What are the best free iPad apps worth downloading right now? Although there are a lot of great free iPad apps to choose from, time is money and here we are recommending the best free iPad apps of all time.
Netflix (Free)
Stand up in front of the room and admit you’re a Netflix addict. Sure this app runs on the iPhone, but on the iPad it expands to its true destiny. Browse films, read plot information and viewer reviews, and then manage your Netflix queue by touch.The best part? Stream the Watch Now movies or TV shows without hiccups to the iPad’s display and use the DVD-like controls to pause, fast forward, or rewind. Pause or stop the video and your place is bookmarked so that if you return to it over another device, you can pick up just where you left off.
textPlus (Free)
Ask any teenager about the best apps for iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad and textPlus will be on the list. This app lets you send and receive text messages to and from anywhere (any carrier, even internationally) for free. The ads pay the bills for the service.On the iPad you’ve got the big screen keyboard for crafting your succinct witticisms and lots of real estate for reading the threaded conversations and group text chatter. The app provides a new number for you – so the first time you use it – you’ll have to clearly identify yourself to your recipients. Teens don’t seem to mind.
MoMA AB EX NY (Free)
Got art? Tour through NYC’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) “Abstract Expressionists of NY” exhibit one artwork at a time in this beautiful app designed for the big iPad screen. Browse the artwork full-screen then zoom in for even more detail. Get bios and video information about the works or step outside to the surroundings of New York via a map and learn about the studios, galleries, and hangouts of the featured artists.Don’t miss the video embedded at the Appolicious link above showing a cat reviewing the app.
Kayak HD (Free)
Like the best iPad apps, Kayak HD is actually more elegantly designed and easier to 0use than Kayak’s own Website. Kayak is the Uber-search tool for travel deals as it searches Travelocity, Priceline, and Orbitz all simultaneously.All in one screen you can explore a part of the world on a map, enter your travel dates and other parameters, see a list of popular searches for the cities that interest you, or browse hotels at your destination with your fingers. Note that the HD version strangely offers a little less functionality – no car rental options for example – than Kayak’s non-HD iPhone app, but if you can live without those features you’ll love it.
Gilt (Free)
While the economy still struggles we can satisfy our shop-‘til-we-drop ways by looking for luxury goods at a bargain. Enter Gilt for iPad. The fashion and accessories for sale in this app are so gorgeously displayed, you’ll think you’re leering through a spy cam at some rich person’s private closet. The touch interface fits perfectly because you want to reach out and stroke the merchandise.Gilt members will enjoy the fact that it syncs all your account information from the web so it knows your credit card info and the last set of items in your cart. Everyone will enjoy the average 50%+ discounts off the retail price of name brand clothing.
Carry the world in the palm of your hand. Google Earth for iPad is a stunning digital globe that you can manipulate in a number of exciting ways. Spin a 3D satellite image of the world, then zoom in, or fly directly to the current location of your iPad. Browse Wikipedia articles that are geo-located, or peruse the Panaramio layer that shows you millions of photos tied to their locations. It’s the smartest globe you’ll ever encounter.NASA App HD
You think NASA just does space tech? Think again. NASA Ames engineers have created an out-of-this-world iPad app that will keep you better informed on NASA missions, space science, extraterrestrial discoveries, and news. Stream live NASA TV, or view their stunning Pictures of the Day. Explore your universe with science facts and photos, or keep up with current missions in real-time by reading the latest NASA tweets or tracking the international space station’s movements. With a couple of taps, you can share the information and articles over Facebook, Twitter or email.NPR for iPad
Enjoy National Public Radio like never before with NPR for iPad. Designed especially for the iPad (because surveys say over 5% of NPR’s listening audience own one), the app combines magazine and radio formats. Play audio from NPR feature stories and shows while flicking around text and photos. Explore NPR photo galleries and video content from their website. Share your finds over Facebook and Twitter or upload your own thoughts.NYTimes for iPad
Who better to create a truly digital newspaper than the New York Times? NYTimes for iPad feels like the newspaper seen in the film Minority Report. Flick forward and backward through articles, or bring up a table of newspaper sections with one tap and then jump to your interest area. Play HD video embedded within articles, or scan through multimedia slide shows. Press “update” and get a scrolling page of the latest news from NYTimes.com broken out into convenient sections.
What if your friends created a new magazine for you to read each day based on the content they chose? That’s kind of what Flipboard is like. Using your social network, it creates an iPad-style flick-and-touch magazine full of text, images, and video content created or shared by your friends. Browsing content feels easier with this app than on Facebook or Twitter’s own websites, and content updates happen in real time so you’ll likely see something new every time you launch the app.GoSkyWatch Planetarium for iPad
Ever go stargazing with an astronomer? GoSkyWatch Planetarium feels like there’s an astronomer at your side. Use the location feature to view the sky as seen from your city, then explore it in detail by focusing in on the constellations, planets, stars or deep sky objects. Ephemeris data on each object helps you find it if you have a telescope handy, otherwise, use the accelerometer of the iPad to scan around based on position. You can spin the night sky by adjusting the time or the date, or run a time-lapsed animation of star movements. You’ll be amazed at the vast universe above you.Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD
Carry a piano in your hands. This app provides two sets of piano keys, one above the other, each about an octave and a half of a piano keyboard. The sound is the closest you’ll get to a real piano on any iPad piano application. Multi-touch allows you to play realistic sounding chords and actual songs. Tap the arrows to move each keyboard up or down by one key or one octave. You can also display the notes as symbols on each key for help playing a tune. With Virtuoso, you can tickle the ivories anytime, anywhere.Wikipanion for iPad
The iPad makes reading easier. So, text-heavy information on the web fits naturally on the device. Enter Wikipanion. Now you can access over two million flick-friendly Wikipedia articles by entering text into the search bar. The layout is beautiful and the navigation is fast. You can also access the Wikipedia Picture of the Day in full, HD glory. The pay version of this app allows you to read Wikipedia articles offline, but as long as you have an Internet connection, you won’t miss it.Weatherbug Elite for iPad
People are fascinated by weather, hence the existence of the 24-hour Weather Channel. Scratch the same itch with the free Weatherbug Elite for iPad app. Pinch and zoom a map of your current location, your state, the country, or the world, then jump to radar showing precipitation, temperature, humidity, and many other views. Save your favorite locations for quick access or view webcam feeds from around the country, a five-day forecast, or even weather update videos.ABC Player for iPad
Who needs pay TV? ABC Player is similar to the Hulu for iPad app, but it’s free. Of course, you’ll only find ABC shows – like Lost, Castle, Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and others – but there are enough great ones to keep you watching for hours. Tilting your iPad provides full-screen landscape viewing. You can search by show name or browse through the entire week of primetime in calendar. Yes, there are commercials, but they are short and infrequent, so overall, it’s the best free portable TV around.For more....
http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/3702-best-free-ipad-apps-of-all-time
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http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad/best-20-free-ipad-apps.html
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/04/06/10-best-ipad-apps-you-can-download-for-free/
1 comments:
This was a great read thanks! I've been on the lookout for some new apps to check out and there are definitely some in your list I will for sure be downloading! One of my most favorite iPad apps on my phone is my DISH Remote Access app. It comes from my TV provider/employer DISH Network and with my Sling Adapter hooked up at home lets me watch all of my subscribed programming via my iPad anywhere I go in the world on 3G or WiFi. It's a really awesome technology and I recommend everybody check it out! Plus DISH Network has a great deal going on with the Adapter right now, so check it out http://bit.ly/jizbUh. :)
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