Build a booking app with calendar and Stripe sandbox
A reviewer had Manus build a live booking app in about 40 minutes with calendar, Stripe sandbox and test data; email was inconsistent and mobile layout needed manual fixes.
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- What they did
- The reviewer gave Manus a single plain-English prompt. It asked for a client booking app where visitors pick a service and a time slot, pay a deposit through Stripe, and get an email confirmation. They then closed the tab. Manus worked in its cloud sandbox and deployed the app without further input.
- How it went
- After about 40 minutes it returned a live app with a booking calendar, a Stripe sandbox and test reservations in a database. The confirmation email fired inconsistently, and the mobile layout needed manual fixes.
- Worth knowing
- The build used roughly 1,000 credits in one pass, with no live alert as the meter climbed. Plans start at $20 a month for 4,000 credits.
Try it yourself with Manus
Build me a live booking app for [type of business, e.g. a yoga studio] with a calendar for picking [service/time slots], Stripe in sandbox/test mode only, and some realistic test data. Deploy it and send me the link, plus a short list of what works and what doesn't, including confirmation emails and mobile layout. Pause and ask me before connecting any real payment keys or sending any real emails.
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