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Mobile Application Penetration Testing

Mobile Application Penetration Testing checks your Android and iOS apps closely to find weak spots, mistakes, and places where attackers could slip through. With more business, banking, and personal data living inside mobile apps every year, one unpatched flaw can turn into a costly breach fast.

Our mobile app penetration testing team pokes, prods, and tests your app the way a real attacker would by examining how it stores data, how it communicates to your servers, and how well it resists tampering. We look closely at insecure data storage, weak encryption, unsafe third-party libraries, and flaws in the app’s own logic, so you can fix them before they ever reach the App Store or Play Store.

Whether your app is built natively for Android and iOS, or shipped as a hybrid or cross-platform build with React Native, Flutter, or Xamarin, our mobile application penetration testing methodology adapts to your stack — shining a light on every layer of the app to make it stronger and safer for every user.

Why It Matters

Mobile apps are now a top entry point for attackers targeting customer and payment data.
Insecure storage and weak encryption are among the most common flaws found in production apps.
App Store and Play Store reviewers don't test for security — that responsibility sits with you.

Our Mobile Application Penetration Testing Methodology

Our methodology aligns with recognised security standards and guidance, including OWASP MASVS, OWASP MSTG, NIST, and CREST-aligned practices.

Our step-by-step approach ensures vulnerabilities are not only identified but also mapped to potential risk impact, followed by prioritised remediation recommendations your development team can act on immediately.

We assess the following components

  • Insecure Data Storage
  • Weak Cryptography Encryption
  • Insecure Communication (SSL/TLS)
  • Authentication Session Management
  • Insecure Third-Party Libraries SDKs
  • Reverse Engineering Binary Analysis
  • Platform-Specific Risks (Intents, URL Schemes)
  • Client-Side Business Logic Flaws

Reverse engineering and binary analysis assess code obfuscation, root and jailbreak detection, and tamper resistance—critical security controls that automated scanners often miss.

Types of Testing –

Simulates an external attacker with no prior knowledge of the app, working only from the installed APK or IPA — mirroring real-world attack conditions.

Conducted with limited knowledge, such as a standard user account, to reveal weaknesses reachable once an attacker is already inside the app.

Performed with full access to source code and architecture documentation for an in-depth, comprehensive security audit.

Our Mobile Application Penetration Testing Methodology

Native, Hybrid & Cross-Platform App Coverage

We test natively built Android (Kotlin/Java) and iOS (Swift/Objective-C) apps, as well as hybrid and cross-platform apps — adapting our methodology to each framework’s specific risk areas.

Android (Kotlin/Java) iOS (Swift/Obj-C) React Native Flutter Xamarin Ionic
Native, Hybrid & Cross-Platform App Coverage

Benefits of Mobile App Penetration Testing

Our mobile security experts help you ship safer apps with actionable insights and continuous support.

Protect user data
Protect user data
Protect User Data
improve compliance readiness
improve compliance readiness
Improve Compliance Readiness
prevent costly incidents
prevent costly incidents
Prevent Costly Incidents
Stronger Customer Trust
Stronger Customer Trust
Stronger Customer Trust

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Our Clients

Trusted by businesses across industries that prioritise application security, compliance, and operational resilience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers to common concerns about our mobile application penetration testing process, methodology, and outcomes.

Yes. We conduct testing for native Android and iOS applications along with hybrid and cross-platform applications, which developers create through React Native, Flutter, and Xamarin frameworks.

Our testing process requires no source code access because we conduct black box testing on the compiled APK/IPA files. Our testing process includes black box testing on compiled APK/IPA files and white box testing, which requires complete access to source code for advanced testing purposes.

Our testing process runs on staging builds, which duplicate your production app environment to protect users from any disruptions.

Our team follows particular testing approaches for hybrid and cross-platform frameworks which differ from the way we usually test Android and iOS applications.

Yes. Our service delivers specific remediation steps during each engagement, and our team stays available afterward to assist your staff with fast problem resolution.