MobileBoost Blog · Feb 2025
Duolingo reported a 70% reduction in manual regression testing and faster, natural-language-based test creation.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
MobileBoost (also branded as GPT Driver) is an AI-native mobile app testing company that automates end-to-end QA for iOS and Android using natural-language test authoring, no-code tooling, and SDK/API integrations across CI/CD workflows.
Primary product
GPT Driver
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI-powered mobile app test automation / developer tools
Offices
Berlin, Germany
San Francisco, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
annual subscription
enterprise software
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.4M
Latest round
Seed · Oct 2021
Latest amount
$1.9M
Oct 2021
Jan 2021 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Public job posts and company materials emphasize a remote-first, flexible startup culture with strong ownership, fast execution, and close collaboration with mobile engineering and QA teams.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public hiring pages advertise a Founding Backend/Platform Engineer role at $48K-$60K base plus 0.10%-0.75% equity; third-party job boards also surfaced monthly pay equivalents around $4K-$7K.
Benefits
Remote-first culture
Flexible working hours
Equity options
High ownership and autonomy
Product & market
Pricing
Public pricing has been described as a yearly subscription, with one public blog mention of $1,500/month on an annual plan.
Differentiators
- —AI-native, goal-oriented mobile testing
- —Natural-language test creation
- —No-code visual test editor
- —SDK-first integration into existing CI/CD
- —Real-device execution at scale
- —Automatic maintenance reduction for flaky UI changes
- —Cross-platform support for iOS and Android
Technology
Appium
Espresso
XCUITest
GitHub Actions
Bitrise
GitLab CI
Selenium
GitHub App / CI status checks
Customers
Duolingo
Lyft / Freenow by Lyft
Delivery Hero
Salesforce
Groupon
Spotify
Noom
Compass
Tripletex AS
Crexi
Comun
Elevate Labs
Bally's Interactive
Super.com
Remitly
Competitors
Sauce Labs
HeadSpin
TestSigma
Functionize
LambdaTest
testRigor
Katalon
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $1.2M estimated ARR
Estimated monthly visits
3.9K
Latest news
MobileBoost Blog · Jan 2025
Delivery Hero evaluated five GenAI testing tools, automated 8/8 challenging scenarios with MobileBoost, and validated scalability in its existing CI environment.
MobileBoost Blog · Jan 2025
Lyft said MobileBoost reduced repetitive manual QA by roughly 30 hours per week and improved test stability and execution speed.
MobileBoost Blog · Jan 2025
Freenow by Lyft piloted MobileBoost's GPT-Driver in July 2024, integrated it into GitLab CI, and reported a significant reduction in post-release critical incidents over six months.
LinkedIn · Oct 2021
Christian Schiller announced MobileBoost's $1.9M seed round and said the company was backed by Y Combinator ahead of the round.
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