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Test Test Release

Testing Project In-Depth

Release Duration: 3 days
Testing Scope:

  • Multiplayer (Online) mode
  • Post-game screen, in all modes, contains correct information
  • Functionality in offline mode

Custom Requests:

  • Use 5 testers (UDID Limitation)
  • OS version 3.0, 3.1 3G and 3GS connectivity

Functionality to be Tested:

  • Tracks from Store Section
  • Options Menu
  • Tapulous Profile
  • Performance

Tapulous’ Results
During their initial exploratory test cycles - each lasting anywhere from three days to a month - testers were asked to search Tap Tap Revenge at their own discretion. This step is common for new uTest customers, as it allows testers to familiarize themselves with the application before more in-depth testing is performed.

The next step for Tapulous was to perform functional test cycle, where the uTest community would test specific features of their application. As a result, Jess was able to compile a ‘known bugs’ list and work towards resolving a variety of critical issues before their next release.

“Could we have found these bugs ourselves?” asked Jess. “Yes, but we don’t have the time or a team to do so as efficiently as the uTest community. As our applications progress, so too does our team of testers. In fact, I don’t think we’ve lost a tester yet.”

Although Jess plans on hiring an in-house testing manager, she said one of their duties will be to act as the primary liaison with uTest. Indeed, she sees uTest as a major part of their success moving forward.

In their own words...

On the status quo of mobile testing:
“We wanted to avoid falling into the trap of testing ourselves. Otherwise, it’s just another task piled on to an 80-hour work week. And managing an offshoring firm, for a company our size, was totally out of the question.”

On uTest’s project management team:
“uTest’s project management team has played an enormous role in our success. They are available on IM at all hours of the day and they are always there when you need them.”

On getting started with uTest:
“It only took us about a half day to get started with uTest. There’s no way we could have done this in-house. Not with our headcount and certainly not with our testing matrix.”
- Jess Kahn, VP of Engineering, Tapulous

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