Get paid to test Android apps, from your own phone.
Google will not let a new Android app go live until twelve people have kept it installed and opted in for fourteen days straight. Developers pay for that, and you are one of the twelve. No office, no interviews, no calls: install the app, open it each day of the run, and get paid when the run completes.
What the work actually is
It is not survey filling and it is not a full-time job. A developer has an app that is nearly ready to launch. You join their closed test, install the app on your own phone, and use it for a few minutes each day for two weeks. Your job is to be a real person using it on real hardware, which is exactly what the developer needs and what Google is checking for.
The one thing that matters is showing up every day. The fourteen days have to be consecutive, so a missed day is the only way to lose a run.
How you get paid
Every day that is verified adds to your balance, and the balance pays out to your mobile money number when the gig completes. You can watch it build day by day in the app, along with your full ledger and payout history.
A useful bug report earns a bounty on top, and a clean streak moves you up a tier, which raises your day rate on later gigs. Rates depend on the gig, so the app shows you what a run pays before you opt in, not after.
How to start
- 01Install the app. It comes straight from us, and the page walks you through the two Android prompts you will see.
- 02Verify once. Your phone number, the Google account you accept tests with, and a national ID. The ID is checked and discarded.
- 03Pick a gig. Browse the runs you are eligible for and opt in to one. You accept the app on Google Play, then open it each day.
- 04Finish the run. Fourteen days, then the balance pays out.
What we will never ask you to do
We will never ask you to rate or review an app. Paying for reviews breaches Google Play policy, and it would put both you and the developer at risk. We will never ask you to pay anything to join, and no developer ever sees your name, number or ID: you appear to them as a label like T-01.
Questions testers ask
What is a test gig?
A developer needs twelve people to keep their Android app installed and opted in for fourteen days straight before Google Play will let it go live. A gig is your place in one of those runs: install the app, open it each day, get paid when the run completes.
Does installing this app join me to a test?
No, and the difference matters. This app is how you find runs, join them and get paid. Joining a particular run sends you to Google Play to accept that developer's test, and only accepting there counts towards what Google requires of them.
How much time does it take?
A few minutes a day. You open the app you are testing and use it properly. The commitment is showing up every day for two weeks, not hours of work.
When do I get paid?
When the gig completes. Every verified day adds to your balance as you go, and you can watch it build in the app, but the payout happens at the end of the run.
What do I need to start?
An Android phone on 8.0 or newer, a Google account you can accept a Play test with, a national ID for one-time verification, and a mobile money number in your own name.
Will the developer know who I am?
No. Developers see anonymous labels like T-01 and whether each day was verified. Your name, phone number and ID are never shown to them.
Do I have to leave a review or rate the app?
Never. We do not ask for ratings or reviews, and paying for them would breach Google Play policy. You are paid for testing, not for opinions.
Why does the app need usage access?
It is how your testing days are verified. The app checks that you opened the app you are testing; nothing else on your phone is read, and no messages, photos or contacts are touched.