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Automated VS Manual Mobile App Testing

To be honest, there’s only one way and that is to use both of them at the same time.

It’s true that both manual and automated testing has its pros and cons, and both have their strengths. Apparently, there are some places where you have to depend on automated testing and there are places where manual testing is a must in an app development company. You must know the difference that it’s not about whether you should choose manual or automated testing. It’s more of an understanding that what the differences are and which one should you use in which situation.

For instance, if you are performing testing that involves frequent code changing, and then automated testing would be the best way to go to. However, when you are performing early level testing to determine the app’s usability and its performance, then relying on human insights might be the best choice for you. Hence, manual testing is preeminent. Similarly, app crashes will have to be investigated manually.  

Let’s distinguish between Automated and manual testing

Automated Testing When it comes to automated app testing, speed is the biggest plus we can all think of. Every time when we perform repetitive tests or when testing for a product feature, automated testing is the best alternative any app developer would ever think of. Another advantage being is its ability to reuse tests, which ultimately results in lowered costs. However, these test scripts need to be updated and reworked every time before running a new test.  Pros of automation testing

 Rapidity in testing, even when testing in large quantities 

 Tests are reusable 

 Cost-efficient over time 

 Scalable for large apps Can run a large number of tests simultaneously     Reduces the possibility of repetitive testing

           Cons of automation testing

 Higher cost 

 Not suitable for UX testing 

 For obvious reasons, lack human insight 

Codes and configuration are application specific 

          Ideal scenarios where automates testing is proven to be helpful

 Regression testing 

 Large projects 

 User acceptance testing 

2. Manual Testing

Despite the fact that automated testing is becoming a dominating force in most of the app development companies, there’s no way that other enterprises would be replacing manual testing in the near future. As a matter of fact, the inevitable need for human instinct and precision will ultimately be required and we cannot deny that. Evidently, automated testing can only help us detect errors which it was programmed to detect, however app crashes that don’t necessarily show any causes will always need to be tested manually.

Another aspect which needs our concern is the cost. As automation cost is proven to be effective on large scale products in advanced stages of development. Usability testing is another aspect that cannot be done with automated testing, and that’s when manual testing comes into the scene. You can test actions like login, search and even the app’s launch. Other than that, you can run checks on fonts, buttons and many other areas of an app while facing no issues whatsoever.

           Pros of manual testing

More  accurate and perceptive testing

More cost-effective for small projects

Tests probable real-life experience

Works when a deeper investigation of crashes or bugs is needed

It handles the multi-layered, and more complicated scenarios way better

          Cons of manual testing

A Possibility of human error

Requires expensive human resources

Tedious testing

Can take more time than automated testing

          Ideal places to use manual testing

Usability testing: to test out the app to the best of its ability, the human user is quite necessary. So, manual testing is the only choice left with an app development company.

Exploratory testing: in an app’s formative stage, when app developers are just initiating ideas in an app, manual testing is required to check whether the proposed idea is going to work or not.

Crashes and bugs: it is quite obvious that whenever something fishy happens in an app you cannot rely on an automated investigation; instead you need a human to examine the issue.

So, as you may have realized that both the methods are quite necessary when building an app and can be incorporated according to the situation. So, it is our advice, not to choose amongst them; instead, start learning how to use them in different scenarios.