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Mobot vs PLUS QA: In-House Testers or Testing Robots for Your Mobile App?
PLUS QA is a QA testing company based in Portland, Oregon, providing onshore QA services by experienced testers on real devices. Mobot is a managed service built on automation: Mobot testing robots run your Mobot test cases on real iOS and Android devices, and a QA analyst verifies every defect.
Test your app on real devices. 1,000 free Mobot credits.
How are Mobot and PLUS QA different?
PLUS QA is a Portland, Oregon QA company whose in-house testers test on real devices from its own device lab.[P1] Mobot is a managed mobile QA service built on automation: Mobot testing robots run your Mobot test cases the same way every run on real iOS and Android devices, and a QA analyst verifies every defect, with device screenshots in the report.
Who builds and runs the tests. Mobot AI and Mobot's team build your Mobot test cases, and Mobot testing robots run them, physically tapping real devices. (Managed mobile QA)
How defects reach you. A Mobot QA analyst verifies every defect before it reaches you, with screenshots from the device, device and network logs, and reproduction steps, in Slack, Jira or TestRail. (Analyst-verified defects)
Mobot vs PLUS QA at a glance
| Row | PLUS QA | Mobot |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Onshore QA services by in-house testers, based in Portland, Oregon | Managed mobile QA: Mobot testing robots, QA analysts and Mobot AI |
| Who runs tests | Experienced in-house testers on real devices, plus an in-house AI testing agent for web properties | Mobot testing robots run Mobot test cases; QA analysts verify every defect |
| Services named | Mobile, web, accessibility, localization, mixed reality and IoT testing; managed testing services | Mobile regression and release testing on real iOS and Android devices |
| Free start | No free trial listed on its home page | Free trial with 1,000 free Mobot credits |
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When Mobot fits
- You want the same Mobot test cases run the same way every release, by physical robots on real iOS and Android devices.
- Your flows depend on real hardware: Face ID and biometric login, and the device's real camera with real IDs and scenes in front of the lens. (What physical robots catch that emulators miss)
- You want verified defects. A QA analyst verifies every defect, and each report includes device screenshots.
- You want Mobot AI and Mobot's team to build the test cases, with no scripts for your engineers to write or maintain.
- You want to see it on your own app first with the 1,000-credit free trial.
How do you move from PLUS QA to Mobot?
- Start the free trial. Claim 1,000 free Mobot credits at /free-trial and share your build (TestFlight, a Play internal testing link or an .apk).
- Mobot builds the test cases. Mobot AI and Mobot's team build your Mobot test cases from your flows, and your Mobot contact reviews them with you.
- Robots run them on real devices. Mobot testing robots run your Mobot test cases on real iOS and Android devices, the same way every run.
- A QA analyst verifies every defect. Each verified defect comes with screenshots from the device it ran on, device and network logs, and reproduction steps.
- Next step, after the trial. If you like what you see, we'll convert your existing tests into Mobot test cases at no cost. That includes test cases or test plans from PLUS QA you already have.
Teams like Chime use Mobot for their mobile testing. See how Mobot works
To see Mobot test your own app on real devices, start a free trial.
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FAQ
What is PLUS QA?
PLUS QA is a privately owned QA testing company based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2008. It says all testing is performed in-house on real devices.
Does Mobot need my team to write scripts?
No. Mobot AI and Mobot's team build your Mobot test cases from your build, your test plans or a recorded walkthrough, and your Mobot contact reviews them with you. Mobot testing robots run them on real iOS and Android devices.
What does a Mobot defect report include?
Every defect is verified by a QA analyst and reported with screenshots from the real device it ran on, device and network logs, and reproduction steps. See a sample report.
How do I get started?
Start with the 1,000-credit free trial. If you like what you see, we'll convert your existing tests into Mobot test cases at no cost.
Test your app on real devices.
Start with the 1,000-credit free trial. If you like what you see, we'll convert your existing tests into Mobot test cases at no cost.
1,000 free Mobot credits.
Based on public PLUS QA sources read on Oct 20, 2026. Capabilities change; verify with PLUS QA.
- [P1] PLUS QA, home page