Mobile Application Penetration Testing: Cost & Pricing

Pricing depends on:

• Platform (iOS, Android, both)

• App complexity (number of screens, features, APIs)

• Whether source code/API testing is included
  We offer flat pricing for smaller apps and custom quotes for complex use cases.

Our testing aligns with:

• OWASP MASVS (Mobile App Security Verification Standard)

• OWASP Mobile Top 10 risks

• Regulatory compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.)

Yes, API testing is included. It ensures your app’s backend is secure from IDORs, broken auth, injection, and more.

We offer combo packages and bundled pricing for web, mobile, and API security testing.

No. We test using secure environments/emulators and your provided test builds (IPA/APK), ensuring no disruption to live users.

Mobile app penetration testing costs $5,000–$25,000. A single-platform test on a standard app runs $5,000–$9,000. Testing both iOS and Android runs $9,000–$15,000. Complex applications in fintech or healthcare, or apps with a large API surface, run $15,000–$25,000.

Testing both platforms together typically costs $9,000–$15,000 and takes two to three weeks. This is less than double the single-platform price because the API backend and business logic testing is shared across both clients.

Pricing is based on analyst days, driven by: number of platforms, screen and workflow count, user role count, whether the API backend is in scope, authentication complexity, and whether hardening features such as certificate pinning and root detection need bypass testing.

Yes, and we recommend it. Most mobile applications are thin clients over an API, and the majority of critical findings — broken object-level authorisation, excessive data exposure, missing rate limits — are at the API layer. API testing can be included in scope or added for $3,000–$8,000.

We scope them together, which reduces total cost because shared backend and API testing is not duplicated. Combined web and mobile assessments typically start around $12,000.

No. Testing is performed against a test or staging build wherever possible, on our own devices and accounts. We do not modify production data, and we do not test against real user accounts without explicit written approval.

Most mobile assessments complete in one to three weeks from kickoff, including reporting. Expedited turnaround under two weeks is available for time-critical release schedules.

Yes. All mobile assessments are aligned to OWASP MASVS and the OWASP Mobile Top 10, with findings mapped to the relevant MASVS control so the report can serve as compliance evidence.

Yes, retesting is included at no additional cost. We verify each remediated finding and issue an updated report.

Yes. We can test published builds, pre-release builds via TestFlight or internal distribution, or debug builds — whichever best reflects your production configuration.