Google's device farm: run Espresso, XCUITest or a crawler on real hardware.
Test Lab executes your instrumentation tests on real and virtual devices in Google's data centres, returning videos, screenshots, logs and performance metrics. Robo Test crawls the app automatically without any test code, which is a cheap way to catch crashes in untested paths.
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From $1 per device hour (physical devices, indicative)
Free tierFree tier: Free daily quota of virtual and physical device minutes on the Spark plan.
What drives the bill: Pay-as-you-go per device hour on the Blaze plan; virtual devices are cheaper than physical.
Check current pricing on Google’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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