TestWatch vs tester.army
Both write end-to-end tests from a plain-English description. tester.army runs an AI agent through your app on every run. TestWatch writes a Playwright test once and runs that code, so passing runs make no AI calls.
Facts about tester.army come from their own site, checked 2026-10-03. TestWatch facts are as of 21 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we fix it.
The short version
- Choose tester.army if
You test native iOS or Android apps, your login needs SMS codes or signing in with Google or GitHub, or you want a ready-made GitLab CI integration (TestWatch works there only through its CLI or API). Also if you have many tests that run only occasionally: they price by runs, not tests.
- Choose TestWatch if
You want a Playwright test you can read, and you run a small or medium suite often. At $99 a month, Starter includes 2,500 runs; tester.army’s $99 Hobby plan includes 250.
Side by side
| tester.army | TestWatch | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | Runs per month | Tests; runs are included |
| $99 a month | 250 runs, 3 in parallel, 2 projects | 30 tests, 2,500 runs, 3 apps |
| $299 a month | 1,000 runs, 10 in parallel, 5 projects | 250 tests, 10,000 runs, 10 apps |
| Free plan | 5 runs a month, 2 projects | 5 tests, 500 runs a month, 2 apps and one daily schedule |
| AI at run time | Yes: an agent works through the steps on every run | Not on passing runs. A failed run’s scrubbed error and page snapshot go to AI to explain it |
| What a test is | A list of plain-language steps | Playwright code you can read and copy; export the whole suite as a Playwright project |
| Out of runs | New runs are blocked until the 1st of the next month | Runs continue; above 150% they queue behind other runs |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, React Native and Expo | Web: desktop and mobile Chrome, mobile and desktop Safari (emulated) |
| Logins | Password, Google, GitHub, magic link, email and SMS codes | Password, authenticator-app (TOTP) 2FA, and emailed codes and links through built-in test inboxes. No SMS codes or Google/GitHub sign-in |
| Triggers | Schedules, webhooks, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI | Schedules and manual runs on every plan. From Starter: GitHub Action, CLI, REST API, signed deploy hooks and preview-URL runs |
| Yearly billing | 15% off | Up to 20% off |
What it costs at three sizes
List prices, monthly billing, checked 2026-10-03. A run is one test executed once; 30 days a month.
| Usage | tester.army | TestWatch | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 tests, once a week (about 215 runs) | $99 (Hobby, 250 runs) | $299 (Team: 50 tests is over Starter’s 30) | tester.army |
| 30 tests, daily (about 900 runs) | $299 (Startup, 1,000 runs) | $99 (Starter) | TestWatch |
| 100 tests, daily (about 3,000 runs) | Enterprise, custom price (over 1,000 runs) | $299 (Team: 100 tests is over Starter’s 30) | TestWatch |
tester.army doesn’t list a test limit on its pricing page, so we assume none. Paid plans start at $99/month for businesses; everyone starts on Free.
Moving from tester.army
Your tester.army tests are plain-language steps, which is what TestWatch starts from. Paste each one into a new test, add a test account if the flow logs in, and review the Playwright code it writes. Authenticator-app 2FA works, and so do emailed codes and links through a built-in test inbox. Flows that rely on SMS codes don’t.
How we compared
We read tester.army’s public home and pricing pages on 2026-10-03 and linked every fact to the page it came from. Prices are list prices without tax. We don’t have access to their product, so anything not on those pages isn’t in the table.