Top 9 Mobile App Testing Tools for iOS and Android

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With continuously upsurging mobile application usage, enterprises want to ensure best user experience. Hence organizations are leveraging test automation tools to ensure seamless functioning of mobile applications. In the following blog we have listed the 9 best test automation tools for mobile applications . Let’s overview their features one by one: 

1. TestComplete

• With TestComplete, you can create and run repeatable and robust UI tests across native or hybrid mobile apps. TestComplete supports manual and automation testing for Android and iOS devices.
• Testcomplete automates your UI tests on real mobile devices, virtual machines, or emulators. With TestComplete, there is no need to break your phone or tablet.
• Use script-free record and replay actions to create automated test scripts 
• You can also choose from programming languages such as Python, VBScript, JScript, or JavaScript

2. Kobiton

Kobiton offers its testers an easy-to-use platform and provides access to real mobile devices for manual and automation testing. Kobiton provides complex gestures, geo-location, ADB shell commands, and device connection management. In Kobiton, old log history can be downloaded and analyzed to access and identify issues and resolve then and there. 

Benefits:

• Testing is performed on latest and real- devices and configurations to get accurate testing results.
• Access to centralized testing history and data logs for increased collaboration
• Internal Device Lab Management effectively utilizes internal devices
• Simplified user experience to streamline test sessions
• Option for On-premises deployment for extra security

3. Appium

Appium is an Open Source tool, widely used to test various types of mobile applications i.e. hybrid, native and mobile web etc. It uses webdriver protocol to drive various IOS, Android and Windows apps. Appium performs automation testing of mobile apps without disrupting the existing features of the app. 

Appium is based upon the Selenium tool suite and consists of the same library class as that of Selenium, hence testers can code in the programming language of their choice. Also as Appium is based upon the Selenium tool suite, hence if you’re familiar with Selenium, Appium won’t be difficult to leverage.

Benefits:

• Open-source test automation solution
• Based on Selenium suite
• Can support multiple-languages 
• app modifications is not required
• Can perform testing for both Android and IOS 

4.Unified Functional Testing (UFT)

UFT is an industry leader for test automation. It was known as HP QuickTest Professional (QTP). It allows QA teams to make testing more efficient and allows fine-tune collaboration between QA, development and operations teams. UFT can be used for testing on iOS, Android, and Windows. UFT enables the testing team to get better quality results in less time.

Benefits:

• Open-source testing solution hence available free of cost 
• Based on Selenium suite hence 
• Multi-language support enabling testers to work on the programming language of their choice
• No need for app modifications

5.Ranorex

Ranorex is a test automation framework. It supports testing a wide range of application types including desktop, mobile, and web apps. The tool is easy to use even for non-tech users due to record and play & drag and drop options. Ranorex enables testing of both iOS and Android apps as well as its own browser to run native tests for mobile apps. This tool can be used in sync with Appium.

Benefits:

• Supports cross platform testing
• Supports Android and IOS Application Testing
• Easy to add verification points 
• Playback and Recording feature to avoid scripting codes  

6. pCloudy

pCloudy is a cloud-based continuous testing tool. You can leverage pCloudy for testing both mobile and desktop application testing. It consists of 5000+ browser combinations to support your mobile and desktop applications across a wide variety of browsers. It consists of real mobile and desktop computers which helps in getting accurate testing results. It is highly scalable and being powered by AI it provides accelerated testing speed along with qualitative results. Apart from this, it integrates many test automation tools and frameworks like Selenium, Appium, Espresso, etc to enable test automation at high speed.

Major features of pCloudy are as follows:

• Cloud based test automation platform, hence 24/7 accessible 
• Highly scalable 
• Number of devices can be customized as per the project requirements
• Consists of the most diverse cloud with 5000+ desktop browsers and device combinations to support compatibility giving you a wide test coverage.
• Consists of two independent clouds for providing both desktop application testing and mobile application testing. 
• Supports multiple integrations 

7. Espresso

Espresso is a test automation tool by Google. It helps in  writing automation tests for Android. Espresso is an open-source testing solution.

For testers, Espresso might be difficult to use. It’s a great tool for black-box testing and unit testing.

Benefits:

• It’s developed by Google 
• It’s an Open-source solution tool and available free of cost 
• It supports Object-based programming language 
• It is Great for black-box and unit testin

8.IOS UI Automation

IOS UI Automation is an Open source tool. It support testing for IOS devices . It supports testing in programming languages like Java, Javascript, Python. These tests can run on real devices and emulators.

• The programme supports scripts to develop UI scripts and save development time 
• It is easy to use and needs no additional components 
• User-friendly UI 

9. Monkey Runner 

Monkey Runner is a test automation tool that provides an API for writing programs . It is used to control both devices and emulators through bypassing the original Android code. MonkeyRunner is mainly designed for conducting various functional and regression tests.

Benefits:

• Supports functional UI testing
• Supports testing for multiple devices
• Monkey Runner’s functionality can be extended by using plugins

Conclusion: 

As discussed above, test automation tools are imperative to provide the best user experience. Do make note of the above mentioned tools and analyze which suits best for your business goals. 

UFT is an industry leader for test automation