Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Barrel has been updated for iOS 7, it is free if you previously purchased it...otherwise it is $2.99 for first time buyers. Barrel is a cydia tweak that allows you to change the transitions when you flip from page-to-page on your springboard.

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See below for a synopsis of the available transitions:

Cube (inside)- A 3D cube-looking animation that looks like your inside a cube.
Cube (outside)-A 3D cube-looking animation that looks like your outside of a cube.
Page Slide Down-The icons seem to slide in a diagonal way down.
Page Slide Up-The icons seem to slide in a diagonal way up.
Curl and Roll Away-The icons roll up into a circle and roll away while the other icons in the next page roll into the current page.
Curl and Roll Away Alternate- An alternate version of Curl and Roll Away
Vertical Scrolling-When you slide the page, the icons go up or down.
Page Fade-This animation actually fades the icons and morphes into the new ones.
Stairs (down right)-A birds-eye view of going down stairs to the right.
Stairs (down left)-A birds-eye view of going down stairs to the left.
Page Squeeze-The icons squeeze together while going to the left or right (depending on if your sliding your finger left or right).
Icon Collection-The icons collect into one.
Icon Scatter-The icons spread out.
Carousel-Looks like a carousel when the bars pass you when your off it except its icons instead.
Flippy-The icons flip against each other.
Page Zoom-The icons zoom and fades away.
Pac-Man-The icons collect and form the pac-man character.
Merry-Go-Round-The icons collect that looks like a Merry-Go-Round.
Whirl-The icons spread out and go out in space.
Snake-It looks like a snake sliding in an 'S' form.