting or starting from scratch.
Safety By Default
Make every child-facing feature private and parent-approved before any content, contact, or booking becomes visible.
One Shared Backend
Keep accounts, approvals, and activity data perfectly in sync across the admin, web, and mobile surfaces.
Effortless Planning
Let families browse age-matched activities and assemble a kid-friendly vacation itinerary in just a few guided steps.
Strong Moderation
Give the operations team fast tools to review submissions, flag concerns, and act on community reports without delay.
Scale Without Rebuilds
Grow on one secure, shared backend — add features, new surfaces, and more users over time without re-architecting or starting from scratch.
From idea to launch.
Scroll — each step stacks as you go.
Discovery & Planning
We start by mapping the catalog, the people who use it, and the way the business actually earns — then turn that into one blueprint the whole team builds against. Nothing is estimated until the scope is written down and agreed.
- Stakeholder workshops & user interviews
- Feature map, scope and success metrics
- Technical architecture and delivery plan
UI/UX Design
Every surface is designed and prototyped before a line of production code is written, so the flows are argued over on screens, not in a sprint review. What you sign off is what gets built.
- Wireframes for each screen and state
- Clickable prototype for the core journeys
- Design system: type, colour, components
Backend + API
One shared backend serves every surface, so the admin panel, the website and the app never drift out of sync. The API is versioned from day one, which is what lets new surfaces be added later without a rewrite.
- Unified data model & versioned REST API
- Auth, roles, payments and media pipeline
- Automated tests on every endpoint
Web + Mobile Build
The website and the native iOS and Android apps are built in working increments against that backend. You see a real, usable build at the end of every sprint rather than a status report.
- Responsive website, pixel-matched to design
- Native-feel iOS & Android from one codebase
- Sprint demos on real devices, every two weeks
QA, Launch & Handover
Hardened, load-tested and shipped to the stores — then handed over properly. You leave with the keys, the documentation and a team that can run it without us.
- Cross-device QA and load testing
- Store submission and production rollout
- Documentation, training and full ownership
Admin Panel
Operations and moderation control center for a child-safe platform.
Dashboard
Safety Overview
Surface live counts of pending reviews, open reports, and flagged accounts so the team can triage at a glance.
Activity Metrics
Track new family sign-ups, approved activities, and trip bookings across a chosen date range.
Quick Actions
Jump straight into moderation queues or account checks from a single command panel.
Website
Public home for discovering vetted activities and planning family getaways.
Landing Page
Value Story
Explain the safety-first promise and how guardians stay in control of everything their kids access.
Featured Activities
Showcase curated, age-grouped experiences to draw families into the catalog.
Parent Sign-Up
Guide guardians through a clear, consent-led account creation flow.
Mobile App
Safe on-the-go companion for kids and the parents who supervise them.
Kids Home
Curated Feed
Show only approved activities and content tailored to the child's age and approved interests.
Friendly Layout
Use large tappable cards and simple icons that young users can navigate on their own.
Safe Bounds
Keep every link and action inside the walled experience a parent has already approved.
A visual identity that travels.
Clear, readable type that keeps long catalogs and dense dashboards effortless to scan on any screen.
One backend, every surface.
“For the first time we have one place where parents feel safe and our team can actually manage what kids see. The activities and trip planning now run on a single system, and approvals show up everywhere instantly, which changed how confidently we operate every day.”
Head of Product, Kids & Family Platform (confidential)
Build it your way.
Starter
One surface, shipped right.
- Single surface — Website OR App
- Core backend & APIs
- Essential admin basics
- 1 month post-launch support
- Delivered in 4–6 weeks
Growth
Website + app on one backend.
- Website + native Mobile App
- Shared, scalable backend
- Basic admin panel
- 3 months support
- Delivered in 8–12 weeks
Full Stack 3-in-1
Admin + Web + App, fully owned.
- Admin + Website + Mobile App
- Unified backend & API
- 100% code & IP ownership
- 6 months support
- Delivered in 16–24 weeks
Need the whole stack?
Admin panel, website, and mobile app — designed and engineered together, on one backend, by one team.
