Giving away my app to friends

Hello,
I wanted to give my little app to some friends by Google play.
But as I realized that there is to pay 25$ for registration.
So I sent them the apk-file. But as they are not familiar with the Smartphone they could not install it. Is there an easy solution free of charge to distribute an app.
As I don't want earn money with an app, I either don't want to pay for giving it away.

See this
https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/support/troubleshooting

Personally, I built a webpage at Wix.com and posted the APK object in a .ZIP folder. If you want, you can see it at:

https://drcox041559.wix.com/tlc-apps

Install instructions are at the bottom of the page.

Je ne comprends rien du tout!

What happened when they tried to install it? You can send them the apk via whatsapp or telegram. That works.

Here is another way using your google drive Give an app to a friend