Join the free waiting list

The swap is free, and leaving a cohort before it starts costs nothing. We are not open to the public yet.

Be there when the first cohort opens

We are not open to the public yet. Leave your email and we will write once, when the first cohort is forming. The swap is free, and leaving a cohort before it starts costs nothing.

Android only · No password, no card

Why this exchange holds

Most tester exchanges ask for nothing, so people leave. Here you put credit at stake and get it back by doing the work.

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    Join

    We give you $15.00 of platform credit, once per account and package, when your first app passes the setup check. It is your stake: you do not pay for it, and you get it back. Play fair and it is all you need to use the app free.

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    Participate

    Open 11 of the other 15 apps each day, and write a rated note on 3 apps each week.

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    Stay accountable

    Use is tracked on your phone. A missed day costs $1.00, 3 misses mean removal and the stake is forfeited.

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    Complete

    Members who are still in at the end get their stake back as credit, to use for a future cohort.

Platform credit can only be used inside TestersGuild. It cannot be withdrawn or converted to cash, and it is not earnings.

Your apps. Your account. Your control.

Android usage data and Play Console access need trust. Here is what is true today, and what is still to be written down.

What we collect

From your phone: which assigned apps are installed, how long each was in the foreground each day, how many separate stretches made it up and the longest one. From you: your Google sign-in, your app’s package name and your feedback notes.

Why

To count a day of use, to refuse installs that are not from the Play Store, and to flag patterns real use does not produce. Flags go to a person to review.

What we do not read

Android’s usage access reports time per app. It does not give us what is on your screen, and we do not use it that way.

Play Console access

Optional connection. One read-only permission (“View app information”) on one app, for our service account. We cannot edit or publish. Remove it any time in Play Console, under Users and permissions.

What other members see

Owners read feedback anonymously. Exactly what else members can see of each other will be stated in the privacy policy.

Retention, privacy policy and terms

Read the full privacy policy and terms. Both are drafts until they are reviewed before launch.