Caterpillar is now Kate with few bug fixes and a major feature (Equalizer)! I have been using Caterpillar (Kate) for quite some time now and I have to say that it is one of the best applications that ever happened to the installer-enabled iPhone. Kate is a collection of Customization tools which definitely changes the way your iPhone looks.

Some of the noted features of Kate being :

Smart Dialer : A much needed dialer feature is now complete, thanks to ‘Kate’! Just type the name of the contact and you should see the number (suggestions). Pretty neat, to activate it just hold the ‘#’ key and off you go!

FaceLift : A slew of features including Wallpaper, Theme Support and my favorite feature – Enabling 5 icon dock! No need of serious tweaking for that 5 icon dock anymore! Any theme made for Summerboard can be applied here too, how easy can it get?

MCalendar : Access your calendar and appointments right from the idle lock screen! You can now see upcoming birthdays! Pretty nifty, ain’t it?

Reminder : Sometimes, we tend to miss calls/sms due to either low sound or due to our busy life, this feature actually reminds us by vibrating every now and then making it easier for us to not miss our dear ones

System Font : My favorite feature so far – iPhone default fonts are so uncool! Just use DejaVu and off you go to a new world on your iPhone. It definitely brings about a major change to the look and feel of anything and everything text on your iPhone. You have a wide variety of fonts to choose from!

Privacy : Worried about the sneak peak preview SMS on the lock screen? Check the privacy feature and customize it to your liking!

Uninstaller : It is a cool addition too, deleting an application right from the home screen, no more installer.app refreshing to delete an application!The best part of ‘Kate’ is you can try it for free (Full Version) and then decide on purchasing a subscription based model (different pricing strategies to suit you liking – try $20/6 months or $45/unlimited for best savings)!

You can install Kate by adding repository.ripdev.com as source and then installing ‘Kate’ from Rip Dev category. Try the fully functional trial and check ‘Kate’ for yourself!

Try it out today and enjoy a whole new way of using your iPhone! Thanks to the Russian programmers Nice name too ‘Kate’! Frankly, this Application is keeping the 1.0 version of the iPhone alive for me!

Check a detailed walkthrough of the Application :

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UPDATE : How to Un-screw Kate from your iPhone by ajy :

I know how to fix the issue and get rid of Kate.  Connect your iphone to itunes, open Kate and uncheck everything (the touchscreen should be working by now), click apply, and everything will go away and your phone will work.  Delete Kate from installer after that.  If you delete Kate from installer without unchecking, your iphone will still be messed up with Kate stuff.  Hope this helps!

UPDATE : Kate’s official response for touchscreen and sound issues :

How do I uninstall Kate?
Launch Kate.app (if you have already Uninstalled it in Installer.app, install again), then uncheck all the checkboxes and hit “Apply”. Then you can uninstall Kate from the Installer.app.

After installation of Kate sounds no longer work?
Uninstall “Reminder” component through Kate (remove the checkbox near the Reminder and hit Apply button), then reboot. You should be back to normal (you can install Reminder again afterwards).

After installation of Kate the touchscreen does not work.
Probably you have applications that are not compatible with Kate installed.
Try to remove all files from a folder /Library/LaunchDaemons/, except for files:
com.openssh.sshd.plist and com.ripdev.remindme.plist
It can be made by means of program iBrickr on a computer, or with other file browsers for iPhone or via SSH.
After that reboot your device.
Even though this is caused by improper operation of third-party daemons, we are currently looking for a workaround.

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