Patrick’s 10 Must-Have iPad Launch Apps

This early in the iPad’s life it’s hard to find any apps worth your while. I’ve come up with a list of ten iPad apps that I find to be real winners and I thought it would be a good idea to share them you with you. You know the best thing about it? They are all free.

10. Goby – Goby is a great app to find things going on locally. It takes your current location and shows you activities and places you can go while you are there. This app is very useful for people who are not familiar with the area and want to do something with their time.

9. Twitterrific – At the time of writing, this app is currently the best Twitter app out there. It does what it needs to do and it looks good doing it. Until Twitter drops their official app this one is the one I’ve chosen to get the job done.

8.  ABC Player – Basically this app lets you watch all of ABC’s TV shows right on your iPad. Me being such a huge fan of LOST this is a good thing.

7. Pandora – If you are reading this article then I probably don’t need to tell you what Pandora is. This is Pandora on your iPad just like Pandora on your iPhone or computer.

6. USA Today – This app is my favorite app for getting my news for the day, they update it constantly with all the latest news from across the world. USA Today also has a great layout that makes it fun to read.

5. Bible – This is YouVersions.com’s Bible application in HD for the iPad. It has all the features of the iPhone version which means you can start a reading plan, choose any translation you want, bookmark verses, etc. It’s the best Bible application out there.

4. IMDB – This is the Internet Movie Database on your iPad. You can search any movie ever made and you will get all of the information you need about that movie. You can even search by actor, actress, producer, director, etc. It’s all here.

3. 1000 Experiences – When this app was released it jumped right to the top of the most downloaded applications, then it kind of disappeared. It’s out there so go and download it. It gives you the top places to…well, everything. Just download it and you’ll see what I mean.

2. Movies – This app gives you information about movies that are currently in the box office as well as upcoming movies. You can also get info about nearby theaters. This app is just like the iPhone version but better looking.

1. Beatwave – This application is available on the iPhone but is best used on the iPad. It’s an amazing app that lets you create music with no effort at all. I am totally addicted to it. The application is free but you can buy different sounds and an option to record your creations and save them as mp4′s. My daughter could even make a sweet beat with this and she’s only a year and a half.

Check back for my Top 10 iPad Launch Games feature coming soon.

Check out the gallery below to see screenshots of each application mentioned above.

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