Browsing IPA files on an iPhone usually means hopping between a handful of websites, each with its own layout and its own pop-ups. SFMini fixes that by bringing the SfeOS Hub straight into the Shortcuts app, so the whole catalog lives behind a single tap instead of a browser full of tabs.
How it works
SFMini is an iOS port of the SfeOS Hub, and it runs entirely inside Shortcuts. When you launch it, the shortcut presents a menu drawn from its built-in list of IPA files, plus a Settings area that holds credits and the version details. Pick an entry and it hands the relevant link off to Safari or your installer of choice, which keeps the navigation in one predictable place rather than scattered across pages.
Because it’s a Shortcuts hub rather than a standalone app, the catalog updates through the shortcut itself. The 1.6.2 release added two new IPA files and repaired the built-in RoutineHub updater, so refreshing to the current list doesn’t mean re-downloading the whole thing by hand.
Installing it
- Make sure the Shortcuts app is on your iPhone (it ships with iOS, and you can reinstall it from the App Store if you removed it).
- Tap Add Shortcut on this page to open the SfeOS Hub setup card.
- Scroll through the actions if you want a look under the hood, then confirm to add it to your library.
- Open Shortcuts and run SFMini once so it can finish any first-run prompts.
Putting it to work
Run SFMini from your Shortcuts library, the Home Screen, or by asking Siri, and it opens to its main menu. From there you tap the file or category you’re after and the shortcut takes over the navigation, opening the destination link for you. Inside Settings you’ll find the credits and the certificate detail view, which is handy when you want to check what a given entry actually points to before you commit.
Sideloading IPA files always carries some risk, so treat anything you grab through the hub with the same caution you’d apply to any third-party source. SFMini points you to files; deciding whether a given app is trustworthy is still on you.
FAQ
Is SFMini the same thing as the full SfeOS Hub?
It’s the iOS port of it. The “Mini” name reflects that it’s been adapted to run through Shortcuts on an iPhone rather than wherever the original Hub lived, but it’s drawing from the same SfeOS catalog.
Do I need any other app besides Shortcuts?
Not to open the hub itself. Shortcuts is the only requirement, though you’ll need whatever sideloading tool or signer you normally use to actually install an IPA once you’ve found one.
Why did it just pull in new files on its own?
That’s the RoutineHub updater doing its job. Version 1.6.2 fixed it, so the hub can refresh its file list without you reinstalling the whole shortcut.
