Community Rules

BetaSwap works because everyone follows the rules. Read what's expected from testers and developers.

For Testers

Do

  • Use the app every day for the full campaign duration
  • Reach the minimum active days before the deadline
  • Respect the minimum session duration stated in the campaign
  • Submit honest, detailed feedback with real observations
  • Report bugs with steps to reproduce them
  • Accept the Google Play Console invite within 48h
  • Communicate via messages if you have technical issues with the app

Don't

  • Open the app for just a few seconds to "record" a session
  • Submit generic, copy-pasted, or irrelevant feedback
  • Abandon a campaign without a valid reason
  • Test apps from your own IP or accounts linked to you
  • Use multiple accounts to multiply earned credits
  • Participate in more than 2 campaigns simultaneously
  • Use emulators or scripts to simulate sessions

For Developers

Do

  • Configure Firebase correctly before launching the campaign
  • Add tester emails to Play Console within 24h
  • Keep the app working for the entire campaign duration
  • Describe test goals in a clear and specific way
  • Respond to tester feedback within 72 hours
  • Test other people's apps as if you were a real user
  • Report suspicious testers to the admin with evidence

Don't

  • Create secondary accounts to test your own app
  • Launch campaigns for broken apps or pre-alpha builds
  • Change the app's package name after the campaign starts
  • Remove the app from the store during an active campaign
  • Ask testers for personal information outside the platform
  • Arrange with others to exchange credits without real testing

Consequences of Violations

BetaSwap automatically monitors suspicious patterns. The admin manually reviews edge cases. Sanctions are proportional to the severity and repetition of the violation.

1st minor violation

Email warning. No immediate penalty.

Repeated or medium violations

Reputation penalty (-25 to -100 points). Possible temporary ban from new campaigns.

Serious violation (fraud, multi-account)

Permanent account ban, loss of all credits. Possible IP ban.

To contest a sanction, write to [email protected] within 7 days of notification.