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The mobile application security experts. Before release and after.

Appknox product suite assesses Android and iOS apps for security risks before release. After release, we keep watching for threats, tampering and unauthorised versions in the wild.

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Halcyon Bank 5.2.0, Android, on a real Pixel 8
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API key hardcoded in the binary Found by Binary SAST in the compiled APK Fixed in Cursor via Knox MCP
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Payment flow can be bypassed Reproduced by Agentic DAST on a rooted device Exploitable, high likelihood
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Analytics SDK sends device IDs Flagged by Privacy Shield and SBOM Exploitable, medium likelihood
412 raw findings
9 exploitable, after KnoxIQ
3 closed this sprint

Trusted with the apps that matter most at banks, governments and fintechs

Unilever Samsung Shell Hitachi Infosys Singapore Airlines Paytm Marks & Spencer Linde The Economist Flex HD Supply Arlo

Teams that can't afford a bad release trust us with theirs.

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Customer stories

Reports mapped to the standard you answer to

Every finding comes tagged to the control your auditor checks. One assessment, one report, ready for twelve standards.

OWASP Mobile Top 10 2025

The ten most critical mobile app risks

OWASP API Top 10 2023

Risks in the APIs your app calls

OWASP MASVS

The mobile app security verification standard

OWASP MASTG

Test cases from the mobile testing guide

CWE

A weakness ID on every finding

PCI DSS

Apps that touch card payments

NIST

US federal security controls

HIPAA

Apps that handle patient health data

GDPR

Personal data of people in the EU

DORA

Digital resilience for EU financial firms

EU CRA

Security for products sold in the EU

SAMA

Saudi Central Bank cyber security framework

12 standards, one report Get your free sample report

Secure your mobile apps before release. And after.

Test, fix, monitor and report in one workflow.

Binary SAST, Agentic DAST and API testing on real devices

Appknox tests the compiled app your users download. Upload the APK or IPA, or let your pipeline do it, and Binary SAST, Agentic DAST and API security testing run on real Android and iOS devices, no source code needed.

  • Real Android and iOS devices, not emulators
  • Runs from CI/CD on every build
  • SCA (SBOM and AI SBOM) and privacy checks in the same scan
How mobile app security testing works

Mobile app security is all we do.

Built for enterprises whose apps move money, hold health records and run citizen services. Regulated or not, the standard holds.

Regulated markets

Audit-ready for the regulator you answer to

Banks, payment providers, healthcare and government. Every report maps to the standard your auditor expects, and we run on-prem or in a private cloud when data can't leave the country.

PCI DSSHIPAAGDPRSAMADORANISTEU CRA
Every other market

A security framework that holds on every release

When your app is your business, OWASP MASVS and the OWASP Mobile Top 10 become your baseline, tested on every build. Security doesn't wait for the next audit.

OWASP MASVSOWASP MASTGOWASP Mobile Top 10 2025OWASP API Top 10CWE
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False positives

Findings your developers trust, so they fix instead of arguing.

Before + after

End to end

Products and services before release and after, from one platform and one team.

Appknox Labs

Research-backed

Appknox Labs studies how real apps fail, by industry and region.

See the research
12+ yrs

Expert help, always

In-house mobile security experts and pen testers, with you on every report.

Mobile app security &testing FAQs

Can't find your answer? Say hello to our team at contact@appknox.com

What is mobile app security?

Mobile app security is how you protect an app, and the data it handles, from attack across its whole life. That covers testing the code and the compiled app before release, checking third-party SDKs, and watching for tampered or fake versions after launch. Appknox covers all of it on one platform.

What is mobile application security testing (MAST)?

MAST is testing an Android or iOS app for vulnerabilities using static analysis (SAST), dynamic analysis (DAST) and API testing. Appknox runs all three on the compiled app, on real devices, on every build, so you test exactly what your users download.

What's the difference between severity and exploitability in mobile app security?

Severity is a score for how bad a vulnerability could be, usually from CVSS. Exploitability is whether an attacker can actually use it in your app, as it runs on a real phone. A critical can be unreachable, and a medium can be the way in. Appknox proves exploitability on real Android and iOS devices, so your team fixes the findings that matter first.

How do you test the security of a mobile app?

Start with the binary, not just the source code. Scan it statically, run it on a real device to see how it behaves, test the APIs it calls, and check every SDK inside it. Then confirm which findings can actually be exploited. Appknox automates every step from your CI/CD pipeline.

What is mobile app penetration testing, and how often should you do it?

A mobile app pen test is a security expert trying to break your app the way an attacker would. Most regulators expect one at least once a year and after major releases. Appknox pairs manual pen testing with automated testing on every build, so nothing ships untested in between.

What's the difference between SAST and DAST for mobile apps?

SAST reads the app's code and binary without running it, and finds issues like hardcoded secrets and weak crypto early. DAST runs the app and watches what it does: network traffic, local storage, runtime behaviour. You need both. Appknox runs DAST on real devices, because emulators miss what a rooted or jailbroken phone shows.

What is OWASP MASVS, and which compliance standards does Appknox cover?

OWASP MASVS is the industry standard for mobile app security requirements, and the OWASP Mobile Top 10 lists the most common risks. Appknox reports map to the OWASP Mobile Top 10 2025, OWASP API Top 10 2023, OWASP MASVS and MASTG, and CWE, and to NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SAMA, DORA and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). So you can hand your auditor findings in the format they already expect.

Do you need our source code?

No. Upload the APK or IPA, or connect your pipeline, and we test the compiled app. That's what attackers see, and it includes the SDKs and libraries your source code doesn't show. Your code never leaves your hands. If your data has to stay in-country, we can run on-prem or in a private cloud.

What is app store monitoring, and how do you detect fake apps?

App store monitoring is tracking every version of your app that's live in public app stores, official and third-party. Appknox Storeknox discovers your apps, keeps the inventory current, flags versions that went live without a security scan, and catches fakes and repackaged clones using your brand, so you can act before your customers download them.

Does Appknox work with AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot?

Yes. Knox MCP connects Appknox to your AI coding tools. For each validated finding, it checks how likely it is to be exploited (using EPSS) and turns the fix into a prompt with the affected code and steps to reproduce. The developer, or their coding agent, applies it in Cursor, Claude Code or GitHub Copilot, and the next scan confirms it's closed.

Get your free mobile app risk check.

Send us one Android or iOS build. Our mobile security experts will test it, list every component inside it, show you what's live in the stores under your name, and walk you through it in 30 minutes.

Start assessing risk Free. No source code. No credit card. Or book a demo with our team