Beta Family is a beta testing service for mobile apps. You describe what to test; real people install your app on their own phones and tablets, follow your tasks and send written reports. You read every report, and an AI summary tells you the biggest problems and what to fix first.
35 000+ tests have been run on Beta Family since 2010, on 1 900+ different devices.
How our beta testing works
Step 1
Set up your test
Add your App Store, TestFlight or Google Play link, and the tasks and questions you want answered. Start from our examples if you like.
Step 2
Choose your testers
Order reports from Beta Family testers, filtered by country, age, gender, household and experience, and invite your own users or colleagues for free.
Step 3
Get the reports
Testers install the app on their own phones, follow your tasks and write a report: answers, ratings, bugs with screenshots and video.
Step 4
Read the summary
AI reads every report and gives you the biggest problems first, what works, and what to fix first, with charts of all the answers.
iOS beta testing
Share a TestFlight public link or an App Store link. Testers on iPhone and iPad install through TestFlight; for ad hoc builds, they can share their device's UDID with SuperUDID.
Android beta testing
Share a Google Play link or a closed or open test, or send an APK with SuperSend. New Google Play accounts need 12 testers for 14 days: our Production Pass handles that from $39.
Pricing
- $19 per report from Beta Family testers, ordered per test round.
- Your own testers are free: invite users, fans and colleagues with your test link, as many as you like.
- Pro, $49 a month: only Verified Pro testers in your rounds. All prices
Questions about beta testing
What is mobile app beta testing?
Testing a near-finished app with real people outside your team before you release it, or before a big update. Beta testers use the app on their own devices and tell you what is confusing, broken or missing, so you fix it before your users and reviewers find it.
Who are the testers?
A community of everyday people and experienced testers around the world, on their own iPhones, iPads and Android devices. They climb a reward ladder: the more good reports they write, the higher their level, so you can ask for experienced testers only.
Does it work with TestFlight and Google Play testing?
Yes. Use a TestFlight public link for iOS, or an App Store link; for Android, a Google Play link or a closed or open test. For Google Play's 12 testers rule there is a separate Production Pass.
How much does it cost?
$19 per report from Beta Family testers, ordered per test round. Your own testers are free, as many as you want. Pro ($49 a month) limits rounds to Verified Pro testers. See pricing.
How fast do I get reports?
A paid test round runs for 12 hours, and most reports arrive within it. Testers are invited by email as soon as the round starts.
Guides
- Why Google Play asks for more testing, and how to avoid itGoogle 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 firstThinking 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 questionsAfter 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 testersHow 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 PlayInternal, 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 appWhere 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, explainedNew 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.
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