12 testers. 14 days. One to spare.
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, one more than Google needs, everyone gets a reminder every morning, and anyone who stops is replaced.
$20 per app, once. Full refund on request until your round starts.
Day 9 of 14
13 testers opted in. Google needs 12.
12 checked in today. 1 tester replaced on day 5.
How a round runs
Join
Paste your closed test's opt-in link, add the Google account you test with, and pay $20.
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.
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.
Apply for production
On day 14, apply in Play Console. Google asks about your closed test and what you learned from it; our guide walks through the questions.
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.
- 13 testers, one more than the 12 Google needs, and anyone who misses two days in a row is replaced.
- 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.
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.
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?
Your app has 13 testers, one more than the 12 Google needs, so one drop-out doesn't cost you. Anyone who misses two days in a row is replaced and you get the new tester's account to add; a replacement counts from the day they opt in, which is why the spare matters.
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 fall apart when people stop and you drop below 12 testers. In a round everyone has paid, gets a reminder every morning and checks in, there is one spare tester, and anyone who stops is replaced.
Test Rounds terms
- You pay $20 once per app. Applicable tax is added at checkout. ThreadFox is a RevenuePack product.
- Your app joins the next round of 14 developers. A round starts when it is full; until then you can ask for a full refund from your page.
- In your round you open each app you are given once a day for 14 days and check in. A member who misses two days in a row is replaced and may lose their place without a refund.
- We send everyone's tester accounts and opt-in links, a daily list and check-in, and replacements for members who stop. If fewer than 12 testers kept up their check-ins for your 14 days, your next round is free.
- Your updates email is used for Test Rounds only. Your testing Google account is shared only with the developers in your round.
- Google decides production access; we do not guarantee it.
- Questions: support@threadfox.vip.