🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll have a live quote calculator web page with its own address that saves every enquiry, ready to use yourself or show to a local business.

👀 What you'll get

Example

Here's the kind of thing you'll have at the end:

🧮 SpreadsheetAdmin page · Kemas Clean enquiries

Date	Name	Option	Price shown	Contact
21 Oct	Farah	3-bedroom + deep clean	MYR 280-340	WhatsApp
21 Oct	Daniel	1-2 bedroom	MYR 120-150	Email
20 Oct	Mei	Office, under 1,000 sq ft	MYR 200-260	Phone

3 new enquiries this week. Tap a row to see their notes and reply.

🧪 Made-up sample to show the kind of result. Your output will vary.

💸 What will this really cost me?

Prices checked 22 Oct 2026

🧪 To try it once: Free: eligible personal Google accounts can build and publish up to 2 apps from Google AI Studio with no billing account.
🔁 To keep it running: Free on the Starter Tier for up to 2 apps. More apps or more capacity need a Google Cloud billing account: check the provider's pricing page.
⚠️ Watch out for: Workspace and school accounts, and anyone who has had a paid Google Cloud billing account, can't use the free tier. If the app calls Gemini, that usage runs on your API key's limits and is paid beyond the free tier.

🔗 Official pricing: Google AI Studio: deploying (Starter Tier) · Gemini API pricing

Prices change often, so check the links before you pay. Amounts exclude tax. MYR at USD 1 = MYR 4.08 (Bank Negara Malaysia, 19 Oct 2026).

🧾 Which plan do I need?

✅ Free for you

Eligible personal Google accounts can publish up to 2 apps free on AI Studio's Starter Tier.

🪙 Small = up to MYR 250 a month more · 💎 Big = over MYR 250 a month more · prices from each provider's pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.

ℹ️ How we work this out

Prices come from each provider's own pricing page (checked 21 Oct 2026; amounts exclude tax; USD 1 = MYR 4.08, Bank Negara Malaysia 19 Oct 2026). Small upgrade = up to MYR 250 a month more than you pay now. Big upgrade = more than MYR 250 a month more. Check pricing = the provider doesn't publish a price we could confirm. Each guide's needs come from its own "What will this really cost me?" box. Your ticks stay in this browser only (no account, nothing sent to us).

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🧰 Before you start

A personal Google account (Workspace and school accounts don't get the free tier)
The service you're pricing, with 3 options and a rough price range for each
About 1-2 hours

⏱️ Time needed1-2 hours for the first app

💵 Rough costFree for up to 2 published apps on eligible accounts

🪜 Step by step

🐣 Beginner mode: showing the 7 essential steps only. Extra steps are hidden; tap 🚀 Advanced at the top to see all 8.

✅ 0 of 8 steps done 📄 Printable page

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Open Build mode
Go to aistudio.google.com with a personal Gmail account and choose Build.
Mark as done
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Paste the app prompt
Copy the 'Quote calculator app' prompt below, fill in the business and its three options, and paste it in. AI Studio writes the app and can set up the enquiry storage and Google sign-in for you.
Mark as done
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Try it in the preview
Use the preview like a visitor: pick an option, check the price range, leave a test enquiry. Then open the admin page and check the enquiry is there.
Mark as done
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Fix things by pointing
Use annotation mode: highlight the part of the preview you want changed and describe the change, instead of explaining where it is.
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Publish it
Click Publish, then Get Started, then Publish App. Type a name in the Custom URL field to get your own address ending in ai.studio.
Mark as done
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Test the live link on your phone
Open the live address on your phone, send a test enquiry and check it arrives on the admin page.
Mark as done
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Show it to a business
Swap the service details for a local cleaner, tutor or photographer and show them the working demo. Use the 'Short pitch' prompt to write your message.
Mark as done
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Optional: move to a paid account later
If you need more than two apps or more capacity, AI Studio lets you add a Google Cloud billing account. Check the pricing first.
➕ Extra step: hidden in 🐣 Beginner mode Mark as done

💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 Quote calculator app

Build a mobile-first quote calculator for my [service, e.g. home cleaning] business called [business name] in [town].
Visitors pick from these options: [option 1: e.g. 1-2 bedroom], [option 2], [option 3], plus [one extra, e.g. deep clean yes/no]. Show an instant price range in [currency] using these ranges: [ranges].
Then ask for their name, email or phone, and project details to get an exact quote. Show a thank-you message.
Save every enquiry in Firestore with the date and the options picked.
Add an admin page behind Sign in with Google that only [my email] can open, listing enquiries newest first.
Clean design, one accent colour [colour], no stock photos. Add a line under the price: 'Estimate only. We'll confirm your exact price.'

💬 Short pitch (optional)

Write a short, friendly message (under 90 words) to [business owner's first name], who runs [business] in [town]. Say I built a free working demo of an online quote calculator for their kind of business, give the link [demo link], and say it saves every enquiry to a private page. Offer to set it up with their real prices for [my price, e.g. a one-off fee]. No hype, no made-up results.

⚠️ Tips & common mistakes

Not every account qualifies for the free tier, and Google support can't change that. If yours doesn't, you'd need a billing account.
You only get two free published apps. Unpublish an old demo before making a new one.
An enquiry form collects personal details. Add a short privacy line and check your local rules on storing customer data.
On the free tier Google may use your prompts to improve its products, so don't paste anything confidential.
If your app calls Gemini itself, every visitor uses your API key and its limits.

🌟 Why it's worth it

💡 Why it mattersMany small service businesses have no way to give a quick price online, so enquiries go elsewhere. A working demo built in an evening is something you can show a cleaner, tutor or photographer before you ask to be paid to set it up for them.

🏷️ Real exampleNora Hustles (@NoraHustles) posted the method on 20 Oct 2026: open Build mode, paste a prompt for a quote calculator that saves leads and has an admin page behind Google sign-in, fix it by pointing at the preview, then publish to a free ai.studio address. She lists the limits: only 2 free published apps, not every account qualifies, and an app that calls Gemini uses your own key's limits. Google's AI Studio docs confirm the Starter Tier allows up to 2 apps without a billing account.

🔌 Connects to:Google AI StudioGoogle sign-inA small database AI Studio sets up for you (Firestore)

📘 Proof level: How-toA how-to guide, template or new feature from the maker or a guide site. It shows what you can set up and claims no particular results.

📰 Found via X (Twitter): Nora Hustles: publish 2 full-stack web apps free with Google AI Studio (X post) ↗

🔗 Helpful links

🔗 Nora Hustles: the method and its limits (source) ↗🔗 Google AI Studio docs: deploying and the Starter Tier ↗🔗 Google AI Studio ↗

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👀 What you'll get

💸 What will this really cost me?

🧾 Which plan do I need?

🧰 Before you start

🪜 Step by step

Open Build mode

Paste the app prompt

Try it in the preview

Fix things by pointing

Publish it

Test the live link on your phone

Show it to a business

Optional: move to a paid account later

💬 Copy-paste prompts

⚠️ Tips & common mistakes

🌟 Why it's worth it

🔗 Helpful links

👀 Related guides

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