r/AndroidAppTesters • u/nexihl • 1d ago
12 Testers Needed Tester Hokus
Honest post.
I run a closed test for HOKUS, an Android app with sixteen self-working magic tricks you perform with your phone. On paper I had enough testers — 27 people joined. Almost none of them ever opened the app after installing.
Google reviewed my production application and declined it. Their words: "Testers were not engaged with your app during your closed test." Not a policy problem, not a quality problem, nothing wrong with the app itself. Nobody used it. I now have to run another 14 days of closed testing before I'm allowed to apply again.
So I'm not looking for sign-ups or numbers. I'm looking for people who open the app once and tell me one honest sentence.
Everything is unlocked and free during the beta
All sixteen tricks are free for testers. Play handles it as a test purchase — no card, nothing charged, no trial that expires. You get the complete app, not a demo with locked screens. This works automatically for everyone in the tester group; you don't have to ask me for anything.
Two steps, in this order — the second only works after the first
Join the tester group:
https://groups.google.com/g/zaubertricks-tester
Then open the opt-in link:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.nexihl.zauberkasten
The app then appears in the Play Store as a normal install. If it doesn't show up immediately, wait a few minutes — Google needs a moment to register you.
What you'd be trying
Sixteen tricks that work without sleight of hand. A freely chosen card appears on your screen. A note written "yesterday" names what someone decides today. A printed slip lying on the table is scanned by your spectator's own phone — a device you never touched — and shows their card. Every trick comes with instructions in the app: what to say, what to do, how long it runs, how much practice it needs.
One honest limitation, better said here than discovered after installing: the trick instructions are German only right now. The interface itself is German and English.
What I'd like back
Open it, run one trick, then reply here or in the group with a single line. What felt good, what confused you, what looked broken. "Worked fine" is a real answer and still helps.
I test back. Reply or DM with your app and I'll join your closed test and do exactly what I'm asking for — a real install and real feedback, not a silent number in your dashboard.
Thanks for reading this far.
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u/Muwogi 1d ago
Hello! I will download HOKUS as soon as Google Play lets me, and I will definitely test it!
It would mean a lot to me if you could share your thoughts on my friend's free music player app:
- Join the tester group: https://groups.google.com/g/tony-moth-music-player-testers
- Opt in to the closed test: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tonymoth.musicplayer
- Install the app from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tonymoth.musicplayer
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u/nexihl 1d ago
Got it
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u/Muwogi 1d ago
Hello!
First of all, thank you for downloading and testing our app! I really appreciate it!
Of course, I downloaded yours to test it, and I wanted to share some feedback with you. My German is still a work in progress, so I couldn't understand the text perfectly just yet, but I did notice a small UI issue regarding the layout.
The bubbles/buttons at the bottom of the screen seem to be positioned a bit too low. They are sitting almost right on top of the phone's system navigation bar, which makes them a little tricky to tap.
Thank you again for your help!
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u/Exlo84 1d ago
I already have yours installed. Please do the same for mine :)
App Name: Lumo Leap
App Category: Casual / Physics-Based Game
Testing Goals: Looking for feedback on the controls, jumping physics, level difficulty, UI/UX, Google Sign-In, performance, and any bugs or crashes across different Android devices. Please let me know if anything feels unclear, unresponsive, unfair, or visually incorrect.
Links:
Join the tester group: https://groups.google.com/g/lumoleap
Opt in as a tester: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.exlo.lumoleap
Download the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.exlo.lumoleap
If you get “We’re sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server,” wait a few minutes after joining the group and opting in, then try again.
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u/Civil-Top1641 1d ago
I'm in.
Would you return the favour?
Join the Google Group:
https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/affirme-closed-test
Join the beta test:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.winterslab.affirme
Install the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.winterslab.affirme
Thanks.