Testing apps is an integral part of getting them to market, but many tests are still run manually, costing days of valuable development time.
Appdiff hopes to change that with their AI-powered platform that launched today. The startup, founded in Seattle in 2015, also announced a $2.5 million investment round led by Bay Area firms SoftTech VC and Zetta Venture Partners.
The company’s software can run automated app tests in a matter of minutes. Each time a new version of an app is created, Appdiff’s platform tests every screen, element, and flow in the program, and also measures performance and user experience. This time-saving tool removes a huge bottleneck in the app development process.
“Appdiff’s key value prop is that we provide performance and user interface analysis of mobile apps without any upfront setup, code or overhead,” Appdiff co-founder Justin Liu told GeekWire. “Our product works in minutes.”
Concur, Dictionary.com, and Glympse are among the early customers who have worked with Appdiff, which makes money via annual subscriptions.
“Our target market is enterprises who develop mobile apps and have existing test engineering teams,” Liu said. “Those customers understand the pain and are actively seeking a solution.”
Appdiff employs seven people and has offices in Seattle and San Francisco.
