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Your users carry your application in their pocket — alongside their banking, their health data, and their entire digital identity. A vulnerable mobile app doesn't just risk your reputation; it compromises the device it lives on. We make sure yours isn't the weak link.
Mobile applications are fundamentally different from web applications — and so are their vulnerabilities. Your app runs on hardware you don't control, on operating systems you can't patch, on networks you can't trust. Users jailbreak their phones, install dodgy VPNs, and connect to coffee shop Wi-Fi without a second thought. Your application needs to survive all of it.
The OWASP Mobile Top 10 exists because mobile-specific attack vectors — insecure data storage, weak binary protections, insufficient transport layer security — are fundamentally different from their web counterparts. An API might be identical, but the client-side attack surface is an entirely different beast. Attackers can decompile your APK in seconds, hook into running processes with Frida, and intercept TLS traffic with a two-line proxy configuration. If your app wasn't built to withstand that, it won't.
Our mobile application penetration testing covers both iOS and Android platforms, examining everything from the compiled binary to the backend APIs it communicates with. We don't just poke at the surface — we reverse-engineer, instrument, and interrogate your application the same way a determined attacker would.
Apple and Google review apps for policy compliance, not security. Passing App Store review means your icon is the right size and you're not secretly mining cryptocurrency — it doesn't mean your authentication is sound, your data storage is encrypted, or your API keys aren't hardcoded in plaintext. Store approval is a publishing milestone, not a security certification. Treat it accordingly.
We test your mobile applications against the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) and Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG) — then go further. Because a checklist is a starting point, not a finish line.
Our testing follows the OWASP MASTG methodology, enhanced by real-world mobile exploitation experience across both iOS and Android platforms. We combine automated tooling with manual analysis — because no scanner understands your business logic.
We offer three approaches depending on your objectives and the sensitivity of your application:
| Approach | What We Know | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Black Box | The app as downloaded from the store. No credentials, no documentation, no source code. We approach it exactly as a hostile user with a jailbroken device would. | Realistic external threat simulation. Ideal for assessing what an attacker can achieve with only a downloaded APK or IPA. |
| Grey Box | Valid user credentials, API documentation, and basic architecture overview. Maximises test coverage within a fixed engagement window. | The sweet spot. Covers both unauthenticated and authenticated attack surfaces across client and server. Our most requested approach. |
| White Box | Full source code, architecture diagrams, backend access, and admin credentials. We review the code alongside dynamic testing. | Maximum depth. Essential for applications handling payments, health data, or sensitive personal information where nothing can be left to chance. |
A mobile penetration test tells you where your application stands today. But every sprint, every dependency update, every new feature changes the attack surface. Your next release could introduce the vulnerability that wasn't there last Tuesday.
For continuous monitoring of your mobile application's backend infrastructure and APIs, see our SOCinaBox managed SOC service — 24/7 threat detection, log analysis, and incident response that keeps watching between test cycles.
Pair regular mobile application penetration testing with continuous API and infrastructure monitoring from SOCinaBox. The pen test finds the structural weaknesses in the client. The SOC catches exploitation attempts against the backend in real time. Together, they cover the full stack — from pocket to server rack.
Every engagement starts with a free, no-obligation scoping call. We'll assess your application across iOS and Android, define the scope, and give you a clear quote — no surprises, no jargon. The only risk you should worry about is the risk of shipping untested.