Top 45 Free Apps for your iPad
Apps for the iPad tend to go for a higher price than their
iPhone counterparts, but here we listed all free apps. Install them all, and
you will be well on the way to an excellent tablet mobility computer
experience.
SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS
TwetDeck for iPad
It may not support social networks such as Facebook
or services having location-based facility inside like Foursquare app, but
TweetDeck supports respectably Twitter reader with an intuitive interface and
accurate geo-tagging options.
Twitter for iPad
Crafting new tweets may prove irritating due to an
overcrowded screen, but this Twitter app for iPad is the best mobility Twitter
client around, so get it today.
HootSuite
HootSuite allows users to create numerous
social-network streams and view them in a clear/clean and friendly interface,
dispatching messages to multiple networks simultaneously.
StumbleUpon
If you tried of visiting the same old online place, the
beautifully revamped StumbleUpon app lets you Sam Beckett your way
through the Web, leaping from article of interest to article on interest. You
can also check out the specific links that have been submitted by fellow
Stumblers whom you follow if you aren’t in the mood for randomness.
Yelp
Yelp’s iOS app brings the Web site’s reviews and
recommendations to the iPad, but diehard Yelpers will miss a handful of
features that didn’t get ported to Apple’s tablet.
BUSINESS & PRODUCTIVITY APPS
Calculator for iPad
Need to crunch some numbers? Calculator for iPad Free gives
you a large, easy to read, attractive basic and scientific calculator for
solving problems. Multi-Touch support lets you swipe away numbers. Upgrading to
the 99-cent version adds six additional themes: Standard, Silver Keyboard,
Retro Grey, Pink Keyboard, Happy Pink, and Wooden.
Citrix Go To My PC
GoToMyPC for iPad makes it simple to control your computer
while away from your work area, but eh lack of multi-tasking support, and
latency issues, may dampen the experience.
Dragon Dictation
Featuring very accurate voice transcription and the ability
to share messages via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, Naunce’s dictation app is
both fun to use and immensely helpful as long as you’re connected to the Web.
Dropbox for iPad
Simple to use and extremely useful, this file
synchronization app will keep all of your files in step, but the lack of
built-in file editing, and other limitations, may prove irritating.
Monster.com Jobs
Monster.com, one of the leading online employment services,
makes job-hunting couch-compatible with its fun, free iPad app.
WordPress
One of the world’s biggest blogging paltforms has arrived on
the iPad with many of the features that made it such a hit on the desktop
intact, Bloggers can create, save, publish, and schedule posts and pages. You
can even upload images directly from the iPad.
COMMUNICATION APPS
LiveChat
LiveChat customers who want to take the real-time Web site
visitor communication tool on the road would do well to check out this handy
iPad app. The free app, which works in conjunction with a LiveChat
subscription, lets businesses communicate with visitors to solve
customer-services issues or help convert them into customers.
TextNOW
This capable SMS app is easy to use, priced right, and
features the ability to send free, unlimited texts, and embedded photos.
TextPlus
Prolific textures who want to save money on SMS messages
will find this a solid solution to dipping into their mobile budgets.
GAMES APPS
Apple iOS Game Center
Game
Center brings video-game
achievements, matchmaking, high scores, and more to iOS devices.
Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition Lite
Far from just another sports sim, Pro Zombie Soccer:
Apocalypse Edition Lite combines soccer, the undead, and wacky power ups into a
must-try title.
Smurfs’ Village
Smurfs’ Village combines elements of Farmville and Sim City
to create and engaging iPad game, but the impatient may find the in-app
purchases expensive.
ENTERTAINMENT APPS
Cracked.com
If you count yourself among the many who declare themselves
Cracked.com fans, you must own this app. It serves up the same snark-laden
content found on the Cracked.com Web site, but in a slick interface that lets
you quickly scan content.
Crackle
Crackle, Sony’s video network, lets users stream free,
ad-supported Hollywood television shows and uncut movies (as well as original
content) from Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classic, and
TriStar Pictures, There’s a nice variety of classic and contemporary content
here, making it a solid iPad app for anyone who would like to kick back with
their tablets and watch a program without needing to open a wallet.
ESPN ScoreCenter XL
Staying on top of the latest sports scores is a breeze with
ESPN ScoreCenter XL. Besides checking out the scores, you can view video
highlights, in-depth game previews, and even follow a particular sport or team.
Marvel Comics
Here’s yet another example of some thing you can’t do with a
Kindle: read comics in their colorful, crisply drawn glory. Marvel’s free iPad
app offers a standard page-by-page view with zoom and pan controls, as well as
a panel by panel, animated guided view. There’s also a fully integrated for
buying your favorite comics.
MoMA AB EX NY
MoMA’s new Abstract Expressionist app achieves symbiosis
with the iPad": if you’re an art enthusiast with an iPad, consider this
app a must-download.
Netflix
This app enhances the value of a Netflix subscription by
letting you watch movies directly on your mobile device, with excellent
streaming. In the latest version, Netflix has made a number of improvements,
like adding star recommendations and removing the status bar while titles are
playing.
Planetary
This iPad audio player lets you navigate your music and
podcast collections by taking a jaunt to stars (artists), planets (albums), and
moons (songs). Intellectually, it’s completely unneeded, but sometimes logic doesn’t
apply to pure coolness.
Showyou
If you fancy kicking back with your iPad and watching a
batch of videos supplied by various online communities, Showyou is a solid
alternative to signing into all the sites individually. There are some minor
interface issues, but it’s a very respectable app that collects clips from
around your community to your iPad in one unified location.
Slacker Radio
Slacker Radio’s iPad has been a long time coming, but the
new, eye-catching, intuitive interface, deep customization options, caching,
on-demand streaming, and the usual Slacker bells and whistles makes it a
must-have for music fans.
TiVo
If you already have an iPad and TiVo Premiere, you must
download the new TiVo app for your iPad. It’s free, and if you’re on your LAN,
it’s pretty well featured.
CREATIVITY APPS
Photoshop Expres
The iPad is perfect for viewing photos, but what if you want
to make changes to those pictures? Adobe’s Photoshop Express lets you crop,
straighten, rotate and flip images, as well as add a variety of filters and
effects. For fine editing you will still need to work on a PC, but for basic fixes,
this app is fantastic.
NEWS, INFO & REFERENCE APPS
Biblion: The Boundless Encyclopedia
The word “biblion” was usedin the Middle Ages to describe
collections made from fragments of ancient texts. As such, it’s appropriate
that the New York Public Library’s iPad app, which draws from tens of thousands
of fragments scattered across hundreds of boxes of materials, bears the
moniker. The smartly designed and informative app focuses on the 1939-40
World’s Fair, but even non-enthusiasts can appreciate the history presented.
Here’s hoping for a broader topic range in the near future.
Bing for iPad
Bing is a visually rich app that lets you search and browse
news, moves, Bing homepage images, local businesses, and trending topics;
perform vocal searches, and much more.
CNN
For news junkies and loyalists, CNN App for iPad serves up a
heaping plate of streaming videos, and a side social networking.
Fox News
Love it or hate it, Fox News has an impressive iPad app.
With it you can watch videos from Smith, Hannity, and O’Reilly, read timely
articles, and check out a scrolling ticker with the latest news tidbits.
Epicurious
Conde Nast’s first iPad app for foodies-and mourning Gourmet
readers is excellent. Epicurious features a gorgeous interface that feels and
reads like a luxurious, fully searchable cookbook. You can find recipes by main
ingredient, course, cuisine, dietary consideration, and dish type, and even by
season or occasion.
Google Earth
Traveling is expensive, the free Google Earth app most
certainly is not. By keying in a location such as “Coney Island” or “London”, you can zip to
the other side of the globe in mere seconds to check out satellite and aerial
imagery. Geo-located Wikipedia articles add insight to your journey.
IMDB
Featuring an image driven interface featuring movie
trailers, popular actors, and a list of current theatrical releases, the IMDB
iPad app is a must-have for movie buffs who want the latest Hollywood
news.
HowStuffWorks HD
This app brings the content of the informative HowStuffWorks
Web site to Apple’s slate. Its thumbnail-laden grid contans links to text,
video, and podcasts that are short, punchy, and full of information.
Life for iPad
Life’s legendary photo collection comes to the iPad i
glorious HD resolution. Downloading the free app, of course, lets you explore
Life’s deep archives, but you can view up to the minute news, photos, and
special features as well.
NASA App HD
Consider it the next best thing to being an astronaut or
astronomer. NASA App HD features thousands of NASA photos, streaming video,
shuttle launch information, and countdown clocks.
NPR for iPad
NPR went for a magazine style approach with its iPad app,
which emphasizes news, arts and life, and music coverage in three sliding
panes. The app delivers hundreds of NPR live station and on demand streams. In
addition, NPR for iPad features photojournalism with full page zoom, plus the
ability to share stories over e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook.
TED
TED’s official iPad app brings more than 900 TEDTalk videos
(featuring education redicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business
gurus, music legends, and more) to Aple’s slate. Not only can you stream videos
over 3G or Wi-Fi, but you can download them to your iPad for offline playback.
Thrillist
Whether you’re looking for a leisurely daytime adventure or
a night on the town, this app brings you recommendations for places to eat,
drink, and shop in 16 American cities and in London.
Wikipanion
Wikipanion for iPad sifts through all of Widipedia’s HTML
and metadata, sorting it into a beautiful, content-driven interface. The left
side displays the table of contents, and the app remembers your font-size
setting. The app even tracks page history by visit date, plays back embedded
OGG audio, and saves images to the iPad’s photo library.
Zite
Zite auto-curates a digital magazine based on content in
your your Twitter feed, Google Reader subscription, and viewing habits to
deliver an excellent news-reading experience.
READING APPS
Flipboard offers iPad users an entirely original alternative
to browsing the Web for news: its magazine style layouts and breath-taking use
of photos and white space show the way forward for digital media.
SkyGrid
Featuring a slick interface that gives users the novel
ability to follow hot particular topics and categories, SkyGrid is a solid,
topic-based iPad news reading app. Streamlining the interface a bit would do
wonders to create a more natural reading experience, however.
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