Community · Play testing
Beta testers wanted — let's help each other launch
Before a personal Google Play account can publish to production, Google requires a closed test with at least 12 testers, opted in for 14 continuous days. Finding twelve committed testers is the hardest part of launching a first app. So this is a simple, mutual deal: you help test my app, and I'll help test yours. No money, no catch — just developers getting each other across the line.
New to the rule? Read the 12-testers, 14-days guide first — it explains who it applies to and why apps still get rejected after the two weeks.
Become a tester
Join the tester group with the Gmail you use on your Android phone. You'll get the app on the Play Store's testing track — keep it installed and open it a few times over 14 days.
Join the tester group Open the test on Play StoreSubmit your app
Testing something yourself? Drop your app's opt-in link and the Gmail you test with. I'll join your test, and other members here can too. We reciprocate — that's the whole idea.
Submit your app & Gmail Or email me insteadHow the exchange works
- Join the group with your phone's Gmail — that Gmail is automatically added to my closed test, so there's nothing to copy by hand.
- Install the app from the testing link and actually use it a few times across the 14 days. Engagement is what Google checks, not just the install.
- Submit your own app via the form. I'll opt in with my Gmail and test yours the same way.
- Stay opted in for the full 14 days — don't uninstall-and-forget or opt out early, or it breaks the count on both sides.
Tester etiquette
- Use a real Android device with a genuine Google account — emulators don't count and can get apps flagged.
- Open the app a few times during the two weeks; leave a bit of feedback if you spot something.
- Don't opt out until the 14 days are done. If you must leave, say so.
- Reciprocate. If someone tests your app, test theirs.
About your privacy
Gmail addresses submitted here go into a private list that only I can see, and are used solely to add you to a testing track and to reciprocate on your app. They're never shown publicly on this page, sold, or used for anything else. Ask me to remove yours any time at [email protected]. See the privacy policy for more.
Note: joining a test means installing a pre-release app. It should behave like a normal app, but it's still in testing — install things you're comfortable trying.