uTest vs Appen Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uTest
This platform connects global freelance software testers with opportunities to earn money and develop new skills. The mobile app allows for convenient real-world testing on-the-go, impacting digital products for popular brands.
- Develop new skills
- Earn extra money
- Real-world software testing
- On-the-go testing
- Impact digital products
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uTest, the Applause testing community, is the leading platform for global freelancing software testers to develop new skills, earn extra money, and make a real impact on the digital products of their favorite brands. Testing in the real world demands flexibility - and the uTest mobile app is a convenient way to perform testing on-the-go.
Appen Mobile
Earn money by completing tasks that help train AI models. This includes activities like capturing images, recording audio, and labeling data. It's a flexible way to contribute to cutting-edge technology.
- Paid AI training tasks
- Image and audio capture
- Data labeling
- Flexible work options
- Remote job opportunities
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Participate in paid, full-time or flex-time-jobs powering new and popular Artificial Intelligence models. Choose tasks like taking pictures of objects, taking videos or recording audio. FOR BEST EXPERIENCE: It’s recommended you use a computer when prompted for some of the registration and project selection steps before beginning work in the app. Appen collects and labels images, text, speech, audio, video, and other data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems. We have been recognized by FlexJobs as a Top 100 Company to Watch for Remote Jobs. We have a global crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors who speak over 180 languages and dialects, in over 70,000 locations and 130 countries. Visit https://appen.com/ to learn more about Appen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: uTest at 3.0 against Appen Mobile's 1.9. Appen Mobile's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
uTest holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of uTest's written reviews are positive against 6% of Appen Mobile's.
uTest ships an update every 2 months, Appen Mobile fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | uTest | Appen Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (50 ratings) — better | 1.9 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews — better | 5.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Applause App Quality, Inc. | Appen Butler Hill Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
uTest
Appen Mobile
Bugs and requests
uTest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Appen Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Inability to upload videos
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Unreliable task availability
Requested features
4 requests- Improved customer support
- More language options
- Ability to track earnings and progress
- Offline mode for tasks
In-app purchases
uTest
No in-app purchases
Appen Mobile
No in-app purchases
