MExchange & testers

An app testing exchange that doesn't need a partner.

Test-for-test threads work until your partner disappears halfway through. Makers Wall runs the exchange with credits instead: you test whichever projects you like, the credits you earn unlock reports on yours, and nobody has to wait for one specific person.

Get your first testersSee what’s on the wall
  1. 1 · Post itPaste your link, say what testers should look at. It goes on the wall right away, free.
  2. 2 · Test oneClaim another maker's project and write down what broke. Each report earns 20 credits.
  3. 3 · Read yoursMakers test your project. Each report arrives locked with an excerpt; 20 credits unlock it in full.

Swaps versus credits

A 1:1 swap needs two people with matching timing, matching devices and matching effort. One of them usually puts in less, and there's nothing to do about it.

Here, every report you write for anyone earns 20 credits, and 20 credits unlock any report on your project, from whoever wrote it. You never have to wait for the person who tested you. If you want to return the favour anyway, the wall suggests testing back the maker who tested you.

What keeps reports honest

  • Reports arrive locked. You see an excerpt and the number of problems found before you spend credits.
  • You accept and rate each report, or request changes once. Low-effort reports get low ratings.
  • Ratings decide how many testers a maker can have on their own project: from 3 up to 7, plus 1 bought for 10 credits.
  • Credits are capped at 200, so nobody hoards a pile and stops testing.

Review exchange, test exchange, testing community

People search for all three and mean the same thing: makers helping each other ship by actually using each other's products. On the wall the output is always the same: a written test report with problems and severities, not a store review or a star rating for show. We don't trade App Store or Play Store reviews, which breaks both stores' rules.

Projects open for testing right now

Real projects from the wall. Test one while you wait for your own reports.

See your listing before you sign up

Paste your link. We read the name, the icon and the cover, and show you the card other makers will see on the wall. You only create an account when you publish it.

Free. No card, no account yet.

Questions

Do I have to test the same person who tested me?
No. Credits work with anyone. The wall will suggest testing back a maker who tested you, but it's never required.
Is this a way to exchange App Store or Play Store reviews?
No. Trading store reviews breaks Apple's and Google's rules and can get your app removed. Testers here write you a private test report and a rating on Makers Wall, nothing on the stores.
What if I don't have time to test right now?
Your project still goes on the wall and testers still claim it. Their reports wait, locked, until you've earned the credits to unlock them. A project with a locked report doesn't get new testers until you unlock it.
Is Makers Wall really free?
Yes. There is nothing to pay and no card to add. You pay in tests instead: each report you write for another maker earns 20 credits, and 20 credits unlock a full report on your project.
Who tests my project?
Other makers with projects on the wall. They are good at spotting broken flows, confusing copy and bugs. They are probably not your target customers, so treat their reports as a sharp first pass before launch, not as market research.
What if a report is lazy?
You see an excerpt before you unlock it. Once it's unlocked you can accept and rate it, or request changes once with a message. Ratings follow testers around: a report that says "nice app!" earns a low one.

Put yours on the wall.

Free. Test another maker’s project, get honest reports on yours.

Get your first testers