8 best hacking apps for Android

Hacking has a lot of positive use cases. You can use it to test the security of your network or see if someone is stealing your Wi-Fi. Hollywood romanticizes hacking when it’s a reasonably mundane activity. In most cases, you’re staring at a screen while a script or software does the heavy lifting. Additionally, the vast majority deal with network security more than anything else.

You can’t crack someone’s Facebook password with an Android app. There are some excellent options for those who want a first-hand experience with the topic. Here are the best hacking apps for Android. Many hacking apps break Google Play Store policies, so most are only available as APK downloads. Learn how to install APKs here.

It’s also worth noting that many of these apps are designed for older versions of Android. We wouldn’t recommend installing these on your daily driver anyway, but they’re better suited for older project Android phones.

The best hacking apps for Android

cSploit

Price: Free

cSploit is one of the more powerful hacking apps for Android. It’s a network tool that can do a bunch of stuff. It includes the Metasploit framework out of the box and can do things like man-in-the-middle attacks, forge TCP and UDP packets, etc. It’s primarily useful for checking out security vulnerabilities on networks. The app is quite powerful but also comes with some drawbacks. You need a rooted device to use this app.

Importantly, it hasn’t been updated since January 2016 — a decade ago — so be sure you know what you’re signing up for when grabbing this app. The developers no longer maintain the app, and it won’t work on newer Android versions.

DroidSheep

Price: Free

DroidSheep is a network sniffer for Wi-Fi networks. You open the app, and it starts sniffing network activity. You can intercept Internet activity, including social media, web browsing, etc. The user interface is a bit basic and difficult to read if you’re not used to this sort of thing. However, it worked in our testing and showed me all the active sessions on my Wi-Fi network.

Hackode

Price: Free

Hackode is another networking toolkit with a bunch of neat and scary tools. You can get a lot of basic info like Whois info, port scanning, traceroute, DNS and IP searches, and more. It specializes in penetration testing and other such things. Like most, the user interface is super basic and occasionally difficult to read. However, you get a lot of info from the app, including WiFi passwords and such.

Kali NetHunter

Price: Free

Kali NetHunter is a neat app but only available on a few devices. It was initially for the Nexus 5 and 7 devices, but you can use it on more modern machines. The app includes many functions, including wireless injection and AP mode, and it can use HID keyboard attacks. The app runs as an overlay on your device and picks up Internet traffic. It may not work for your device, but Nexus 5 devices are cheap on eBay if you want to try it.

Network Mapper

Price: Free

Network Mapper is a rare hacking app on the Google Play Store. This app serves as a frontend for the Nmap scanner. You install the app, and you get the Nmap scanner process. It lets you check out open ports, protocols, hosts, services, and other details about any network you connect. The app scans for you, so it’s a hands-off experience. Hit the button to check out the official wiki where there is also a download link.

NetX Network Tools Pro

Price: $2.99

NetX is a network analysis tool that can pull down a bunch of information. Some of the info it can get includes IP address, MAC address, Bonjour Name, NetBIOS name, Domain, mobile network provider, signal strength, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, etc. You get the idea. This one even saves devices previously detected on the network in case they come back again. It won’t let you hack anything, but it can give you the information needed to do penetration testing or other network testing. It’s also reasonably inexpensive.

WiFiKiLL Pro

Price: Free

WiFiKiLL Pro lets you control the network your device is on. It does this by shutting down access to the network by blocking packets headed for that device over the web. The app lets you see everybody connected to the network, the data transfer rates for each device, and the names of each device. That’s it. The app only does those two things. The app’s blocking capabilities don’t always work, but at worst, it can double as a monitor to see if anyone’s stealing your Wi-Fi. There are several other apps like this on the Play Store. If you’re wary about that, search for Wi-Fi kill apps there to see its competitors.

zAnti

Price: Free

zAnti is an older penetration tool. It scans networks and gives security managers a snapshot of potential network vulnerabilities. Of course, that means it can provide it to anyone who needs it and has the app. It scans a network and then pulls down some information about the web, including potential exploits. The app can also check for vulnerabilities like brute force attacks, man-in-the-middle attacks, and DNS attacks. It’s from the good ol’ days of 2015, so it may not work on newer devices.