Playwright is the next generation of testing, but it only supports web testing. Appetize enhances Playwright’s capabilities by enabling deeply integrated testing on native mobile apps, giving you unparalleled power and flexibility for your mobile and web tests.
Playwright can simulate mobile devices by emulating screen sizes and using mobile browsers, but it doesn't test the native app experience. This means even major app issues can slide under the radar.
of usability issues identified during testing involve native interactions such as touch gestures and screen responsiveness.
KobitonPrecious developer time is spent on engineering projects related solely to your testing infrastructure, rather than fixing bugs or releasing new features. Tests can take hours to complete, grinding developer momentum to a halt.
Increase in maintenance overhead when using Appium to test across a wide matrix of devices (ex. 20+ models)
33 SquareFlaky tests can mislead developers and testers into thinking an app is either working fine (when it’s not) or failing (when DOES work). This leads to wasted time investigating non-issues or overlooking real bugs. Root causes are difficult to chase down.
Microsoft’s yearly cost of developer time wasted by flaky tests
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Appetize enables you to build and run simple automated tests for your mobile apps while benefiting from the many tools that Playwright offers.
Appetize lets you test natively – on a complete device, with your app loaded on it. No need to modify your apps for testing purposes. With Appetize and Playwright, you can test browser, mobile, and external apps simultaneously.
Using Appetize and Playwright lets you run multiple test scripts across a wide range of devices, ensuring that your app works consistently across different screen sizes, resolutions, and hardware configurations without the need to manually test each device.
Virtual devices are consistent and resilient. With Appetize, eliminate variables like hardware differences or OS-level inconsistencies. Appetize also makes it easy to replicate and debug flaky test scenarios. Easily trace issues and resolve them quickly.
“Prior to using Appetize here at Abbott, our app development team was struggling to provide a way to demo, test, and simulate iOS and Android environments for our app portfolio. The previous platform we used was clunky and slow.”