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Mobile App Penetration Testing Services in Pakistan
iOS & Android security testing covering storage, transport, and runtime risks.
What it is
Android and iOS testing that treats the handset as hostile territory, because that is what it is. We inspect what the app stores on disk, what it trusts from the server, what it leaks in logs and backups, and whether its certificate pinning and root/jailbreak checks survive contact with a determined user.
Types of Mobile Application Pentesting we deliver
Android application testing
Static and dynamic analysis of the APK: what is stored on the device, what is written to logs and backups, what is hard-coded in the binary, and whether root detection survives contact with a determined user.
iOS application testing
Keychain and local storage handling, binary protections, jailbreak detection, and whether data the app considers private survives a device backup.
Mobile API and backend testing
The part most mobile tests skip and most attackers go straight to. The server behind the app accepts requests the app never sends, and object-level authorisation is where that goes wrong.
Fintech and wallet applications
Transaction integrity, replay, session binding and device trust — tested against the specific question of whether a transfer can be made that the account holder did not authorise.
Certificate pinning and anti-tamper review
We assess whether these controls actually hold, because an app that claims pinning but falls to a standard bypass gives you a false sense of a control you are paying for.
How we do it
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Static analysis of the package
We decompile the APK or IPA and review hardcoded secrets, endpoints, third-party SDKs and debug artefacts left in the shipped build.
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Local storage inspection
Databases, shared preferences, keychain entries, caches and backups examined for credentials, tokens and personal data stored unprotected.
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Transport and pinning
We attempt interception, then test whether pinning holds and whether the app fails closed when it does not.
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Runtime instrumentation
Using Frida and similar tooling to bypass root and jailbreak detection, tamper with client-side checks and reach hidden functionality.
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Server-side validation
The important part: whether the backing API re-checks what the app enforces only on the client.
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Platform hardening review
Exported components, deep links, IPC surfaces, WebView configuration and clipboard exposure.
What's included
- Both Android and iOS where you ship both
- Reverse engineering of the shipped build
- Runtime bypass of client-side controls
- Backing API tested, not just the app
- OWASP MASVS-aligned coverage
- Annotated evidence from a real device
Who needs it
- Fintech and wallet apps holding credentials on device
- Health and identity apps subject to store and regulator scrutiny
- Teams whose app enforces business rules client-side
Deliverables
- Findings mapped to OWASP MASVS controls
- Extracted secrets and their blast radius
- Device-level evidence and bypass walkthroughs
- Hardening checklist for the next release
What Mobile Application Pentesting costs
Priced per platform build, plus the API behind it.
The figure depends on scope, so we quote one fixed price in writing before any work begins. These are the things that move it:
- One platform or two — Android and iOS are two separate tests. The business logic is shared but the storage, the keychain or keystore, the certificate pinning and the binary protections are not, and findings genuinely differ between them.
- Whether the backing API is in scope — Most real mobile findings are server-side. Testing the app without its API tells you how the app behaves, not whether a modified client can reach another user's data.
- Whether the build is obfuscated or hardened — Root and jailbreak detection, certificate pinning and obfuscation have to be bypassed before testing starts. That is normal and we do it, but it is time before the first finding.
- Whether you can supply a non-production build — A debuggable build cuts the setup hours substantially. A store-only release means more time spent getting to a testable state.
- How many user tiers the app has — Free, paid and admin tiers each need to be attempted against the others, the same way a web application's roles do.
Give us the API scope with the app. It is the cheapest addition on this list and it is where the serious findings usually are.
Where we deliver Mobile Application Pentesting
Mobile application testing is delivered remotely for clients throughout Pakistan and internationally. We need the build, not the building — an APK or IPA, test accounts and, where the app pins certificates or checks for rooting, a debug build or your cooperation in working around those controls.
Compliance relevance
Frequently asked questions
No. We test the shipped build the way an attacker would. Source access speeds up triage and widens coverage, so we take it where you can share it, but it is not a prerequisite.
Yes, and it is usually where the interesting findings are. Pinning raises the bar for casual interception; it does nothing about what the app stores locally or what the API accepts once you are past it.
Real devices, rooted and jailbroken, plus emulators where a specific OS version matters. Emulator-only testing misses hardware-backed keystore and biometric behaviour.
Yes, and they are scoped separately because they fail differently. The same product on two platforms is two engagements, though the second is usually faster because the backend findings carry over.
The build — an APK or IPA — plus test accounts for each user role, and a note on which backend environment it points at. If the app pins certificates or blocks rooted and jailbroken devices, we also need a debug build or your agreement on how we work around those controls for testing.
We strongly recommend it and we scope it in by default. Most of the real risk in a mobile product lives in the API, because the server accepts requests the app would never construct. Testing only the client is testing the half an attacker ignores.
Not necessarily. We can work from the compiled build, which is what an attacker has. Source access makes the review deeper and faster, so we offer it as an option, but it is not a prerequisite.
Yes. We test the published build, which has the advantage of being exactly what your users are running. If you also want a pre-release build tested before submission, that is a separate, usually shorter, engagement.
Scoping drives it: one platform or two, whether the backend API is included, and how many user roles exist. Our published floor for a single application is USD 399 and a full manual penetration test is USD 1,500. Send us the app details and we will quote a fixed price.
Yes. MASVS and the MSTG give us a coverage baseline so nothing structural is missed, and we then test the behaviour specific to your application on top of it.
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