It sucks but I can totally see the employers and competitors viewpoints. OP not only cracked open the app but made requests to their server. OP is not involved

It sucks but I can totally see the employers and competitors viewpoints. OP not only cracked open the app but made requests to their server. OP is not involved with the infosec at their employer and has no business cracking open their competitors app. The blowback from this could have been huge for the employer.