Our 2025 State of Mobile Release Management Report provides the first in-depth analysis of the current state of mobile app release processes, based on responses from 300 mobile engineers. The report reveals significant, yet often overlooked, inefficiencies and bottlenecks draining productivity and impacting DevEx, release velocity, and organizational success. 

When a release goes sideways, the entire business feels the pain, from the individual level to the bottom line. Despite the critical nature of mobile releases, quantifying their impact on teams and organizations has been historically difficult, with inefficiencies often dismissed as simply the cost of doing mobile business.

This report breaks down the surprising automation paradox, helps teams benchmark release performance, and gives leaders and practitioners alike actionable insights to advocate for better release management practices.

Key findings include:

• Productivity drain: Engineers spend an average of 5 hours per release on manual, repetitive tasks rather than coding.
• Repeated delays: 76% of teams regularly experience incidents that lead to delays, firefighting, and compromised user experience.
• Automation paradox: 50% of teams with significant investment still waste 6-10 hours per release. 
• Hotfix normalcy: 77% of teams need hotfixes every 3-5 releases regularly. 
• Coordination gap: 66% of respondents recognize coordination benefits but lack proper tooling to improve their process. 

Download the full report to:

• Benchmark your team's performance.
• Identify hidden costs of your current releases.
• Get actionable insight on improving releases.
• Uncover data to advocate for better release tooling.