$25,000 – $70,000 · 3–5 months
App development with a clear first release. Reading, Pennsylvania.
A focused first version of your app, built around the one journey that matters most.
We agree the audience, platform, must-haves and release plan, then build something you can put in front of people.
What’s included
A first release built around one complete user journey, with clear criteria for what it must do.
A numbered scope with a price for each item, and a list of what can wait.
A dated plan shaped around your target date. If the scope will not fit, we simplify before work begins.
Code in your repository, services in your accounts and a documented handover.
What it costs
| The job | Price | How long |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The Build Plan
$1,500 · two weeks
A written scope with a fixed price for each item, a dated timeline and what is excluded.
Ask about The Build PlanYours to keep and use with any developer. Credited against the build if we start within 60 days.
The Code Review
$3,000 · two weeks
A written assessment of existing code: what works, what does not, and a priced plan to finish it.
Ask about The Code ReviewYours to keep and use elsewhere. Credited against the build if we start within 60 days.
Build fees are one-time project costs, not a website rental. Domain renewal, hosting, payment processing and any paid tools are separate and billed to your own accounts.
What’s not included
Hosting, app store accounts and third-party services are separate. No build can guarantee app store approval or growth.
Before you start
- Should version one be a website or an app?
It depends on how people will use it: devices, offline use, notifications and distribution. We choose the smallest useful first release rather than building for every platform at once.
- Can you work toward a fixed launch date?
Share the date early. The Build Plan sets a dated schedule and the scope it can support. If the features will not fit, we agree a smaller first release before you commit.
You own what you pay for.
- The work
On final payment, the custom code, design, content and data are yours: assigned, not licensed.
- The accounts
Domain, hosting, email and payments are in your name and on your billing from day one. I do not resell hosting.
- The code
It lives in your repository from the first commit, so another developer can pick it up at any point.
- The data
Anything the project stores comes with a documented export you can run yourself.
- After launch
Thirty days of fixes are included for anything that misses the agreed scope. After that, support is $125 an hour with no minimum, and a site that is down gets a response the same business day.
- Reusable parts
My reusable components stay mine, with a permanent free license for you and any developer you hire. Third-party software keeps its own license.
- Ending support
There is no minimum term and no cancellation fee; either side gives thirty days’ notice. Ending support never switches your site off.
- If I am unavailable
If you cannot reach me for ten business days, give your accounts, code and notes to another developer and carry on.
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Other services
What should work better?
Tell me about the work and who does it today. It commits you to nothing, and I’ll reply within one business day.
Or write directly: hello@sunwave.studio
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