Real people on real Android devices run your closed test for the full 14 days. You can follow progress along the way, and we help with Google’s production access form.
If your personal Play Console account was created after 13 November 2023, Google requires a closed test with at least 12 testers opted in for 14 continuous days before you can apply for production access.
Google counts the testers who are opted in to your closed test. With fewer than 12, you can’t apply yet.
A tester who opts out before day 14 stops counting. If they opt back in, they need 14 days in a row again.
The production form asks whether testers used all your app’s features, and how their use compared with real users.
Keeping 12 people on track for two weeks is the
hard part. That’s the work we take over.
You add our tester group and send your opt-in link. We keep 12 testers active for the full 14 days. Then you apply for production access.
We send you our tester group address.
Add the tester group to your closed test and send us your opt-in link.
14days
We keep them opted in and using your app every day, and report bugs and feedback.
Submit Google’s form with answer notes we write from your real testing data.
14 days of testing, usually 7 days or less for Google’s review then you have production access.
Get 12 testersEvery tester is a real person using a physical Android device. Here’s how we work with them, and what you can count on from us.
Physical Android devices. No emulators, device farms or bots.
Testers open and use your app on every day of the test.
If a tester leaves, we replace them, so you stay at 12.
Every plan includes bug reports and feedback from real use.
Eighty cents per tester, paid once per app. No subscription and no fees added at checkout.
15testers
12 required by Google, plus 3 buffer
$1280¢ per tester
Opted in and active every day.
From the moment we get your opt-in link.
You stay above 12 for all 14 days.
From real use of your app.
Written from your real testing data.
If Google rejects on the closed testing criteria.
25testers
12 required by Google, plus 13 buffer
$2080¢ per tester
A wide safety margin above Google’s minimum.
A fuller write-up of what your testers found.
Opted in and active every day.
From the moment we get your opt-in link.
You stay above 12 for all 14 days.
Written from your real testing data.
If Google rejects on the closed testing criteria.
Managing several apps? Volume pricing for agencies and freelancers.
Contact us →If Google asks for more testing because of the closed testing criteria, we run it again for free. Change your mind before we start and you get everything back.
$0
Your 14 days finish and Google asks for more testing because of the closed testing criteria. We run a new 14-day test at no extra charge.
100%
Cancel before our testers join your closed test and we refund the full amount to your original payment method.
Google decides every application. This guarantee covers the work we control, not Google’s decision.
Three routes to Google Play closed testing, compared on cost, effort and risk. Free works if you can keep 12 people opted in for 14 days.
| Friends and family | Tester exchange groups | Saves the most timeA testing service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $0Free | $0Paid for with your time | From $12One payment |
| Your effort | Ask 12 people, then remind them for 14 days. | Test other developers’ apps in return, every day. | About 5 minutes to set up. |
| Testing starts | Once all 12 have said yes. | When enough members have joined. | Testers start within 4 hours. |
| If someone drops out | You find a replacement. | Members can stop showing up before day 14. | We replace them. |
| Best when | You know 12 or more reliable people. | You have time to take part every day. | You would rather pay than chase people. |
Google needs 12 testers opted in for 14 days in a row, so one dropout can cost you days.
See plansGoogle Play’s production form asks how you found your testers and how engaged they were. Answer honestly. Google decides every application.
Read the requirement explained →Plain-language guides on Google Play’s testing rules, production access and rejections.
What the rule says, who it applies to, and how to run a closed test that meets it: opt-in, feedback and the production access application.
2 min read · Read guide →Google does not publish a full list of reasons. Here is what its help page says, and a practical checklist for your next attempt.
2 min read · Read guide →The application has three parts: your closed test, your app, and your readiness for production. Here is what each part asks and how to answer honestly.
2 min read · Read guide →Straight answers on the 12-tester rule, our testers, payment and what happens if Google asks for more testing.
Personal developer accounts created after November 13, 2023 must run a closed test with at least 12 testers who stay opted in continuously for at least 14 days before they can apply for production access. A tester who opts out stops counting toward the 12. This is Google’s rule, not ours.
If Google asks for more testing because of the closed testing criteria, we run a new 14-day test at no extra charge. Google decides every application, so we can’t promise approval. Its help page names two reasons for more testing: fewer than 12 opted-in testers, or not enough tester engagement.
Google asks how you found your testers and how engaged they were, and you must answer truthfully. Our testers are real people testing on Android devices, with no bots and no emulators. Google makes you responsible for your app’s compliance, so read its rules for your own app as well.
Yes. Every tester is a real person testing on an Android device. We use no bots and no emulators. Fake activity would not help you either: Google’s application asks how engaged your testers were, and you have to answer truthfully.
No. After setup you can keep building and even upload new app versions during the test. We keep your testers opted in, we replace any tester who leaves, and you receive their feedback. Feedback is included in every plan.
It takes about 5 minutes. After ordering you receive our tester group email address. In Play Console, go to Test and release > Testing > Closed testing, open your track and add the group on the Testers tab. Then send us your opt-in link.
Our testers start within 4 hours of your submission. From order to production access takes the 14 days of testing plus Google’s review, which usually takes seven days or less.
You pay once per app, by card through Stripe. It is one payment: no subscription and nothing renews. We never see or store your card details. If you cancel before our testers join your closed test, you get a full refund.
Email us and a real person answers.
Order once, add our tester group in about 5 minutes, and your testers start within 4 hours.