For developers
Google Play requires personal developer accounts created after November 13, 2023 to run a closed test with at least 12 testers opted in for 14 consecutive days before applying for production access. Here's how TesterWiz gets you through it — verifiably.
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Post your campaign — no payment, ever
Enter your app name, package id, and your closed-testing opt-in link from Play Console (Testing → Closed testing → Copy link). Posting costs 36 credits for all 12 seats — or start half-down with 18 (6 seats) and unlock the rest as you earn. Spin the welcome wheel for your starting credits (up to a full campaign's worth), then earn more by testing other developers' apps at 3 credits each, paid as you go. Changed your mind? Cancel any time before the 14-day clock starts and everything you paid comes back.
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Accept 12 testers
Your campaign appears on the tester marketplace. Applicants come with a public rating, completed-campaign count, and level. Accept up to 12. Each accepted tester submits the exact Google account email they'll opt in with.
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Verify opt-ins against Play Console
Open Play Console → your closed-testing track → Testers, and check each submitted email off in TesterWiz as you see it appear. This is the anti-fraud heart of the product: nobody is 'in' until you've seen them in Google's own list.
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The 14-day clock runs
When 12 opt-ins are verified, you start the clock. Our daily job advances the day counter; testers submit screenshot check-ins on scheduled days. Ship an update inside the window if you can — Google looks for iteration, not a frozen build.
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Confirm and rate
After day 14 the campaign asks for your confirmation. Review the evidence, dispute any tester who didn't hold up their end (a human admin reviews — no auto-refunds, no auto-bans), confirm the rest. Confirmed testers earn their credits, you rate them 1–5, and their rating follows them to every future application. Need more campaigns later? Test other developers' apps — 12 completed tests earns your next post.
Ready when you are
Campaigns typically fill within a day or two.