Appisto Launch: A Developer-Built Solution for Faster App Testing

After months of development, countless late nights, and more coffee than we care to admit, we're excited to finally share Appisto with the world. This project began as a solution to a problem that has frustrated our own development team for years, and we believe it might help yours too.

What is it?

If you've ever built a mobile app, you're likely familiar with the scenario: you've just finished an important update that fixes critical bugs or adds that feature your client has been requesting for weeks. Now comes the tricky part – getting it into their hands for testing and feedback.

The traditional routes are filled with friction. App Store reviews can take hours if not days, during which your fix sits in limbo. TestFlight has its own complexities and limitations. And if you're developing for iOS, collecting and managing UDIDs feels like an administrative task from a bygone era.

Appisto addresses these pain points head-on. It provides a straightforward platform that lets you share builds of your iOS and Android apps directly with your team and clients, completely bypassing the review processes of Apple and Google. Your fellow devs and testers can install your app immediately, put it through its paces, and provide feedback while everything is still fresh in everyone's minds. No more waiting games, no more momentum lost to approval delays.

Why we built it

The idea for Appisto emerged from our own daily struggles as mobile developers. We found ourselves repeatedly hitting the same bottlenecks in our workflow – the friction in the distribution process was consistently slowing down our iterations and feedback cycles.

We wanted a solution that would do several things well: it needed to help us gather feedback quickly without days of waiting; it had to integrate smoothly into our existing development processes without adding new complications; it needed to simplify the collection of iOS device identifiers; and perhaps most importantly, it had to be intuitive enough that non-technical team members and clients could use it without extensive training or handholding.

We looked at the available options, but nothing quite aligned with what we needed. Some tools were too complex, others too limited, and many didn't solve the core pain points we were experiencing. So we did what developers often do – we built our own solution, refined it through real-world use on our projects, and eventually realized that other teams might benefit from it too.

Try it out

We've designed Appisto with flexibility in mind, starting with a free tier that works well to try it out without getting approval from management first. With this option, you can manage one app, add two team members, and upload up to 50 builds per month – all while having full access to our API for integration into your workflows.

If you feel it might be the right fit for you, we offer straightforward, affordable plans that scale with you. No hidden costs or complicated tiers – just transparent pricing for a tool that aims to make one part of your development process a little smoother.

We invite you to start using Appisto and see if it makes a difference in your workflow. We're genuinely interested in hearing about your experience, what works for you, and what could be improved. After all, this tool was born from the real needs of developers, and it will continue to evolve based on the feedback of the people who use it.