Does it work on WhatsApp Business?

Yes, on both WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business.

Jailbreak or sideload?

Both. Install it from the jailbreak repo, or sideload the IPA with AltStore or any signing tool. The install guides walk you through each way.

Does it work on a linked device?

Yes, including Contact Photos Sync, which matches contacts by phone number.

Can I use more than one WhatsApp account?

Yes. Settings, the vault, recordings and history are kept apart for each account.

Is there a monthly plan?

Watusi on its own is a yearly licence. If you prefer to pay monthly, subscribe on Patreon instead: a Patreon subscription includes Watusi and all our other apps.

How do I install on Jailbroken iOS devices?

Download the .deb for your jailbreak architecture and open it with your package manager or Filza. Alternatively, add our repository to your package manager for easier updates. Our installation guide covers each step.

How do I install on non-jailbroken devices?

You sideload the .ipa with a signing tool such as AltStore, or add our sideloading source to your sideloading app for easier updates. Which method suits you depends on your iOS version and whether you have a computer — see our sideloading guide for the full walkthrough.

Watusi

The all-in-one tweak for WhatsApp.

Record calls, keep deleted messages, make your own stickers, hide chats and theme every screen. Updated for every WhatsApp release.

WhatsApp + Business
Jailbreak + Sideload
Multi-account
15 languages

Version: 1.0
Updated: Nov 11, 2026
Requires: iOS 15.1+
Made for: WhatsApp

Real multi-account
Settings, vault, recordings and history are kept apart for every WhatsApp account.
Nothing gets lost
Deleted messages, statuses and recordings live in Watusi's own storage and survive relinking.
Looks like WhatsApp
Every screen uses WhatsApp's own colours and your theme, in light and dark mode.
Kept up to date
WhatsApp ships a new version almost every week. Watusi is fixed for each one, continuously.

Features

What's inside

The big features and the everyday tools. Tap a phone for more screens.

Stickers
Sticker Studio
Make stickers from photos, videos, GIFs, text, emoji or a drawing, and keep them editable.
- One-tap background removal, with erase, restore, lasso and magic wand
- Outlines, shadows, styled text, motion and animated stickers up to 30 fps
- Packs that go straight into WhatsApp's sticker tray
Chats
Quick Controls
Every Watusi switch for one chat in a single sheet, with that chat's saved data one tap away.
Tracking
Updates Tracking
New statuses, profile photos and about changes from the people you choose, kept even when deleted.
Calls
Call Recording
Record voice and video calls, then play, trim or export your side and theirs separately.
- Record everyone, chosen contacts, or only when you tap
- Editor with a waveform per side, precise trim, cuts, volume and fades
- Video calls with everyone's camera in a grid
Messages
Message History
Deleted and edited messages, with their photos and videos, kept in Watusi's own storage.
- Every earlier version of an edited message on a timeline
- Survives relinking, logging out and restoring WhatsApp
- Search, filters, stars and Show in Chat
Privacy
Hide Chats
Chats that vanish from every list, Calls, Spotlight and Siri, opened with a secret code in search.
Privacy
Passcode Lock
Face ID or a 4 or 6 digit code for Watusi's settings or single features, with a wait after wrong tries.
Saving
Media Vault
A private place for photos and videos you save from chats, statuses, view once and calls, sorted into folders.
- Folders inside folders, each with its own colour, icon and photo tiles
- Smart folders that fill themselves, and locked folders
- Import from Photos or Files, Face ID lock, kept per account
Status
My Status Archive
Your statuses kept past 24 hours, with who viewed and liked each one.
- Insights: reach, like rate and your best time to post
- Top viewers and likers, with a profile for each one
- Search who viewed your status by name or number
Backup
Backup Center
Google Drive and local backups of WhatsApp data and everything Watusi keeps, on a schedule, per account.
Storage
Storage
See where WhatsApp's space goes, browse its folders and clean caches automatically on a schedule.
Activity
Online Activity
See when tracked contacts come online, type or read your messages, with a timeline per person.
- History and alerts set separately, per kind of event
- 30-day activity chart, peak hour and online today
- Real iOS notifications, even when WhatsApp is closed

Themes that reach every screen

Themes go through WhatsApp's own colours, so they apply instantly, with no relaunch, and nothing is left unthemed.

7 themes · 26 sticker packs · 17 tones in the library

From the theme library

Retro-futurist neon: a striped sunset, a glowing grid, hot-pink to violet bubbles and the techy Space Grotesk font.

Every colour
30+ colours for chats, bubbles, ticks and bars, plus WhatsApp's full palette. Light and dark set apart.
Your fonts
Over a thousand Google Fonts, or import your own. One for the app, another for chats.
Wallpaper & bubbles
Chat wallpaper, bubble gradients, opacity and corner radius.
Pure Black
True black for OLED screens, and a black keyboard to match.
Per chat & on a schedule
A theme for one chat, for each profile, for dark mode or for set hours.
Library & sharing
Install themes from the Watusi library, export yours as a file or submit it.

All features

Every feature

Everything else Watusi does, by category. Search for what you need.

What's new

Version 1.0

Released November 11, 2026.

The new Watusi: rebuilt from scratch, with Stalky (Updates Tracking), OnlineNotify (Online Activity) and ContactSync (Contact Photos Sync) now included
Supports WhatsApp 26.44 and WhatsApp Business, with multiple accounts: every feature keeps its data per account
Call Recording: now records video calls too; keeps you and the other side apart, with a new player, editor and export
New Sticker Studio: make stickers and animated stickers from photos, videos, GIFs, text or drawings, remove backgrounds, build packs that stay in sync with WhatsApp
New Sticker Gallery: every sticker you sent or received, with search, favorites and collections
New Message History: deleted and edited messages, with their media, kept by Watusi itself, so they survive relinking or restoring WhatsApp
New Storage: see what takes space across all of WhatsApp, Largest Files, a file browser, Clean Up and Auto Clear
New Media Vault: keep photos, videos and audio from your chats in one private place, with folders, smart and locked folders, import from Photos or Files, a photo, video and audio editor, and file info
And 19 more changes.

Version history

Install

Get Watusi

Requires: iOS 15.1+
Latest: 1.0 · Nov 11, 2026

Which method do I need?

1
License
2
Pick how to install
3
Sideload Watusi
1. 1
  Download the IPA
  Or add a source so your signing app keeps Watusi updated.
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  altstore.fouadraheb.com
2. 2
  Sign and install it
  Easiest: get a certificate from a signing service and sign right on your iPhone (about $10–20 a year). Or use AltStore: free, but it needs a computer and a refresh every 7 days.
  ArcticSignAffiliate
  Get a certificate and sign apps right on your iPhone. Step-by-step tutorial included.
  Get a certificate
3. 3
  Open Watusi and log in
  In Watusi's settings › Account, log in to activate your license.
  Sideloaded, Watusi gets no notifications or iCloud backup of its own. Keep the App Store WhatsApp and add Watusi to it as a linked device.

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The all-in-one tweak for WhatsApp.

Real multi-account

Nothing gets lost

Looks like WhatsApp

Kept up to date

What's inside

Sticker Studio

Quick Controls

Updates Tracking

Call Recording

Message History

Hide Chats

Passcode Lock

Media Vault

My Status Archive

Backup Center

Storage

Online Activity

Themes that reach every screen

Every colour

Your fonts

Wallpaper & bubbles

Pure Black

Per chat & on a schedule

Library & sharing

Every feature

Version 1.0

Get Watusi

License

Pick how to install

Sideload Watusi