Back in the old days, everyone used to wonder if there could be something like Jailbreak on iPad. On the contrary, it has become quite common these days. That said, if you’re a jailbreak user and looking for custom themes for Cydia, we are here with our list of best Snowboard themes for iPad.
In this post, we will discuss the following topics:
- What is Snowboard? Its requirements and features
- What is Cydia? How to install themes using Cydia?
- How to install themes with Snowboard?
Best Snowboard Themes for iPad
- Muze 4
- Lotus
- Folds
- Ace EI Cap
- Felicity
- Veexillum
- Mint 3
- Linear 2
- Zoop Pro
- Amury
Apple has evolved gradually over time to make the popular iPad slimmer, lighter and faster. Following the same, most of us admire the level of reliability and productivity offered by iOS. However, iOS has never been friendly to those who want customization. As a result, many tend to jailbreak their iPads and iPhones.
Although you can do more, theming is one of the main priorities after jailbreaking the device. That said, when it comes to theming, Snowboard has quite appealing and & good looking themes. Given that you’ve already jailbroken your iPad, here is how you can customize it using Snowboard themes. Before we start with the best Snowboard theme for iPad, let’s get to some basics.
What is Snowboard? Its requirements and features
Whenever we hear about iOS themes, the first thing that comes to mind is WinterBoard. However, it is more of abandoned and not updated anymore. In the meanwhile, Snowboard has emerged to be a lightweight spiritual successor to the legendary Winterboard engine for iOS. Being a powerful theming engine, it allows you to change the look of your iOS device. It works from iOS 7 to upwards of iOS 12.1.2 and can handle formats from all other popular theming engines.
Digging into details, Snowboard has been developed by the renowned tweak developer Spark Dev and designed by Dennis Bednarz. In addition to being a worthy successor, it’s also an excellent alternative to Coolstar’s Anemone.
Features of Snowboard:
- Support for Anemone and WinterBoard themes
- Respring-less theme application
- Icon theming & customization
- Respring logo customization
- Support for Widgets
- Light on battery
Requirements:
- Jailbroken iPod in this case
- iOS 7-12.1.2+ firmware
- Cydia
What is Cydia? How to install Snowboard?
Cydia is a popular alternative to the App Store that allows users to download software on a hacked (known as jailbroken) iPhone or iPad.
To make Snowboard run on your iPad, you need to add Snowboard repository to your list of Cydia Sources. To do the same, follow the below steps:
- Open Cydia on your iPhone.
- Tap Sources > Edit. Now, add the URL https://www.sparkdev.me/
- Switch to Search Tab and enter SnowBoard.
- Now, click on the Install button and navigate to Settings > SnowBoard to configure the app.
How to install themes with SnowBoard?
- Open Cydia.
- Download your favorite themes from Snowboard (or any repository compatible with your jailbroken version)
- Now navigate to Settings and scroll down to tweak performance.
- Next, tap on SnowBoard.
- You’ll be welcomed with a list of all your download themes. Just tap on the theme to activate it on your iPad.
List of Best Snowboard Theme for iPad (Jailbroken)
1] Muze 4
Muze 4 is a very sleek icon theme that changes the way you look at iOS. Notably, it bears over 700 icons, 300+ redesigned original icons, 400+ new icons and much more. The wide range of stunning colors and gradients are surely going to make your fall in love with this theme. With subsequent updates, it has become brighter, bolder and better than ever before.
Price: $2.49 [Download here]
2] Lotus
Lotus is a free iOS gradient theme that bursts vibrantly while still being subtle with its color. It has tons of redesigned icons and badges with a minimal look. As the name suggests, it takes its inspiration from the transition colors of a flower. Lotus, being compatible with iOS 12.1.2-12 and Snowboard app can be accessed through Cydia sources for free.
Price: Free [Download here]
3] Folds
Folds is a fantastic Snowboard theme that comes with 461 vibrant glyphs, 15 alternate glyphs, a beautiful wallpaper, and several solid neon icons. It has hollow styled icons with a colorful outline. Known for its vibrancy and punchiness, Folds is compatible with jailbreak running iOS 12.1.2-12.
Price: $2.99 [Download here]
4] Ace El Cap
Ace EI Cap is yet another popular iOS theme that brings the OS X El Capitan to your iPhone with an amazing design. It has got over 250+ re-designed icons, Ace boot logo and new preference icons in the stock settings app. Available in default Cydia repositories, it supports iOS 9 and upwards.
Price: Free [Download here]
5] Felicity
Felicity is a great and happy theme that has subtle changes over default iOS skin. This free theme comes with over 150 icons, that have been designed with great focus and attention to detail and more.
Price: Free [Download here]
6] Veexillum
Veexillum is a premium theme with nearly 1000 icons and many UI elements. It bears relatively simple icons designed using primary colors like white, black, blue, purple, and others as backgrounds and the app logo in the center. That said, it requires IconBundles and supports all iPhones, iPod, and iPads running on iOS 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Price: $2.49 [Download here]
7] Mint 3
Mint 3 is a premium theme for iOS that inspires flat design elements. On the board, it is adorned by 290 icons, 50 alt. icons, two status bar themes, a respring logo, dock theme, Icon shadow, and a wallpaper.
Price: $3.00 [Download here]
8] Linear 2
Linear 2 is a perfect theme for those who love minimalism and mainly white color. Besides white accents, it comes with vibrant colors and 275+ white glyph icons, 275+ colored glyph icons, a status bar theme, and a dock theme.
Price: $3.00 [Download here]
9] ZoopPro
ZoopPro as a whole contains three themes: ZOOP, ZOOP Glyphs, and ZOOP Dark. With simplicity being the central motif, you get to access 270+ main icons (in each theme), alternative icons, three badge themes, two wallpapers, one respring logo, 2 Icon masks, and 2 Icon shadows.
Price: $3.49 [Download here]
10] Amury
Amury comes with several alternative icons with a punchy color profile on the Home screen and within Settings. It offers minimal customization without disturbing the native iOS look.
Price: $3.49 [Download here]
So these were ten of the best Snowboard themes for iPad and iPhones. Let us know which one looks the best to you. Also, feel free to reach us via comments in case of any queries.