The catalogue lists 30 tools whose primary category is mobile testing with AI, as of 2026-09-24. Another 34 tools list it as a secondary category. Across all 330 tools, 95 document the mobile-native surface.
What the category covers
The category definition reads: "AI-assisted native mobile test creation and execution." All 30 tools in the category document the mobile-native surface.
Mobile-native coverage across categories
Of the 95 tools that document the mobile-native surface, 30 are in this category and 65 sit in other categories. Twenty of those 65 are agentic end-to-end testing tools. For another 14 tools, the mobile-native surface is vendor-stated, not documented. The mobile coverage situation page applies this filter across the whole catalogue.
How tests are created
The creation approach is documented for 27 tools, vendor-stated for 2 and not documented for 1. A tool can document more than one approach, so the counts below overlap. They cover the 27 documented cases only.
- Natural language: 23 tools
- Recording: 10 tools
- Prompt to test: 8 tools
- Code generation: 3 tools
- Autonomous from a URL: 1 tool
What the tests are written in
The output format is documented for 24 tools, vendor-stated for 2 and not documented for 4. Among the 24 documented, 21 use a proprietary runner and 3 have mixed output. No tool in the category documents standard Playwright, Cypress or Selenium output. Standard Selenium output for HeadSpin is vendor-stated, not documented.
Where the tools run
Hosting is documented for 28 tools and vendor-stated for 2. Among the 28 documented, 21 offer cloud hosting. 17 offer self-hosting. 2 offer a hybrid option. A tool can offer more than one option.
Pricing model and free tier
The pricing model is documented for 24 tools, vendor-stated for 2 and not documented for 4. Among the 24 documented:
- Free tier: 15 tools
- Enterprise quote: 15 tools
- Flat tier: 11 tools
- Usage credits: 6 tools
- Per seat: 2 tools
The free-tier fact is documented as available for 15 tools. It is documented as unavailable for 5 tools. For 1 tool, the absence of a free tier is vendor-stated. It is not documented for 9 tools. The pricing page lists published prices with their sources.
Status changes
As of 2026-09-24, 26 tools are active, 3 are acquired and 1 is renamed. The table lists the status events recorded for tools in the category, newest first.
| Date | Tool | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Mobilerun | Renamed: DroidRun was renamed Mobilerun | documented |
| 2024-07-12 | HeadSpin | Acquired: reported by TechCrunch, PartnerOne acquired HeadSpin | vendor-stated |
| 2023-07-07 | Waldo | Acquired: Tricentis announced the acquisition | documented |
| 2020-06-16 | Digital.ai Testing | Acquired: Digital.ai announced the acquisition of Experitest | documented |
| 2016-02 | Pcloudy | Acquired: reported by Inc42, Smart Software Testing Solutions acquired pCloudy | vendor-stated |
The HeadSpin event is recorded from news reports, and its evidence level is vendor-stated. The catalogue records the HeadSpin status as active.
Two active tools carry documented status notes. The original zillow/auto-mobile repository for AutoMobile is archived. It points to a community-maintained fork, where development continues. The Firebase App Testing agent is a preview release that requires opt-in from the Firebase console.
Related pages
The mobile AI testing hub lists all 30 tools with filters and sortable columns.
Feature hubs
Comparisons within the category
Sorted by page name: Digital.ai Testing vs HeadSpin, Digital.ai Testing vs Kobiton, Digital.ai Testing vs MagicPod, Digital.ai Testing vs Pcloudy, HeadSpin vs Kobiton, HeadSpin vs MagicPod, HeadSpin vs Pcloudy, Kobiton vs MagicPod, Kobiton vs Pcloudy, MagicPod vs Pcloudy.
Alternatives pages
Sorted by tool name: Digital.ai Testing, Kobiton, MagicPod.
Sources
- droidrun 0.6.0 (PyPI)
- PE firm PartnerOne paid $28M for HeadSpin (TechCrunch)
- Tricentis Acquires Codeless Mobile Test Automation Platform Waldo
- Digital.ai Acquires Numerify and Experitest
- Smart Software Testing Acquires Mobile App Testing Platform pCloudy (Inc42)
- zillow/auto-mobile (GitHub)
- Firebase App Testing agent documentation