--- title: Microsoft Visual Studio App Center Reviews meta\_title: 'Microsoft Visual Studio App Center Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 61 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Microsoft Visual Studio App Center works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 61 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Mobile Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development --- # Microsoft Visual Studio App Center Reviews & Product Details Visual Studio App Center ships iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS apps faster and with greater confidence by automating their lifecycles. It also connects your repository and, within minutes, builds in the cloud, tests on thousands of real devices, distributes to beta testers and app stores, and monitors real-world usage with crash and analytics data. * * * Seller [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft) Discussions [Microsoft Visual Studio App Center Community](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-visual-studio-app-center/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 4 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-visual-studio-app-center/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Firebase](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Firebase") Firebase 4.5/5(307) ](https://www.g2.com/products/firebase/reviews) [ ![Xcode](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Xcode") Xcode 4.2/5(1,039) ](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) [ ![ServiceNow App Engine](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ServiceNow App Engine") ServiceNow App Engine 4.5/5(1,156) ](https://www.g2.com/products/servicenow-app-engine/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-visual-studio-app-center/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 61 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/21/2019 "Code push is a great for version controlled applications" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? One advantage of using react native in the application is that you have the ability to code push. Our company would often roll out bug fixes, and if it is a critical bug, we'll code push it out to older application versions to make sure the critical bug gets fixed in the older version. Having this last resort option is great and would strongly recommend companies install CodePush. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? Code push has a poor system in upgrading the react native bundle in our application. For example, while loading the application, the user will face a white screen and have to wait to download before the application runs. If they have slow internet, then they would have a bad user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Visual Studio App Center solving and how is that benefiting you? Solving critical bug fixes in released applications, so this is a very great solution to mobile devices. Being able to push fixes to already released older applications is crucial for a successful business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Semiconductors](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Semiconductors") US Verified User in Semiconductors Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/7/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Visual Studio App expeirence " 3/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? It is easy to access from launching visual studio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? that you do have to launch it from visual studio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Visual Studio App Center: Maybe accesible from desktop instead through visual studio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Visual Studio App Center solving and how is that benefiting you? Just adding plugins and libraries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/10/2018 "A lot of room for improvement" 3/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? I love being able to write a single set of tests for multiple platforms and locales Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? App Center platform is buggy, especially for new OS version releases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Visual Studio App Center: Give it a try, but expect issues, especially with new OS versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Visual Studio App Center solving and how is that benefiting you? We wanted a single app test platform that allowed us to write tests once (In Xamarin.UITest) and run the tests against multiple platforms and devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Entertainment](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Entertainment") UE Verified User in Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/7/2016 "One of the best testing platform" 3/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? It's fast and flexible, you can upload the app and use it immediately. I like HockeyApp because it works on Mac, iOS and Android, I have access to the crashes and to the feedback list. The iOS SDK is easy to integrate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? Limited testers slot and you need to configure each beta tester manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Visual Studio App Center: It's the right platform if you need to distribute your app immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Visual Studio App Center solving and how is that benefiting you? Beta test distribution and crash reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/11/2016 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Newspapers](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Newspapers") IN Verified User in Newspapers Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/2/2016 "Very nice but very expensive solution" 3/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? It has a very intuitive, consistent UI. It was still in Beta when I was using it, but it looked fantastic. Hardly the most important thing for an analytics platform but it made using it a pleasant experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? The price. It was still in Beta so we were using it for free on some of our newer apps, but some of the numbers that were talked about were huge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Visual Studio App Center: Have a look into pricing before you spend too much time playing with integrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Visual Studio App Center solving and how is that benefiting you? Analytics for Xamarin apps. Unsurprisingly the integration with Xamarin apps was great, and it gave great information about user journeys. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") CI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/13/2016 "HockeyApp saved me tons of debug cycles" 3/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? HockeyApp provides full server-side symbolication with class names, methods, line numbers, and automatic grouping of similar crash reports. For iOS, Mac, and Android Applications! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? The prices were competitive, but I am looking for free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Visual Studio App Center: Apple makes it non-trivial to do testing on actual devices, this product makes it a little easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Visual Studio App Center solving and how is that benefiting you? We provide a ride sharing cordova app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Microsoft Visual Studio App Center? 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