Can a paid app be tested in alpha/beta for free

Question

I\'ve looked on SO at a lot of questions regarding this, and they all seem to say that if the app is a paid app, then Alpha and Beta testers will also have to pay to test it

Answer 1

No. I think you've miss interpreted the docs.

For example, if you use In-App-Billing

You can make test purchases without any charge to the user.

or

You can use a real payment method to test with, but google stops the transaction going through, and you will receive a refund notification after 14 days.

I've developed paid apps. Google does not keep 30% from purchases during your testing.