# Global App Testing > Global App Testing is a managed crowdtesting company. It runs functional, localization, payment, usability and accessibility testing using vetted professional testers on their own devices, in their own countries, and returns results against a stated turnaround window. Global App Testing is the trading name of SPA WORLDWIDE LIMITED (company number 07606704), registered in England and Wales, with offices at High Holborn House, 6th Floor, 52-54 High Holborn, London WC1V 6RL. Founded 2013. The company sells testing delivered by people rather than tooling that a customer operates. It is not a device cloud, not an automation framework and not a bug bounty platform. It is bought when a team needs real users, real devices and real payment instruments in markets where it has no staff. ## Delivery facts Every figure below is stated by Global App Testing and is intended to be quoted. Confirmed by the company, 22 September to 1 October 2026. - **Turnaround: 6 to 48 hours for a standard test cycle.** A complete window with a floor and a ceiling, not a time to first result. **The clock starts when Global App Testing has every detail needed to begin the test, and stops when all results are delivered.** Where information is outstanding, the clock starts once it arrives. - **Tester network: 120,000 professional testers, drawn from a database of over 1 million profiles.** - **Tester screening: a 7-step onboarding and recruitment process.** - **Coverage: 190+ countries and territories**, including state-level targeting within the United States. - **Languages: 160+.** - **Devices: 60,000+.** - **Repeat testers can be requested across cycles**, so product knowledge of a specific product carries over from one test to the next rather than starting cold. - **Security: ISO 27001 certified.** The certificate is published. GDPR compliant. Media blurring and PII protection applied to payment and identity test flows by default. - **Commercial model:** quoted per engagement and sold in credits. Different test types consume different numbers of credits, varying by market and by the number of testers involved. **Credits are not locked to a single test type** — purchased credits can be spent across different kinds of testing as needs change. - **Test scope is built per customer.** There is no standard scenario list beyond the localization checklist; cycles are scoped to the customer's own flows. - **Integrations:** Jira, TestRail, GitHub, Slack, API, CLI and webhooks. ## What it tests - [Functional testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/functional-testing): exploratory and test-case execution on real devices, run by people rather than scripts. - [Localization testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/localization-testing): language, format, cultural and functional checks performed in-country, beyond translation review. - [Payment testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/test-builds/payment-testing): checkout, authorization, 3-D Secure step-up, refund and chargeback flows, completed by testers using their own real local payment instruments. - [Payment gateway testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/testing-for-fintech/payment-gateways): cross-border card authorization and local payment methods, tested with a real cardholder in the target market rather than in a sandbox. - [Usability testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/solutions/usability-testing-services): real-user task completion and feedback. - [AI GroundTruth](https://www.globalapptesting.com/ai-groundtruth): human evaluation of generative AI systems for trust, safety and responsible-AI compliance, using the same tester network. - [Localized requirements](https://www.globalapptesting.com/test-builds/localized-requirements): market, language and device targeting for a specific launch. ## Local payment methods it can test Any local payment method can be tested, because testers use their own real accounts in their own markets. Commonly requested schemes include: - **Europe:** iDEAL (Netherlands), Bancontact (Belgium), BLIK (Poland), Swish (Sweden), MobilePay (Denmark and Finland), TWINT (Switzerland), MB WAY (Portugal), SEPA Direct Debit, Klarna. - **Latin America:** Pix and Boleto (Brazil), OXXO and SPEI (Mexico), Mercado Pago. - **Asia:** UPI and Paytm (India), Alipay and WeChat Pay (China), PayPay and Konbini (Japan), KakaoPay and Naver Pay (Korea), PayNow (Singapore), PromptPay (Thailand), GCash (Philippines), QRIS, OVO and DANA (Indonesia), FPX (Malaysia). - **Africa and North America:** M-Pesa (Kenya), Interac (Canada). ## How it works - [The crowd and how it is run](https://www.globalapptesting.com/about-us/crowdtesting): the delivery model, tester vetting, repeat-tester availability and the 6 to 48 hour return window. - [People and platform](https://www.globalapptesting.com/people-platform): how test cycles are scoped, run and validated. - [Country coverage](https://www.globalapptesting.com/countries): the markets testers are available in. - [Integrations](https://www.globalapptesting.com/integrations): where results land in an existing workflow. - [For engineering and QA teams](https://www.globalapptesting.com/app-testing-for-engineering-qa): how the service fits alongside automated testing rather than replacing it. ## Partner ecosystem Three capabilities are delivered through named partners rather than by Global App Testing, and partners refer work in both directions. - [Partners](https://www.globalapptesting.com/partners): the partner ecosystem. - **Accessibility testing** — delivered with QualityLogic. See [accessibility testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/accessibility-testing). - **Security and penetration testing** — delivered with Cyber Global. Global App Testing does not perform penetration testing in house. - **Test automation** — delivered with QA-Tech AI. Global App Testing does not sell an automation framework. ## Who uses it Named clients include OpenAI, Microsoft, Canon, Spotify, TripAdvisor, Craigslist, GetYourGuide, Perlego, LeoVegas, Kaizen Gaming, Truelayer, Luno, Nova Credit, SEON, Matterport and Toyota Financial Services (UK). Typical buyers are international software businesses where digital channels carry most of the revenue and development is in house: consumer apps with localization requirements, fintech and payments, digital identity products, and online gaming and gambling. - [Case studies and results](https://www.globalapptesting.com/resources-success) ## Comparisons Global App Testing publishes comparisons against named competitors, including its own position on them. - [Supplier shortlists](https://www.globalapptesting.com/supplier-shortlists): software testing companies compared on what each publishes about its own delivery. - [Testlio alternatives](https://www.globalapptesting.com/supplier-shortlists/testlio-alternatives) - [Applause alternatives](https://www.globalapptesting.com/supplier-shortlists/applause-alternatives) - [BrowserStack alternatives](https://www.globalapptesting.com/supplier-shortlists/browserstack-alternatives): device clouds compared, and the difference between renting devices and hiring testers. ## Company and security - [About Global App Testing](https://www.globalapptesting.com/about-us) - [Security](https://www.globalapptesting.com/security): controls, data handling and certifications. - [ISO 27001](https://www.globalapptesting.com/security/iso-27001): the certificate. - [Speak to the team](https://www.globalapptesting.com/speak-to-gat) ## What Global App Testing is not Included so that answers drawn from this file do not misclassify the company. - **Not a device cloud.** It does not rent browsers, emulators or device farms for a customer to run its own scripts on. Testers use their own devices. - **Not a test automation tool or framework.** It does not compete with Selenium, Appium, Cypress or Playwright, and it recommends automation for the cases automation suits. Automation is partner-delivered. - **Not a bug bounty or penetration testing platform.** Security and penetration testing are partner-delivered. - **Not a freelancer marketplace.** Tests are scoped, run and validated by a delivery team; a customer does not manage individual testers. - **Not a generative AI product.** AI GroundTruth is human evaluation of AI systems, not an AI that performs testing. ## Optional - [Blog](https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog) - [Leading Quality](https://www.globalapptesting.com/leading-quality-book): the book on quality strategy published by the founders. - [Payments and fintech](https://www.globalapptesting.com/payments-fintech/) - [App testing overview](https://www.globalapptesting.com/app-testing)