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img srchttpcdn.mos.techradar.comclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps12ibooks200200.jpgpOn comparing iPad apps with iPhone equivalents, one thing rapidly becomes clear apps for Apples tablet are pricier. ppMany of the best free iPhone apps cost 59p or more in their iPad incarnations, and the quality level of whats still free is often ropey. But among the dross lie rare gems iPad apps that are so good you cant believe theyre still free. pulliApple iPad review WiFi versionliliApple iPad 3G reviewliulpOf those we unearthed, here is our pick of the best free iPhone apps. Note that apps marked universal will run on your iPad and iPhone, optimising themselves accordingly.ppstrong1. AccuWeather.com Free for iPadstrongppAnnoyingly, most free iPad weather apps refuse to believe that the UK has any weather or that the country exists, and so AccuWeather gets props for merely working. Happily, AccuWeather also proves to be a decent if quirky weather app. The interface is odd but fun and theres a lifestyle page that determines how your current local conditions might affect over 20 activities, including dogwalking and stargazing.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps1accuweather42090.jpg altAccuWeather width420imgppstrong2. Adobe Ideas 1.0 for iPadstrongppAdobe Ideas 1.0 for iPad is a digital sketchpad which offers simple vectorbased drawing tools and works nicely as a standalone app for jotting down creative ideas or as a companion to Adobe Illustrator. Usefully, you can trace over photos, email drawings as PDFs, and avoid worrying about mistakes, since theres a 50level undo.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps2adobeideas42090.jpg altAdobe ideas width420imgppstrong3. Air Video Free universalstrongppDespite naysayers whining about the iPad screens 43 aspect ratio, its a decent device for watching video, but it lacks storage for housing large video collections. Air Video enables you to stream video converting it onthefly, if necessary from your Mac or PC. The main limitation of the free version is that it only shows a few itemsrandomly selected from each folder or playlist.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps3airvideo42090.jpg altAir video width420imgppstrong4. Beatwave universalstrongppBeatwave is a simplified TenoriOnstyle synth which enables you to rapidly build pleasing melodies by prodding a grid. Multiple layers and various instruments provide scope for complex compositions, and you can save sessions or, handily, store and share compositions via email. You can also buy more instruments via inapp purchases.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps4beatwave42090.jpg altBeatwave width420imgppstrong5. Bloomberg for iPadstrongppWith an eyesearing whiteandorangeonblack colour scheme thats a little like being repeatedly punched in the eyes, Bloomberg isnt an app youll want to spend all day staring at. However, for business news, stocks, and major currency rates, its a usable and efficient app.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps5bloomberg42090.jpg altBloomberg width420imgppstrong6. Comics universalstrongppOn the iPhone, Comics is innovative, but zooming each panel and constantly rotating your device gets old fast. By contrast, the iPads screen is big enough to display an entire page without the need to zoom or scroll. And with dozens of free comics available via the bundled store, comicbook fans should lap this app up.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps6comics42090.jpg altComics width420imgppstrong7. Dictionary.com Dictionary Thesaurus For iPadstrongppWe approached Dictionary with scepticism, since most free dictionary apps are sluggish interfaces to websites. Thats certainly what this looks like, but it works offline, providing speedy access to over a million words and 90,000 thesaurus entries. The apps search is also reassuringly fast.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps7dictionary42090.jpg altDictionary width420imgppstrong8. Dropbox universalstrongppDropbox is a great service for syncing documents across multiple devices. The iPad client works like the iPhone one hardly surprising, since this is a universal app, enabling you to preview many file types and store locally those marked as favourites.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps8dropbox42090.jpg altDropbox width420imgppstrong9. Evernote universalstrongppLike Dropbox, Evernote a free online service for saving ideastext documents, images, web clipsthat you can then access from multiple devices works like the iPhone version, and benefits from the iPads larger screen, which enables you to see and navigate your stored snippets more easily.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps9evernote42090.jpg altEvernote width420imgppstrong10. Feeddler RSS Reader for iPadstrongppFeeddler RSS Reader for iPad is fairly basic as RSS readers go, but once youve pointed it at your Google Reader account its efficient, stores text offline, enables you to browse by feed, and has a builtin browser so youre not booted to Safari when you want to visit a link. As with many iPad apps, you get a fullscreen view in portrait mode.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps10feeddler42090.jpg altFeeddler width420imgppstrong11. The Guardian EyewitnessstrongppA showcase for engaging photography, The Guardian Eyewitness provides a daily, visual reflection of global events. You get access to the most recent 100 photos, which can be viewed fullscreen or with a caption and pro tip. You can also save photos to your iPad or share them via email.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps11theguardianeyewitness42090.jpg altGuardian eyewitness width420imgppstrong12. iBooksstrongppGoing headtohead with Kindle, iBooks is a decent ebook reader, backed by the iBookstore. As youd expect from Apple the interface is polished if not quite up to the standards of iPhone app Eucalyptus, and on downloading the app you get a free copy of Winnie the Pooh.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps12ibooks42090.jpg altibooks width420imgppstrong13. IM Lite universalstrongppAlthough thirdparty multitasking is coming to iPad this autumn, its not here yet, making things tough for instantmessaging fans. However, IM Lite enables you to run a number of IM services including Twitter and Facebook in a single app, and theres also a builtin web browser for checking out links.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps13implus42090.jpg altIM plus width420imgppstrong14. Kindle universalstrongppAmazons Kindle iPad app for reading over 500,000 books available at the Kindle Store is a little workmanlike, and doesnt match the coherence of iBooks you buy titles in Safari and sync purchases via Kindle. However, Kindles fine for reading, and you get options to optimise your experience including the ability to kill the naff pageturn animation and amend the page background to a pleasant sepia tone.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps14kindle42090.jpg altKindle width420imgppstrong15. Movies by Flixter universalstrongppOne for film buffs, Movies figures out where you are and tells you whats showing in your local cinemas or you can pick a film and itll tell you where and when its on. The app is functionally identical on iPad and iPhone, but again the extra screen space improves the experience.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps15movies42090.jpg altMovies width420imgppstrong16. PaperDesk Lite for iPadstrongppEffectively a soupedup digital notepad, PaperDesk Lite for iPad enables you to combine typed words, scribbles and audio recordings in userdefined notebooks. Pages can be emailed typed text is sent along with a copy of the entire page as a PDF, although be mindful that this free version restricts you to three pages per notebook.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps16paperdesklite42090.jpg altPaperDesk lite width420imgppstrong17. PCalc Lite universalstrongppPCalc Lites existence means the lack of a builtin iPad calculator doesnt bother us in fact, wed love to replace the iPhone Calculator app with PCalc Lite as well. This app is usable and featurerich and if you end up wanting more, inapp purchases enable you to bolt on extras from the full PCalc.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps17pcalclite42090.jpg altPCalc width420imgppstrong18. Reuters News Pro for iPadstrongppAnnoyingly, spurious anti competition complaints meant the BBC News app took a while to come to the UK in the meantime, Reuters offered the next best free news app for iPad with its Reuters News Pro for iPad. Its a little UScentric, but can be skewed towards UK coverage via the Settings app, and its worth downloading for a more international take on news coverage than BBC News provides.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps18reuters42090.jpg altReuters width420imgppstrong19. Twitterrific for iPadstrongppThe iPad version of Twitterrific reportedly marks a new beginning for the app, which the developers think has become too complicated on iPhone. On iPad, things are more barebones, but this ensures Twitterrific is a simple, goodlooking and usable Twitter client.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps19twitterrific42090.jpg altTwitteriffic width420imgppstrong20. Wikipanion for iPadstrongppThe Wikipedia website works fine in Safari for iPad, but dedicated apps make navigating the site simpler and faster. We went back and forth between Simplepedia and Wikipanion, eventually plumping for the latter, largely due to its efficient twopane landscape view with excellent bookmarking and history access.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps20wikipanion42090.jpg altWikipanion width420imgppstrong21. eBay for iPadstrongppUse eBay for iPad and youll never touch eBay in a web browser again. Its fast and efficient, beautifully showcasing important details and images in its main results view the app also enables quickfire sorting and dragbased definition of priceranges. Its a little featurelight no notifications, but eBay promises aspects of eBay Mobile will be integrated soon.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps21ebayforipad42090.jpg alteBay for ipad width420imgppstrong22. Soundrop universalstrongppSoundrop is a minimal generative sound toy which offers an endless stream of balls, which make noises when they collide with and bounce off of userdrawn lines. The overall result is surprisingly fun and hypnotic. For more advanced features save, multiple instruments, gravity adjustment theres a 1.19 inapp pro purchase option.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps22soundrop42090.jpg altSoundrop width420imgppstrong23. GranimatorstrongppWallpaper apps litter the App Store, but are mostly dull, offering photos of brick walls or bored animals. Granimator is a bonkers art tool, enabling you to choose a background and spray all manner of shapes around. Compositions can be finetuned by dragging objects, and then shared to Flickr, Twitter or your devices Photos app.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps23granimator42090.jpg altGranimator width420imgppstrong24. Google Earth universalstrongppIts not the smoothest app in the world, and it lacks some elements from the desktop such as street view, but Google Earth is nonetheless a joy on the iPad. Touch gestures are an intuitive means of swooping around the planet, and the optional layers enable you to display as much or as little ancillary information as you wish.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps24googleearth42090.jpg altGoogle earth width420imgppstrong25. Explore Flickr universalstrongppExplore Flickr provides an engaging way to discover new photography. On launch, your iPad screen fills with a grid of thumbnails, drawn from flickr.coms top daily images. Tap one to view and, if rights permit, download to your device, or just leave the app lazily updating every now and again, a thumbnail spins to reveal a new image while your iPad charges in its dock.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps25exploreflickr42090.jpg altExplore flickr width420imgppstrong26. Rj VoyagerstrongppOne for budding iPad DJs, Rj Voyager enables you to choose from a selection of bundled tracks, turn parts on and off, and edit parameters in realtime via an intuitive, futuristic interface. Play through headphones or a decent sound system, and the result is infectious.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps26rjvoyager42090.jpg altRj voyager width420imgppstrong27. BBC News universalstrongppWith the BBCs website still reliant on Flash video, this BBC News app now finally available in the UK provides access to latest stories, including video elements. Categories can be rearranged, stories can be shared, and the apps layout adjusts to portrait and landscape orientations.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps27bbcnews42090.jpg altBBC news width420imgppstrong28. Epicurious universalstrongppTens of thousands of recipes at your fingertips assuming you have a web connection ensure Epicurious is worth a download for the culinaryinclined. The app even composes a shopping list for recipes its just a pity the app doesnt include measurements for those of us who use that newfangled metric system. ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps28epicurious42090.jpg altEpicurious width420imgppstrong29. WordPress universalstrongppThis official, opensource WordPress app is perhaps a bit basic for composing anything but textbased blog posts from scratch, since the editor is HTMLonly sorry, WordPress Visual editor fansboth of you. However, its great to have installed for making quick edits to existing content and for managing comments.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps29wordpress42090.jpg altWordPress width420imgppstrong30. TV Guide for iPadstrongppIts crazy that TV Guide for iPad omits the websites search and the iPhone versions ability to flag upcoming shows with alarms, but otherwise this is a firstrate TV guide for UK viewers. The interface is silky smooth, and you can easily omit channels you dont watch.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps30tvguide42090.jpg altTV guide for ipad width420imgppstrong31. Adobe Photoshop Expressstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps31adobephotoshop42090.jpg altPhotoshop express width420imgppWith people regularly moaning about bloat in Adobes desktop applications, its great to see the giant create something as focussed and usable as Adobe Photoshop Express. Its toolset is strictly for basic edits crop, straighten, rotate, flip, levels and lighting adjustments, and applying a few effects, but the app is fast, stable and extremely useable. Top marks.ppstrong32. AppShopperstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps32appshopper42090.jpg altAppShopper width420imgppPrices on the App Store go up and down like a yoyo and Apples own wishlist mechanics leave a lot to be desired. Youre better off using AppShopper, which lists bargain apps and also enables you to compile a wishlist and be notified when an item drops in price.ppstrong33. Find my iPhonestrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps33findmyiphone42090.jpg altFind my iphone width420imgppSurprisingly freed by Apple from the shackles of the paid version of MobileMe, many users rapidly discovered they needed a 2010 device to sign up to Find my iPhone. Luckily, the iPad is a 2010 device, so it can be used to create an account you can then add older iOS devices to keep an eye on where they are.ppstrong34. Flipboardstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps34flipboard42090.jpg altFlipboard width420imgppInitially, Flipboard looked like a gimmick, trying desperately to make online content resemble a magazine. But now it can integrate Google Reader, Flickr and other networks, beautifully laying out their articles, Flipboards muscled into the essential category and its still free.ppstrong35. Friendly for Facebookstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps35friendly42090.jpg altFriendly width420imgppSince Facebook doesnt seem to be in a hurry to update its great iPhone app for the iPad, download Friendly instead. Its main advantage is speed despite some oddball interface elements here and there, Friendlys mostly, well, friendly. It also supports multiple accounts, offers customisable colours, and while its adsupported, the ads arent obtrusive.ppstrong36. IMDBstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps36imdb42090.jpg altIMDB for ipad width420imgppIMDB might be a wee bit USfocussed at times much like the movie industry, but the app is a great way to browse more movierelated info than you could ever hope to consume in a single lifetime. Settings enable you to define which sites IMDB and Amazon info is taken from, and the showtimes finder works pretty well.ppstrong37. Read It Later Freestrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps37readitlater42090.jpg altRead it later width420imgppRead It Later and Instapaper battle it out for article scraper king, but Read It Later trumps its rival in appealing to iPadowning cheapskates. Instapaper requires a pro purchase for iPad goodness, but Read It Later Free is, suitably, free. Its also very fast and has a great original articleplaintext toggle.ppstrong38. TEDstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps38ted42090.jpg altTED width420imgppTED describes itself as riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. The app pretty much does as youd expect you get quick access to dozens of inspiring videos. However, it goes the extra mile in enabling you to save any talk for offline viewing, and also for providing hints on what to watch next if youve enjoyed a particular talk.ppstrong39. Twitterstrongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps39twitter42090.jpg altTwitter for ipad width420imgppIts a bit of a loveitorhateit app, but Twitter showcases some breathtaking UI innovation if you can deal with its unique way of presenting timelines and associated content, youll find it an efficient and intuitive means of using Twitter.ppstrong40. Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD strongppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationscomputingmobilecomputingTablets20and20touchscreensbestfreeipadapps40virtuosopiano42090.jpg altVirtuoso piano free 2 hd width420imgppTheres not a great deal to piano app Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD, but its not bad for a freebie. You get a dualkeyboard setup, with optional key labels, and you can shift octaves and notes by prodding arrows. A really nice touch is the duette sic button, which flips a keyboard so that two people can play at once.ppimg srchttpmos.futurenet.comtechradarclassificationslogosTapbannerad242090.jpg altTap magazine width420imgpimg width1 height1 srchttprss.feedsportal.comc669f415081s10b1d690mf.gif border0div classmfrelatedpRelated StoriespulliBranson launching new iPad magazineliliApple patents glassesfree 3D projectorliliBuying Guide 12 best gifts for iPad ownersliliApple iOS 4.3 details leaked by the GuardianliliApple iPad 2 case shows off rear camera and SD card slotliuldivdiv classmfviraltable border0trtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesemailthis2.gif border0 tdtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesbookmark.gif border0 tdtrtabledivbrbrimg srchttpda.feedsportal.comr88740637573u49f415081c669s10b1d690kg25344043446568170189a2.img border0img srchttpfeeds.feedburner.comrtechradarmobilecomputingnews40NjiZqDQxE height1 width1a targetblank relnofollow hrefhttpfeedproxy.google.comrtechradarmobilecomputingnews30NjiZqDQxEstory01.htmTechRadar Mobile computing newsa

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