diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2b03a61..43009ea4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ vendor/
 log/*.log
 tmp
 
+coverage
+
 .DS_Store
 */.DS_Store
 .DS_Store?
diff --git a/.simplecov b/.simplecov
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..678db531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.simplecov
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'simplecov-rcov'
+SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::RcovFormatter
+SimpleCov.start 'rails'
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b4e3bdf6..c00a87f9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ group :test do
   gem 'rspec-rails'
   gem 'factory_girl_rails'
   gem 'shoulda-matchers'
+  gem 'simplecov', require: false
+  gem 'simplecov-rcov'
 end
 
 group :production do #this is used on heroku
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5525a8cc..f26652ce 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ GEM
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
       warden (~> 1.2.3)
     diff-lcs (1.2.5)
+    docile (1.1.5)
     dotenv (2.0.2)
     erubis (2.7.0)
     execjs (2.6.0)
@@ -203,6 +204,13 @@ GEM
       tilt (>= 1.1, < 3)
     shoulda-matchers (3.0.1)
       activesupport (>= 4.0.0)
+    simplecov (0.11.1)
+      docile (~> 1.1.0)
+      json (~> 1.8)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
+    simplecov-html (0.10.0)
+    simplecov-rcov (0.2.3)
+      simplecov (>= 0.4.1)
     slop (3.6.0)
     sprockets (3.4.0)
       rack (> 1, < 3)
@@ -258,9 +266,11 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec-rails
   sass-rails
   shoulda-matchers
+  simplecov
+  simplecov-rcov
   tunemygc
   uglifier
   uservoice-ruby
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.10.6
+   1.11.2