Cydia, the little app that you use to download homebrew apps to the iPhone, got paid apps last night, opening the door for an entire secondary market for app developers including, as Dan at Giz points out, porn.
In all honesty, I haven’t found much compelling in the homebrew app store since the launch of the official App Store. But now that developers can get a little cash for their efforts I foresee a flowering of content that may not get a second look at the official store.
Check out our jailbreaking coverage here including this handy info on the latest firmware.
Go download MEGAPOKER ONLINE for iPhone and iPod Touch.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304077942&mt=8
“I haven’t found much compelling in the homebrew app store since the launch of the official App Store”
Really??? Do you not use your iphone? Check out these free apps that I couldn’t live without (only available on cydia/installer):”
winterboard- make the iphone’s UI amazingly sleek
xGPS- voiced turn by turn navigation
mxTube- download any youtube video
catagories- organize apps into folders
backgrounder- run programs in the background
Installous/crackulous- run pirated apps
Finder- file browser
…..the list goes on, and it will grow now that developers can get some monetary incentive.
I love backgrounder! This puts even “App store” apps into background e.g. listening to Shoutcast radio while surfing the net.
Other great apps:
Cycorder
Tethering
mxTube