Mods that actually install
Search CurseForge and Modrinth in-app and install directly. The list below separates what runs — on Android and iOS alike — from what cannot, by design. Download counts come from Modrinth's public data.
Fabric API Pick
The API almost every Fabric mod depends on. The launcher installs it automatically when a dependency is detected.
Mod Menu Pick
Your way into the installed-mod list and their settings screens. Practically required on a touch device.
Sodium Pick
A drop-in rendering engine replacement — the single biggest FPS win on mobile. FlameLauncher ships a Podium compatibility patch whenever it detects Sodium.
Sodium Extra Works
Adds granular Sodium toggles for clouds, fog, weather and particles — the most direct FPS dial you have on mobile.
Lithium Works
Optimises game logic rather than rendering, so it helps even on devices whose bottleneck is not the GPU.
FerriteCore Pick
Cuts memory usage — close to mandatory on phones without generous RAM.
ModernFix Works
Shorter load times and lower memory use — the bigger the modpack, the bigger the gain.
ImmediatelyFast Works
Speeds up immediate-mode rendering, which protects your framerate on UI-, particle- and item-heavy screens.
Entity Culling Works
Skips rendering entities and block entities you cannot see — a large win in mob-dense worlds.
Krypton Works
Optimises the networking stack, reducing multiplayer latency and chunk-loading overhead. Unrelated to the launcher's Krypton renderer.
Cull Less Leaves Works
Stops rendering the interior faces of leaf blocks — noticeable in forest biomes.
Indium Caution
A compatibility shim between Sodium and the Fabric Rendering API. Only install it when another mod asks for it.
Iris Shaders Works
The shader loader. Pair it with the Zink or MobileGlues renderer — most shaders will not run on GL4ES.
Continuity Works
Connected textures. If your resource pack supports it, glass and bookshelf seams disappear.
Distant Horizons Caution
Massively extends render distance, but LOD generation is heavy — not recommended on mid- or low-end devices.
Complementary Shaders - Reimagined Works
The most widely used shader pack. Drop the profile to a lower preset and it runs on mobile.
BSL Shaders Works
Light and forgiving — a good first shader pack to try on a phone.
Solas Shader Works
Built for weaker hardware — mood without giving up your framerate.
EMI Works
The lightest recipe viewer of the three, and the friendliest to touch input.
Just Enough Items (JEI) Works
Item and recipe lookup — the standard choice on Forge and NeoForge.
Roughly Enough Items (REI) Works
The JEI alternative common in Fabric packs. Do not install it alongside JEI.
AppleSkin Works
Hunger and saturation HUD — useful when your screen is small and information is scarce.
Xaero's Minimap Works
Minimap and waypoints — especially welcome when navigating by touch.
JourneyMap Works
Full-screen mapping and waypoints. Heavier than Xaero's, but does more.
Simple Voice Chat Pick
Works all the way to real microphone input thanks to the launcher's Java-audio-to-AAudio bridge. The server needs the same mod.
No Chat Reports Works
Disables chat signing and reporting. The server has to allow it.
Axiom Blocked
Bundles desktop-only natives. The launcher detects this before launch and disables it automatically.
Flashback Blocked
Depends on a native video encoder that cannot run on mobile by design.
Controlify (Controller support) Caution
The launcher already translates gamepads into keyboard and mouse. It is redundant here, and builds carrying desktop controller natives get auto-disabled.
ReplayMod Caution
Recording and rendering are extremely heavy — even when it loads, it is not practical on a phone.