Mobile Use
AI agents can now use real Android and iOS apps, just like a human.
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What is Mobile Use?
minitap is a fully managed AI QA engineer for mobile that helps iOS and Android builders ship apps 10× faster without hiring a QA bench. The platform runs high-fidelity emulated user tests on real mobile devices in the cloud, testing whether users can achieve their goals on your product. Unlike traditional E2E testing tools that require brittle script authoring and maintenance, mini owns your mobile test suite from end to end with zero test authoring and zero maintenance required.
Key features include self-healing tests that survive any refactor, goal-based testing using natural language criteria instead of YAML scripts, real-device replay with logs and repro steps for every failure, andCursor/Claude-ready fix prompts that reduce time to fix by 90%. The platform integrates with Slack and Gmail, works with React Native, Flutter, Swift, and Kotlin stacks, and provides device logs, mock payment flows, and CPU/memory pressure coverage. mini achieves 100% success rate on AndroidWorld, Google DeepMind's official mobile agent benchmark, surpassing Google DeepMind, AGI-0, askui, and other competitors.
minitap is designed for mobile development teams, consumer app companies, and iOS/Android builders who ship without a dedicated QA bench. Consumer app companies use this technology to go from 6-week feature cycles to under 2 weeks. The platform is framework-agnostic and lives where you work, offering Mobile Use Cloud for instant scaling, a free Pilot Extension IDE extension for AI coding assistants, open-source Mobile Use SDK Python library, and Mobile Use MCP Server for AI assistants like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop to control real mobile devices through natural language.
Mobile Use pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
No credit card required - Free pilot available for mobile teams. New users get $10 in free credits to get started with Mobile Use Cloud. The website does not display specific paid plan pricing tiers or enterprise pricing details publicly. Teams can book a 20-minute walkthrough call to see a verdict on their own app. The free Pilot Extension IDE extension is available at no cost.
Mobile Use pros
- 100% success rate on AndroidWorld benchmark (surpasses Google DeepMind)
- Zero test authoring required - no YAML or scripts to write
- Zero maintenance - tests self-heal as your product evolves
- Tests survive any code refactor without breaking
- Fully managed agentic QA - agent owns design suite, test authoring, changes, and triage
- Real iOS and Android device testing in the cloud
- Emulated user testing that matches actual user experience
- Goal-based testing using natural language criteria instead of brittle scripts
- Real-device replay with logs and repro steps for every failure
- Cursor and Claude-ready fix prompts included with every failure
- 90% reduction in time to fix bugs
- 90% lower cognitive load for fixing issues
- Integrates with Slack and Gmail for team workflows
- Framework agnostic - works with React Native, Flutter, Swift, and Kotlin
- Most teams up and running in under 30 minutes
- Free pilot available with no credit card required
- Device logs, mock payment flows, and CPU/memory pressure coverage
- Animated GIF traces automatically uploaded to cloud storage
- 10× faster app shipping compared to traditional mobile development
- Open-source Mobile-Use framework with 2.5K GitHub stars
Mobile Use cons
- Currently focused only on mobile (iOS and Android), not web testing
- New startup with limited company history (seed round raised October 2025)
- Device cloud infrastructure may have availability limits during peak usage
- Fix prompts optimized for Cursor/Claude - other IDEs may need adaptation
- Mock payment flows may not fully replicate production payment gateway behavior
- CPU/memory pressure coverage listed as 'coming soon' - not fully available yet
- Requires app connectivity and setup - not completely plug-and-play for all apps
- Platform-based task management requires account creation on platform.minitap.ai
- Limited documentation on enterprise SLA and security compliance features
- Pricing details not fully transparent on public website
Frequently asked questions about Mobile Use
How long does it take to get started with minitap?
Most teams are up and running in under 30 minutes. You connect your app, choose the critical flows, and launch your first run. The setup is designed to be fast and straightforward without requiring extensive configuration.
What makes mini different from traditional E2E testing tools like Maestro, Appium, or XCUITest?
Unlike traditional E2E tools that require humans to author brittle YAML scripts with 21+ instructions per checkout and maintain them constantly, mini requires zero test authoring and zero maintenance. Mini uses goal-based testing with natural language criteria, self-healing tests that survive refactors, and the agent owns the entire test suite from design through triage. Traditional tools have human ownership across all stages while mini's agent owns design suite, test authoring, changes, and triage failures.
What is AndroidWorld and how does mini perform on it?
AndroidWorld is the public standard benchmark created by Google DeepMind for evaluating mobile-app agents. It assesses an agent's capability to navigate mobile phone everyday applications including scrolling, typing, navigating, and executing complete processes like sending a ride. Mini saturated AndroidWorld with a 100% success rate, topping the leaderboard and surpassing Google DeepMind (97.4%), AGI-0/The AGI Company (97.4%), askui (94.8%), and all other competitors.
What happens when a test fails with mini?
Every failure includes real-device replay, logs, repro steps, and a Cursor/Claude-ready fix prompt. This means 'can't reproduce' stops being an answer for developers. The fix prompt is already half-written when failures arrive, resulting in 90% reduction in time to fix and lower cognitive load for fixes.
Which mobile frameworks does mini support?
Mini is framework agnostic and works with React Native, Flutter, Swift, and Kotlin. It lives where you work and integrates with your existing mobile stack without requiring you to change your development workflow or framework choices.
What integrations does minitap offer?
minitap integrates with Slack and Gmail for team workflows. The platform also offers a Mobile Use MCP Server that enables AI assistants like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop to control real mobile devices through natural language. The free Pilot Extension IDE extension provides visual context to AI coding assistants for mobile app development.
Does mini work on real devices or emulators?
mini runs release-build flows against real iOS and Android targets in the cloud. The platform provides phones-in-the-cloud with real-device testing, ensuring highest-fidelity mobile tests as close to your users' actual experience as possible. This includes real-device replay for failure investigation.
What is the Mobile Use SDK and is it open source?
Mobile Use SDK is an open-source Python library to automate mobile apps with AI agents. You can define agents in code, run them locally on your devices, or scale to thousands of agents in the cloud. The open-source ancestor framework (mobile-use) has 2.5K GitHub stars and was ranked #1 on DeepMind's benchmark with 1.7K stars in 40 days. The current production agent is more advanced than the open-source version.
What is included in the free pilot?
The free pilot requires no credit card and is available for mobile teams. New users get $10 in free credits to get started with Mobile Use Cloud. You can connect your app, choose critical flows, launch your first run, and book a 20-minute walkthrough call to see a verdict on your own app before the pilot ends.
How does mini handle app changes and new features?
mini understands new features as your product evolves through self-healing tests. Coverage runs on autopilot as your app changes, keeping critical flows current without writing or maintaining brittle scripts. The agent learns and adapts to your product's evolution, providing lower operational cost and gaining agility in your team. Tests survive any refactor automatically.