The swap is free: $15.00 of credit is given once and returned when you finish. Paid seats are planned, not on sale.
The swap is the product. Paying is for people who would rather not test, and it is not for sale yet. Prices marked planned will change if seats sell out or fill slowly.
FreeBuilt: $15.00 stake given once, returned when you play fair
Contribute your time instead of paying.
$15.00Built: one Google Play purchase
A top-up for a lost stake, not a service.
$23.99Coming: planned price, not final
No daily testing commitments for you.
$12.99Coming: planned price, not final
Your own cohort plus a second one.
No subscription, no card on this site. Credit is returned only to members who complete; penalties and paid add-ons are consumed. Every paid thing would be bought inside the Android app through Google Play, which also handles refunds. TestersGuild does not promise approval from Google.
Most tester exchanges ask for nothing, so people leave. Here you put credit at stake and get it back by doing the work.
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.
Open 11 of the other 15 apps each day, and write a rated note on 3 apps each week.
Use is tracked on your phone. A missed day costs $1.00, 3 misses mean removal and the stake is forfeited.
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 It cannot be withdrawn or converted to cash, and it is not earnings.
Four honest ways to reach 12 testers. Each has a place. Services are the least work and ours is the most, so if you only want the box ticked, a paid seat or a service will suit you better. Read the full comparison.
| Question | Pay a tester service | Free swap | Recruit yourself | TestersGuild |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Roughly $15 to $30 for 12 to 25 testers, as services advertise. Check current prices. | Free | Free, except your time | Free swap with $15.00 starter credit; paid seats are coming |
| Your effort | Little: you pay and wait | Install and use many apps | Find, nudge and thank twelve people | About 5.5 minutes a day and a few notes a week |
| What keeps testers in | The service’s own process and refund terms | Usually goodwill and credit that is easy to re-earn | Personal relationships | A $15.00 stake lost on leaving, $1 per missed day |
| Evidence for Google | Varies: ask what the report contains | Usually none | Whatever you collect yourself | Report of tester numbers, daily use, feedback and your updates |
| Real feedback on your app | Varies | Sometimes | Often the best | A rated note per tester per week, owner-readable |
| Guarantee | Often a refund promise: read what it covers | None | None | None on the swap. A refund for the paid seat is planned, not live |
| Main risk | Google may weigh paid testing differently; unverified here | Testers vanish and the clock restarts | Hard to find twelve who stay fourteen days | Not open yet, Android only, a cohort has to fill, and you lose your stake if you leave |
The first three columns describe the usual shape of each option, not any one company. We have not tested other services. Prices and terms change; confirm them before you pay.