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iosre/iOSAppReverseEngineering resource

The world’s 1st book of very detailed iOS App reverse engineering skills :) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/iosre/iOSAppReverseEngineering · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4008
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3960
  • n_releases_24m: 0

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4416 stars · 463 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

An open-source book (MIT licensed) teaching detailed iOS app reverse engineering skills, covering concepts, tools like class-dump, Theos, Cycript, Reveal, IDA and LLDB, plus theory and practice chapters. It targets iOS enthusiasts, senior developers, architects, and reverse engineers from other platforms.

Use cases

  • learn iOS app reverse engineering from scratch
  • understand iOS filesystem and file types not exposed to app developers
  • learn to use tools like class-dump, Cycript, IDA and LLDB for iOS analysis
  • study Objective-C and ARM assembly for reverse engineering
  • analyze third-party iOS app architectures
  • get started with the iOS jailbreak research community

When to choose

  • you want a structured, book-style introduction to iOS reverse engineering
  • you are an iOS developer wanting deeper understanding of the platform internals
  • you come from reverse engineering on other systems and want to learn iOS

When to avoid

  • you need up-to-date coverage of modern iOS versions and current tooling (content dates to ~2015)
  • you need a hands-on tool rather than educational material
  • you require guidance on non-jailbroken modern iOS workflows

Facets

learning-resource · maturity abandoned

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