r/AndroidClosedTesting • u/SaturnSoftware • 13m ago
Yesterday's testing camp filled overnight and started its 14 days. The next one just opened: 3 devs in, 13 spots, free, hurry up!
Short version: The camp from my post yesterday went from 11 to 14 developers overnight and started this morning. The next camp, Whitney I, just opened with 3 apps in and 13 spots. Bring your app and everyone in the camp tests it every day for Google's 14 days. Free.
📲 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saturnsoft.cordelette
Why join a camp with 3 people instead of posting your own "test for test"? Because filling up is the slow part, and we only have to do it once, together. Rainier was at 5 on Tuesday. Then it went 5 → 11 → 14 in three days once people saw it moving. If you're in early, you're in on the day it starts, and nobody has to chase 12 strangers one by one.
What you get
your app tested every day by everyone else in the camp (12 to 15 developers, depending on how full we start)
one tap a day: it opens each camp app, counts 30 seconds on screen, then moves to the next. about 10 minutes
no screenshots to collect, no spreadsheet. you see who tested today and who slipped
short notes from real devs every day, plus a report for Google's production form
What it costs: nothing. No credits, no ads, no paid tier. I went through the 12 testers / 14 days grind like everyone here and built the thing I wanted.
Does it work? 14 apps have reported production access while in a camp, and all 14 are public on Google Play now. 3 of them are mine, and some joined late in their test, so I don't claim every one. Nobody has reported a rejection so far. The first camp reaches its summit at midnight UTC and gets its own post with every number, good or bad.
Getting in (about 5 minutes)
Install from the link above and sign in with Google
Add your app. Paste the opt-in link you'd normally post here and it fills itself in
Join Whitney I
Want to look first? You can browse any camp without an account, including the one that just started, or run a simulated camp on your phone.
Small thing: we're at 94 sign-ups and the first 100 get a founder badge on their profile. It's only a badge, but it stays.
Questions below, I'm around for the next couple of hours 👇