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31 Best Cydia Tweaks For IOS 2021 That You Must Try

The iPhone seems perfect on its own, but let’s admit we still want to tweak something. What to do? A list of the best Cydia tweaks for iOS 2021 will come handy.

Author:Daniel BarrettFeb 19, 2024420 Shares9336 Views
The thing you’ve been waiting for is finally here: the best Cydia tweaks for iOS 2021(plenty to choose from!).
If you’re an iPhoneuser who wants to escape the restrictions set in place by Apple by jailbreaking your phone, Cydia tweaks are the easiest way to open yourself up to the endless possibilities of customization features.
This includes:
  • custom themes
  • icon designs
  • wallpapers
  • an endless list of specialized apps
These features are all distributed through a mobile package manager known as Cydia.
Cydia is essentially an unofficial App Store that allows users to find and install apps that are not authorized by Apple, enabling them to tweak the look and feel of iOS.
To help you out, we have compiled a list of 31 of the best Cydia tweaks for iOS 13.5. Let’s dive in!

Best Cydia Tweaks In 2021

Now we will go through some of the most useful Cydia tweaks made to date to customize your iPhone to your heart’s content.
1. FlipControlCenter
FlipControlCenter is a Cydia jailbreak tweak compatible with iOS10.2
The default Control Center in iOS is quite limiting, and it’s really surprising that Apple doesn’t allow you to add/remove custom toggles.
A white iPhone showing the volume control below the brightness control and the FlipControlCenter in the background
A white iPhone showing the volume control below the brightness control and the FlipControlCenter in the background
FlipControlCenter brings this sought-after feature to jailbreak iOS devices with the ability to add/remove/rearrange new toggles, including:
  • cellular data,
  • low power
  • Personal Hotspot
You can also add/remove/rearrange apps in the bottom pane of the Control Center.
It also adds some neat options for customizing the number of toggles on a page on the basis of device orientation.
2. PowerDown
PowerDown is a Cydia jailbreak tweak compatible with iOS10.2
By default, the “Slide to Power Off” option is only shown by the iOS shutdown menu. You can restart your iPhone by pressing the Home and Power buttons at the same time, but it isn’t the most convenient solution.
Toggle slide to power off on left screen; toggle slide to respring on right screen and Cancel button on both screens
Toggle slide to power off on left screen; toggle slide to respring on right screen and Cancel button on both screens
PowerDown adds three new sliders below the regular “Slide to Power Off,” namely:
  • Reboot
  • Respring
  • Safe Mode
The Respring option restarts the Springboard and is typically useful while installing/removing new tweaks from Cydia.
The Safe Mode option can be useful to troubleshoot issues you may have with a certain jailbreak tweak.
3. SugarCane13
SugarCane is a useful tweak for iOS 13 that puts percentages on modules in your control center, such as for battery and volume indicators.
An Apple Control Center showing Telstra network and 87% battery level
An Apple Control Center showing Telstra network and 87% battery level
It’s useful when changing the volume with the side buttons as you can get an idea of a numerical value associated with your volume level.
4. Grupi
Grupi (for iOS 13) categorizes all the app notifications into one, allowing you to expand them by tapping on the icons.
Two screens with two black iPhones showing 9:41 time and June 6 Tuesday date and the word ‘Grupi’ on the left screen
Two screens with two black iPhones showing 9:41 time and June 6 Tuesday date and the word ‘Grupi’ on the left screen
You can choose to hide the notifications by certain apps by holding down the icons and pressing the red “x” that appears.
5. Auxo 3
Auxo 3 is a Cydia jailbreak tweak compatible with iOS 12.
Used for multitasking, its three main features are:
a. Multi-Center
It transforms Control Center to an additional card like other apps in the Multitasking panel.
b. Quick Switcher
It makes switching between recent apps easier just by pulling your finger.
c. Hot Corners
It provides faster navigation between:
  • app switcher
  • home screen
  • lock screen
6. CallBar
Three iPhone home screens, with the left one showing Elias Limneos on FaceTime Audio
Three iPhone home screens, with the left one showing Elias Limneos on FaceTime Audio
CallBar is a Cydia tweaks compatible with iOS 12 Jailbreak. It displays the call interface as a banner at the top of the screen. This tweak allows you to continue using your iPhone without being interrupted by the full incoming call screen.
7. BatteryPercentX
An iPhone home screen with time at 2:31 and 49% battery with phone, email and message notifications
An iPhone home screen with time at 2:31 and 49% battery with phone, email and message notifications
BatteryPercentX hides the battery icon in the top corner and simply replaces it with a percentage, giving the home screen a cleaner look.
8. Shuffle
Left iPhone screen showing Shuffle; right iPhone screen showing ‘Einstellungen’ and the name ‘Fabian Geissler’
Left iPhone screen showing Shuffle; right iPhone screen showing ‘Einstellungen’ and the name ‘Fabian Geissler’
Shuffle is an efficient app that allows you to navigate to your tweaks and Cydia apps much easier. It categorizes the tweaks, apps, and system apps in the Settings menu into different sections.
9. HomeGesture
HomeGesture is one of the best iOS 12 jailbreak tweaks. This brings iPhone Xgestures to the older devices.
Left iPhone home screen with time at 10:19 and July 12 Thursday date; right screen with HomeGesture toggles
Left iPhone home screen with time at 10:19 and July 12 Thursday date; right screen with HomeGesture toggles
For instance, you can multitask by swiping up, and you can open the Control Center with the swipe down from the upper right corner of your device.
Moreover, from the lock screen, if you swipe up, you can enter the passcode from there.
10. ColorBadges
An iPhone screen with one notification for Reminders and Cydia and 38 notifications for Mail
An iPhone screen with one notification for Reminders and Cydia and 38 notifications for Mail
There’s no way to customize how notification badges look on a stock device, but if you’re jailbroken, then you can take advantage of a new jailbreak tweak called ColorBadges.
It color-matches your badge notifications to the app icons they sit on top of.
11. SmoothCursor
A man’s hands holding a black iPhone, with the right one typing and the white screen with six rows of sentences
A man’s hands holding a black iPhone, with the right one typing and the white screen with six rows of sentences
The standard cursor when you type in iOS usually jumps after each character.
The SmoothCursor tweak gives a smooth animation as you enter characters on the screen. It’s almost as if the cursor is “sliding on ice.”
12. Flame
A Settings menu showing the Flame toggle enabled, with the words ‘make Cydia yours’ under the word ‘Flame’
A Settings menu showing the Flame toggle enabled, with the words ‘make Cydia yours’ under the word ‘Flame’
If the standard look of Cydia wasn’t to your liking, then try the Flame jailbreak app for iOS 13.
It lets you customize the Cydia app interface, with various options to configure Cydia’s appearance and functionality.
13. AVLock
AVLock is a Cydia tweak compatible with iOS 11.3.1.
A small black phone held on its lower left corner and screen showing a drawing of three boxes inside an open big box
A small black phone held on its lower left corner and screen showing a drawing of three boxes inside an open big box
It’s used to add the rotation lock button in the video player interface of iOS 11, which makes it quite convenient. It attempts to make watching videos more tolerable on the iOS platform.
14. AppDrawer
Left iPhone screen showing seven rows of app icons with four in each row; right screen with two app icons
Left iPhone screen showing seven rows of app icons with four in each row; right screen with two app icons
AppDrawer is a Cydia tweak compatible with iOS 10. It’s a special feature of Android, where all your installed apps appear when you bring it up.
15. SmartLPM (Smart Low Power Mode)
SmartLPM makes your low power mode even more efficient by turning on low power mode when your phone is plugged in. Allowing it to charge the phone’s battery at a faster rate.
16. CleanHomeScreen
CleanHomeScreen should probably be one of the first apps that you should install.
It will clean your home screen, giving your icon labels a cleaner look. This one’s perfect if you love a simplistic design.
17. iCleaner
This iCleaner tweak cleans your jailbroken device from any unnecessary files you don’t need.
It’s useful, as jailbroken devices tend to slow down after several app installations. This will keep the device running smoothly and fast.
18. Artistry
Screenshot of a Spotify playlist showing four songs and the words ‘get Turnt’ above the green Play button
Screenshot of a Spotify playlist showing four songs and the words ‘get Turnt’ above the green Play button
In music applications such as Spotify, Artistry tweak will allow you to view the album artwork next to the songs.
19. CCModules
This CCModules tweak for iOS 13 allows you to add more modules to the Control Center rather than just the standard ones set by default. In the Settings, you can see all the Control Center modules that you can add.
20. ColorMyBattery
Toggle for ColorMyBattery enabled at the Settings menu and a column of six colored circles on the right side
Toggle for ColorMyBattery enabled at the Settings menu and a column of six colored circles on the right side
As the name of the app suggests, ColorMyBattery changes the color of the battery indicator based on the power level. You can even customize the colors.
21. HideYourApps Tweak
A really useful app that allows you to hide apps you may not want anyone to see is the HideYourApps. You can toggle which apps to display in the Settings menu.
22. PullToRespring
PullToRespring (for iOS 13) allows you to respring (restarting your device without going through the boot chain). Activate by pulling down the screen in the Settings menu.
23. TapTapRes
TaptTapRes (for iOS 13) is an efficient tweak that allows you to change the video quality and frames per second when using the camera directly on the camera screen.
You no longer have to go to the settings to change the options.
24. Clean Player
Clean Player is an app that helps remove/hide some of the media controls on the lock screen.
IPhone screen in a Dark Mode showing the Settings menu for Clean Player, with three toggles
IPhone screen in a Dark Mode showing the Settings menu for Clean Player, with three toggles
For example:
  • it can remove timestamps
  • hide the airplay icon
  • hide duration slider
  • change the background of the player
25. NoLowPowerAutoLock
A large yellow battery icon against a green marble background with the words ‘91% charged’ under it
A large yellow battery icon against a green marble background with the words ‘91% charged’ under it
NoLowPowerAutoLock, as the name of the app suggests, is pretty self-explanatory.
Sometimes the auto-lock feature on low power mode can be a little annoying. This prevents the device from auto-locking during low power mode.
26. DeleteForever
A hand holding a white iPhone beside the words ‘DeleteForever New iOS 8.4 Cydia tweak’ with all letters in uppercase
A hand holding a white iPhone beside the words ‘DeleteForever New iOS 8.4 Cydia tweak’ with all letters in uppercase
It is a Cydia tweak compatible with iOS 10.
DeleteForever will allow you to permanently delete photos with one swoop, rather than deleting a photo and then having to delete it again from the Recently Deleted folder.
27. DayNightSwitch
Left menu with the sun and a cloud in the Airplane Mode toggle and the right menu with the moon and stars
Left menu with the sun and a cloud in the Airplane Mode toggle and the right menu with the moon and stars
After applying the DayNightSwitch tweak, wherever you have a toggle button, the tweak will add day-and-night effects to show whether it is daytime or nighttime. It’ll show the sun and a cloud during the day and the moon and stars during the night.
28. KillX
An illustration with upper part in red and the words ‘KillX Pro’ and the lower part showing a phone’s lower half
An illustration with upper part in red and the words ‘KillX Pro’ and the lower part showing a phone’s lower half
KillX allows you to close all apps at once in the App Switcher. Swiping down from the app switcher will close all running apps. This is a very useful, quick, and efficient tweak.
29. iWidgets
The words ‘iWidgets tweak de Cydia’ beside a black iPhone showing four app icons, calendar and clock
The words ‘iWidgets tweak de Cydia’ beside a black iPhone showing four app icons, calendar and clock
One of the best Cydia tweaks to customize your jailbroken iPhone is iWidgets.
Apple wasn’t particularly known to be a fan of widgets in iOS in the past but has been gradually pushing updates to improve widgets support in iOS.
30. PowerModule
Two columns of app icons with three app icons in each of them against a blurred background
Two columns of app icons with three app icons in each of them against a blurred background
PowerModule adds quick power access controls to the Control Center. These controls include:
  • respring
  • enter safe mode
  • power down
  • reboot
  • lock your device, etc.
31. Carrierizer
Carrierizer allows you to change your carrier’s operator text or replace it with emoticons of your choice. You can also hide the carrier’s name entirely.

Conclusion

As time advances, you should expect more developers to update their tweaks to support this latest jailbreak.
The list will not end here.
But for now, discover the best Cydia tweaks for iOS 2021 for a better user experience.
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