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Top 46 Best Free apps for iPad (that you should check out)

We went through the whole lot of free apps available for iPad (so you don’t have to) and selected the best 46 apps that are worth checking out. So have a look and please comment if you know any more that we miss in the list.

Implode Nature

Implode! Nature

Plant dynamites carefully to bring the structure down bellow the dotted line.
Get it from Appstore

Harbor Master

Harbor Master HD

Excellent game even if it would be a paid app. Set paths for ships to land in the harbours so they don’t crash each other.
Get it from Appstore

   

The Guardian Eyewitness

The Guardian Eyewitness

Follow the world news with an interesting photo of the day, accompanied by a professional tip from Canon on how it was achieved.
Get it from Appstore

Reuters News Pro

Reuters News Pro

News served directly from the world’s top news agency, very well done with photos and videos.
Get it from Appstore

   

iBooks

iBooks

Apple’s take on saving the book industry – free app with many free classic books.
Get it from Appstore

Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle for iPad

Kindle is book store/reader app from Amazon currently with more free/paid titles than Apple’s iBooks.
Get it from Appstore

   

Comics

Comics

Similar to Marvel Comics app – if you want more variety and whole bunch of free comics, you will love this app.
Get it from Appstore

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Although you have to pay for the actual comics, there are till lots to download for free. Very enjoyable app.
Get it from Appstore

   

We Rule

We Rule

Free social networking game from ngmoco, little bit similar to Farmville. You have your kingdom, plant fruits and vegetables to make money, build houses for workers and collect taxes, etc. Free to play, with possible in-game purchases.
Get it from Appstore

Godfinger

Godfinger

Another social networking game from ngmoco. You have a little round planet that you take care of, converting unbelievers into believers by making wonders happen. Free to play with possible in-fame purchases.
Get it from Appstore

   

Adobe Ideas

Adobe ideas

Simple sketching App from Adobe – your sketches are smoothed up, you can move them around, draw over photos from your library, choose different brush sizes and email them once you’re done.
Get it from Appstore

PaperDesk lite

PaperDesk lite for Ipad

This app combines written notes with scribbles and audio recordings – and lets you to email you the whole thing as a PDF. Lite version restricted to 3 pages though.
Get it from Appstore

   

Labyrinth 2 HD Lite

Labyrinth 2 HD Lite

Lite version of amazing game Labyrinth 2 HD still contains quite a few levels to play.
Get it from Appstore

Checkers Free HD

Checkers Free HD

Solid version of free checkers for iPad (with subtle text ads at the bottom), both 2 players and player vs computer modes.
Get it from Appstore

   

Heads Up

Heads Up: Hold’em HD

Free Texas Hold’em for iPad – play against computer or a friend on the same device or another iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Nicely done.
Get it from Appstore

The Solitaire

The Solitaire

Classic card game plays great on iPad, this particular version comes with some advanced functions like “auto complete”.
Get it from Appstore

   

Tweet Deck

Tweet Deck

Popular Twitter inter

face makes use of the big screen in perfect way.
Get it from Appstore

Twitterrific for iPad

Twitterrific for iPad

iPad version of a popular easy to use Twitter client.
Get it from Appstore

   

Bloomberg

Bloomberg for iPad

Free business news about currency rates and stocks on your iPad.
Get it from Appstore

AccuWeather.com

AccuWeather.com Free for the iPad

Very nice app for the weather geek in you.
Get it from Appstore

   

Offline pages

Offline pages

Let’s you download any webpage and read it later with no internet connection.
Get it from Appstore

Planets

Planets

View 2d or 3d sky with visible star constellations and planets depending on your current location, plus nice 3d view of all planets of the Solar system.
Get it from Appstore

   

London Traffic HD

London Traffic HD

View London traffic web cams – allow it to use your current location to view the closest webcam available.
Get it from Appstore

Eurosport iPad

Eurosport for iPad

Read sport related articles, view results, statistics and live reports. The app sometimes behaves a bit buggy, but that will hopefully get fixed with a next update.
Get it from Appstore

   

Stumbleupon

Stumble upon for iPad

Stumble upon lets you discover great websites, videos and more that match your personal preferences. Sits nicely in the iPad environment.
Get it from Appstore

Cool hunting

Cool hunting

Cool hunting is an online blog covering design, technology and culture and this is their iPad app that lets you browse all the content in a nice iPad way.
Get it from Appstore

   

Dropbox

Dropbox

Let’s you transfer documents and images onto your iPad.
Get it from Appstore

Epicurious

Epicurious Recipes & Shopping list

Browse online recipes and create shopping lists in this nice iPad native app. Good kitchen companion.
Get it from Appstore

   

Dictionary

Dictionary.com

Free English dictionary and thesaurus for iPad with more than million words and definitions.
Get it from Appstore

Wordpress for iPad

Wordpress for iPad

The most popular blogging engine now accessible from iPad. You can connect to any wordpress blog and add/edit posts and pages.
Get it from Appstore

   

Aurora Feint 3

Aurora Feint 3

Interesting combination of match-3 game and online RPG, you think it doesn’t go together? Try Aurora…
Get it from Appstore

Tap tap radiation

Tap tap radiation

Tap tap Revenge version for iPad with more than 30 free tracks including Mos Def and more in new graphics and effects.
Get it from Appstore

 

   

Rush Hour Free

Rush Hour Free

Sliding block puzzle game – get the red car out of the traffic jam by sliding other cars out of the way.
Get it from Appstore

Touch Hockey Extreme

Touch Hockey Extreme

Air hockey game with nice graphics and sound effects, both single and multiplayer.
Get it from Appstore

   

Sudoku tablet

Sudoku tablet

Very nice version of sudoku for iPad with different Sudoku variations, difficulties and nice user interface. Well done.
Get it from Appstore

The Mystery of the Crystal Portal HD

The Mystery of the Crystal Portal HD Free

Free award winning adventure game, give it some time to get familiar with controls though.
Get it from Appstore

   

Pcalc calculator

PCalc Lite Calculator

If you’re missing a calculator on iPad, this one will do. And it’s not just another calculator, it can do conversions too.
Get it from Appstore

Pocket Pond HD

Pocket Pond HD

Always wanted to have a personal pond? Pocket Pond lets you feed/scare the Koi, add some lily pads and stir the virtual water in the pond. Good digital relaxation.
Get it from Appstore

   

Zinio

Zinio

Zinio is like an iBooks app for magazines. With titles like Rolling Stone, The Economist, Macworld, National Geographic added daily. After creating an account you will get few free samples to download, plus you can read fre featured articles.
Get it from Appstore

Shakespeare

Shakespeare

All Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets and plays in one place for you to read.
Get it from Appstore

   

IM+ Lite

IM+ Lite for iPad

Possibly the best Instant Messaging app for mobile devices, with all IM clients you can think of (ICQ, Skype, MSN, Jabber, GTalk, Facebook, Twitter, etc). Free if you don’t mind the adverts.
Get it from Appstore

Virtuoso

Virtuoso

Is a free piano app. You have two lines of keys with labels on them (can be turned off). Nice and simple.
Get it from Appstore

   

Cat Piano

Cat Piano Jr for iPad

If you really want to annoy the hell out of someone, you would easily succeed with this app – a cat piano sampler with various different cat sound packs.
Get it from Appstore

Soundrop Free

Soundrop free

Sound toy with balls falling from the top of the screen, draw platforms to make them bounce and make sounds.
Get it from Appstore

   

Volkswagen Das

Volkswagen Das

Nice promotional magazine app for Volkswagen, kind of like an interactive fancy flash site, but better.
Get it from Appstore

IMDb Movies

IMDb Movies & TV for iPad

World’s largest collection of movie and TV information. Watch trailers, find DVD releases, explore popular charts and movie info.
Get it from Appstore

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  6. Tony says:

    Great list!

    I would also recommend Show of Hands XL, but I’m a little biased since it’s my baby. :-)

    It just made it to the app store yesterday (the iPhone app has been available since November).

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