Digital.ai Application Protection
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What it is
Digital.ai Application Protection defends mobile games against reverse engineering, cheating, and runtime manipulation. Teams can apply protections to finished builds without rewriting game code, supporting repeated use across frequent updates, seasonal content, and live-service changes. Its measures include obfuscation, anti-tamper, and anti-analysis protections, along with runtime detection for hostile environments, tampered apps, and manipulation that could affect gameplay or in-game purchases. The feature matrix lists detection for rooted or jailbroken devices, emulators, Frida and Xposed, debuggers, and function hooking. Threat monitoring helps gaming teams understand attack patterns, while App Aware integration provides real-time attack alerts. Mobile application monitoring can also integrate with an existing SIEM. Supported frameworks listed include Unity, MAUI, React, Flutter, Ionic, and Cordova; supported app platforms are iOS, Android, and hybrid. Pricing is on request. The listed Pro and Premium plans each cover one protected customer application with on-site deployment; Pro uses Digital.ai-defined protections, while Premium allows customer-customizable protections. Documentation requires an authenticated Digital.ai customer account.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Digital.ai hardens mobile games and applications against reverse engineering, cheating, tampering and runtime manipulation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Purpose
- Application Hardening for Mobile Gaming defends mobile games against reverse engineering, cheating, and runtime manipulation.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Deployment
- The per-application and per-MAU offerings are licensed for on-site deployment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dai-product-pdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
- API
- Digital.ai App Management documentation describes a Policies API for applying and managing app policies programmatically.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digital.ai
- Integrations
- Digital.ai says application attack alerts can connect to existing SIEM or SOAR tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Compliance
- Digital.ai's Information Security Addendum lists ISO 13485 as a current certification for Digital.ai Application Protection.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · digital.ai
- Anti-reverse-engineering
- Obfuscation, anti-tamper, and anti-analysis protections make mobile games harder to study, modify, and exploit.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Anti-tamper
- Anti-tamper protections are used to resist modified or unauthorized application builds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- App Aware integration
- The feature matrix says App Aware integration provides real-time alerting on attacks.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Company founded
- Gartner lists Digital.ai as founded in 2020.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
- Company headquarters
- Gartner lists Raleigh, United States as the head-office location.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Digital.ai Software, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
- Company ownership
- Crunchbase describes Digital.ai as a private, for-profit company and lists Arxan Technologies, XebiaLabs, Numerify and Experitest among acquisitions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
- Company size
- Gartner lists 501–1000 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
- Detection capabilities
- The feature matrix lists detection of rooted or jailbroken devices, emulators, Frida and Xposed, debuggers, and function hooking.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Documentation access
- Application Security documentation requires an authenticated Digital.ai customer account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digital.ai
- Documentation limitation
- Digital.ai warns that its protections detect only certain threats and do not guarantee that every threat will be detected.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digital.ai
- Framework coverage
- Official product material lists Cordova, Flutter, Ionic, C/C++, Swift/Objective-C, React Native, Unity, .NET MAUI, Xamarin, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript, NativeScript and Rust.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Independent feature listing
- SourceForge lists Windows, Mac and Linux support, documentation training, and phone and online support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net
- Independent integration listing
- SourceForge lists BlueSwan, BMC Middleware Management, SD Elements and Planview Viz as integrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net
- Licence
- SourceForge describes the protection technology as proprietary rather than open-source software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net
- Limit: scripting complexity
- Gartner displays a dislike describing the script as complicated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
- Limit: support
- The PeerSpot reviewer calls customer support rather unhelpful and requests more AI-driven vulnerability detection automation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · peerspot.com
- MAU licensing
- The per-MAU edition counts blocks of up to 100 monthly active users and charges additional fees when licensed blocks are exceeded.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dai-product-pdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
- Mobile editions
- The current per-application edition injects runtime self-protection, anti-tampering, obfuscation and customer-customizable protections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dai-product-pdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
- No-code agent
- Quick Protect Agent uses a guided interface to create a protection blueprint without scripting or coding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- No-code workflow
- The mobile gaming page says finished game builds can be protected without disrupting development workflows or release schedules.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Notable news: Quick Protect Agent
- Digital.ai announced Quick Protect Agent on June 10, 2025, emphasizing MASVS-aligned obfuscation, anti-tamper and anti-analysis without coding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Notable news: Quick Protect Agent v2
- Digital.ai announced an LLM-enhanced Quick Protect Agent v2 on March 4, 2026 for automated Android and iOS hardening and testing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Obfuscation
- Obfuscation makes game logic and other sensitive client-side code harder to analyze.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Optional services
- Threat Monitoring, Annual Audit, Quick Protect AI and White-Box Cryptography are listed as optional purchases for mobile hardening.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dai-product-pdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
- Post-build protection
- The gaming page says finished builds can be protected without rewriting game code.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Praise: usability
- Gartner's displayed reviewer insight praises the product's user-friendly interface.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
- RASP reactions
- RASP can trigger step-up authentication, change application capabilities or shut an app down after tamper detection.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Rating on G2
- 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
- 4.0 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
- Rating on PeerSpot
- 3.0 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · peerspot.com
- Rating on SourceForge
- 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net
- Release cycles
- The product is designed to help mobile gaming teams repeatedly apply protections across frequent updates, seasonal content, and live-service changes.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Runtime defenses
- Runtime protections detect hostile environments, tampered apps and manipulation attempts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- SDK requirement
- App Management policies are applied post-development without source-code changes or an SDK; this statement concerns App Management rather than all Application Protection editions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digital.ai
- Security validation
- The gaming page states that Digital.ai is FIPS 140-3 validated for cryptographic modules.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- SIEM integration
- Digital.ai says mobile application monitoring capabilities can be integrated with an existing SIEM.Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Support policy
- The support matrix covers the latest maintenance release in each minor version across the two most recent major versions, with continuous rather than fixed release scheduling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digital.ai
- System requirements
- Mobile editions require host and target platforms to meet the applicable support-matrix requirements for Apple, Android, Android Native, Linux ARM and hybrid JavaScript products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
- Threat monitoring
- Threat monitoring shows how protected games are attacked in production and helps teams adapt protections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
Plans and prices
Application Protection for Mobile: Essential On-Demand $23,100 a year $ 23,100.00 list price; On-Demand 1 protected application Read 15 Oct 2026 · vertosoft.com
Application Protection for Mobile: Pro On-Site $57,750 a year $ 57,750.00 list price; On-Site 1 protected application Read 15 Oct 2026 · vertosoft.com
Application Protection for Mobile: Premium On-Site $173,250 a year $ 173,250.00 list price; On-Site 1 protected application Read 15 Oct 2026 · vertosoft.com
Premium Priced on request 1 protected customer application · per-application license · on-site deployment · customer-customizable protections Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
Pro Priced on request 1 protected customer application · per-application license · on-site deployment · Digital.ai-defined protections Read 1 Oct 2026 · digital.ai
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Protects finished builds without rewriting game code
- Detects rooted devices, emulators, debuggers, and hooking
- App Aware integration provides real-time attack alerts
- Supports several mobile and hybrid frameworks
- Premium allows customer-customizable protections
Limits
- Pricing is on request
- Listed plans cover one protected application each
- Documentation requires an authenticated customer account
Who it suits
This product is aimed at mobile game teams that need to protect apps across ongoing updates and releases. Its listed framework support and attack monitoring may suit teams working with Unity or hybrid frameworks and an existing SIEM.
Digital.ai Application Protection in depth
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Overview
Digital.ai Application Protection hardens mobile games against reverse engineering, cheating and runtime manipulation. It is aimed at studios protecting live-service games and frequent releases without changing game code. Its game-security focus is compelling, but per-application licensing and on-site deployment make it a specialized choice.
Key features
Teams can apply protections to finished builds, avoiding code rewrites and disruption to established development workflows. That is a practical advantage for studios releasing seasonal content or frequent updates, though each protected application still requires its own license under both plans.
Obfuscation, anti-tamper and anti-analysis protections make games harder to study or modify. Runtime detection covers rooted or jailbroken devices, emulators, Frida and Xposed, debuggers and function hooking. These defenses address common routes to cheating and interference with in-game purchases; they are most relevant when a game’s business or competitive integrity depends on resisting client-side manipulation.
Threat monitoring helps teams understand attack patterns and prioritize protection updates. App Aware integration adds real-time attack alerts, and mobile application monitoring can integrate with an existing SIEM. Those capabilities are useful when a studio has a process for triaging alerts and acting on what it learns; monitoring alone does not stop attacks.
Framework support includes Unity, MAUI, React, Flutter, Ionic and Cordova. The product also supports iOS, Android and hybrid apps, with anti-debugging among its protections. Digital.ai states that it is FIPS 140-3 validated for cryptographic-module security requirements. Its Information Security Addendum lists ISO 13485 as a current certification for the product.
Pricing
Digital.ai uses paid, per-application licensing, with custom pricing. Both plans cover one customer application and use on-site deployment, so studios protecting several titles should account for a separate application license for each.
Premium: Custom pricing for one protected customer application, with customer-customizable protections. It suits teams that need to tailor protections to a game’s risks.
Pro: Custom pricing for one protected customer application, with Digital.ai-defined protections. It is the fit for teams that can use vendor-defined protections; compared with Premium, it gives up customization.
Neither plan has a published price, so buyers should request a quote to compare the per-title cost with their release and integration needs.
Platforms
Digital.ai lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, self-hosted and Windows among its platforms, while the protection offering specifically covers iOS, Android and hybrid apps. The broad platform list should not be confused with support for hardening desktop applications: the stated protection use case is mobile gaming.
Who it's for
This is best suited to mobile game studios with established build pipelines, frequent releases and a need to detect or deter tampering, cheating and purchase manipulation. Teams that want post-build protection and can act on monitoring alerts have a clear use for its workflow. A studio seeking a low-cost, self-service option or a general-purpose tool for non-game desktop software should look elsewhere.
Pros and cons
Pro: Post-build protection avoids game-code rewrites, making it better suited to established pipelines and frequent updates.
Pro: Detection spans rooted and jailbroken devices, emulators, common instrumentation tools, debuggers and function hooking.
Pro: App Aware alerts and SIEM integration can connect attack monitoring to a studio’s response process.
Con: Per-application licensing means costs scale with the number of games, and custom pricing makes budgeting harder before a quote.
Con: Pro uses Digital.ai-defined protections; teams needing to customize them must choose Premium.
Con: Product documentation requires an authenticated customer account, which limits prospective buyers’ ability to review it before purchase.
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Verdict
Choose Digital.ai Application Protection if you run mobile games through frequent releases and need post-build defenses, attack monitoring and per-title protection options. Its strongest case is fitting security work into an existing game pipeline without code rewrites. Look elsewhere if you need predictable public pricing, protection across many applications on one license, or a broad desktop application hardening tool.
Verdict
Digital.ai Application Protection focuses on build hardening and runtime defenses for mobile games, with monitoring to help teams track attacks. Buyers should compare the listed per-application plans and protection options against their release and integration needs.
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