Mobile Application Security Testing
What Our Mobile App Testing Includes
We provide a thorough assessment of the security of your mobile applications and optionally the APIs they consume. This includes identifying security vulnerabilities and exploiting them to demonstrate the potential impact of a successful attack.
We go above and beyond the OWASP Top 10 to ensure that your applications are secure against a wide range of threats.
Dynamic & Static Analysis
This means we not only test the running application for vulnerabilities but also analyse the source code and configuration files to identify potential security issues that may not be evident during runtime.
Business Logic Flaws
This includes testing for issues such as insecure data storage, insecure communication, and improper authentication mechanisms that could lead to data breaches or unauthorised access.
Detailed Reporting
Our reports are tailored to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clarity and understanding.
Pricing
Pricing depends on application size, number of platforms tested, functional complexity, number of user roles and depth of testing. Final pricing is confirmed after a short scoping review.
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Why Choose Exploitr
Our penetration testing services are designed to uncover real, exploitable risks and provide organisations with clear guidance on how to fix them.
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Mobile Application Testing FAQs
Yes, we test applications on both platforms. Each platform has different security architectures and vulnerabilities, so we tailor our methodology accordingly. With Android we can test on actual physical devices (and not just emulators) to identify real-world vulnerabilities and behavior.
However, with iOS there can often be difficulty with performing grey-box testing of mobile applications. In cases where there is an identical codebase between the two platforms, we would recommend performing testing with Android devices for simplicity and coverage.
Our testing covers insecure data storage (credentials, tokens, sensitive data), insecure communication (SSL/TLS issues, certificate validation), authentication and session management, client-side injection, insecure cryptography, code tampering and reverse engineering protection, business logic flaws, and backend API security.
We follow the OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG).
We can test with just the compiled application file (.ipa for iOS, .apk for Android). However, source code access enables more thorough testing, including static code analysis to identify vulnerabilities before they’re exploitable. We recommend white box testing for applications in most cases, or those handling sensitive data or financial transactions.
Yes, absolutely. We test apps at any stage of development including beta versions, internal enterprise apps, and pre-release applications. You simply provide us with the installation file (.ipa or .apk), and we’ll install it on our testing devices.
We test against your development, staging, or production backend (based on your preference). We intercept and analyse all communications between the mobile app and backend servers to identify API vulnerabilities, authentication issues, and data exposure. If backend testing is needed, we recommend combined mobile and API penetration testing for comprehensive coverage.
If the mobile API backend is also consumed by a companion web application, and there are no functional differences between the mobile and web versions, we would highly recommend performing the backend testing from the web application perspective. This greatly simplifies testing and can allow more time to be spent performing vulnerability discovery, allowing the mobile application testing to focus on local vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
Yes, we test applications built with any framework including React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Ionic, and Cordova. Cross-platform frameworks sometimes introduce unique vulnerabilities, especially when bridging native and JavaScript code or when developers rely on insecure third-party plugins.
We identify all third-party components and assess their security, including checking for known vulnerabilities, excessive permissions, and data leakage. Many security issues stem from third-party SDKs (analytics, advertising, social media integration) that developers integrate without understanding the security implications.
Attack Surface Management
Gain complementary access to the Attack Surface Center platform with your penetration test to manage your vulnerabilities, assets, and track remediation progress.
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