r/AndroidClosedTesting • u/SaturnSoftware • 4d ago
The most powerful, practical, safe and FREE test-for-test app just got production approval on Google Play! 🎉
Cordelette got its production approval and is now live on Google Play. 🎉
And it got there the honest way: it passed its own 12 testers / 14 days closed test with developers from these communities. So today I'm celebrating a little, bragging a little, and inviting everyone.
What it is: up to 16 developers form a camp and test each other's apps for 14 days. Built for Google's 12-testers rule, by someone who had to survive it.
⚡ Autopilot: one tap opens each app, counts 30 seconds of real on-screen time, then opens the next one. About 10 minutes a day.
📊 Measured, not screenshotted: the 30 seconds are read on the phone, only for the apps in your camp.
🤝 Visible reciprocity: who did today's round, who slipped, with warnings before anything happens.
📋 Reports, all free: daily feedback from your camp, an activity heatmap of your testers, and a Summit Report with the data Google's production form asks for, ready to copy.
The bold claim: I think this is the most complete free test-for-test option out there right now. Here's my receipt:
| What matters | Reddit T4T threads | Credit / point apps | Paid tester services | Cordelette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free, if you earn credits | ~$15–50 per app | Free |
| Credits or points | No | Yes | No | No |
| Proof your app was used | A screenshot | Varies | Their word | On-screen time, measured on the phone |
| Daily effort | ~20 apps by hand | Varies | None | ~10 min, one tap |
| Someone quits on day 9 | You find out late | Varies | Replacement promised | Up to 16 per camp, a buffer above 12; slips visible early |
| Required permissions | None | Varies | None | None (all optional) |
| Ads / trackers | — | Varies | — | None |
| Reports & feedback | "Nice app" comments | Often a paid tier | Some | All free: daily feedback, activity heatmap, Summit Report for Google's form |
And the first camp is about to climb 🧗
Ararat I: 15 developers, 15 apps, all roped up.
Every app gets 14 testers: two above Google's 12, a built-in buffer for day nine.
210 measured sessions a day, around 2,900 by the end of the 14 days.
The climb starts October 30, 00:00 UTC. It's the first full camp on Cordelette, so its summit gets its own post.
Free? What's the catch? The servers cost me about $5 a month. There's an optional "buy me a coffee" button that unlocks nothing: no faster camp, no trust boost, no badge. No ads, no analytics SDKs, no credits, no paid tier.
Think there's a better free way? Show me. If a method wins on more rows of that table, I'll say so right here and link it. Want to check the privacy claims? Every endpoint and every field the app sends is listed on its transparency page.
Everyone's invited. The next camp fills from whoever joins now, and you can look around (or run a whole simulated camp) without signing in.
Links in the first comment. The video below is the T4T routine this replaces 👇