Compatible iPhone
You will need an iPhone compatible with the current beta and be comfortable installing Apple TestFlight.
UC PlannerLimited iPhone testing programme
Help shape a simpler way to plan around Universal Credit.
UC Planner is an independent app being built to help people understand their Universal Credit estimate, see how work or household changes may affect it, and plan ahead with more confidence.
I’m looking for a small, varied group of iPhone users to try the beta version before public launch. Your experience will directly help me find what is unclear, what does not work properly, and what needs improving.
No claim documents needed. You choose what you are comfortable testing.
What the app is
Planning with clearer context
Explore how pay and life changes could affect Universal Credit.
UC Planner brings estimated pay and Universal Credit together across assessment periods, helping people explore timing, changing earnings and household scenarios.
It is an independent planning tool. Its results are estimates—not DWP decisions, benefit advice or a substitute for checking an official statement.
Who it is for
Real experience, broad perspectives
People willing to test thoughtfully—not technology experts.
Relevant UC experience
Current or recent Universal Credit experience helps us test across real household, work, pay and housing patterns.
Honest observations
Useful feedback can be as simple as identifying a confusing sentence, inaccessible control or result that does not look right.
You never need to send a UC statement, payslip, claim reference, National Insurance number, bank details, address, employer name, children’s details or medical information to apply.
What testers gain
A practical thank-you for your time
Complete the initial journey and provide usable feedback to receive lifetime ad-free access.
If you complete the agreed initial tester journey and send one usable piece of feedback, you will receive lifetime ad-free access to UC Planner when it launches.
“Usable feedback” can be as simple as telling us what worked, what was unclear, or what appeared wrong. You are not expected to find a fault or send evidence, and this is not connected to leaving an App Store review.
The reward covers removal of advertising. It does not automatically include every future paid or Premium feature.
Why your help matters
Universal Credit circumstances are not all the same. A planner needs checking by people with different household situations, work patterns, paydays, housing costs and experiences of using apps. The programme helps make sure UC Planner works for more than one narrow set of circumstances.
What taking part involves
A small first mission
Try one realistic journey, then tell me what you noticed.
- Install Apple TestFlight and UC Planner.
- Complete the setup journey using circumstances you are comfortable testing.
- Generate an estimate and try one realistic “what if?” change in the Planner.
- Check the estimate yourself against your next UC statement when it arrives, if you are comfortable doing that.
- Complete one focused task matched to the broad area you said you could help with.
- Tell me what worked, what was confusing, or what appeared wrong.
UC Planner asks for the details needed to make its own estimate; it does not ask you to upload, photograph, paste in or store your official UC statement. Your statement stays separate. When it arrives, you read it yourself and compare it with the app’s estimate. If you modelled a past period, you may instead compare the estimate yourself with the matching historical statement. Both comparisons are optional, and the app does not receive or see the statement.
Testing through Apple TestFlight
What to expect
A straightforward route from application to feedback.
TestFlight is Apple’s free app for trying pre-release versions of iPhone apps. It is a normal part of how developers test apps before they are publicly released.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Apply | Tell us you are interested and the broad areas you may be able to help test. |
| 2. Invitation | If selected, you receive an email invitation with clear next steps. |
| 3. Install TestFlight | Download Apple’s free TestFlight app from the App Store, if you do not already have it. |
| 4. Install UC Planner | Open the invitation in TestFlight and install the beta app. |
| 5. Try the mission | Use the app in the way you normally would, then try the focused task we send you. |
| 6. Send feedback | Start with a general description of what worked or appeared wrong. You choose whether to send a TestFlight comment or screenshot, or email a question. |
Beta software can change and occasionally behave unexpectedly. You can stop testing at any time. TestFlight builds may also expire, but we will explain what to do if that happens. TestFlight invitations are sent individually to selected applicants, and applying does not guarantee a place.
Privacy and real-world testing
Choose what you are comfortable sharing
Your official statement stays separate from the app.
UC Planner uses the details you enter to produce its own estimate. It does not ask you to upload, photograph, paste in or store your official UC statement. You read your statement separately and carry out any comparison yourself.
Sending feedback through TestFlight or email is a separate, deliberate choice. If you decide to report an apparent problem, begin with a general description. Claim references, National Insurance numbers, bank details, statements, payslips, addresses, employer or workplace names, children’s details, diagnoses, medical information and other documents are not required and should not be sent.
If you choose to send free text or a screenshot, there is a risk that personal information may be included accidentally despite this guidance. We aim to remove direct identifiers before using feedback with development tools, but cannot guarantee that every personal detail will be spotted. You do not need to send evidence to provide useful feedback or qualify for the tester benefit.
Read the Founding Tester privacy notice before applying
The separate Organised & Co privacy and cookie notice and UC Planner information, privacy and limitations also apply.
Accessibility
Different ways of using an iPhone matter
Accessibility experience is valuable, and disclosure is optional.
The application optionally asks whether you use features such as VoiceOver, Larger Text, Voice Control, zoom or colour and contrast adjustments. You do not need to give a diagnosis, and your answer will not determine whether you receive the programme benefit.
If the form itself creates a barrier, email app-feedback@organisedandco.com with the subject “Founding Tester application accessibility”. Please do not include financial, health or claim information.
Applications
Help us test with a wider range of real experiences.
Applications are open for a limited first wave of iPhone testers. Places are selected in small groups so that each tester can be supported properly.