Mobile app security that tests the binary, not just the source code.
Most tools scan what your developers write. Appknox scans what your users download. That difference is where the vulnerabilities in your current program actually live.
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A scanner that doesn't reach the compiled binary is leaving gaps it can't see.
The mobile app your team ships is a compiled binary (an APK or IPA file). Not source code. Not a repository. A built artifact that behaves differently from anything your static code scanner touched.
Third-party SDKs, build configurations, and linked libraries can all introduce vulnerabilities that exist only in the binary. If your security program stops at the source, it stops before the attack surface begins.
Free and open-source tools are built for security researchers. If your organization has compliance obligations, enterprise audit requirements, and a development team that needs findings routed to their sprint, you need a security program, not a scanner.
Five reasons security leaders choose Appknox over the alternatives.
1. AI-led automated DAST on real devices (not emulators).
Certificate pinning, jailbreak detection, and anti-tampering controls cannot be verified on an emulator. Appknox runs dynamic analysis on physical iOS and Android hardware under authenticated sessions, in the same conditions an attacker would operate.
This is the layer where MASVS-RESILIENCE controls live. It is the layer most security programs skip.
2. Know which findings are actually exploitable before
they reach your developers.
Most security scanners return a list. Appknox validates each finding against your specific app and device context before routing it anywhere. The result: a false positive rate below 1% and a list of findings your developers act on instead of deprioritizing.
This capability is powered by KnoxIQ, Appknox's AI exploitability engine, now in beta. Every finding that reaches the developer queue is confirmed, contextualized, and accompanied by remediation guidance, not a severity score to take on trust.
3. Compliance evidence generated automatically. Not assembled manually the week before an audit.
Appknox’s CISO Dashboard consolidates compliance status, severity visibility, and remediation trends across your entire mobile app portfolio in one view. Board members and auditors can read it without needing a security expert in the room to translate it.
Privacy Shield maps what personal data each app collects, where it flows, and whether those flows meet GDPR, CCPA, DPDP, and PDPA requirements. Appknox generates compliance evidence reports mapped to OWASP MASVS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SAMA, MAS TRM, RBI, and CBN after every scan, automatically, without manual assembly.
4. Security findings that live where your developers
already work.
Appknox connects directly to GitHub Actions, Jenkins Pipeline, CircleCI Pipeline, App Center Build, Bitbucket Pipeline, Bitrise Workflow, GitLab, Azure Pipeline, and ArmorCode. When a scan completes, findings are routed to Jira, Slack, or GitHub Issues with remediation context attached.
Security that requires a developer to log into a separate dashboard to check findings is security that developers deprioritize. Appknox puts findings in the sprint without adding a new tool to the developer's workflow.
5. Security that doesn't stop when your app ships.
Most security programs end at the release gate. Storeknox monitors what happens after: fake apps impersonating your brand, unauthorized builds distributed without your knowledge, and unscanned versions that reach users after your last test.
The workflow is three steps: Storeknox discovers and maps every version of your app across official and third-party stores, monitors continuously for malicious changes and drift, and triggers automated response workflows the moment a threat appears. A repackaged build, a certificate mismatch, a fake app using your icon, each is flagged with the specific delta identified so your security and brand teams act immediately rather than investigate.
What our customers say
"Appknox gives us a quick, step-by-step framework to resolve vulnerabilities. We've been effectively managing the security assessment of our entire mobile app ecosystem; regardless of the number of apps we ship, it takes us as little as 45 minutes."
— Taryar W, Senior Security Researcher
SINGAPORE AIRLINES
"Reliable Security Partner with Structured VAPT Process"
"Actionable reports that helped our engineering team prioritize and remediate issues efficiently."
IT Manager, Manufacturing,
$10B+
"Appknox Ensures Secure Mobile App Releases.”
"It enables us to thoroughly validate and address potential vulnerabilities before publishing, giving us confidence in delivering secure apps to our users."
IT Security Manager, Telecommunications,
$1B–$10B
"Onboard quickly, start testing without unnecessary friction."
"We had tight timelines, and they were able to onboard quickly and deliver within the committed schedule."
Chief Engineering Officer, Software
What’s holding your app security back?
The cost of inaction
Sticking with outdated tools risks not only your security but also your customers’ trust and your brand’s reputation.
Storeknox is purpose-built to solve the app security challenges enterprises face today.
Fake apps
Fake apps are impersonating your brand, eroding trust, and risking your reputation.
Orphaned apps
Orphaned apps are silently compromising sensitive data.
Multiple Platforms
Managing security across multiple stores is a never-ending struggle for even the largest teams.
Unauthorized versions
Unauthorized versions go unnoticed, leaving vulnerabilities wide open for exploitation.
Take the guesswork out of mobile app security.
The cost of inaction
Sticking with outdated tools risks not only your security but also your customers’ trust and your brand’s reputation.
Appknox redefines mobile application security with solutions that align with the way your teams work.
Fake apps
Fake apps are impersonating your brand, eroding trust, and risking your reputation.
Orphaned apps
Orphaned apps are silently compromising sensitive data.
Multiple Platforms
Managing security across multiple stores is a never-ending struggle for even the largest teams.
Unauthorized versions
Unauthorized versions go unnoticed, leaving vulnerabilities wide open for exploitation.
Scale your protection seamlessly and pay only for what you need.
Appknox offers transparent pricing with no hidden fees, giving you full control over your security spend.
The questions every security leader asks. Answered directly.
Designed to meet global and local security standards
Built to meet the world’s toughest regulatory standards.
Start with the free trial. Upload your APK or IPA, run a full binary SAST and compliance scan, and see exactly what your current build passes and fails against OWASP MASVS, before any contract or sales conversation.
If the gap between your current posture and what your compliance frameworks require is small, Appknox may not be the right fit for you right now. If it is significant, you will have the specific findings to make the case internally.
Your current tool is either a source code scanner that doesn't reach the compiled binary, a web application security tool with mobile added as a module, or a free research tool that produces findings your developers can't act on at scale.
None of those programs generate per-build MASVS compliance evidence, validate exploitability before findings reach your team, or monitor the app store surface after release. Storeknox covers the distribution layer that every pre-release security tool is blind to, and it is currently in early access beta.
If yours does all three, Appknox may not be the right fit. If it doesn't, the gap is worth understanding.
Upload your APK or IPA. Appknox returns binary SAST and compliance findings in under 60 minutes with no source code required, no agent to install, and no device to configure on your end.
The first scan tells you which MASVS controls determine whether your current build passes or fails, which findings are confirmed as exploitable, and how your app maps to the OWASP Mobile Top 10 2024.
Enterprise onboarding follows a structured 30-day process from context alignment to full CI/CD integration and governance baselines. By Day 30, your team has a dedicated point of contact, validated findings, developers aligned on remediation, and security running continuously.
You can start with the free trial today. No contract required.
The reason most security tools generate noise is that they surface every theoretical finding without confirming whether any of it is actually triggerable in your app. Appknox validates each finding against your specific app and device context before it reaches a developer. The false positive rate is below 1%.
When a finding does reach your team, it arrives in Jira, Slack, or GitHub Issues with remediation guidance attached: not a severity score, and not a raw export from a scan. Developers never need to log into Appknox to act on it.
No. Appknox analyzes the compiled binary (the APK or IPA file submitted to the App Store), not your source code. Source code never leaves your environment.
This is also why Appknox catches vulnerabilities that source code scanners miss entirely: third-party SDK components, build configurations, and linked libraries exist only in the binary.
Appknox's Service and Support dimension scores 4.8 out of 5 on Gartner Peer Insights. Reviewers consistently describe support as responsive from first onboarding through retesting, with the team available to clarify findings in real time rather than via a ticketing queue.
For enterprise customers, this extends to critical incidents. When a vulnerability surfaces close to a release deadline, the team that helped you onboard is the same team that responds, not a first-level support queue.
Enterprise customers also work with a dedicated CSM who brings their feedback directly into the product roadmap. The platform's compliance framework coverage, integrations, and reporting formats reflect how enterprise customers actually use it.
Appknox generates a binary SBOM from every build, inventorying every third-party component in the compiled artifact. When a new CVE is assigned to a component your app uses, the exposure is identified across your entire app portfolio without waiting for a scanner signature update.
Most scanners detect new CVEs only after their signature database is updated, which can take days or weeks after initial disclosure. Binary SBOM-based detection maps a new CVE to an existing component record as soon as it is published, without waiting for a scanner to update its signatures.
Your next mobile release is days away. Make sure it leaves with evidence.
Book a 20-minute demo. Bring your APK or IPA.
Leave with confirmed findings and a 30-day integration plan, or decide it is not the right fit. Either outcome is worth 20 minutes.
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