Your idea deserves better than a template.
Custom websites, apps, and games — built with twenty years of AAA craft.
What We Do Best
Four disciplines. One obsession with getting it right.
Our founder's track record includes
The Founder
20 years building for the web — plus the studios behind Halo, Half-Life, and the Brave browser.
Wise Mountain was founded by Will Waltz, a creative technologist who's been building for the web since he was 14 — when he started his first business and never looked back.
From early webmaster roles to a SoHo ad agency where he learned what makes people click, to AAA game studios and beyond — Will's career has always been about making digital experiences that move people. His skillset has seen him work with companies like Bungie, Microsoft / 343 Industries, Valve, Brave, and Outside Magazine to name a few.
That breadth is Wise Mountain's edge. Web development instincts, marketing know-how, and game-studio craftsmanship — all focused on building software that actually performs for your business.
The result: software that feels alive — the polish of a AAA studio, with the care of a founder who answers his own email.
Recent Work
Real projects, shipped. Here's what we've been building.
App Development
Composer
A native GPU-first node-based image and video editor built from scratch in Rust — where the graph is the document, every parameter animates over time, and generative tools are native citizens, not plugins.
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Player 1 Social Music Platform
A local-first, lossless listening experience with a recommendation system modeled on the deep knowledge and taste of a real vinyl shop employee.
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App Development
Crux
A privacy-first notes app with live transcription, automatic formatting, writing assistance, and summarization — all running locally on your device. Nothing leaves the machine.
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Web & App Development
Siskiyou Community App
A hyperlocal news, events, and community platform serving 13+ communities across Siskiyou County's 6,347 square miles — with a 24/7 local guide. The app is currently in prototype development.
View Case StudyHow Every Project Runs
No mystery. No chaos. A clear path from idea to launch.
01
Discover
We dig into your business, your users, and what success actually looks like — before touching a single tool.
02
Design
Architecture, interfaces, and user flows — mapped out and validated before we write a line of code.
03
Build
Focused sprints with continuous demos. You see real progress every week, not just status updates.
04
Launch & Grow
We deploy, monitor, and optimize. Then we stick around — because launch is where the real work starts.
Tell us what you're building
We'll tell you how we'd approach it — no pitch deck, no pressure.