MAround a launch

Testers for your Google Play closed test who open the app.

New personal Play developer accounts need a closed test with 12 testers opted in for 14 days in a row before they can apply for production. On Makers Wall, other makers join your test, install on their own phone, use the app and write down what broke. That last part is what Google asks you about afterwards.

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  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.

What Google asks for

Personal developer accounts created after November 13, 2023 must run a closed test with at least 12 testers opted in at the same time for at least 14 consecutive days. The bar was 20 testers when the rule appeared and dropped to 12 at the end of 2024. Organisation accounts don't have it.

Then comes the production access form: how you recruited testers, how engaged they were, what you changed because of their feedback. A list of accounts that opted in and never opened the app gives you nothing to write there.

How it works here

  1. 1Create a Google Group anyone can join, add it as your closed track's tester list, and copy the track's opt-in link.
  2. 2Post your app on the wall with "Google Play testing" ticked, and paste both links. Say in the brief that testers should stay opted in until your 14 days are over.
  3. 3Makers who claim your app join the group, opt in and install from the Play Store on their own device. No email lists to manage.
  4. 4Each one uses the app and writes a report: what broke, how bad, on which phone. Those reports are your answer to "what did you change?".

Reaching 12

Be upfront about the numbers: a new maker starts with room for 3 testers per round. Testing other people's projects and getting good ratings raises that to 7, and 1 more slot can be bought with 10 credits, so 8 per round at most.

Testers from earlier rounds stay opted in on your track, so reopening your app for a new round keeps adding to the count. Most makers combine the wall with a few people of their own (friends, an existing audience) and use the wall for the testers who actually write things down.

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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.

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Questions

Can Makers Wall guarantee 12 testers for 14 days?
No, and be wary of anyone who does. Testers here are makers who choose your project. You start with 3 per round and can reach 8, and earlier testers stay opted in. Ask them in your brief to stay until day 14, and add a few people of your own if you need the count fast.
Is this the same as buying Google Play testers?
No money changes hands. Paid services sell opt-ins; here a tester earns credits by writing you a real report, and the report is what you're getting. You pay by testing other makers' projects.
Do testers need a Google account?
Yes, the same Google account on the phone they install with. They join your Google Group with it, then open your opt-in link.
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.

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