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My iPad Must Have App List

Oct11th
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Will

I was recently asked for a list of apps I would recommend for the iPad. I decided to do it up right, with links and some brief commentary and post it on the blog. Seemed the easiest way to share.

I’d be curious to hear your suggestions for the list.

News:

  • Zite (excellent presentation and very configurable)
  • Flipboard (also good for social networks and whatnot. I like Zite better for straight news)
  • Huffington Post
  • NPR for iPad

Games: (Side note: I like iPad board games, so this list is a little heavy with that type of game)

  • Smallworld (fantastic boardgame by Days of Wonder – my favorite game company.)
  • Ticket to Ride (again by Days of Wonder – their most popular game)
  • Conquist (this game is beautiful. There is a sequel that I haven’t played but it looks to be even better than the first.)
  • Scrabble (great iphone integration. Of course you have to like scrabble)
  • Cut the Rope HD
  • Steambirds (there’s a free flash version on the web you can try out to see if you like it)
  • Crimson: Steam Pirates (a rip off of Steambirds with higher production values, still good)
  • Puzzle Agent 1 and 2 (I liked 2 better but both are great)
  • Plants vs. Zombies

Kids: (I have a 3 year old girl, just for context on these picks)

  • Parachute Panic HD (fun game in its own right, but my little girl loves it)
  • Doodle Find
  • Little Things (fun “find the item game.” Artistically quite nice.)
  • Rapunzel – Tangled (animated story book. my daughter’s favorite)
  • PBS Kids (can be hit or miss, but I have found some good stuff for the kids)

Productivity/Tools:

  • Springpad (a great web service for saving notes and all sorts of other stuff)
  • AppShopper (great for finding new and onsale stuff. I got just about every EA game over a few months for $0.99 because of this)
  • Bing for iPad (surprisingly awesome)
  • Quickoffice Pro HD (spendy, but great if you want to use your iPad for work related stuff)
  • Penultimate (best handwriting app by far)
  • Nightstand Central (I use this for my alarm clock. Tons of options.)
  • Wundermap (my favorite weather app)

Other Stuff:

  • NFL ’11 for iPad (very well done if you’re a football fan. Must have.)
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