iOS app testing
iOS App Testing with Autonomous AI Agents
iOS releases are gated by review windows and reset by every OS version. Klarent helps you to write iOS tests in plain English and keeps them running through both.
The iOS testing problem
What makes iOS testing different
A release you can't hotfix
Production bugs require a new App Store release, making pre-release coverage critical.
A major OS jump every year
Major iOS releases can shift layouts, APIs and behavior across the app at once.
OS and device fragmentation
Different iPhone models and iOS versions can expose different layouts, behaviors and edge cases.
Simulators aren’t real devices
Simulators can miss real-world performance, hardware and device-specific behavior.
Build and provisioning friction
Signing, provisioning and device setup add friction before a test can even run.
Developer-heavy tooling
Native UI automation relies on Xcode, XCTest and Swift/Objective-C skills that many QA teams don’t have.
Platform
Everything your mobile QA team needs
From generating your first test to keeping it green after every app update. Klarent handles every step.
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Platform capabilities
Built for how iOS app testing actually works
Plain-English authoring
Describe the flow once in plain English - no XCUITest code, no accessibility identifiers to maintain by hand.
Self-healing locators
Locators adapt automatically across iOS version upgrades and UI refactors, so tests keep passing without manual fixes.
iPhone and iPad coverage
One suite covers both form factors, including orientation changes and split-view behavior.
Native iOS interaction support
Native support for Face ID and Touch ID, permission prompts, gestures and universal links.
Parallel runs across iOS versions
Run the full suite across every supported iOS version in parallel, so it validates before a release candidate is cut.
Run evidence on every failure
Every failure ships with video, device logs, screenshots and the exact failing step, so there is no need to reproduce it manually.
Test coverage
What you can test on iOS
Authentication
Onboarding, Sign in with Apple and biometric authentication.
Payments
In-app purchase and Apple Pay journeys.
Notifications and deep links
Push notifications and universal / deep links.
App state transitions
Background and foreground state transitions.
Offline and network conditions
Offline behavior and poor-network conditions.
Embedded web views
WebView screens inside the native app.
Framework support
Frameworks and app types supported
Native iOS
Swift and SwiftUI apps, tested directly.
Cross-platform builds
React Native, Expo and Flutter apps, on the same iOS device matrix.
Mobile web
Mobile Safari, for hybrid and web-based flows.
Integrations
Fits into your existing stack
Connect to GitHub, Jira, Slack, and more - no reconfiguring your workflow.
Trust & security
Security that scales with your business.
Enterprise grade security isn't a checkbox - it's baked into every layer of Klarent.
ISO 27001 certified
Internationally recognised information security management, independently verified.
SOC 2 compliant
Rigorous third-party audit of our security, availability, and confidentiality controls.
Multi-layer encryption
Data encrypted in transit and at rest, with granular access controls throughout.
Flexible deployment
Cloud, private cloud, or on-premises - deploy Klarent to meet your compliance requirements.
Custom model fine-tuning
Leverage your proprietary test data and test data automation to fine-tune domain-specific models and create tailored QA solutions that fit your stack and workflows.
24/7 Enterprise Support
White-glove assistance with human in the loop testing experts to maximize performance and reliability.
Klarent vs. traditional QA
Klarent vs XCUITest, Appium and in-house suites
| XCUITest / Appium | In-house framework | Klarent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language required | Swift or Objective-C scripting required | Custom framework code on top of XCUITest, owned internally | Describe the flow in plain English. No code |
| Maintenance load | Every UI change breaks locators. Scripts need manual fixes | Framework absorbs some churn, but still needs dedicated engineers | Self-healing locators adapt automatically |
| Who owns the suite | iOS engineers write and maintain it alongside feature work | Framework engineers plus SDETs to maintain it | No coding or scripting background required |
| Time to first test | Days to weeks, depending on Xcode and provisioning setup | Weeks to months to stand up the framework | Minutes, from an IPA upload |
Run your first iOS test on your own build.
See Klarent generate, run, and self-heal a real iOS test in a live walkthrough on your own IPA, not a demo app.
FAQs
Upload an IPA (or connect your CI pipeline), describe the flow you want to test in plain English, and Klarent's AI agent generates the executable test. From there it runs across your chosen simulators or real devices, in parallel, and reports back with full run evidence.
No. Klarent runs entirely in the cloud - upload your build or pull it from your pipeline, and Klarent handles execution. There's nothing to install locally, and no Mac or Xcode required on your end.
Klarent covers the current and recent iOS releases out of the box, and you can pin a specific version matrix per suite or release so coverage matches what your users are actually running.
Use simulators for fast, parallel feedback on every commit, and real devices to catch hardware and sensor-specific issues - Face ID, camera, GPS - before a release.
An IPA file. Upload it directly, or pull it straight from your CI/CD pipeline.
Yes. Point Klarent at your TestFlight build to validate the exact artifact your beta testers and App Store reviewers will see.
XCUITest requires you to write and maintain Swift scripts by hand, and locators break every time the UI changes. Klarent generates tests from plain-English descriptions and self-heals locators automatically, so there's no scripting and far less maintenance.
Klarent's self-healing locators detect layout and behavior changes from the new OS release and adapt the test automatically, so your suite keeps passing without manual rework.
Yes. Klarent tests iPhone and iPad form factors from the same suite, including orientation changes and split-view behavior.
Yes. Trigger Klarent from Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Bitrise, or Fastlane, and gate a release build on a critical-path suite.