KMP Tutorial #13: Testing in Kotlin Multiplatform

You have shared code running on Android and iOS. But how do you know it works correctly on both platforms? You test it. KMP has built-in support for testing. Tests written in commonTest run on every platform automatically. Write once, verify everywhere. Test Source Sets KMP projects have test source sets that mirror the main source sets: shared/src/ ├── commonMain/ → shared code ├── commonTest/ → tests for shared code (runs on all platforms) ├── androidMain/ → Android-specific code ├── androidTest/ → Android-specific tests ├── iosMain/ → iOS-specific code └── iosTest/ → iOS-specific tests Tests in commonTest are the most valuable — they verify your shared logic on every target platform with a single test file. ...

April 5, 2026 · 7 min