# Beta Family

> Beta Family (betafamily.com) is a beta testing platform for iOS and Android apps, running since 2010. Developers publish a test with tasks and questions, and real testers from a community in 200+ countries install the app and send written test reports, with an AI summary of all reports. Developers can also invite their own testers for free.

## Services

- [Test reports from Beta Family testers](https://betafamily.com/pricing): $19 per report, ordered per test round; Pro ($49/month) limits a round to Verified Pro testers. Your own testers are free.
- [Google Play Production Pass](https://betafamily.com/google-play-12-testers): for new personal Google Play developer accounts, which need 12 testers opted in to a closed test for 14 days in a row before they can publish. Beta Family gives a Google Group to add to the closed test and fills it with 15 real testers who stay for the 14 days; Production Pass $39, Production Pass + Feedback $79 (adds written reports and an AI summary).
- [SuperSend](https://betafamily.com/supersend): send IPA and APK files to testers to install.
- [SuperUDID](https://betafamily.com/superudid): get an iPhone's or iPad's UDID for ad hoc builds.

## How it works

- [How it works](https://betafamily.com/how-it-works)
- [Pricing](https://betafamily.com/pricing)
- [Browse tests](https://betafamily.com/tests): public tests that testers can join
- [FAQ](https://betafamily.com/faq)

## Guides

- [Why Google Play asks for more testing, and how to avoid it](https://betafamily.com/articles/google-play-insufficient-tester-engagement): Google Play can ask for more testing when testers weren't engaged enough or fewer than 12 stayed opted in. How to keep your testers active for all 14 days.
- [Paying for Google Play testers: what to check first](https://betafamily.com/articles/buying-google-play-testers): Thinking of paying for 12 Google Play testers? What to check before you buy: real people, staying 14 days, replacements, feedback, privacy and refunds.
- [How to answer Google Play's production access questions](https://betafamily.com/articles/google-play-production-access-application): After 14 days of closed testing, Google Play asks three sets of questions before production access. What it asks, and how to answer each part well.
- [TestFlight external testing: how to get iOS beta testers](https://betafamily.com/articles/testflight-external-testing): How TestFlight external testing works: up to 10,000 testers, Beta App Review, public links and their limits, and what testers see. A practical guide for iOS beta tests.
- [Closed testing vs internal testing on Google Play](https://betafamily.com/articles/google-play-closed-vs-internal-testing): Internal, closed or open testing on Google Play? How the three test tracks differ, and why only a closed test unlocks production for new accounts.
- [How to find beta testers for your app](https://betafamily.com/articles/how-to-find-beta-testers): Where to find beta testers for an iOS or Android app, how many you need, and how to keep them testing: your own users, communities, and tester platforms.
- [Google Play's 12 testers for 14 days rule, explained](https://betafamily.com/articles/google-play-12-testers-14-days): New Google Play developer accounts need 12 testers in a closed test for 14 days before they can publish. What counts, and how to get through it fast.

## For testers

- [Become a tester](https://betafamily.com/signup?role=tester): free; testers earn money for paid test reports, more as they climb the [reward ladder](https://betafamily.com/reward-ladder).