Mobile Testing with Visual AI - Deterministic AI End-to-End Testing | Applitools
NATIVE MOBILE
Test every device your customers use, not just the one on your desk
Run a mobile test once, and Applitools replicates it across real and emulated iOS and Android devices with Visual AI, so a layout break on one screen size doesn't reach the one you didn't check.
Catch what only shows up on some devices
A layout that's fine on your test device can break on a smaller screen or an older OS. Visual AI checks every device the same way, not just the one you happened to run on.
Stop chasing broken locators
Mobile locators shift between OS versions and app updates. Visual AI finds elements by what's actually on screen, not by an ID that changed underneath it.
Run once, cover every device
Record a test against one device and replicate it across the rest of your device matrix, instead of writing and maintaining a separate script for each one.
How Applitools tests native mobile apps
Run once, validate everywhere
Native Mobile Grid Run your test against one real or emulated device, and Applitools replicates the same checkpoint across the rest of your device matrix in minutes, not hours.
Broad device and OS coverage Test against a broad matrix of iOS and Android versions and screen sizes, without owning, provisioning, or maintaining the hardware yourself.
Stop rewriting tests when locators break
Visual AI instead of brittle IDs Eyes finds elements by what's actually on screen, so a locator that changed between app versions doesn't take your test down with it.
One line of code Add a visual checkpoint to an existing Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest script without rebuilding your test suite.
Ignore the differences you expect
Region-based comparison Mark a part of the screen that's supposed to change, like a live price or a personalized banner, so it doesn't fail a test that's otherwise correct.
Match levels for layout or content Choose Layout when position matters more than pixel-perfect content, useful for testing the same screen across languages without writing a new assertion for each one.
Find the real cause of a failure
See what changed in the view hierarchy When a test fails, see the exact element and layout change behind it, so you know if it's a real bug or an expected update.
Auto-maintenance in bulk Approve or reject every story affected by the same intentional change in one action, instead of reviewing each one on its own.
Integrate Applitools into your tech stack
Applitools works with 50+ major testing frameworks and languages, source code tools, CI/CD tools, and collaboration tools.
What backs up every Storybook test
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Broad format coverage
Extend the same visual checks across native mobile, mobile web, and desktop, so a regression doesn't slip through in a format you didn't think to test.
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No hardware to maintain
Test across a wide matrix of iOS and Android versions and screen sizes without owning, provisioning, or maintaining physical devices yourself.
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Local AI processing
Visual comparisons run locally within your environment. Component snapshots are never sent to an external model or used for training.
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Deterministic execution
The same screen, device, and test always produce the same result, so a pass is something you can trust and a failure is a real regression, not a flaky run.
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Human-eye simulation
Visual AI ignores rendering noise like anti-aliasing and sub-pixel shifts, and flags only the differences a real reviewer would notice.
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Root cause analysis
See the exact screen, element, and region behind a failure, so you can tell a real bug from a device rendering quirk.