Best Cydia Apps

The runaway success of Apple iPhone has prompted many people to find new ways to enhance this product. Due to some of the limitations of the iPhone OS, different ways and applications have come up to counter these limitations. One of the most commonly used, and popular application is Cydia. However, in order to use Cydia on the Apple iPhone OS it is necessary to jailbreak the iPhone. Please note that jailbreaking the iPhone may not only be illegal, but will also void your warranty with Apple. For those who are comfortable jailbreaking the iPhone, Cydia is basically a software application which allows the user to browse and download a wide variety of applications, popularly known as Cydia applications. This software, which was developed by Jay Freeman for the iPhone OS, has become quite popular over time. a wide range of applications, which are not available in the official iPhone App Store can be downloaded and used with the help of Cydia. The soaring popularity of the new Cydia apps can be attributed to the fact that these fabulous applications have made the iPhone more customizable than ever.

The Best Cydia Applications for iPhone OS

The fact that the iPhone OS is the default operating system for the Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch and Apple iPad means that a particular Cydia application will work for each of these. However, it must be kept i mind that the iPad sports a much bigger screen, and hence some of the apps that work on the iPhone and iPod touch might not be suitable for the ipad. For instance, dTunes will work on each of the iPhone OS devices, but it will best suit the iPod touch. Taking all the general attributes of these three Apple products into consideration, the best Cydia apps for iPhone OS are enlisted below.

WinterBoard: This application is what you seek when you intend to customize your iPhone in that sleek, trendy manner. On installing the WinterBoard, you get access to a number of Cydia themes, wallpapers and sound sets, which will just make your device better.

Installous: This is an application repository which uses a faster, stronger, and hence a better, serve, which in turn makes your device much more user-friendly and network friendly. You can use this application to get all those applications which are no more available in the official iPhone App Store, or those which never made it to the store owing to the technical constraints.

Cycorder: This is one of the best Cydia apps ever developed, especially for those who use iPhone 3G. It allows you to record some of the best moments of your life with ease. It is also a boon for those budding videography enthusiasts.

SwirlyMMS: The fact that MMS Picture Messaging is not a standard feature of the Apple iPhone makes SwirlyMMS a must have in your iPhone. More importantly, it has a permanently valid license, which means once you get it, you get it forever.

dTunes: One of the top Cydia apps, the dTunes helps you to download torrents on the move. These songs can be played on the internal media player, and transferred to iTunes.

Mcleaner: Using this application you can create a blacklist of the callers, and chose a particular way to deal with these blacklisted callers. Even though it is not free, it does have a 15 day trial period wherein you can use it and see whether it meets your requirements.

Cylay 3.0: One of the best Cydia apps for iPod touch and the iPhone, Cylay 3.0 is basically an all-in-one security application which plays a crucial role in the safety of the device. The only drawback is the lack of firewall, however, that doesn't really affect the credibility of this application.

Categories: If you believe in an organized life, the Categories app is designed specially for you. It helps to collect all the icons on the home screen and put them in a folder, from where you can launch them when required.

SB Settings: This is again one of those must have Cydia apps which will make your experience of using an iPhone a smooth sail. It is basically a compilation of all the basic functions of the system 'options' menu and, more importantly, it's absolutely free.

Poof!: There exist some applications which are not quite useful to everyone. For instance, the Stocks application is of no use for a person who is least interested in stocks. This is where the Poof! app comes into the picture, and helps you to hide such apps which are of no use for you.

This was a compilation of some of the best Cydia applications for the iPhone OS, which you need to grab to increase the efficiency of your iPhone OS device. That being said, one has to also make a note of the fact that the best Cydia applications for the iPhone, which is basically a smart phone, may not necessarily be the best Cydia apps for iPod touch, which is predominantly a portable media player, and similarly the other way round.