What is a QA audit - and what a good bug report looks like
"A QA audit" can sound vague. It isn't. It's a structured pass by a tester whose only job is to find what's broken - and hand you a report you can act on.
If you've never commissioned QA before, "a QA audit" can sound vague. It isn't. A QA audit is a structured pass over your product by a tester whose only job is to find what's broken, risky or confusing - and to hand you a report you can act on. Here's what it is, and what a good one looks like.
What a QA audit actually is
It's an independent review of your website, app or store against how it's meant to work and how real users will actually use it. A specialist walks the key flows, probes the edges, and documents every issue with enough detail for your team to reproduce and fix it. It's not a vague "looks good" - it's a prioritised list of specific, evidenced problems.
What a good bug report contains
The difference between a useful audit and a useless one is the quality of each finding. A good bug report gives your developers everything they need and nothing they don't:
- A clear title and where it happens (page, flow, device, browser)
- Severity - so you know what to fix before launch and what can wait
- Steps to reproduce, numbered, so anyone can see it too
- Expected vs actual behaviour
- Evidence - an annotated screenshot, and where it helps, a short video or the console/network detail
What severity means
Not every bug blocks a launch. Good QA sorts findings so you can make the call: critical issues break a core flow (checkout fails, sign-up errors); high issues hurt many users; medium and low are polish. You ship when the criticals and highs are handled - not when the list hits zero.
What you should get at the end
A clear document - not a raw dump of 200 console warnings - listing the issues that matter, ranked, with evidence and, ideally, a suggested direction for each. You should be able to hand it straight to a developer and start fixing.
See one for real
The fastest way to understand a QA audit is to read one. Our sample report shows the exact format - findings, severity, reproduction steps and evidence - that a DayQA audit delivers.
See exactly what a DayQA audit delivers - format, severity, steps and evidence.