There are actually thousands of applications installable on jailbroken Apple devices through Cydia (and now Icy). However, they are spread through several installation sources, and refreshing all of them at once is sometimes too expensive (in terms of both data transference and connection time) for a mobile device. Additionally, there is no desktop counterpart (like iTunes) for browsing all the available apps, check reviews and ratings. Also, Cydia-specific pages are sometimes a bit clumsy and bloated with advertising.
So, that’s why iWatcher is supposed to be:
- A hub for all main repositories: updates are checked every 10 minutes;
- Fast & lightweight: mobile device layout will be used when you access iWatcher from your iPhone/iPodTouch;
- Customizable, with app updates streamed through filtered feeds;
- Clean design, with easy screenshot visualization;
- Non-linear navigation (a.k.a. “tags”).
