Last night I updated Cydia to the latest version, in order to access paid content. Jay Freeman (saurik) has developed the latest version of Cydia to take on Apple’s App Store directly. Until now very few apps on Cydia cost money, and if they did, the payment system was different between each app. Now with a unified system of payment through Amazon Payments (PayPal support coming soon), developers can now get return on their hard work.
Freeman launched the new store with an app of his own, Cyntact. This simple app displays contacts’ pictures in any contact listing, somewhat similar to the Facebook app’s friend listing. He has listed the app at $1, but plans to continue developing free apps for the iPhone, and this app is more to demonstrate the Cydia Store.
