Thousands of new iPad apps have been released over the past few months, many as updates to prior iPhone and iPod touch tools, and others as distinctive standalone iPad apps that couldn’t have been done on a small screen. Here are the Best iPad Apps we’ve tried.
The Elements
A stunning display of how books can evolve on the iPad, this presents the periodic table with animated 3-D models of elements + products.
Download
Solar Walk
Explore the solar system on iPad or iPhone as a series of 3-D planet, moon, and sun models with light and shadows, plus educational info.
Download
Distant Suns
For iPad and iPhone, this richly featured astronomy app can use the iPad’s compass to show you real constellations and planets.
Download
Epicurious
Capable of winning chefs over to the iPad on first sight, this app presents recipes with great layouts, photos, and very smart sorting tools.
Download
Fish School
As a great early edutainment release for iPad, this app teaches the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors with voices and a song.
Download
Keynote
Based on Apple’s Mac iWork app, Keynote lets you create attractive animated slideshows with a fairly easy touchscreen interface.
Download
NewsRack
Formerly called NewsStand, this is the best RSS newsreader app we’ve seen, with a list of sources on the left and RSS or web content at right.
Download
Dr. Seuss’s ABC
One of several Seuss books now in iPad/iPhone format, this app shows how voice narration and tappable art can enhance a classic.
Download
Readdle Docs
Unlocks the potential of the iPad’s PDF, Office, and other document reading features by downloading and storing a library of files.
Download
ABC Player
Watch current and prior season, ad-supported TV shows on demand, using HD resolution over Wi-Fi, downgraded over 3G. Awesome.
Download
Kindle
Amazon’s device-agnostic digital book reading software is a rival for Apple’s iBooks, with a larger store but more limited interface.
Download
Numbers
Apple’s Mac iWork spreadsheet program gets an iPad version with dynamic switching keypads and some of the prior templates.
Download
Pages
Another Mac iWork app, this word processor has multiple fonts, premade page and poster templates, and PDF export abilities.
Download
Twittelator
Currently our Twitter client of choice for iPad, this manages multiple accounts, shows photos in your timeline, and includes a browser.
Download
CoPilot Live HD
Aggressively priced and frequently enhanced, this app turns the iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G into a big GPS, with live Facebook + POI updates over 3G.
Download
TiltShift Generator
Smart, simple postprocessing transforms flat digital photos into stunning pieces of art with depth of field, contrast, and vignetting tweaks.
Download
AIM for iPad
This instant messaging client works on the AOL/iChat network, and gathers Facebook, Twitter, and other updates for easy viewing.
Download
Marvel Comics
Though buying comics from a device-specific app isn’t wise, Marvel’s reader interface is great, as is its library of famous $2 past issues.
Download
NPR
From text and photos to podcasts and radio shows, this app offers an engaging interface for consuming news, feature stories, and audio.
Download
NetFlix
Manages your DVD rental queue and, for $9/month, offers unlimited streams from tens of thousands of movies + TV shows over Wi-Fi or 3G.
Download
Instapaper Pro
If it’s on the web and you want to save it for offline viewing, this app grabs it, reformats fonts and backgrounds for you, and adds a dictionary.
Download
OmniGraffle
The power of the popular desktop pro diagramming app comes to the iPad with gestures such as object rotation + multi-item selection.
Download
OmniGraph Sketcher
Create professional-looking graphs and charts by drawing on the touchscreen rather than crunching numbers; compatible with the Mac version for imports and exports.
Download
Dropbox
The popular cloud-based storage client arrives on the iPad with support for uploading photos and sharing files with other iPad applications.
Download
Papers
Indispensable for academics, this app provides online access to research papers and scholarly publications, focused on science.
Download
iTeleport
View and take remote control of your Mac or PC from your iPad, including simultaneous screen view and full screen view in landscape mode.
Download
Penultimate
A stylish, powerful free-form notebook to jot and sketch ideas using impressive digital pen technology. Lets you share notebooks and pages via PDF.
Download
IMDb Movies and TV
Search and browse the Internet Movie Database with a redesigned app that uses the iPad’s larger screen and UI enhancements to speed your research.
Download
Air Sharing HD
File sharing and management; lets you connect to third-party servers, view documents and PDFs, and even print to Wi-Fi printers.
Download
Photogene
The intuitive iPhone photo editing app adds new effects and tools that take advantage of the iPad’s larger screen and processing power.
Download
1Password
Securely stores secret info and passwords, with a built-in browser so you can auto-login to web sites and fill them in. Syncs with Mac + PC.
Download
Wikipanion Plus
A powerful research app that allows users to store pages for offline reference and queue up links for later while reading an article.
Download
Evernote
Completely redesigned for iPad, this app stores bits of information in text, audio, or photo format, and offers a map view for geotagged notes.
Download
Don't forget to share your favorite iPad apps in comments below.
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The Elements
A stunning display of how books can evolve on the iPad, this presents the periodic table with animated 3-D models of elements + products.
Download
Solar Walk
Explore the solar system on iPad or iPhone as a series of 3-D planet, moon, and sun models with light and shadows, plus educational info.
Download
Distant Suns
For iPad and iPhone, this richly featured astronomy app can use the iPad’s compass to show you real constellations and planets.
Download
Epicurious
Capable of winning chefs over to the iPad on first sight, this app presents recipes with great layouts, photos, and very smart sorting tools.
Download
Fish School
As a great early edutainment release for iPad, this app teaches the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors with voices and a song.
Download
Keynote
Based on Apple’s Mac iWork app, Keynote lets you create attractive animated slideshows with a fairly easy touchscreen interface.
Download
NewsRack
Formerly called NewsStand, this is the best RSS newsreader app we’ve seen, with a list of sources on the left and RSS or web content at right.
Download
Dr. Seuss’s ABC
One of several Seuss books now in iPad/iPhone format, this app shows how voice narration and tappable art can enhance a classic.
Download
Readdle Docs
Unlocks the potential of the iPad’s PDF, Office, and other document reading features by downloading and storing a library of files.
Download
ABC Player
Watch current and prior season, ad-supported TV shows on demand, using HD resolution over Wi-Fi, downgraded over 3G. Awesome.
Download
Kindle
Amazon’s device-agnostic digital book reading software is a rival for Apple’s iBooks, with a larger store but more limited interface.
Download
Numbers
Apple’s Mac iWork spreadsheet program gets an iPad version with dynamic switching keypads and some of the prior templates.
Download
Pages
Another Mac iWork app, this word processor has multiple fonts, premade page and poster templates, and PDF export abilities.
Download
Twittelator
Currently our Twitter client of choice for iPad, this manages multiple accounts, shows photos in your timeline, and includes a browser.
Download
CoPilot Live HD
Aggressively priced and frequently enhanced, this app turns the iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G into a big GPS, with live Facebook + POI updates over 3G.
Download
TiltShift Generator
Smart, simple postprocessing transforms flat digital photos into stunning pieces of art with depth of field, contrast, and vignetting tweaks.
Download
AIM for iPad
This instant messaging client works on the AOL/iChat network, and gathers Facebook, Twitter, and other updates for easy viewing.
Download
Marvel Comics
Though buying comics from a device-specific app isn’t wise, Marvel’s reader interface is great, as is its library of famous $2 past issues.
Download
NPR
From text and photos to podcasts and radio shows, this app offers an engaging interface for consuming news, feature stories, and audio.
Download
NetFlix
Manages your DVD rental queue and, for $9/month, offers unlimited streams from tens of thousands of movies + TV shows over Wi-Fi or 3G.
Download
Instapaper Pro
If it’s on the web and you want to save it for offline viewing, this app grabs it, reformats fonts and backgrounds for you, and adds a dictionary.
Download
OmniGraffle
The power of the popular desktop pro diagramming app comes to the iPad with gestures such as object rotation + multi-item selection.
Download
OmniGraph Sketcher
Create professional-looking graphs and charts by drawing on the touchscreen rather than crunching numbers; compatible with the Mac version for imports and exports.
Download
Dropbox
The popular cloud-based storage client arrives on the iPad with support for uploading photos and sharing files with other iPad applications.
Download
Papers
Indispensable for academics, this app provides online access to research papers and scholarly publications, focused on science.
Download
iTeleport
View and take remote control of your Mac or PC from your iPad, including simultaneous screen view and full screen view in landscape mode.
Download
Penultimate
A stylish, powerful free-form notebook to jot and sketch ideas using impressive digital pen technology. Lets you share notebooks and pages via PDF.
Download
IMDb Movies and TV
Search and browse the Internet Movie Database with a redesigned app that uses the iPad’s larger screen and UI enhancements to speed your research.
Download
Air Sharing HD
File sharing and management; lets you connect to third-party servers, view documents and PDFs, and even print to Wi-Fi printers.
Download
Photogene
The intuitive iPhone photo editing app adds new effects and tools that take advantage of the iPad’s larger screen and processing power.
Download
1Password
Securely stores secret info and passwords, with a built-in browser so you can auto-login to web sites and fill them in. Syncs with Mac + PC.
Download
Wikipanion Plus
A powerful research app that allows users to store pages for offline reference and queue up links for later while reading an article.
Download
Evernote
Completely redesigned for iPad, this app stores bits of information in text, audio, or photo format, and offers a map view for geotagged notes.
Download
Don't forget to share your favorite iPad apps in comments below.
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