Wahi Saves 60+ Hours of Test Maintenance Per Week with Mobot’s AI-Powered Robotic Automation

Introduction

Wahi is a Canadian technology company that aims to revolutionize the real estate industry by leveraging technology to streamline the buying and selling process. Targeting home buyers and sellers who prefer a digital-first approach, complemented by expert Realtors, Wahi provides a mobile app that simplifies the entire home-buying journey. The platform offers AI-powered property valuations, real-time listings, automated scheduling, and a unique cashback incentive program when working with a Wahi Realtor, making the process more transparent and efficient for users.

By integrating this technology into real estate transactions, Wahi is setting a new standard for home buying and selling in Canada. Traditional real estate transactions involve significant paperwork, phone calls, and in-person meetings, which can be time-consuming and inconvenient for both buyers, sellers and their Realtor. Wahi eliminates these barriers by offering a seamless experience, allowing users to search for properties, schedule showings, and even finalize transactions, digitally. The company’s innovative approach has attracted a growing base of users looking for efficiency and convenience in the real estate market.

Challenge

When Wahi set out to build its mobile app, the team faced significant testing challenges. As a newly established startup, Wahi had limited resources and needed to ensure a seamless user experience across multiple devices. Their goal was to launch a high-quality app without expanding their development team excessively or relying on cumbersome manual testing processes.

Initially, Wahi attempted to implement automated testing using open source frameworks. However, this approach proved inefficient due to high maintenance costs, slow execution speeds, and persistent failures in test execution. Even when tests ran, they frequently broke due to minor UI changes, causing bottlenecks in the development pipeline. The manual QA team was overwhelmed, focusing only on new feature validation, while regression testing for critical workflows was falling behind.

Wahi’s mobile app also required frequent updates to stay competitive and meet ongoing user expectations. The QA process was becoming a bottleneck, preventing the team from pushing new features quickly and reliably. Additionally, compliance with real estate industry regulations was a critical factor. The team needed a robust testing solution that could ensure compliance, maintain app stability, and support a fast-paced release schedule.

With bi-weekly app releases, Wahi needed a reliable solution that could scale with their growing test requirements and ensure consistent quality while minimizing the burden on their internal teams.

Solution

Wahi turned to Mobot to automate their mobile app testing using real physical devices. Unlike traditional automated testing frameworks, Mobot's approach eliminated the need for complex test maintenance, providing a robust and scalable solution. The team leverages Mobot to:

• Automate all mobile app testing for critical workflows such as property searches, booking showings, and agent communication
• Test across a wide range of real devices to ensure compatibility and prevent device-specific issues
• Validate compliance with real estate industry regulations Catch hard-to-reproduce bugs that previously slipped through manual testing efforts

Beyond Mobot’s service for app testing, Wahi uses some of Mobot’s powerful features, including:

• JIRA integration to streamline the creation of issue tracking
• Mobot Live for reproducing issues on their own and for exploratory testing

The implementation process was smooth, allowing Wahi to quickly onboard Mobot’s services without disrupting their release cadence. Mobot’s team handled test case development, execution, and reporting, providing detailed bug reports with visual evidence, making debugging faster and more efficient.

In addition to reducing the workload on Wahi’s in-house QA team, Mobot provided a more reliable and scalable testing framework. The ability to test across real physical devices meant that Wahi could confidently launch updates without worrying about undetected compatibility issues. As a result, the engineering team was able to focus on innovation rather than firefighting unexpected bugs after release.

Results

Since implementing Mobot, Wahi has seen significant improvements in their mobile testing process, including:

• Increased test coverage: 100% of Wahi’s mobile app testing is now handled by Mobot, freeing up engineering resources for feature development. Mobot has automated 47 test plans that equate to 270+ test cases
• Operational savings: by handling all non-regression mobile app testing, Mobot has saved Wahi the need to hire 1-2 additional automation engineers
• Eliminating test maintenance: Wahi no longer has to deal with writing test scripts and constant maintenance to their test suite. Mobot handles all maintenance as new features and test cases are developed, saving their QA and engineering team approximately 60 hours per week

“The thing we find most valuable with Mobot is the time savings we get from not having to maintain tests. With open source frameworks, the more tests you add, the more time it takes to maintain. With Mobot we don’t have to worry about that.” –Rémi Flament, Head of Engineering

• Regulatory compliance: automated checks ensure that listings are displayed correctly based on industry regulations
• Bug detection & resolution: Mobot has helped Wahi catch and create issues to solve for more than 90 bugs. Engineers can now access visual test reports with before-and-after comparisons, making it easier to identify and fix issues quickly 

By integrating Mobot into their workflow, Wahi has improved their test efficiency, reduced overall testing costs, and enhanced the reliability of their mobile app. The reduction in manual testing efforts has allowed the QA team to focus on new feature testing rather than repetitive regression testing.

Additionally, Mobot's ability to test real-world user interactions, such as location-based searches and mobile gestures, has provided Wahi with deeper insights into potential user experience issues before they reach customers. The enhanced test coverage ensures that Wahi maintains a high standard of quality and user satisfaction, contributing to better app store ratings and increased customer retention.

Conclusion

By partnering with Mobot, Wahi has successfully scaled its mobile app testing without the headaches of maintaining traditional automation frameworks. 

“With Mobot, we no longer have to worry about constant test maintenance on automation frameworks. Our testing is now reliable, scalable, and incredibly efficient.” –Rémi Flament, Head of Engineering

The ability to test on real devices with minimal setup has saved Wahi time and resources while ensuring a seamless experience for its users. As Wahi continues to expand its real estate platform, Mobot remains a crucial partner in delivering a reliable and high-performing mobile app.

With Mobot’s robotic testing automation, Wahi has transformed its mobile QA process, making it more efficient, scalable, and resilient. The collaboration has empowered Wahi to focus on enhancing its product while knowing that app quality is well taken care of.