Independent software testing

Find app and website issues before your customers do.

Plain Morrow Testing checks the user journeys that matter to your business. We document functional bugs and usability friction in a clear report your team can act on before release.

Scoped reviews for websites and applications · Based in South Africa, working worldwide

PLAIN MORROW / SAMPLE FINDING01 / 03
High priorityFunctional bug

Booking confirmation is missing after payment

Customer impact

A customer may pay successfully but receive no visible confirmation or booking reference.

Steps to reproduce

1.Choose an available appointment.
2.Complete the demo checkout.
3.Observe the blank confirmation area.
ILLUSTRATIVE DEMO · NOT A CLIENT PROJECT

Founded by two cum laude application development graduates with hands-on experience building and testing software.

What we check

Attention where your product needs it most.

We agree on the important journeys first, then test how the product behaves in the environments that matter to your users.

01 / BEHAVIOUR

Functional behaviour

Forms, account actions, transactions, errors, and expected outcomes.

02 / EXPERIENCE

User journeys

The steps people take to sign up, buy, book, manage an account, or complete another agreed task.

03 / COVERAGE

Browsers & devices

Agreed desktop and mobile browser combinations, including responsive layouts.

04 / CONFIDENCE

Regression checks

Rechecking key flows after changes or agreed fixes.

SAMPLE REPORT / OVERVIEW
Example deliverable

Release Readiness Review

Demo booking application · Illustrative findings only

03Findings
02Journeys
02Browsers
F-01Missing booking confirmationHigh
F-02Reset link feedback unclearMedium
O-01Date selection needs clearer cuesObservation
What you receive

A report built for the next decision.

Findings are separated into confirmed bugs and usability observations, so your team can understand what happened and decide what to fix first.

  • Prioritised findings with steps to reproduce
  • Screenshots or short recordings where useful
  • Device, browser, and environment details
  • Customer impact and suggested next action
  • A summary of coverage and exclusions
See the full sample report
Our process

From scope to clear next steps.

Every review starts with an agreed boundary, so the findings have context and your team knows exactly what was checked.

01

Scope

Agree on the product, important journeys, access, environments, and dates.

02

Test

Work through the agreed scenarios and document evidence.

03

Report

Deliver findings and walk the team through priorities.

04

Retest

Recheck agreed fixes if the quote includes a retest round.

Who we work with

An independent view before a meaningful release.

For product teams preparing a release, agencies handing work to clients, and businesses that want a careful check of a critical digital journey.

The people behind the work

Testing experience shaped by real applications.

Nicholas Farquhar and Jaco Smit each hold a bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences, specialising in application development. Both graduated cum laude.

We have hands-on experience testing BlastPro's web and Android applications for surface blast planning. Sharing feedback during that project shaped our focus on useful, clearly explained findings.

Meet the founders
NF

Nicholas Farquhar

Co-founder · Application development graduate

JS

Jaco Smit

Co-founder · Application development graduate

Experience with BlastPro

Nicholas and Jaco helped test BlastPro's web and Android applications and shared feedback with the project team. This was project experience, not a paid Plain Morrow client engagement.

Read about our experience
Common questions

What to know before we start.

We keep the scope and access requirements clear before testing begins.

More about our service
Do you need our source code?

Not for a standard functional review. We agree on access and test accounts during scoping.

Can you test a staging site?

Yes. We prefer a safe test environment with representative test data where possible.

Can you test a live product?

Only within a written, agreed scope and with the owner's authorisation.

Do you provide security penetration testing?

Our initial service focuses on functional behaviour and user journeys. Specialist security testing would be scoped separately.

Start a conversation

Have a release coming up?

Tell us what matters most to your users. We will propose a practical testing scope and a clear quote.

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