AppForShare vs TestApp.io
TestApp.io combines build distribution with a QA workflow: releases, tasks and integrations with tools like Slack, Jira and Linear on paid plans. It has a CLI and a GitHub Action.
AppForShare covers getting builds installed (links, QR codes, password protection, CI uploads, webhooks, analytics, tester groups) and the store side: TestFlight groups, App Store submission, Google Play tracks and staged rollout. For QA it writes a test plan for each build from what changed in the binary, the store check and your release notes, and the team ticks tasks off on the build.
Pick AppForShare if
- You want a bigger free plan: 150 MB files and 2 GB storage on Free, with no limit on the number of apps.
- You want a custom domain and white label install page.
- You want a test plan per build that knows about new permissions, OS changes and store check findings, not only the notes someone typed.
- You want to send builds to TestFlight, submit to App Store review or run Google Play rollouts from the same place.
Pick TestApp.io if
- You want QA tasks and tracker integrations next to your builds.
- You need iOS Enterprise distribution workflows built into a higher plan.
Side by side
- Platforms
- AppForShare
iOS (.ipa) and Android (.apk, or .aab turned into an APK for testers with a free account)
- TestApp.io
iOS (.ipa) and Android (.apk)
- Price
- AppForShare
Free, Pro $12/month with a 7 day free trial, Team $39/month (5 seats). Yearly = 10 months. Lower regional prices in many countries.
- TestApp.io
Free, Starter $11/month, Pro $45.50/month (shown with yearly billing)
- Largest file
- AppForShare
50 MB without an account, 150 MB Free, 2 GB Pro, 4 GB Team
- TestApp.io
100 MB Free, 300 MB Starter, 1 GB Pro
- Storage
- AppForShare
2 GB Free, 25 GB Pro, 150 GB Team
- TestApp.io
500 MB Free, 50 GB Starter, 1 TB Pro
- Apps
- AppForShare
No limit
- TestApp.io
1 Free, 3 Starter, 20 Pro
- Build life
- AppForShare
3 days without an account, 7 days Free, as long as you subscribe on Pro and Team
- TestApp.io
30 days Free, kept on paid plans
- CI uploads
- AppForShare
CLI, GitHub Action and Fastlane plugin, with the store readiness result in the pipeline (Pro and Team)
- TestApp.io
ta-cli, GitHub Action and other integrations
- Branding
- AppForShare
Custom domain and white label install page (Team)
- TestApp.io
Not listed
- Tester feedback
- AppForShare
Send feedback on the install page, no SDK: screenshots with drawing on every plan, screen recording and Slack/Teams alerts on Pro, blockers on Team
- TestApp.io
Feedback with screenshots and videos from the install page and the tester app
- AI test cases
- AppForShare
Test plan per build from what changed in the binary, the store check and release notes; every plan with an account (AI actions)
- TestApp.io
AI task generation from release notes and app description, on paid plans
- Tasks and activity
- AppForShare
Task board on every project, tasks from feedback linked to builds, workspace activity feed (Team)
- TestApp.io
Tasks and an activity feed per app
- Tester app
- AppForShare
Installable tester page with push on new builds, no account (Team); not a native store app
- TestApp.io
Native tester apps for iOS and Android
- Issue trackers
- AppForShare
Send a feedback report to Linear or Jira Cloud as an issue with screenshots, one way (Pro and Team)
- TestApp.io
Jira and Linear integrations on paid plans
- Release checklist
- AppForShare
Workspace checklist ticked per build; it and open blockers hold the Live channel, Admin override recorded (Team)
- TestApp.io
Playbooks (reusable release checklists) and blocker tracking that keeps a version from Ready
- Link controls
- AppForShare
Pause, stop date and install limit per link (Pro and Team)
- TestApp.io
Expiry chosen per link (never, 1 day up to 1 month) and an install limit per link
- TestFlight in one link
- AppForShare
Channel link sends iPhones to your TestFlight public link and Android phones to the newest APK, one QR code (Pro and Team)
- TestApp.io
TestFlight public link on the install page
TestApp.io details checked on October 2026 from its public pages (TestApp.io pricing, TestApp.io help). Plans change; tell us at contact if something here is out of date.
Questions
- Does AppForShare have QA task tracking?
- Partly. Testers send feedback with screenshots from the install page into a feedback inbox where the team resolves it or marks blockers (Team), each build can get an AI test plan with tasks the team ticks off, a report can be sent to Linear or Jira as an issue with its screenshots (Pro and Team), and on Team every project has a task board with tasks made from feedback and a workspace activity feed.
- Is there a free trial of AppForShare paid plans?
- Yes, 7 days on the first Pro subscription of an account. A card is added at checkout and nothing is charged if you cancel during the trial.
Try it with your next build
No account needed for a first upload. Free accounts keep links for longer.