Imagine a well-designed e-commerce platform that functions as expected yet still struggles to attract users. Everything works as intended, but why do customers still abandon their carts halfway?
Many teams focus on functionality and overlook experience, leading users to leave the app within minutes. Smooth functionality alone doesn’t ensure satisfaction; experiences that are intuitive, accessible, and enjoyable do. Product success is measured by functionality and an intuitive user experience. From our experience with businesses, we know that the true business differentiator is user experience (UX).
In this blog, we will explore what UX testing is, why it is essential, and how GAT teams help companies with UX testing and ensure customer success.
UX testing is the process of how real users interact with a product, website, or application to discover usability problems and gauge how easy, efficient, and pleasant the experience is.
Foundation of UX Testing
A practical user experience is:
While functional testing evaluates product functionality, UX testing ensures the overall experience and user engagement. Together, they deliver a well-performed product and a seamless user experience that keeps users coming back.
Let’s dive deep into the difference:
|
Aspect |
Functional testing |
UX (user experience) testing |
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Core question |
Does it work? |
Is it easy and intuitive to use? |
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Primary focus |
Verifies that each feature functions as expected. |
Evaluates how natural, simple, and enjoyable the product feels to users. |
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Example scenario |
A login button successfully logs in users. |
The same button works, but is too small to tap or poorly positioned, which frustrates users. |
|
Outcome |
Ensures functionality of core business logic.. |
Ensures satisfaction, engagement, and smooth interaction. |
Let’s look at a real example of how UX testing translates into measurable outcomes:
Carry1st, a gaming & payments platform, was facing friction in its checkout flows, especially given the vast variety of local payment methods. GAT identified usability and performance issues. After addressing them, Carry1st saw a 12% increase in checkout completions for some payment types.
This demonstrates how thoughtful UX testing converts user feedback into tangible performance gains.
Oftentimes, something as minor as a cluttered layout or poorly designed form can instantly disrupt engagement. At Global App Testing, we place UX testing on par with functional validation.
Here’s why:
GAT UX Testing Services
At GAT, we treat UX testing as a business essential; every friction point impacts conversions. Our specialized testing turns UX strategy into actionable insights to resolve issues before launch
Different UX testing types address usability, performance, and accessibility. In practice, the most thorough evaluation combines all of them. Our services include:
By examining how users interact with an application, Usability testing helps teams uncover and resolve issues that hinder ease of use. It focuses on identifying friction points and navigation gaps that affect the overall experience. GAT’s testing teams summarize findings from a user’s perspective to guide meaningful usability improvements.
Evaluating a platform against standards such as WCAG and ADA helps determine its level of inclusivity and compliance. GAT testers replicate real user interactions with assistive technologies to identify accessibility barriers and suggest practical improvements that make the product easier to use for everyone.
Testing across devices and operating systems ensures consistent performance and prevents UX disruptions. GAT’s global testers run real-world checks to uncover issues early and maintain design consistency.
By checking content, design, and functionality across regions, localization testing ensures consistency and proper adaptation for each market. It focuses on cultural and linguistic accuracy to deliver region-appropriate user experiences.
At Global App Testing, we’ve seen even the most experienced design and product teams face recurring user experience challenges that quietly impact engagement. Even minor design oversights can impact user satisfaction.
We identify these recurring challenges, including:
At Global App Testing, we help teams turn real user insights into design decisions that drive engagement and retention.
Each project is different, yet UX testing success depends on a precise and repeatable process. At Global App Testing, our process turns real user interactions into actionable insights that shape better digital experiences. Here’s how we do it:
Step-by-step process of UX testing
Define user personas & goals: User testing starts by mapping real user profiles and defining measurable experience goals. This paves the way for navigation flow, layout adjustments, and accessibility fixes.
Now, let’s see how a professional partner helps you scale quality and deliver better user experiences.
Working with a professional partner transforms testing into a consistent process for continuous user experience gains.
Take our collaboration with a leading global marketplace, where Global App Testing ran continuous UX and usability tests across regions, identifying localization and navigation gaps that led to measurable engagement.
The brand faced inconsistent engagement across regions. With targeted UX improvements from Global App Testing, it resolved navigation challenges, achieved measurable growth, and improved customer satisfaction, showing how external testing can uncover issues internal teams may overlook.
Below are the top benefits that a testing partner can provide in terms of UX testing:
Global App testing QA teams help companies improve user experience by integrating UX testing and real user feedback into each step of the software development life cycle. For us, user experience testing is not a check before release, but a continuous process that requires QA involvement from UI design through test execution to bug verification.
UX testing with GAT
Here is how we help companies with UX testing on scale:
Come talk to Global App Testing to discover how our UX testing services help create experiences that delight your customers across every market, every device, and every user journey.