Independent studio

Small lights,
made to carry.

Pocket Lantern makes games and everyday tools: things that fit in your pocket and make the day a little brighter.

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Products

Two things we've made so far.

One is for playing, one is for getting through the week. Both run on the web, on the desktop, and wherever else people need them.

BLOCKBEATEVERY SPIKE IS A DRUM HIT
Game · Rhythm runner

Blockbeat

Every level is a song. Build your own.

  • One button: you auto-run to a beat-synced soundtrack and tap to jump.
  • Seven movement modes (cube, ship, ball, wave, hopper, pogo, magnet) across hand-made worlds.
  • Build Mode with beat lines: make a level, then share it as a code. No server needed.
  • Every cosmetic can be earned by playing. No pay-to-win.
Play in your browser

Web · macOS · Windows · Android · iOS · Steam

Productivity · AI assistant

Secretary

A calm, grounded picture of your day.

  • Morning briefing: ranked priorities with reasons, inbox triage and meeting prep.
  • End-of-day review of what got done, what carries over, and tomorrow's plan.
  • Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Calendar and Todoist in one place, sorted by what needs you.
  • Free local AI on your own computer, or your own OpenAI or Anthropic key.
  • Nothing leaves without you: every send, draft or calendar change waits for your approval.
Try Secretary

Web · macOS · Windows · Linux

Good morning

Monday · 3 meetings · 12 emails need you

Today's priorities

1
Send the Q4 budget draftDue at noon; Maya asked twice
2
Prep for design review at 2:003 open comments from last week
3
Reply to the venue about FridayDeposit deadline is tomorrow
Draft reply to the venue is ready Review
How we work

Built small, on purpose.

We're a small team, so we make fewer things and try to make each one feel good to use.

Feel first

A jump has to land on the beat and a briefing has to read in a minute. We tune things until they feel right.

You stay in charge

No pay-to-win, no surprise sends, and local options wherever we can offer them. Your data and your money stay yours.

Everywhere you are

Web first, then desktop and mobile. Light builds that open fast on whatever you already have.

Say hello

Got an idea, a bug, or a level code?

Write to us at hello@pocketlantern.app, or come play. We read everything.

Email us Play Blockbeat