The noqa blog
Testing mobile apps and games with AI agents — no locators, no code.

The noqa CLI: Let Your AI Agent Test Your App on a Real Device
Your coding agent can write a mobile screen but never see it run. The noqa CLI gives it a device: read the screen, tap by description, and check the app it just changed.
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Locator-based vs vision-based mobile app testing
Locator-based tests break when the UI shifts, and they cannot reach games or canvas screens at all. Vision-based testing reads the screen instead. Here is how the two compare, and when to use each.
mobile testingtest automationai testingcomparisonAppium Alternatives for Mobile App Testing (2026)
Appium is still the default for mobile test automation, but many teams now spend more time fixing locators than finding bugs. Here are six honest alternatives, what each one is good at, and how to pick.
appiummobile testingtest automationcomparisonWhat Is Agentic Testing?
Agentic testing gives an AI agent a testing goal instead of a script. Here is what that means, how it works, how it is different from old automation — and why it helps most on mobile and games.
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