We use it wrong on purpose
Empty fields, absurd values, wrong order, back button, refresh mid-flow, two tabs at once, expired sessions, mobile and desktop.
Independent testing · Launch Check
You built it, so you know exactly how it's supposed to work. You click the same buttons in the same order every time. Your customers won't. Let an independent tester use it before strangers do.
The problem with testing your own app
After you've built something, you physically cannot use it like a stranger. You avoid the broken paths without noticing. You type valid data because you know what valid looks like. You never double-click, never hit back mid-checkout, never arrive from a stale tab.
Here's what that misses in real apps:
Every one of those is a real defect pattern from live applications we've tested. None of them are exotic. All of them are invisible to the person who built the thing.
What you get
Empty fields, absurd values, wrong order, back button, refresh mid-flow, two tabs at once, expired sessions, mobile and desktop.
The one path that matters — sign up, do the core thing, pay if there's payment. Start to finish, as a first-time user.
Each one written with what we did, what happened, what should have happened, and why it matters — not a vague list of opinions.
A launch verdict: GREEN ship it, YELLOW fix these first, RED don't put strangers through this yet.
Prioritised, with evidence, in plain language. Not a spreadsheet of jargon you have to decode.
Why trust us with it
Three real findings from applications we tested — details changed, client information removed:
An address anyone could type into a browser returned customer names, phone numbers, what they'd booked, what they paid and how. No login required. Change one number in the URL, get the next customer.
A tip field accepted a 60-digit number. The order total came back as $1e+30. No limit, no warning, no error.
The card payment went through successfully. The app didn't register it, kept the order open, and asked the customer to add a tip a second time.
Launch Check
$297one app · fixed price
Best for MVPs, side projects and first launches. Building something bigger — multiple roles, integrations, APIs, subscriptions? Look at Break Test →
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Questions
Then you get a green verdict and documented evidence that an independent tester tried to break your app and couldn't — which is exactly what you're paying to find out. In practice, we have never tested an application and found nothing.
We confirm your test window by email before work starts, so you'll know the date before we begin. We don't publish a blanket turnaround because it depends on your app — and we'd rather give you a real date than a marketing promise.
Never send us production admin credentials. After payment we'll ask you to create a normal test account, exactly like one of your users would have. If your app can't be accessed without special access, we'll work that out with you first.
Testing and fixing are kept separate on purpose — findings you can trust have to be independent of anyone who profits from the repair. If you want help fixing what we find, ask us after you've read the report, and we'll quote it separately.
Then Launch Check is the wrong size. If you've got multiple user roles, integrations, APIs, webhooks or subscriptions, look at Break Test, or ask for a quote.
Testers at GIFTY Solutions, who have been documenting defects on live business software since August 2024 — the same people whose findings are quoted on this page.