The Best iPad Apps

Netflix

Stream your favorite TV episodes and movies to your iPad and watch them wherever you are. The app itself is free but reguires a monthly subscription to the NetfLix services ($8.99), that includes one DVD shipped to you every month and of course full movies/shows.. There is also 30 day free trial. Price: Free.

ABC Player

Full-length ABC shows, movies and episodes of Lost, Desperate HouseWives and many more.
If not enough the app lets you to schedule your fav shows and saves your activities, being able to continue watching from where you left it off. Price: Free

Air Video

Get your videos from your PC and watch them on iPad no matter in which format they are. The conversion will be made in real time. You don’t have to sync your vids, you can easily watch them over air. The app works really well over internet and local network. Price:$2.99

Music

Soundhound

Sing, hum or record a song you’ve heard in a club, TV Commercial or whatever and the app magically will recognize it; giving you the whole details, including artist, lyrics, video clip. It is fast and has a beautiful,interactive interface.You will enjoy it. Price: $4.99
There is free alternative: Shazam with less features but works great.

Pandora

Stream music on your iPad and easily create personalized stations based on genres, artists or whatever. Price:Free
Another free alternative:

Magic Piano

The app is very entertaining and visually appealing. Magic Piano features circular and spiral keyboards to play on. In SongBook mode you can follow beams of light and master timeless pieces from Mozart, Beethoven, Bach etc. Price:$0.99

GrooveMaker

Remix, manipulate a huge selection of loops (a total of 125) and create full-length tracks, beats with the GrooveMaker.
You can export your compositions as .wav files to your Pc over WI-fi network. Sound quality and interface is top notch. Price:Free

Looptastic HD

If you want to create music of any kind you will enjoy Looptatsic for iPad.
The app offers 900 unique loops to play with, a dozen of effects, triple zone mixer, unique scratch strip among many others. It also lets you to import and export loops on AIFF, WAV, OGG format, record your own ones. Interface is fantastic and takes full advantage of iPad’s features. Price:$9.99

Korg iElectribe

It is one of the most used music creation app out there. It comes with 8 percussion syntesizer parts, 8 effects, master effect, ability to record and export rhythm patters as .WAV file to your PC and the list continues. It really shows off the iPad’s capabilities. Price:$9.99

Sports

ESPN Score Center XL

You can get hundreds of leagues and sports, including NLF, NBA, MLB, NCAA, Tennis Golf with live play-by-play, full scores and summaries, in-games stats, video highlights, previews and recaps. Monitor your favorite teams and get the latest news. Price: $4.99

Sportacular

Already a big hit among iphone users, Sportacular offers real time scores, stats, schedules, sport alerts for NBA, NASCAR, NCAA, NLF, MLS, NHL and more. The interface is not that fancy compared to ESPN, but hey it’s free. Price: Free

NBA Game Time Courtside

Keep track of all games and get real time team stats, video highlights The app offers live court view and playoof bracket with stunning visuality. Price:Free

Other

Marvel Comics

Flip through your favorite comics panel by panel or just view them in an animated manner. You can directly buy prints from you app or download the available free ones. Graphics are amazing and the user interface clean and easy to use. Price: Free.

SketchBook Pro

If you like to draw, paint or you are a professional artist of any sort you will love Sketchbook Pro. The app offers 75 customizable brushes, 6 layers with options, flood fill, synthetic pressure sensitivity, multi-touch interface and many more. You can export sketches as PSDs. Price:$7.99

iBooks

Read, organize, download books on your iPad with iBooks. You have a stunning bookshelf to manage your favorite readings and some really nice features, like 2 page view in landscape mode, even a built-in dictionary.
Supports ePub format only. For books in PDF format you may use GoodReader, which is a great alternative. Price:Free

Epicurious

Thousands of recipes and drinks loaded in a full screen cookbook view with nutrition facts, detailed prep steps and photos for each of them. You can create shop lists within the app. Price:Free

Pocket Pond

Get your own pond and relax among beautiful Koi fish, lily pads and dragonflies, while enjoying the sounds of nature with water splashing or birds singing.
Price:Free