Developer-First Beta CRM

Stop losing beta testers
to spreadsheet death

Get people to sign up, actually try your product, and tell you what's broken — without chasing them in DMs or losing feedback in a group chat.

✓ Free up to 25 testers ✓ Testers stick around, not ghost you ✓ Works for every future launch, not just this one
Dashboard Campaigns Testers
API Key: eu_live_...4f8b
Active Testers 142 +18% this week
Installation Rate 87.4% Avg. 1.2h to install
Feedback Score 4.82 38 bug reports resolved
Live Webhook Stream Listening
[00:41:02] tester.joined: [email protected] (iOS) waitlisted.
[00:41:18] tester.confirmed: [email protected] (Web) approved → assigned to Campaign "V2-UI-Refresh"
[00:41:40] tester.installed: [email protected] launched build v2.0.1-beta
[00:42:01] feedback.received: Bug report from [email protected]: "Navbar overlap on iPad Safari" ★★★★★

No QA team? No problem.

You don't need to hire testers, build a feedback pipeline, or beg friends to try your app. earlyuser.app is the QA team you can't afford yet.

Real feedback from real users

Not your co-founder, not your mom. Testers who don't know you, using your product the way strangers actually will — so bugs and confusion surface before your real launch does.

Incentivize testers, don't beg them

Coupons, credits, and badges go out automatically when testers help. People who get something back keep coming back — you don't have to chase anyone.

Build a relationship that outlasts one launch

Your first 50 testers don't disappear after V1. They're still there for your next feature, your next beta, your next product — no rebuilding your list from zero, ever again.

Save the time, money, and stress

No spreadsheets to maintain, no Discord to babysit, no QA hire you can't afford. What used to take a founder hours a week to manage runs on its own.

Static waitlists and chaotic Discords are where early traction goes to die

You spent months coding your product. Don't waste your launch traffic on cold spreadsheets and silent lists.

The Spreadsheet & Discord Chaos

  • The Waitlist Leaky Bucket: 80% of signups ghost you before your first build. They join for the hype and leave because there's no continuous engagement loop.
  • Apathy & Friction: Testers hit a minor bug, close the tab, and silently walk away. Reporting bugs feels like a chore, and they have no incentive to help you fix it.
  • Zero Motivation: Top-tier testers who write reproduction steps get the same treatment as passive signups who never open the app.
  • Single-use Lists: Re-launching a new build or a V2 feature means rebuilding your intake database from scratch. Your community has no memory.

The earlyuser.app Solution

  • A tester list you keep forever: Build a warm, proprietary validator panel. Segment them into target cohorts and run continuous feature sprints over and over.
  • Testers earn status the more they help: Testers build a global profile. They earn points, unlock achievements, and gain rank for submitting structured logs and referrals.
  • Rewards go out automatically: Distribute coupon codes, premium credits, and beta badges instantly. Show your testers that high-quality feedback pays off.
  • Testers stay in the loop between launches: Campaign discussion channels keep testers in the loop between builds, so they feel like stakeholders, not a mailing list.

Built for the whole beta lifecycle, not one piece of it

Other tools handle a slice. earlyuser.app runs recruit → confirm → engage → collect → reward in one place.

earlyuser.app Canny Beta Family Discord + Notion
Recruiting testers API + Channel Finder Agent No Matching only Manual
Running campaigns & feedback Built-in Feedback only Limited Ad-hoc
Validating launch page Pre-Launch Checklist No No No
API-first intake First-class No No No

Build your first 100 super-fans

Everything you need to gather actionable feedback, squash bugs, and generate pre-launch momentum—without managing spreadsheets.

Reward Testers Automatically

Turn beta testing into a status game. Testers build global profiles, accumulate reputation points for installing builds, and unlock coupon codes or developer badges for their feedback.

A Home Base for Your Testers

Give testers a dedicated dashboard where they can see their assigned campaigns, submit feedback with system context, and chat directly with you.

Reuse Your Tester List for Every Release

Run targeted test cycles for minor patches, Stripe billing rollouts, or full V2 overhauls. Keep the same tester panel warm and alert across your entire product lifecycle.

Built to Not Break on Launch Day

Built on the same global infrastructure Cloudflare uses to keep the internet online. When your launch goes viral, signups still get captured — none get lost or dropped.

Testers Bring Their Friends

Expand your list organically. Testers get personalized referral codes linked to their global profiles. Top referrers gain immediate priority in popular upcoming campaigns.

One Place for Tester Questions

Skip the scattered DMs. Testers post questions and bug threads right on the campaign, you reply once, and every future tester sees the answer already there.

The owner toolbox

Four utilities that close the gaps between "I built a thing" and "I have a working beta."

Pre-Launch Checklist

Catch the broken Twitter card before your launch tweet does. One URL, five checks — social preview, on-page SEO, AI-search visibility, Core Web Vitals — merged into one fix list, before you hit publish.

Import Your Existing List

Bring your existing waitlist with you. Already have 200 names from a Product Hunt teaser or a Google Form? Import them straight into your confirmed pool — no re-asking anyone to sign up again.

Coming Soon

Sentiment Analysis

Understand the emotion behind the feedback. Let our built-in AI parse tester feedback, classify sentiment trends, and automatically highlight critical bug reports and feature requests.

Own Your Signup Form, We Handle the Rest

If you or your developer wants full control over how signup looks and works, connect it directly with a few lines of code — takes about 5 minutes. No developer? You don't need this section — everything below still works through the dashboard.

Authorization: Project-scoped Bearer token authentication.
Auto Intake: Send `name`, `email`, `platform`, and custom fields.
Webhooks: `tester.joined`, `tester.confirmed`, `tester.installed`, `feedback.received`.
POST
const response = await fetch('https://api.earlyuser.app/v1/projects/proj_99f2b8b9/testers', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer eu_pub_7c992ef1'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email: '[email protected]',
    name: 'Devon',
    platform: 'ios',
    referral_code: 'nick_ref_12',
    custom_fields: {
      role: 'Founder',
      stack: 'React/Vite'
    }
  })
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log(`Tester registered: ${result.data.id} (Status: ${result.data.status})`);
curl -X POST https://api.earlyuser.app/v1/projects/proj_99f2b8b9/testers \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer eu_live_7c992ef1" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Devon",
    "platform": "ios",
    "referral_code": "nick_ref_12",
    "custom_fields": {
      "role": "Founder",
      "stack": "React/Vite"
    }
  }'
import requests

url = "https://api.earlyuser.app/v1/projects/proj_99f2b8b9/testers"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer eu_pub_7c992ef1"
}
payload = {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Devon",
    "platform": "ios",
    "referral_code": "nick_ref_12",
    "custom_fields": {
        "role": "Founder",
        "stack": "React/Vite"
    }
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
result = response.json()

if result.get("success"):
    tester = result["data"]
    print(f"Registered {tester['name']} - Status: {tester['status']}")
else:
    print("Registration failed:", result.get("error", {}).get("message"))
<!-- HTML Form with AJAX submission -->
<form id="signup-form">
  <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="[email protected]" required />
  <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Devon" />
  <button type="submit">Join Waitlist</button>
</form>

<script>
document.getElementById('signup-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  const formData = new FormData(e.target);
  
  await fetch('https://api.earlyuser.app/v1/projects/proj_99f2b8b9/testers', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer eu_pub_7c992ef1',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      email: formData.get('email'),
      name: formData.get('name'),
      platform: 'web'
    })
  });
  
  alert('Joined waitlist!');
});
</script>

See How Many Testers You'll Actually Keep

Most waitlists go cold in 14 days. earlyuser.app keeps testers coming back with rewards and recognition — so they're ready when you ship the next update.

Static Waitlists & Spreadsheets 10 active Warm testers after 3 cycles (20% retained)
With earlyuser.app CRM 34 active Warm testers after 3 cycles (68% retained)

Adjust Community size

Beta Testers Invited 50 testers
Testing Cycles (Campaigns) 3 campaigns
15 referral signups

Generated organically via gamified tester referral links.

45 feedback reports

Estimated bug reports, star ratings, and logs received.

Plugs into your stack

Webhooks and exports that fit the tools you already use. No forced migration.

Slack
Discord
Zapier
Make
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GitHub Actions

Currently onboarding our first cohort of founders. See what's shipping on the changelog.

Simple, scale-as-you-grow pricing

Start validating your first build for free. Upgrade to Professional when running continuous rollouts for your launch.

Starter

For your first launch — free while you figure out if people want what you built.

$ 0 / month
  • 1 Project
  • Up to 25 testers
  • 1 active campaign at a time
  • 3 new campaigns/mo
  • 100 Pre-Launch Checklist runs/mo
  • 30 Channel Finder searches/mo
  • CSV data export
  • 1:1 messaging & discussion channels
  • Automated Rewards & Code Distribution
  • Custom intake fields
  • 1 org user (owner only)
Start Validating Free

Professional

For founders shipping regularly and running more than one beta at a time.

$ 29 / month
  • Up to 20 Projects
  • Up to 1,000 testers
  • 50 active campaigns at a time
  • 200 new campaigns/mo
  • 1,500 Pre-Launch Checklist runs/mo
  • 150 Channel Finder searches/mo
  • Automated Rewards & Code Distribution
  • Up to 5 org users
  • 1:1 messaging & discussion channels
  • Custom intake fields
  • CSV data export
  • Priority support
Start Continuous Testing

Frequently asked questions

Have questions about earlyuser.app? We've got answers.

Yes. Everything you need — signup forms, tester approval, rewards, discussion boards — works through the dashboard, no code required. The API section on this page is only for founders who want a custom-built signup form; everyone else can skip it entirely.

Yes — the Tester Channel Finder Agent researches and drafts outreach for the subreddits, Discord servers, and communities most likely to have your target users, scoped per campaign. It never posts, DMs, or joins on your behalf — research and drafts only, you send.

Yes — the Pre-Launch Checklist runs a Social Preview, On-Page SEO, AI Visibility (how well AI assistants can find and cite your page), and Core Web Vitals check against any URL and merges every issue into one fix list.

Discord is great for chatting, but terrible for running structured tests. It is easy to lose track of feedback, you have no context about who actually installed your builds, there's no structured way to approve or waitlist applicants, and feedback is scattered. earlyuser.app provides a centralized API and tester portal designed explicitly to collect structured bug reports, manage campaign pools, and incentivize participation.

Testers have a global, unified account on earlyuser.app. When they apply for your project and get confirmed, they can log into the tester portal with their global credentials and see your project details. If they test for other founders, all their projects appear in the same dashboard.

In MVP, earlyuser.app is API-first: we don't host the public signup/intake form page. This gives you complete control over your styling and brand. You build your intake form (using React, HTML, Webflow, Framer, etc.) and call our simple POST /projects/{id}/testers endpoint to send candidate details to your pending pool.

If you're on the Starter plan and hit the 25-tester limit, new tester applications will be queued as "pending" but you won't be able to approve them until you upgrade to the Professional plan or remove old inactive testers. We never shut down your intake API.

Testers participate because earlyuser.app turns testing into a career reputation. They use a single global login to access all assigned projects, accumulate permanent profile points for installation and reproduction logs, unlock specialty badges, and receive automated reward allocations (coupons, premium key codes, exclusive Discord ranks) from creators.

Your tester panel carries over to every future release. Instead of rebuilding your list from scratch for V2, minor updates, or payment gateway tests, the same testers who validated your first launch are ready for the next one — no cold outreach, no rebuilt spreadsheet.

Get your first 25 testers, free

No credit card, no QA team, no cold DMs. Set up in minutes.