Try our apps before anyone else, and find the bugs before the dinosaur does.
Join the testers How it worksHow it works5 steps
Join once, and every new test lands in your inbox. You decide each time whether to take part.
Our testers are one Google Group. Open groups.google.com/g/valvomo-testers and press “Join group”. That's the whole sign-up: no forms, no accounts on our side.
Join with the same Google account your phone's Play Store uses. Google Play checks that account when you install a test version, and it's the most common reason a test link says “App not available”.
When a new test starts, we post it in the group. Google Groups emails every post to its members by default, so you'll get it in your inbox, usually a few times a year rather than a few times a week.
Each invite tells you what the app is, which platform it runs on, how long the test lasts, what we'd like you to look at, and whether it's paid. Ignore any invite you're not interested in; nothing happens.
The invite has two links. On an Android phone, the Google Play link lets you join the test and install in one go. The web link shows a “Become a tester” page that works on any device; after that, install from Google Play as usual.
Test versions come through Google Play like any other app and update automatically. When the app launches publicly you simply keep it, and your updates continue.
Use the app the way you normally would, a few minutes now and then is plenty. Try the odd things too: very long names, no network, rotating the phone, the button nobody presses.
Found something? Email [email protected] with what you did, what you expected and a screenshot if you can, or use the private feedback box on the app's Google Play page. Praise is fine too.
Many tests are the closed test Google Play requires before a new app can launch: at least 12 testers who stay opted in for 14 days in a row. If you leave the group or the test early, the count starts over for us, so please stay until we say it's done.
Typical closed test: 14 daysFor youWhy bother
Use new apps weeks before they're public, and keep them when they launch.
No support queue: your feedback is read by the person who wrote the code, and it often ends up in the next build.
Some tests pay a fixed reward for staying through the whole test period. The invite always says so up front.
Tell us what's missing, not just what's broken. Ideas from testers help decide what gets built next.
Only test invites and the occasional “it's live” note. No newsletter, no marketing, and leaving takes one click.
Our apps are free of ads and tracking. Every bug you find is one that never reaches anyone else.
RewardsIf any
Not every test is paid. Early betas and quick checks usually aren't. The closed tests Google requires before a launch usually are, because they ask more of you: 14 days without leaving.
Whatever the deal is, it's in the invite before you join that test, and it doesn't change halfway through. We never ask for passwords, card numbers or money to take part.
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A shift-work pay calculator for Finland: shifts in, supplements, overtime, tax withholding and net pay out. Everything stays on the phone.
PrivacyShort version
Joining the group shares your Google account's email address with us, the group owner. We use it for one thing: inviting you to tests and adding you to them on Google Play. It isn't sold, shared or used for marketing, and other members can't see the member list.
To leave, open the group and choose “Leave group”; you'll get no more invites. To quit a single test, use “Leave the program” on the test's Google Play web page. What each app does with data is in its own privacy policy, for example Vuoropalkkalaskuri's.
QuestionsFAQ
Your phone's Play Store is signed in with a different Google account than the one that joined the group, or you joined a minute ago. Join with the Play Store account (or switch accounts in Play), wait a few minutes and open the link again.
Joining takes a couple of minutes. During a test, opening the app a few times a week and using it for real is enough. Google wants to see real use, so please don't just install it and forget it.
It's distributed through Google Play and goes through the same checks as any app there. It can still have bugs, which is the point, so don't rely on a test version for anything important until it's out of testing.
Yes, any time. For a paid test the reward is for the full period, so leaving early means no reward, and for a closed test it means we have to find a replacement. A heads-up by email is appreciated.
Not yet. Our current apps are Android and web. If an iOS test comes up, the group hears about it first.
Email and the private feedback on Google Play go only to us. Posts in the group are visible to other members, so send anything personal by email.