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       APPTENTIVE - Easy in-app feedback for iPhone application developers. *RG




    We believe that you should stop LOSING CUSTOMERS.
    You make apps. You publish them. Some people download your app. Fewer of them use you.
    You keep fighting to get new customers. You focus on growing your business but really, all you want to do is
    make awesome apps.
    We get it. We're here to help.

    Become Apptentive. WIN MORE.

    It's simple - make it easy for your customers to converse directly with you and get:
      More people who will shout your praises
      More people who want to know about your other apps
      More time to focus on making more successful apps.
    So, you ask, "Why Apptentive?"
    It's the law of more: More time for what you love and more time with the customers who love you.
    Invest 15 minutes to make your app more customer-friendly and get more today.

    Website: http://www.apptentive.com/
APPHANCE - Instant, accurate and complete mobile testing.




uTest provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire SDLC – including functional, security, load,
localization and usability testing. The company’s community of 60,000+ professional testers from 190
countries put web, mobile and desktop applications through their paces by testing on real devices under real-
world conditions.

Thousands of companies – from startups to industry-leading brands – rely on uTest as a critical component of
their testing processes for fast, reliable and effective testing results.

On August 15th, 2012, uTest announced that it had acquired Apphance - including all intellectual property and
engineering talent - from its parent company, Polidea, in a seven figure deal.

Website: http://www.apphance.com/

   CRASHLYTICS - Powerful yet lightweight crash reporting for iOS and Android.




When it comes to stability, mobile developers have no visibility into how their apps perform in customers’
hands. Until now.

Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is an elegant solution to a big data problem. We find the needle in the
haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on.

Sensitive about your download size of the app? Don't be. Crashlytics is lightweight.

Website: http://try.crashlytics.com/
StartUpLift - Submit your startup. Get featured. Get feedback.




We created StartUpLift to feature your startup and help you receive insightful, actionable feedback.

Forget the traditional feedback-gathering and user-testing processes that are complicated and time-
consuming. We will help you get actionable input right away for your website, app or any web-based project.

What we offer is very simple, yet extremely effective. In a short span of time, we have developed StartUpLift
into a must-use platform for any company with web presence. Our goal is to help you in your customer
discovery process by enabling you to get feedback in an easy, fast and cost-effective manner.

Website: http://startuplift.com/



   Crittercism - Gives you real-time, actionable crash reports for mobile apps.




Keeping your mobile app crash and bug free takes time and energy. It's time for a new way to monitor and
manage your apps.

This should be stupid simple. You should be able to look at the performance of your app in real-time, see what
consumers are doing in your app, analyze what they're playing and buying and optimize the app so that they
have a great experience. You should be able to keep your app bug-free and optimized at all times.

This new approach should make everyday things easy, even when those everyday things involve hundreds of
servers, terabytes of data, billions of app loads, millions of devices and integration with dozens of systems.
This approach should be built on collaboration, best practices, knowledge sharing and be made accessible to
every developer, experienced or a newbie.
At Crittercism, we have tackled this problem with you in mind. We want to help you make better apps,
improve retention, conversion and monetization. We want you to have powerful insight into how consumers
interact with your mobile applications in real-time. It shouldn't matter which OS you develop your apps for,
we want to make the integration easy and we want you to save time and energy in monitoring and managing
your apps so you can focus on what you do best, making amazing apps and making consumers happy.

Website: http://www.crittercism.com/



   BetaBait - Find beta users and testers.




Every day startups run into a major problem before they can publicly launch. They need beta users and
testers.These people play an important role in helping the startup work out bugs, create new features and
even turn into the first customers. However, in the past, founders and marketers have not had an organized
and convenient way to find these testers without spamming email databases, social networks and personal
contacts.

Website: http://www.betabait.com/

   BugSense - Crash reports for Android, WP and iOS apps.




Mobile Oriented

BugSense is made for mobile developers. What are my most frequent errors in my last release? What devices
are more affected? BugSense has the answers you are looking for!

Website: http://www.bugsense.com/
FieldTest - Currently in private beta.




When we started our private beta we launched with the ability to prototype a fixed dimension for a
smartphone, but let’s face it, we’re living in a multi-screen world. One of the most common bits of feedback
we’ve received is the ability to create prototypes for iPad and different orientations.

We gave it some thought and realized if we were going to put the work into it we might as well allow the
creation of prototypes of ANY dimension. After all, who knows what other devices might be coming our way in
the following weeks, months and years. So, that’s what we did.

Website: https://go.fieldtestapp.com/signup


   iPad GUI PSD - A free vector iPad GUI set.




Now that Apple has officially released the iPad we want to start designing for it. While Apple’s interface
builder is great, it doesn’t really allow us to create custom UI elements on the fly. We decided to take a page
from our iPhone GUI PSD and create one for the iPad.

The PSD was constructed using vectors, so it’s fully editable and scalable. You’ll notice there are a few new UI
elements as compared to the iPhone interface. The workable screen design is formatted to 768 x 1024 so
anything you design in the Photoshop file can easily be brought over to the SDK.

It’s 1.0 so I’m sure we’ll notice missing elements as we begin to use it. We’ll perodically update it to include
new elements as we notice them or as they become available through any SDK updates.


Website: http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/ipad-gui-psd/
uTest - End-to-end software testing.




uTest provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire software development lifecycle – including
functional, security, load, localization and usability testing. The company’s community of 60,000+ professional
testers from 190 countries put web, mobile and desktop applications through their paces by testing on real
devices under real-world conditions.

Thousands of companies – from startups to industry-leading brands – rely on uTest as a critical component of
their testing processes for fast, reliable and effective testing results.

Website: http://www.utest.com


   Truevoo - Submit iPhone apps for users to review. (site is under maintenance)




Website: http://www.truevoo.com/
Review for Dev




As iOS indie app developers we've loved the whole development experience: the "Apple system" is really great
from this point of view.

We found it very difficult to get people to beta test our app before release. At marketing times after release,
we faced the huge difficulty of getting enough reviews on the App Store in order to get a rating displayed. We
refused to ask our friends/family to post biaised reviews.

Website: http://www.reviewfordev.com


To Learn more about Apps, and how to optimize your app, check today Gabriel Machuret App store
optimization blog at http://www.asoprofessional.com

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12 top app testing tools

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  • 2. 12 Top App Testing Tools APPTENTIVE - Easy in-app feedback for iPhone application developers. *RG We believe that you should stop LOSING CUSTOMERS. You make apps. You publish them. Some people download your app. Fewer of them use you. You keep fighting to get new customers. You focus on growing your business but really, all you want to do is make awesome apps. We get it. We're here to help. Become Apptentive. WIN MORE. It's simple - make it easy for your customers to converse directly with you and get:  More people who will shout your praises  More people who want to know about your other apps  More time to focus on making more successful apps. So, you ask, "Why Apptentive?" It's the law of more: More time for what you love and more time with the customers who love you. Invest 15 minutes to make your app more customer-friendly and get more today. Website: http://www.apptentive.com/
  • 3. APPHANCE - Instant, accurate and complete mobile testing. uTest provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire SDLC – including functional, security, load, localization and usability testing. The company’s community of 60,000+ professional testers from 190 countries put web, mobile and desktop applications through their paces by testing on real devices under real- world conditions. Thousands of companies – from startups to industry-leading brands – rely on uTest as a critical component of their testing processes for fast, reliable and effective testing results. On August 15th, 2012, uTest announced that it had acquired Apphance - including all intellectual property and engineering talent - from its parent company, Polidea, in a seven figure deal. Website: http://www.apphance.com/ CRASHLYTICS - Powerful yet lightweight crash reporting for iOS and Android. When it comes to stability, mobile developers have no visibility into how their apps perform in customers’ hands. Until now. Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is an elegant solution to a big data problem. We find the needle in the haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on. Sensitive about your download size of the app? Don't be. Crashlytics is lightweight. Website: http://try.crashlytics.com/
  • 4. StartUpLift - Submit your startup. Get featured. Get feedback. We created StartUpLift to feature your startup and help you receive insightful, actionable feedback. Forget the traditional feedback-gathering and user-testing processes that are complicated and time- consuming. We will help you get actionable input right away for your website, app or any web-based project. What we offer is very simple, yet extremely effective. In a short span of time, we have developed StartUpLift into a must-use platform for any company with web presence. Our goal is to help you in your customer discovery process by enabling you to get feedback in an easy, fast and cost-effective manner. Website: http://startuplift.com/ Crittercism - Gives you real-time, actionable crash reports for mobile apps. Keeping your mobile app crash and bug free takes time and energy. It's time for a new way to monitor and manage your apps. This should be stupid simple. You should be able to look at the performance of your app in real-time, see what consumers are doing in your app, analyze what they're playing and buying and optimize the app so that they have a great experience. You should be able to keep your app bug-free and optimized at all times. This new approach should make everyday things easy, even when those everyday things involve hundreds of servers, terabytes of data, billions of app loads, millions of devices and integration with dozens of systems. This approach should be built on collaboration, best practices, knowledge sharing and be made accessible to every developer, experienced or a newbie.
  • 5. At Crittercism, we have tackled this problem with you in mind. We want to help you make better apps, improve retention, conversion and monetization. We want you to have powerful insight into how consumers interact with your mobile applications in real-time. It shouldn't matter which OS you develop your apps for, we want to make the integration easy and we want you to save time and energy in monitoring and managing your apps so you can focus on what you do best, making amazing apps and making consumers happy. Website: http://www.crittercism.com/ BetaBait - Find beta users and testers. Every day startups run into a major problem before they can publicly launch. They need beta users and testers.These people play an important role in helping the startup work out bugs, create new features and even turn into the first customers. However, in the past, founders and marketers have not had an organized and convenient way to find these testers without spamming email databases, social networks and personal contacts. Website: http://www.betabait.com/ BugSense - Crash reports for Android, WP and iOS apps. Mobile Oriented BugSense is made for mobile developers. What are my most frequent errors in my last release? What devices are more affected? BugSense has the answers you are looking for! Website: http://www.bugsense.com/
  • 6. FieldTest - Currently in private beta. When we started our private beta we launched with the ability to prototype a fixed dimension for a smartphone, but let’s face it, we’re living in a multi-screen world. One of the most common bits of feedback we’ve received is the ability to create prototypes for iPad and different orientations. We gave it some thought and realized if we were going to put the work into it we might as well allow the creation of prototypes of ANY dimension. After all, who knows what other devices might be coming our way in the following weeks, months and years. So, that’s what we did. Website: https://go.fieldtestapp.com/signup iPad GUI PSD - A free vector iPad GUI set. Now that Apple has officially released the iPad we want to start designing for it. While Apple’s interface builder is great, it doesn’t really allow us to create custom UI elements on the fly. We decided to take a page from our iPhone GUI PSD and create one for the iPad. The PSD was constructed using vectors, so it’s fully editable and scalable. You’ll notice there are a few new UI elements as compared to the iPhone interface. The workable screen design is formatted to 768 x 1024 so anything you design in the Photoshop file can easily be brought over to the SDK. It’s 1.0 so I’m sure we’ll notice missing elements as we begin to use it. We’ll perodically update it to include new elements as we notice them or as they become available through any SDK updates. Website: http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/ipad-gui-psd/
  • 7. uTest - End-to-end software testing. uTest provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire software development lifecycle – including functional, security, load, localization and usability testing. The company’s community of 60,000+ professional testers from 190 countries put web, mobile and desktop applications through their paces by testing on real devices under real-world conditions. Thousands of companies – from startups to industry-leading brands – rely on uTest as a critical component of their testing processes for fast, reliable and effective testing results. Website: http://www.utest.com Truevoo - Submit iPhone apps for users to review. (site is under maintenance) Website: http://www.truevoo.com/
  • 8. Review for Dev As iOS indie app developers we've loved the whole development experience: the "Apple system" is really great from this point of view. We found it very difficult to get people to beta test our app before release. At marketing times after release, we faced the huge difficulty of getting enough reviews on the App Store in order to get a rating displayed. We refused to ask our friends/family to post biaised reviews. Website: http://www.reviewfordev.com To Learn more about Apps, and how to optimize your app, check today Gabriel Machuret App store optimization blog at http://www.asoprofessional.com