Upload APKs, invite testers, and distribute builds to your team instantly — no Play Store review, no waiting.
Got an invite? Install AppFlight and sign in with the invited email.
$ dart pub global activate appflight_cli
Built for Android developers who don't want to deal with Play Store review cycles during development.
Sign up, log in, register your app and upload — one tool, no phone required to publish. Drops into GitHub Actions, Codemagic or Bitrise.
Upload APKs directly and share them with your testers instantly. No Play Store, no waiting, no rejections.
Testers get notified automatically the moment a new build is uploaded. No manual sharing or links needed.
Invite testers by email — as a solo developer or an organization. No AppFlight account yet? The invite waits and attaches the moment they sign up.
Group apps and testers under an organization. Perfect for agencies and studios managing multiple products.
Create CI keys from the terminal with appflight keys create. Named, revocable, listed with last-used — no Firebase service accounts.
Where testers install your builds — and where you invite them, manage roles and get a push on every upload.
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Four commands from zero to testers getting the build — no phone needed to publish.
dart pub global activate appflight_cli, then appflight signup. Verify the email we send you.
appflight login with your email and password. This machine gets its own key — nothing to paste.
appflight init in your project root. New package? It offers to register the app for you.
Build your APK and run appflight upload --flavor stage. Testers get a push instantly.
Testers use the AppFlight app. Invite them from the app on your phone — they install it once and get a push on every build. Get the app
The AppFlight CLI is a Dart console app that fits into any Flutter, React Native, or native Android (Kotlin) workflow. Upload APKs, manage environments, and automate distribution from one command.
AppFlight works with the frameworks your team already uses.
Full support — init, login, upload, and CI/CD guides are Flutter-first.
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Full support — init, upload, and CI/CD guides for React Native bare workflow.
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Full support — native Android, direct Gradle integration, no cross-platform layer required.
SupportedThe short answer to "what's the TestFlight for Android?" — and how we stack up against the alternatives.
| Feature | AppFlight | TestFlight | Firebase App Distribution | Diawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android support | Full | iOS only | ||
| Single-command CLI upload | Needs Xcode + altool | Service-account setup | Manual | |
| Automatic push notifications | Email only | Link only | ||
| Review cycle | None | 24–48 h | None | None |
| Tester & role management | Testers + roles | Basic | ||
| Flutter-first tooling | ||||
| Free tier | 3 apps, 5 APKs / app | 100 testers | Unlimited testers | 30-day links |
TestFlight is Apple's iOS-only beta service — this comparison assumes you're shipping an Android app and looking for its equivalent.
Start free. Upgrade when your team needs more runway.
For solo devs getting started with beta distribution.
For organizations shipping their first builds.
Get StartedFor individual developers who ship frequently.
For agencies and studios managing multiple products.
Upgrade to First ClassTesters install every build here and get a push the moment it lands. Developers use it to invite testers and keep an eye on builds — you don't need it to publish.
Short answers to what people ask most often.
Install the CLI with dart pub global activate appflight_cli, then run appflight signup, appflight login, appflight init and appflight upload. Invite testers by email from the AppFlight app; they get a push notification the moment each build lands. No Play Store review, no waiting.
To publish, no — sign up, log in, register apps and upload all work from the CLI. Testers do: they install the AppFlight app to receive builds. You'll also use the app to invite testers, manage organization roles and get a push on every upload.
Apple's TestFlight is iOS-only. AppFlight is the Android equivalent — upload an APK, invite testers by email, and they get a push notification the moment a new build is available. No Play Store review cycle and no 14-day waiting.
Install AppFlight from the Play Store and sign up with the exact email the developer invited. The app is on your home screen straight away, and you get a push notification every time that developer uploads a new build. If you sign up before the invite is sent, it attaches automatically the moment it lands.
No — AppFlight isn't trying to replace Firebase App Distribution. The goal is to bring a TestFlight-style tester experience to cross-platform mobile teams, so Flutter and React Native developers get the same smooth beta flow that iOS teams take for granted. Android-only teams are welcome to use AppFlight too, but cross-platform is our primary focus.
Yes. Run appflight keys create --name github-actions, store the key as a secret, and set APPFLIGHT_API_KEY in your pipeline — appflight upload --ci does the rest, with typed exit codes for scripting. Step-by-step guides for GitHub Actions and Codemagic are in the docs.
Testers install the AppFlight mobile app from the Play Store (free) and sign in with email. No Google service account, Play Console access, or technical setup is required on the tester's side.
Yes — Flutter, React Native bare workflow, and native Android (Kotlin) are all fully supported. Run appflight init and select your framework when prompted, or pass --project-type react-native / --project-type kotlin to skip the prompt. The CLI reads version and APK paths from your Gradle build files automatically.