TestFlight and BetaTesting: sending a build and finding testers

The short answer

TestFlight is Apple's tool for sending a beta build to testers. It distributes the build, and you bring the testers. BetaTesting is a paid panel that recruits testers for you. TestMyBuild is a credit exchange where testers post written feedback on an app that is already public.

We run TestMyBuild, so read this as our view. These are three different tools, and you can use more than one.

What this page says about other products was read on their own websites on 13 November 2026. Prices and rules change, so check their sites before you decide. TestMyBuild is not connected with any of them, and their names belong to their owners.

What TestFlight does

• Apple's TestFlight page says it helps developers test beta versions of their apps. Testers join with an invitation email or a public link from the developer.
• Apple's developer page says you can designate up to 100 members of your team as internal testers and invite up to 10,000 external testers.
• Apple's help page says a build is available to test for up to 90 days, and that a review may be needed for the first build you give to external testers.
• Apple's help pages describe creating groups, adding testers and sending invitations. They do not describe finding testers for you.

What you get is a way to hand a pre-release build to the people you choose.

What BetaTesting does

BetaTesting calls itself the real human beta testing platform. Its help pages say it works with any third party app distribution platform, most commonly TestFlight or Firebase for iOS and Google Play or Firebase for Android, so you still distribute the build yourself. They also say only participants who are accepted into your test and pass your screening requirements can access it.

• Its pricing page lists Project, Teams and Enterprise plans. As of 13 November 2026 Project is sold as credits at $23 to $39 each depending on volume, and Teams is $3,588 a year with 225 credits.
• The same page says every test includes participant recruiting at no extra cost.

What you get is a panel to recruit from, paid for in credits, for a build you distribute yourself.

What TestMyBuild does

• It needs an app that is already public: an App Store link, a Google Play link, a web app, or a download page for macOS or Windows. An app that is only on TestFlight cannot be listed as an iOS app.
• Someone on our team tests the app first and posts the first feedback.
• Testers sign up, use the app and post a screenshot with written feedback. You cannot choose them by age, country or job.
• A listing costs 10 credits, which you earn by testing other apps or buy from US$9.99.

Our guarantee: every app you submit is tested by the team and gets feedback from at least one real person.

Which one, and when

• You need to hand a pre-release iOS build to people you already have: TestFlight.
• You need testers recruited and screened for a build you distribute: BetaTesting, with TestFlight to carry the build.
• Your app is live in a store and you want written feedback at little cost: TestMyBuild.
• You can use them in order: TestFlight for the build, then TestMyBuild once it is public.

For more, read Where to get app feedback: the options compared and Feedback for iOS apps.

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Questions and answers

Does TestFlight find testers for me?

TestFlight sends your build to the people you invite, by email or by a public link. Apple's pages do not describe finding testers for you.

Is BetaTesting free?

As of 13 November 2026 its pricing page lists paid plans: Project credits, a Teams plan at $3,588 a year, and an Enterprise plan. The same page offers 5 free credits to run a small test, under conditions on its site.

Can I list a TestFlight app on TestMyBuild?

Not as an iOS app. The listing takes a public store link. If the app also runs in a browser, you can list the web version.

Can I use them together?

Yes. They do different jobs, and none of them stops you from using the others.

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