
The ISTQB® Mobile Application Testing (CT-MAT) certification provides an insight into methods, techniques, and tools a professional may use to test mobile applications.
It covers the required mobile project activities, roles, methods, and methodologies.
In order to appear for this certification, you need to have a foundation level certification.
Total Questions: 40
Total Points: 40
Passing Score: 26
Length (mins): 60
Explain how a certified tester aligns business and technology drivers to prioritize mobile application testing. Identify risks, expectations, and apply context-specific test types and environments.
In order to appear for this certification, you need to have a foundation-level certification.
Business and technology drivers – Mobiles
Test types – Mobile applications
Test processes - Mobile applications
Platforms, Tools and Environment
Automating Test execution
Preparation for certification
Sample Test 1
Analytics Data
Business Models
Device types
Types of mobile application
Architecture
Test strategies
Challenges and Risks
who, how, what?
Revenue Generation Strategies
Explore mobile device types—from basic to IoT companions—and compare native, browser-based, and hybrid apps. Learn testing across OS versions, hardware, screen sizes, sensors, and connectivity using simulators and real devices.
Identify key mobile testing risks and mitigations by selecting targeted devices and platforms, validating operating system compatibility and libraries, and simulating real usage patterns and preproduction releases.
Explore various connectivity methods—2g/3g/4g/5g, wi-fi, nfc, and bluetooth—and validate apps under different network conditions using simulators and field testing to ensure seamless, data-loss-free reconnects with offline notifications.
Assess device hardware compatibility, app OS interaction, and connectivity to craft test levels, ensuring no data loss, graceful error handling, clear messaging, and a rich user experience.
Outline mobile test approaches across levels—from unit and integration testing to field testing, store approval, and user acceptance testing—considering architecture, sensors, simulators, API testing, automation, and continuous integration and deployment.
Explore mobile development platforms like Android Studio and Xcode, and understand cross-platform tools and mobile web apps. Learn how readily available IDEs streamline design, coding, and testing without special packaging.
Automate test execution by selecting suitable frameworks, identifying and operating on objects, and generating reports, while evaluating tools for reliability, speed, maintainability, and sustainable updates.
Certified Tester Mobile application testing
It is the process of designing, preparing, and executing tests on a mobile application to make sure that functionality and usability confirm business and usability requirements are met.
The application under test is ready to be used by the end customer.
Testing needs to validate the appearance, performance, and functionality of applications across multiple devices, and operating system and browser versions if applicable.
This testing encompasses functional, performance, usability, security, load, interruption, memory leakage, location, certification, installation, automation, and more.
This course is designed for mobile application test enthusiasts who want to prepare for specialist certification offered by the ISTQB® which focuses on test strategies, techniques, tools, and environments a professional tester can use to test mobile applications.
We will cover all the topics from the official syllabus for this certification and quizzes which will boost your confidence.
I will try to improve the course continuously as we move ahead with the time.
Please do provide input and feedback so I can improve the course and myself.
This is not an alternative to official material but the additional experience-based interpretation of source material with an in-depth explanation of the topics as an experienced tester and test analyst.