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Sometimes you want to find strings in your IPAs, but not open every single file to do so. Using other search methods have been super unreliable for me, so I made a python script that allows you to exactly do that, search whatever string you are looking for, recursively, in the whole IPA files files and subfolder. The script is a lot more extensive than I want to describe, so feel free to just try it. Usage: usage: ipa-string-search.py [-h] [-s SEARCH] [-c] [-e] [-o OUTPUT] [-f {json,txt,csv}] [--min-length MIN_LENGTH] [--max-length MAX_LENGTH] [-i] ipa_path IPA String Scanner - Search and extract strings from iOS apps positional arguments: ipa_path Path to extracted IPA directory options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -s, --search SEARCH Search for specific string -c, --case-sensitive Perform case-sensitive search (default: case-insensitive) -e, --export-all Export all found strings -o, --output OUTPUT Output file path (default: strings_output.json) -f, --format {json,txt,csv} Output format (default: json) --min-length MIN_LENGTH Minimum string length (default: 4) --max-length MAX_LENGTH Maximum string length (default: 1000) -i, --interesting Find interesting strings (API keys, URLs, etc.) Examples: # Search for specific string (case-insensitive by default) python ipa_scanner.py /path/to/extracted/ipa -s "api_key" # Case-sensitive search python ipa_scanner.py /path/to/extracted/ipa -s "ViP" -c # Export all strings to JSON python ipa_scanner.py /path/to/extracted/ipa -e -o strings.json # Export all strings to CSV with custom length python ipa_scanner.py /path/to/extracted/ipa -e -o strings.csv -f csv --min-length 10 # Find interesting strings (API keys, URLs, etc.) python ipa_scanner.py /path/to/extracted/ipa -i # Search in Unity games python ipa_scanner.py /path/to/extracted/unity_app -s "PlayerPrefs" Code: [Hidden Content] Supports also UnityFrameworks, UnityAssets, SQLite Databases, Mach-O Binary files and many more...

Sharing my revision of https://github.com/keowu/swiftstringinspector which worked fine, but didnt provide what I needed. So, basically here is a vastly improved version made by me, built on the github repo: Changes made: 1. Multiple String Detection Patterns Pattern 1: Original ADRL/SUB pattern Pattern 2: ADRP/ADD pattern for page-based addressing Inline strings: Detection of small strings stored directly in MOV instructions C strings: Scanning of __cstring section including Swift mangled symbols 2. Advanced Swift Structure Analysis Type Metadata Scanner: Finds Swift type information in __swift5_types Protocol Scanner: Detects protocol conformances Enhanced Array Scanner: Better analysis of Swift array structures with count/capacity info 3. Objective-C Bridge Support ObjC Selector Detection: Finds Objective-C selectors used in Swift @objc Class Detection: Identifies Swift classes bridged to Objective-C Essential for iOS apps that mix Swift and Objective-C 4. Cross-Reference Tracking Tracks all references to discovered strings Shows which functions use which strings Helps understand code flow and string usage 5. Enhanced UI Organized groups: Logical grouping of related functions Platform detection: Shows if analyzing iOS ARM64 binary Statistics view: Binary analysis statistics Debug mode toggle: Runtime debug control 6. Utility Features Export functionality: Save scan results to text files Comprehensive scan: Combines all detection methods Deduplication: Removes duplicate findings Better error handling: Safe memory reading with fallbacks 7. Performance & Reliability Progress indicators with show_wait_box Caching mechanisms for better performance Safe memory access with proper exception handling UTF-8 decoding with error recovery Just put the plugin (put in a file with .py extension) in the plugin folder of IDA (version 9+ is a MUST). Python Script File: [Hidden Content]