iXGuard

Spec sheet

Purpose

iXGuard protects iOS apps and SDKs against reverse engineering, runtime tampering, and other mobile threats.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Intended users

Guardsquare describes its products as serving businesses across industries including financial services, e-commerce, gaming, and media.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Support

Basic support includes installation and setup help, bug fixes, email support, and a response within three business days; Gold support offers a one-business-day response and email and phone support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Headquarters

Leuven, BelgiumRead 28 Sep 2026 · guardsquare.com

Founded

2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · guardsquare.com

Build requirement

The iXGuard fact sheet lists a recent version of Xcode and a bitcode-enabled archive build as requirements.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Build variation

iXGuard applies polymorphic obfuscation and varies integrity checks between protected builds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Code protection

It uses data encryption, control flow obfuscation, code virtualization, and name obfuscation to defend against static analysis.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Configuration modes

Guided configuration collects basic application metadata during profiling, while manual configuration requires no data sharing with Guardsquare.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Guided workflow

Guardsquare describes a two-step workflow to create an instrumented app version and customize protection, and says it is proven to take less than a day.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Local processing

Guardsquare says iXGuard protection and application processing occur locally in the development environment, and source code or binaries are not required by the company.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Privacy scope

Guardsquare says iXGuard can operate in manual configuration without sharing data with the company.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Runtime defenses

Its runtime protections address hooks, dynamic instrumentation, tampered system libraries, emulators, virtual environments, root privileges, overlays, and accessibility abuse.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Security practices

Guardsquare says it follows the CIS Critical Security Controls framework and conducts annual penetration tests of its applications and infrastructure.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Supported technologies

The product page lists Swift, Objective-C, Unity, Cordova, Ionic, React Native, and Flutter among supported technologies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

ThreatCast integration

The iXGuard fact sheet says iXGuard integrates with Guardsquare’s ThreatCast real-time threat monitoring platform.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guardsquare.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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