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MaxOnIgniteOn

We Find What Others Miss

Started in a Plymouth flat with broken apps and frustration, we've spent years building testing approaches that actually catch problems before your users do.

How We Got Here

The path from angry user reviews to systematic debugging wasn't straightforward. But each project taught us something new about where apps break and why.

2018

The Beginning

Started after watching three promising apps fail in production. Spent months analysing crash reports and user complaints to understand patterns nobody was documenting.

Early testing workspace with mobile devices
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2020

Finding Our Method

Developed edge-case testing frameworks after discovering most crashes happen in scenarios developers never test. Real-world conditions matter more than perfect lab environments.

Testing methodology documentation
2023

Specialising in Complexity

Focused exclusively on apps with complicated user flows and multiple integration points. These projects break in interesting ways that reveal deeper architectural issues.

Complex app testing environment
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Testing That Reflects Reality

Perfect lab conditions don't catch the problems your users encounter. We test how people actually use apps, not how documentation says they should.

Device Variety Testing

Your users aren't all on new phones with perfect connections. We test across old devices, slow networks, and interrupted sessions because that's where most apps fail.

Behaviour Pattern Analysis

We map how users actually navigate your app versus intended flows. The gaps between these reveal where confusion and crashes cluster together.

Integration Stress Points

APIs fail. Connections drop. Payment systems timeout. We focus testing on these boundaries where external dependencies create unpredictable conditions.

Real-world testing scenarios with multiple devices

Who Does the Testing

Small team, focused approach. We handle projects ourselves rather than farming work out to contractors who don't know your context.

Elspeth Runciman, Lead Testing Strategist

Elspeth Runciman

Lead Testing Strategist

Spent seven years breaking apps before anyone else could. Started in QA, got frustrated with surface-level testing that missed real problems. Now designs testing frameworks around actual failure patterns rather than theoretical coverage metrics. Works directly with development teams to understand architectural decisions that create testing blind spots.

Work With Us

If you need thorough testing that catches problems before launch, let's discuss your project. We work with teams who care about reliability.

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