The brief called for a place to share community stories and photographs, an update workflow for a nontechnical owner, and infrastructure for future giving. The public wording also needed to respect the organization’s stated legal boundaries.
Web design · Software · Automation · Reading, Pennsylvania
Stand out. Work smarter.
A website worth remembering. Software that fits your business. Sunwave Studio designs and builds for small businesses in Reading, PA and across Berks County.
- Websites
- From $1,500
- Location
- Reading, PA
- Reply
- One business day
- Phone
- On request
Your business should not have to work around its website or software. I’m Chance Peragine, the builder behind Sunwave Studio. I turn the way you want things to work into a clear plan, a considered design and software you can use.
Prefer to talk it through first? Reach me directly, or read on for services, prices and real work.
The person behind the work
Design you notice. Care you can build on.
A memorable first impression matters. So does everything that happens after it: finding the right information, completing a task, making an update. I bring the design and the engineering together, so your project feels considered from the first screen to the everyday details.
- Rooted in Reading
Based in Reading, Pennsylvania, working with businesses in Wyomissing, Lancaster, Allentown and across Berks County, Lancaster County and the Lehigh Valley. Close enough to talk through the details in person.
- Built around the job
A clearer website, a purpose-built internal tool, or a connection between systems that currently need someone in the middle. The starting point is your problem—not a preferred technology.
More about the studio
- A decade of making things work
I’m Chance Peragine. I have spent over a decade building software; Sunwave Studio brings that work under one name.
- A direct conversation
You will work directly with me, from the first conversation through the build and handover. Send a message or call; I’ll reply within one business day.
Websites, software & automation
What would make your business better?
A first website, a better way to run the work, or a project ready for a fresh start. Find your starting point below. Each service has its own scope, prices and next steps.
Your project stalled. It does not have to end there. Website & app rescue
Start with a clear picture of the code you already have. I’ll identify what works, what needs attention and what is worth keeping, then price a practical route to completion.
Your team deserves better than another workaround. Custom software & internal tools
Turn a tangle of spreadsheets, messages and manual steps into a tool shaped around the work. Scheduling, inventory, quoting and review flows—with clear permissions and data you can export.
Make your website feel as good as your business. Small business web design
A distinctive, mobile-friendly site that explains your offer, shows your work and makes the next step obvious. Choose a focused one-page site or an editable business site, with your domain and hosting in your name.
Keep the mission moving, not the website waiting. Nonprofit websites
Tell your story, publish updates and prepare one-time or recurring giving in accounts your organization controls. Give volunteers a manageable publishing workflow and keep public wording within the boundaries your organization approves.
Give your idea a first version people can use. App & MVP development
Build the essential journey end to end before adding every possible feature. We will agree the audience, the platform, the must-haves and the release plan—then turn the idea into something you can put in front of people.
Let the tools do the copying. Keep people doing the thinking. Business automation
Connect the systems you already use: an enquiry becomes a job, a completed job prepares an invoice, a deadline prompts a reminder. Use clear rules where they fit and AI where it adds value, with human review for consequential actions.
Not sure which of these you need? Tell me what you need
Project prices & first steps
Know the investment. Choose the next step.
Use these project bands to check fit. Your written plan will set the scope, fixed build price and schedule before you commit to the build. Not sure where you fit? Start with a conversation.
| The job | Price | How long |
|---|---|---|
| A one-page site | $1,500 – $3,000 | 2–3 weeks |
| A business site with a CMS you edit yourself | $4,000 – $12,000 | 4–6 weeks |
| A nonprofit or corporate site with store, donations or recurring payments | $4,000 – $9,000 | 4–6 weeks |
| Automating a job done by hand | $2,500 – $8,000 | 2–4 weeks |
| A custom internal tool | $15,000 – $50,000 | 2–4 months |
| An app or first version, one platform | $25,000 – $70,000 | 3–5 months |
| A multi-platform application | from $60,000 | set in the Build Plan |
| Taking over a half-built project | Code Review first, $3,000 | 2 weeks |
The Build Plan — $1,500, two weeks
A practical blueprint: numbered scope, a fixed price for each item, recommended technology, a dated timeline, exclusions and handover terms. Includes a one-hour walkthrough.
Ask about The Build PlanThe plan is yours to keep and use with another developer. Start a build with me within 60 days and the $1,500 is credited against the first invoice.
The Code Review — $3,000, two weeks
A written assessment of existing code: what works, what needs repair or rebuilding, and a priced completion plan. Includes a call to walk through the findings.
Ask about The Code ReviewThe review is yours to keep and use elsewhere. Start the build with me within 60 days and the $3,000 is credited against the first invoice. A rescue quote follows the review, not the other way around.
Fees, renewals & terms
Build fees are one-time project costs, not a website rental. Domain renewal, hosting, payment processing and any paid tools are separate, billed to your accounts. Optional maintenance is separate too. The written agreement sets the scope and payment terms.
Prices set 1 August 2026.
A clear path from idea to launch
From a good question to a working answer.
You do not need to arrive with a specification. Start with the problem, the people it affects and what better would look like. We will work from there, with clear decisions at each step.
- Start with a conversation
Tell me what you need, what already exists and any target date. I’ll reply within one business day to explore fit. If the next step is a paid Build Plan or Code Review, you will know the price and deliverables before agreeing.
- Agree the plan
Know what is being built, what it costs and when to expect it. The written plan sets the scope, exclusions, acceptance criteria and handover before the build begins.
The rest of the process
- See the work as it develops
See what is working, what needs attention and what remains to be built. You get a clear account of progress and trade-offs, not a polished demo standing in for a finished project.
- Test the important decisions
Identify the important boundaries early—permissions, payment approval, data handling—and put checks around them. The case studies below show the actual mechanisms, including where verification is still missing.
- Review, launch and take the reins
Review a private preview against the agreed scope and the devices your audience uses. Once approved, the launch and documented handover leave you ready to run the project in your own accounts.
Ownership, handover & support
Your project. Your way forward.
A good handover leaves you able to run, update and extend what you paid for. Ownership, access and support are part of the plan from the beginning.
- You own it
On final payment, the custom code, design, content and data are yours outright—assigned, not licensed. Unfinished work remains mine until final payment. Reusable components and third-party licenses are the exceptions described below.
- The accounts will be yours from day one
Domain, hosting, DNS, analytics, email and payments will be set up in your name, on your billing, with me added where needed. You keep access when the work ends; I do not resell hosting.
More on ownership
- Reusable and third-party components
My reusable components remain mine, with a permanent free license for you to use, change and have another developer maintain them. Third-party software retains its own license; any relevant restrictions or paid dependencies will be identified in the plan.
Code access, data exports & ongoing support
- The code goes in your repository from the first commit
Your project code will be in your repository from the first commit. You can follow the changes and share the work with another developer without waiting for a final handover.
- Getting your data out
If the project holds data, it will include a documented export you can run yourself. Any limits imposed by a connected service will be explained before you buy.
- After launch
Thirty days of fixes are included for work that does not meet the agreed scope. New features are quoted separately. After that, support is $125 an hour with no minimum. Response targets: site down, same business day; other faults, one business day; changes, three business days. These are response times, not guaranteed resolution times.
- How it ends
Ongoing support has no minimum term or cancellation fee, with thirty days’ notice either way. Ending support does not disable your site. Your domain, hosting and third-party subscriptions still need to be maintained.
- If I am unavailable
There is no automatic replacement developer. Your accounts, repository and handover notes will be available to you throughout the project. If I cannot be reached for ten business days, you can give those materials to another developer and continue without waiting for me.
Built for the day you launch—and for the decisions you make afterward.
A little more sunshine.
Live · publicOperation Floating Sunshine
A few minutes of sunshine.
A simple gift. A small, bright reminder floating into hard places that joy can still find you. — floatingsunshine.com/mission
A joyful public website, with practical tools behind it. The owner can prepare posts, photographs and social content from a Telegram chat, review a private preview and approve publication from a phone.
Designed and developed by Sunwave founder Chance Peragine as a pro-bono nonprofit project. Displayed with permission.
How it was built
What they needed
More time for the mission. Less time managing a website.
What was built
A joyful website. A practical publishing system.
A live website with editable content, a built Stripe integration and a Telegram publishing workflow. The owner describes an update and sends photographs; draft text and photo descriptions return for review. The same chat supports Instagram reels and story cards.
Why the details matter
Creative freedom, with a deliberate final check.
Every publishing flow ends in a private preview before the owner taps approve. The checkout was built behind a default-off switch, with tests checking the gate. Content tests also reject prohibited legal wording. These checks support the people responsible for the decisions; they do not replace their judgment.
- /update
- A post on the site’s Updates page — title, date, story, photographs — shown as a private preview and published only on ✅ Publish it.
- /aiupdate
- Describe what happened and send the photographs; it writes the post and the photo descriptions, then asks for the same tap.
- /create
- An Instagram reel, one question at a time, ending in buttons that nudge the look.
- /poll, /request
- Story cards that ask followers what to feature next. Their answers become the following week’s posts.
- /remind
- A nudge on posting days, so you don't lose the rhythm.
The result is a website the owner can keep alive themselves: tell the story, send the photographs, review the draft and publish. That everyday usefulness matters as much as the first impression.
What would you love to make possible?
Tell me what you have in mind—no brief needed. I’ll reply within one business day with a practical next step, and there is no commitment to a paid project.
Or write directly: hello@sunwave.studio
More work to explore
Explore a private workflow tool and two original games. These are personal and in-development projects, not paid client commissions. Their status is included so you can judge the work on what is there.
Job Board
Built · not publicA private job-search workspace with roles in a ranked ledger, stable scores, cited assessments and application drafts ready for review.
Built for personal use, not publicly available. A person presses submit, every time. The repository has no automated tests.
Discuss a project like this
Inspect screenshot The board, running against a throwaway database of invented records.
Context Every employer here is fictional and says so in its own job-description text. The real instance holds the real job search and could never have been photographed.
Wordlitaire
In developmentA word game with eight tableau columns, four evolving Free Cells, five Word Slots, and a deterministic daily generated on a perpetual calendar.
Coming soon. The site is in the works.
Discuss a project like this
Inspect screenshot The daily board at phone width — eight columns, four Free Cells, five Word Slots.
Context That the game runs and reached this state on a phone. It is not evidence of a public launch; there is none.
Slop Mafia
Built · not publicHumans hidden in AI bodies. Server-authoritative phases, a hard per-match cost ceiling shown as finite fuel, and kill switches that sever power.
Private alpha, locally self-hosted. Its reduced-motion presentation has an approved visual regression baseline.
Discuss a project like this
Inspect screenshot A match in progress — an approved regression baseline, not a marketing capture.
Context That the software runs locally and reached this state. It says nothing about where it is deployed; there is no public instance.