List of Top Mobile web and app testing tools

We bring to you a resourceful and loaded list of software testing tools that not only reduce the testing efforts, but also help you get your software/application faster to the market and sustain quality while at speed.

Here is the listing of tools that covered paid as well open source.

1. Selendroid

It is an Open-source test automation framework to test the UI of Android native, Hybrid apps and the mobile. The tests are scripted by using the Selenium 2 client API.

Additionally, it can be used on emulators and actual devices. It can also be integrated as node into the Selenium Grid to scale up and test simultaneously. Various gestures are supported by the Advanced User Interactions API. It can further simplify test case development.

Official site: Selendroid

2. ios-driver

It is an Open-source tool used to test iOS native, Hybrid, or web apps for the mobile by using the Selenium/Webdriver API. It can also be used as a Selenium grid node that runs tests synchronously within the same architecture as for the web.

Official site: ios-driver

3. KIF (Keep It Functional)

It is an Open-source iOS integration test framework that automates by leveraging the iOS accessibility attributes. It builds and executes the tests by implementing a standard XCTest testing target.

In line with other iOS test tools, it uses undocumented Apple APIs, which is appropriate for testing and integrates with the user’s Xcode project. The tests for KIF are scripted in Objective C.

Official site: KIF

4. Mobile-Friendly Test

It is a free online test tool developed by Google that analyzes a URL and informs if the page is mobile-friendly/responsive. Additionally, it reports/defects detected and recommends solutions.

It also provides an extensive mobile responsive documentation on the site.

Official site: Mobile-Friendly Test

5. Remote Test kit

The tool developed by NTT Resonant Inc. facilitates a real device test cloud that enables manual and automated testing across multiple real iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. It integrates with Xcode for iOS and Eclipse for Android.

Further to each test, the test data from all apps is erased the devices and are automatically re-initialized. Additionally, the tool supports Selenium Webdriver, Jenkins. Real-time Clipboard Synchronization facilitates copy pasting text that has been developed in advance on the user’s computer, or copying text from the iOS device to a local system.

Official site: Remote TestKit

6. TestObject

It is a device test cloud created by TestObject GmbH that has over 150 devices, mainly Android and some iOS. It provides access to real devices from the user’s browser for manual and automated testing.

It also supports Native, web and hybrid apps and offers additional facilities like screenshots, switching over system language to test, supporting testing frameworks that includes Robotium, Espresso and Appium; a REST API, Ant and Gradle plugins.

Official site: TestObject

7. Frank

It is an Open-source framework developed by Thoughtworks that is used to write structured text tests by using Cucumber and execute them against the iOS application.

It necessitates installation of a Ruby and compiles/links the Frank servicer into the application that is being tested. It has a robust app inspector that can get detailed information from the application on the run. It executes tests on both the Simulator and Device.

Official site: Frank

8. Android Testing Support Library

It is a framework built by Google to test Android apps. It provides a set of Java APIs through the Android SDK Manager that helps build and run app test code, comprising JUnit 4 and functional UI tests.

Tests can executed from the Android Studio IDE or from the command line. It also comprises AndroidJUnitRunner: JUnit 4-compatible test runner for Android; Espresso: UI testing framework for white box functional UI testing within an app, and UI Automator: UI testing framework for black box functional UI testing across the devices or applications under test.

Official site: Android Testing Support Library

9. Monkey

It is a free command-line tool/program that can run on your emulator or device to generate pseudo-random series of user interactions/transactions, namely, clicks, touches, and system related gestures. Monkey can stress-test applications that are being developed randomly but repeatedly.

For instance, if the application crashes or doesn’t perform as expected/respond to system error, the tool will report the error occurred.

Official site: Monkey

10. MonkeyRunner

It is a free tool from Google that offers a Python API for scripting programs, controlling an Android device or an emulator not within the Android code. It can write a Python program that can install an Android application or test package, take screenshots of user interface, and more.

It is meant to test applications as well as devices for its functional and framework aspects. Importantly, you can apply one or more test suites across multiple devices or emulators, and it can be extended with Plug-ins.

Official site: MonkeyRunner

11. Android Lint

Lint, a tool from the Android Studio is a code scanning tool that can enable the user to easily detect and rectify issues with the structural quality of the code. This is done without running the application or scripting any tests.

It has a command-line interface that can easily integrate the tool within the user’s automated testing process. The tool checks the Android project source files to detect bugs and bring in enhancements for efficiency, usability, performance, and security.

Official site: Android Lint

12. Calabash

It is a free open source framework from Xamarin Inc. that enables scripting and running automated Acceptance tests for mobile applications by using Cucumber and Ruby. It is a cross-platform tool that supports Android and iOS native apps, comprising libraries that facilitate test code to interact with Native and Hybrid apps.

Official site: Calabash

13. Xamarin Test Cloud

It provides a locally created, robust object-based scripting environment for simulating and automating actions that an actual user could take via a mobile app on iOS or Android device. Importantly, it provides a test device cloud, offering 1,800+ real devices for testing.

Here, the test scripts run concurrently across multiple devices at one time. Test Scripts can be created in Calabash (Ruby) and C# using Xamarin Studio or Visual Studio. The tool can integrate with any CI systems.

Official site: Xamarin Test Cloud

14. TestMunk

It is a mobile app test automation runner that is available on the web and enables execution of BDD-style test cases across virtually available emulators, user devices, or across a pool of TestMunk Android and iOS versions of devices. It supports Native and Hybrid apps.

It provides over 50 BDD-style TestSteps for both iOS and Android and can extend and script customized TestSteps and uses Ruby.  It can initiate and run tests locally on an emulator or a device at no cost.

Official site: TestMunk

15. Crashlytics

It is a free set of tools developed by Twitter and can be implemented within iOS and Android apps. It enables the user to report detailed information on an application’s crash. It includes details about the devices that the application runs on, like whether it is happening only on the device or on a specific model in the series.

It provides ‘Answers kit’ that gives information on critical performance metrics of an app, growth and engagement indicators.

Official site: Crashlytics

16. UberTesters

It is a free set of tools for managing and reporting iOS/Android app and crowdsourced/beta testing. It needs the Ubertesters SDK, which integrates with multiple frameworks optimized for cross-platform development.

Additionally, it can integrate with many third party bug tracking systems or use the incorporated bug tracker. It capabilities also include in-app bug editing, marking, reporting and user feedback. It tracks all testing sessions in real-time sorted by devices or testers.

Official site: UberTesters

17. TestFairy

It is a set of tools developed by TestFairy to manage and report iOS/Android app crowdsourced/beta testing. It provides video that shows everything that takes place on the mobile device, comprising detailed internal metrics such as CPU, memory, GPS, logs, and crash reports. It also detects ANRs and alerts when the app shows abnormal results.

Official site: TestFairy

18. HockeyApp

It is a set of tools created by Microsoft to manage and report iOS/Android/WinPhone/OSX app crowdsourced/beta testing. It integrates the open source HockeyApp SDK for Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Win, Unity, Xamarin and then uploads the app’s build to HockeyApp.

It reports metrics presenting which devices were tested, by whom, the app was used for how long, the language tested, and more.

Official site: HockeyApp

19. TestDroid

It is a suite of Android application testing tools that can be implemented both for test automation and manual testing. It has been developed by Bitbar Inc. Testdroid Enterprise.

Testdroid Cloud is an online service that provides thousands of different real Android and iOS devices to run tests. The test runs begin with a device reboot, ensuring that the tests are executed on clean devices with no interference.

Official site: TestDroid

20. eggPlant Mobile

It is a test automation tool for the mobile that is image-based, low-overhead, for black-box testing. It is the combination of eggPlant Functional and eggOn, the mobile agent that enables to fully test mobile apps on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and any other mobiles devices.

Official site: eggPlant Mobile

21. Maveryx

It is a Test automation tool developed by Maveryx for Android and Java apps. It utilizes ‘GUI Objects Finder’ that recognizes GUI test objects with text while execution of tests. The object search engine supports exactly matching algorithms to identify test objects in the UI, even when there are partial or approximate matching, misspellings and synonyms or in case of change of objects from the time of test creation.

It supports JUnit assertion-based verification points, distributed testing, plugin for Eclipse, and even when customized extensions/plugins are created.

Official site: Maveryx

22. Mobitaz

It is an Android/iOS test automation tool developed by MSys Technologies. Its features comprise Native app and Web test automation, end-to-end automation, etc. The Test cases can be easily created, without any requirement of source code.

23. Clang Static Analyzer

It is an Open-source source code analysis tool that detects bugs in C, C++, and Objective-C programs. It can be used either as a standalone tool or within Xcode. It is expected to run in tandem with a codebase Build.

It is implemented as a C++ library that can be leveraged by other tools and applications.

Official site: Clang Static Analyzer

24. Roboelectric

It is an open source unit test framework that customizes Android SDK classes for the user to test Android apps within the JVM at the workstation within seconds.

Official site: Roboelectric

25. TestArchitect Mobile Plus

It is a Test automation tool from LogiGear for native/hybrid apps on Android/iOS, and Web, Windows and Java applications. With this the tests can be executed across multiple local devices via USB and Wi-Fi, or on devices hosted by cloud-based mobile testing partners. It provides support for multi-touch gestures, access to the physical device buttons, and command-line execution. Image recognition feature enables testing for standard apps and games with fast, 3D, interactive graphics.

Additionally, it supports IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, WebView, HTML5, and customized actions can be created using C#, C++, JAVA, or Python.

Official site: TestArchitect Mobile Plus

26. Appium

It is an open source test automation framework that can drive native and hybrid iOS and Android mobile apps using the WebDriver JSON wire protocol. It supports a sub-set of the Selenium WebDriver JSON Wire Protocol, and provides extensions for automating mobile gestures like tap, flick, and swipe.

In order to automate iOS, it requires XCode and Apple Developer Tools (iPhone simulator SDK, command line tools). For Android automation Android SDK API >= 17 is required.

Official site: Appium

27. Android/iOS Source Code Analysis

It is a static code scanning tool developed by Checkmarx that provides the ability to detect vulnerable lines of code and enables to fix them, for Android and iOS app source code. Additionally, it is also capable of analyzing other code languages.

Official site: Android/iOS Source Code Analysis

28. Soasta TouchTest

It is a functional test automation tool from Soasta that brings competencies for multi-touch, gesture-based mobile apps. It can validate tests by leveraging internal variable values and conditionally wait for internal application state changes.

It also facilitates testing for any mobile device across any location. The devices can be available in lab, used as part of an external test, or crowd-sourced.

Official site: Soasta TouchTest

29. Adobe Edge Inspect

Inspect provides the user a preview of the content across multiple mobile devices. It wirelessly pairs multiple iOS and Android devices to the computer, captures screenshots from any connected device, and helps the user observe real-time results from changes to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It can be used for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire.

Official site: Adobe Edge Inspect

30. SeeTestMobile

It is a mobile application test tool developed by Experitest Ltd. It is built for iOS, Android, Blackberry and WindowsPhone. It is used for both emulators as well as real devices and covers visual testing, functionality testing and speed performance.

The test recordings can be done by using real devices, where real device can be plugged into the desktop via USB. It leverages self-learning diagnostic and matches algorithms and a modular self-enhancing image recognition technology.

Some other mobile-related tools available include SeeTest Cloud, SeeTest Network Virtualization, Mobile Addon for UFT.

Official site: SeeTestMobile

31. Ranorex Cross-Device Mobile App Testing

It is a Windows GUI test automation framework developed by Ranorex GmbH to test diverse application types comprising mobile (iOS, Android, Windows8 UI) test automation, and mobile web test automation (iOS). It can directly record tests on the device.

The IDE comprises test project management, integration of all Ranorex tools (Recorder, Repository, Spy), intuitive code editor, code completion, debugging, and watch monitor.

Official site: Ranorex Cross-Device Mobile App Testing

32. Robotium

It is an open-source Android test automation framework developed by Renas Reda/Hugo Josefson/Jayway and is available as Java source or jar file. It can integrate with Maven or Ant to execute tests for continuous integration. It also supports Android 1.6 and higher versions.

Official site: Robotium

33. MonkeyTalk

It is a free open-source test automation tool developed by Gorilla Logic for functional test automation for native, mobile, and hybrid iOS and Android apps. It can be used for simulators as well as actual devices. It is a cross platform tool that can run tests interactively or automate completely.

It has a Cloud version that provides on-premises solution for mobile app testing across devices, where the authorized users can submit test jobs and run the tests automatically on the target devices.

Official site: MonkeyTalk

Post author by Senior QA - Nazeer