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Eve at a switchboard of glowing network cables, pulling one strand out of the crowd and sending it down its own path
Apps · Sep 11, 2026

Shadowrocket on iPhone: What the IPA Gets You and How to Set It Up

Shadowrocket is a rule-based proxy client for iPhone — route, inspect or block any app's traffic. What the IPA gets you, how to install it without a computer, and the first rules worth writing.
Eve at a workbench with familiar app icons opened up like watch cases, extra dials and switches fitted inside
Apps · Sep 11, 2026

Tweaked Apps for iPhone: 21 Social and Media Tweaks That Are Worth It

Tweaked versions of the apps you already use on iPhone — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitch, Reddit. What each tweak adds, and how to install them without a computer.
Sid at a switchboard patching five different video sources into one iPhone screen
Apps · Sep 10, 2026

Best Streaming Apps for iPhone: Five Ways to Watch

Nuvio, SenPlayer, MovieBox Pro, Ryu and Stremio on iPhone. Five apps that do five different jobs — pick by where your video actually comes from, not by which list ranks highest.
Sid sorting a sprawling shelf of app containers into labelled groups before a countdown runs out
iOS Technologies · Sep 7, 2026

LiveContainer-Plus — Cert Alerts, Backups, Bulk Sources

LiveContainer-Plus is a LiveContainer fork for iPhone that adds app groups, full backup and restore, certificate expiry warnings and bulk AltStore source import.
Top-down view of a lone glowing tower firing at a ring of geometric enemies, with Sid inside it
Digests · Sep 7, 2026

The Tower, Merge Dragons & Good Coffee Hacks

Tweaked The Tower, Merge Dragons! and Good Coffee for iPhone — free in-app purchases and a cheat engine, a currency freeze, and every cafe upgrade already paid for.
Eve with popcorn on top of a glowing retro TV on a cinema stage as torn ad banners fall away
Digests · Sep 7, 2026

uYou, YTKACE & YouMod — Ad-Free YouTube Tweaks

Three tweaked YouTube builds for iPhone — uYou, YTKACE and YouMod. No ads, sponsor segments skipped, downloads, Picture-in-Picture and the dislike count back.
Eve pulling ads and sponsor segments out of a video timeline while it keeps playing
Apps · Sep 7, 2026

YouMod on iPhone — Ad-Free YouTube, SponsorBlock, 1440p

YouMod is a tweaked YouTube for iPhone: no ads, native SponsorBlock with all nine segment types, background and PiP playback, downloads, dislikes back, 1440p.
Eve holding a film frame that has gone dark in her hands while three lit ones wait beside her
Apps · Sep 7, 2026

YTKillerPlus Downloads Are Off — What to Use Instead

YTKillerPlus was a popular YouTube tweak until its developer switched downloads off on purpose. What the build still does, and the three tweaks to use now.
Sid pulling one glowing trust seal out of an exploded blueprint while four tool housings sit empty around it
iOS Technologies · Sep 2, 2026

Best IPA Signer for iPhone: Feather, Ksign, ESign, Scarlet

Feather, Ksign, ESign and Scarlet all sign IPA files on iPhone without a computer. The real difference is whose certificate you end up trusting.
Tiny Eve heaving open a vending machine four times her height, its shelves glowing with cartridges
iOS Technologies · Sep 1, 2026

Scarlet on iPhone: What It Is, and Why Apps Keep Dying

Scarlet is a store with a borrowed certificate, not a signer you control. Why the whole library goes dark at once, what anti-revoke really does, and the game-mod catch.