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Robotium Ui Automator Appium Calabash Andriod Yes Yes Yes Yes IOS No No Yes Yes Mobile Web Yes Limited Yes (Andriod & ios) Yes (Andriod) Test Creation Tools Testroid record Ui Automator viewer Appium spy CLI Language Java Java Any Ruby Supported API All 18 > All All