Jailbreaking means different things to different people, but one of my favorite aspects has been the ability to improve upon the native user interface (UI) in ways that Apple hasn’t thought of (or at least implements on their own).
In today’s piece, we’ll be showcasing some of the best jailbreak tweaks for iOS & iPadOS 15 and 16 that can enhance the user interface of your device. These tweaks will span across various apps and interfaces of the mobile operating system and won’t necessarily cover a single place in iOS or iPadOS. That said, there’s a good bit of diversity here, and that should keep things interesting.
Worthy of note, we will not be featuring any themes in this piece, as it’s intended only to be a roundup of jailbreak tweaks. So without further ado, let’s get started.
Best UI-enhancing jailbreak tweaks
Bridge
The Home Screen is something that iPhone users interact with daily, but one thing we all know about it is that it hasn’t changed much in its appearance or functionality for more than a decade, and it’s feeling a little bit stale now.
Bridge is a jailbreak tweak that tries to keep things more interesting by at least giving you a new way to interact with your Home Screen’s apps. But perhaps “new” isn’t the correct word here, since Apple Watch owners will already be familiar with it.
With Bridge, you can get the Apple Watch-style Home Screen on your iPhone, and it’s fully compatible with features such as contextual menus, searching for individual apps, and app arrangement, among other things.
You can learn more about the Bridge jailbreak tweak in our full review post.
N95
A big part of the iPhone user experience is listening to music, and we know this because Apple spends a ton of time an energy on its Apple Music platform and has effectively killed off its iPod lineup in favor of the more ubiquitous iPhone lineup, which is effectively an even more powerful iPod.
But the Now Playing interface on the iPhone can always do with some enhancements, which is why we’re big fans of the N95 jailbreak tweak. This subtly named jailbreak tweak ‘masks’ (pun intended) the album artwork of your Now Playing interface.
N95 comes with a plethora of different masks to choose from, and supports a broad range of Now Playing apps, including the most popular ones like Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube Music, and more.
You can learn more about the N95 jailbreak tweak in our full review post.
Mitsuha 6
And while we’re on the topic of music payback, we think that we should mention the Mitsuha 6 jailbreak tweak as well.
Mitsuha 6 is a popular add-on that puts waveform animations on Now Playing interfaces from various music playback apps. These waveforms appear on the Lock Screen, in Control Center, and in other places where you can see Now Playing information.
The waveform animates in real time, syncing with your music as it plays. You can also customize how it looks, adding colors and choosing between various animation styles, among other things. Mitsuha 6 is a major UI improvement, and worth checking out.
You can learn more about Mitsuha 6 in our full review post.
Bloom
The iPhone’s notification experience has received small improvements over the years, but the three main ways we receive notifications haven’t really changed very much, resulting in yet another ‘stale’ part of the user experience.
With the Bloom jailbreak tweak, you can enable captivating animations that appear when you receive incoming notifications. This might include display edge animations or notch-centric animations, each of which let you know that you have a missed notification that needs your attention.
You have a lot of different configuration options at your disposal, so don’t think you’re stuck with the animations shown. You can change them up however you want or choose a different animation altogether.
You can learn more about Bloom in our full review post.
Verxina
I’ve always held a high bar for the apps that go in my Home Screen’s Dock. They need to be apps I used often, otherwise I feel the precious Home Screen real estate is being wasted. But what if you could do more with the Dock than you can out of the box?
With a jailbreak tweak called Verxina, such a concept isn’t out of reach. This Dock-enhancing jailbreak tweak lets you have up to four additional app shortcuts in the Dock, access to a media controller from the Dock, a shortcut to the App Library right from the Dock, a URL shortcut space in the Dock, and more.
You can access the Verxina interface by swiping up from your Home Screen’s Dock, and when you do, you will find yourself with more options than ever before, all from an easy-to-access interface from the Home Screen – the place you start every time you unlock your iPhone.
You can learn more about Verxina in our full review post.
ShowMyTouches
I’ve always enjoyed being able to see where I touch on my screen. This used to be such a popular concept back in the way when recording your display so that someone who sees the aftermath video would be able to see where you tapped, but it soon expanded to include everyday usage.
ShowMyTouches is a jailbreak tweak that brings this functionality to modern devices. Wherever your finger lands on your display, a small element will appear. This also works with multi-touch, and it follows your finger(s) wherever it goes.
While this concept was once a visual aid for screen recordings, it has become more of a common UI enhancement for those looking to make the user experience more interesting.
You can learn more about ShowMyTouches in our full review post.
Oneko
This one isn’t so much an enhancement to the iOS user interface as much as it is an accessory to it.
Oneko is a jailbreak tweak that puts an animated cat on your screen that follows your finger taps around.
This tweak is for people who are easily entertained by cute animals and like the idea of a cat chasing their finger. Moreover, it’s a conversation starter that could get more people interested in jailbreaking iPhones, which is an important conversation to have.
You can learn more about Oneko in our full review post.
Dynamic120hz
One of the most important parts of any user interface is a smooth user experience. If it’s choppy or otherwise distinguishable from other parts of the user experience, you’ll notice it and you might not like it that much.
With Dynamic120hz, you can have more control over the display refresh rate on your jailbroken iPhone, allowing you to boost frame rates in certain apps or games where the display refresh rate is capped for whatever reason.
Dynamic120hz works dynamically, just as the name implies. This helps reduce power consumption, but still benefits you from what you’re seeing by giving you enhance display refresh rates when needed. The tweak can also be configured to let you know what refresh rate is being used via colored dots in the Status Bar.
You can learn more about Dynamic12hz in our full review post.
NiceAperture
On devices that have the Dynamic Island, or at least some simulation of the Dynamic Island, I think it would be absolutely wonderful if Apple had the foresight to use it for the native notification system. But of course, they didn’t.
A jailbreak tweak called NiceAperture changes this, putting incoming banner notifications into the Dynamic Island and using it as the vehicle that delivers those notifications to your attention.
The NiceAperture jailbreak tweak is so subtle, and yet it’s something I would have expected Apple to do. Perhaps they will in the future? Who knows.
You can learn more about NiceAperture in our full review post.
Witcher
Sometimes you just wish you could change between apps using a different method than the same-old App Switcher user interface that you’ve had hammered into your muscle memory for the past several years, and if you’re in agreement with me, then a jailbreak tweak called Witcher could be the cure.
Witcher is a new kind of App Switcher that you pull up from the bottom of your screen, and it works well for one-handed usage because it’s oriented right where your thumb would be.
Once pulled up, Witcher offers a carousel-style user interface where you can open recently used apps (depicted by app icons) or you can bring up Spotlight search, or you can find more recently used apps that aren’t shown in the limited carousel space. Not only does this offer a UI boost, but it also improves productivity through improved multitasking.
You can learn more about Witcher in our full review post.
Conclusion
That brings us the end of this roundup, and we sincerely hope you found some jailbreak tweaks that improve your iPhone or iPad’s user interface on iOS or iPadOS 15 or 16. All these jailbreak tweaks are rootless-compatible, so they should work with modern jailbreaks like Dopamine and palera1n without fail.
Do you use any jailbreak tweaks not listed in this piece to enhance your user interface? If so, then we’d love to hear about them in the comments section down below.