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12 testers. 14 days. No restarts.

Google Play won't let a new personal developer account publish until 12 testers have stayed opted in to a closed test for 14 days. Test Rounds puts you in a round of 14 Android developers who all test each other's apps. You get 13 testers, everyone gets a reminder every morning, and anyone who stops is replaced.

$20 per app, once. Full refund on request until your round starts.

Habit GardenClosed test

Day 9 of 14

13 testers opted in. Google needs 12.

12 checked in today. 1 tester replaced on day 5.

An illustration of a round, not live data.

How a round runs

  1. Join

    Paste your closed test's opt-in link, add the Google account you test with, and pay $20.

  2. Your round fills

    When 14 developers have joined, everyone gets the other 13 Google accounts to add to their tester list in Play Console, and their apps' opt-in links.

  3. Fourteen days

    Every morning you get the 13 apps to open, about ten minutes, and a check-in. Anyone who misses two days in a row is replaced.

  4. Apply for production

    On day 14, apply in Play Console. Google asks how you recruited testers and what you learned: through Test Rounds, from developers who opened your app daily.

One price

$20

Per app, once

You test the other apps in your round; they test yours. Everyone paid and everyone has the same deadline, so people show up.

What $20 covers

  • We form your round of 14 and send everyone's tester accounts and opt-in links.
  • A short list and a check-in every morning for 14 days.
  • Anyone who misses two days in a row is replaced, so your 14 days don't restart.
  • A note on day 14 with what Google asks when you apply.

Full refund on request until your round starts.

Join a round

Rounds start when 14 developers have joined. Your page shows the count while you wait.

In Play Console: Testing, Closed testing, Testers, then the "Join on the web" link.

The account on your Android phone. Shared with the developers in your round so they can add you as a tester.

Checkout opens on Stripe. Your receipt comes from RevenuePack, ThreadFox's parent company.

Questions

Are the testers real?

Yes. Every tester is an Android developer in the same spot as you, with their own Google account and phone. We never use our own accounts, emulators or bought accounts: Google bans that, and it is your developer account that would pay for it.

When does my round start?

When 14 developers have joined. Your page shows how many are waiting. Until your round starts you can ask for a full refund there.

What do I have to do?

Add the 13 accounts we send you to your tester list, join the other apps through their opt-in links, then open each app once a day and check in. About ten minutes a day for 14 days.

What if a tester stops?

Everyone checks in every day. Anyone who misses two days in a row is replaced, and you get the new tester's account to add.

Does this guarantee production access?

No. Google decides production access, and it also looks at your app and your answers. Test Rounds gets you the 12 testers for 14 days that Google requires.

Why pay when there are free swaps?

Free swaps break when people stop on day three and your 14 days start over. Everyone in a round paid, gets a daily reminder, checks in, and is replaced if they stop.

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