Taking care of goal setting, coordination, and collecting and acting on user feedback, a beta test manager is what stands between a successful beta test and a waste of time and resources. Beta tests are full-blown projects in their own right and they deserve to be treated as such. A common mistake companies make is to…
A well-conducted beta test takes a great deal of planning and effort to ensure that you receive valuable feedback and insights and, often, small mistakes or oversights can make the difference between a resounding success and a big flop. When planning for a beta test, a common mistake made by app developers is not considering the…
Many beta testers and end users don’t know how to write a bug report that includes the details a developer needs to know in order to fix it. If you’re a developer trying to sort out the reports you receive, you know there is more to reporting a bug than simply announcing that the app…
Bug reports are crucial for developers to find out where their code goes wrong or behaves in unexpected ways, but getting your testers to submit clear, informative, and actionable reports can certainly be a challenge. Whether you are beta testing your app or on a production release, standardizing and streamlining this process for your testers…
If you’re serious about your app’s success, then integrating an in-app user feedback tool to collect bug reports and communicate with your beta testers is a no-brainer. The beta testing stage can either be the worst and messiest part of finally shipping your project, or you can automate and optimize it. After all, you didn’t…
As a software quality control engineer with four years of experience, software testing is my passion. I love finding bugs — whether functional, technical, UI, usability, performance, or security — and discussing them with developers. I’ve completed many freelance testing jobs as well as participated as a tester for multiple global and local beta…
We started Instabug to empower developers to ship better mobile apps. Today, with betatesters.io , we’re one step closer to that goal. We’ve been working on this mobile app beta testing marketplace for the past couple of months and we’re super excited to finally share it with everyone! At Instabug, we’re helping thousands of companies…
When you’re developing an app and you have limited time and resources, the beta testing phase is usually a tough one. You want your app to be as perfect as possible and executed in the most efficient way to release it as fast as possible. Beta testing is usually a tricky part of the development…
Getting beta testers to provide quality feedback is a notorious challenge in mobile app development. Only one out of every five testers you get will actually give feedback, and the biggest problem reported about beta testing is not getting enough actionable feedback. With beta testers, you’re dealing with a community of professional technical testers and…
The biggest problem with beta testing that mobile app developers and product managers report is not getting enough useful feedback. We define a beta test as the last testing stage before your app’s launch that targets real users. Making the most of your beta tests requires expertly coordinating a cluster of moving parts, including selecting relevant testers, coaxing…
Developing a new app? Have no time to research? Cheer up because it’s your lucky day! You’re in for a treat with our beta testing cheat sheet. In this infographic, you will find out everything you need to know about beta testing to get started. But don’t forget that it’s always a work in progress…
Beta testing: the rehearsal before showcasing your app to the world. The beta testing phase is a critical one in your app’s life cycle and you need to make the most of it. Finding beta testers is an integral part of this process. You need them to test your app in every possible way to make sure…