The "My Favorite iPad Apps" Thread

Fakejohnsculley · Apr 4, 2010, 02:25 PM

So Far for me:

iBooks
Marvel Comic Book App
ABC Playuer
iTap RDP
Tap Tap Radiation
Scrabble
Fieldrunners
eBay
Plants vs. Zombies

iPod
iTunes
Maps
safari
Mail
Photos
Videos

Vesuvio Cat · Apr 4, 2010, 02:31 PM

Goodreader by a longshot. I actually feel bad for only paying .99 for it.

I'm frustrated beyond belief that I can't import iWork '08 files into the iPad, so I have to rather ironically copy them into Office first and then transfer them onto my iPad. So I'm slightly peeved at Pages and Numbers so far.

I've tried a few games that have blown me away as well

NOVA
Super Monkey Ball
Homerun Battle

The news apps are amazing, particularly BBC, CNN, and the NPR app. Great for any good patriotic liberal American!

ijen0311 · Apr 4, 2010, 02:32 PM

Weatherbug, USA Today, NYT, and Kindle.

bowecho · Apr 4, 2010, 02:32 PM

I haven't gotten many. I did buy the 3 iWork apps and I find them to be extremely well done. I never cared for Numbers on the Mac, but the iPad version is a joy to use for some of the budgeting spreadsheets I keep.

I got Flight Control HD too. Already addicted to it again. The new bigger maps are great, but really tough. I hesitated spending $5 on it but am glad I did now.

I hope there are some free versions of games coming out soon. There are a lot of $10-15 games that look great, but I want to play a free demo of a level before I spend that.

wingnut8 · Apr 4, 2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vesuvio Cat

Goodreader by a longshot. I actually feel bad for only paying .99 for it.

I'm frustrated beyond belief that I can't import iWork '08 files into the iPad, so I have to rather ironically copy them into Office first and then transfer them onto my iPad. So I'm slightly peeved at Pages and Numbers so far.

I've tried a few games that have blown me away as well

NOVA
Super Monkey Ball
Homerun Battle

The news apps are amazing, particularly BBC, CNN, and the NPR app. Great for any good patriotic liberal American!

couldn't you just export them from iWork as a .doc?

ob81 · Apr 4, 2010, 02:39 PM

So far:

iBooks
Pages
Zinio
ABC player
Pandora

Really want a good study/notepad app to come out.

Surprised that I enjoy pages on this thing. Typing is actually pretty decent.

H00513R · Apr 4, 2010, 03:19 PM

So far:

ABC Player
World Cup 2010
Civilization Revolution
NPR

shaotse · Apr 4, 2010, 03:33 PM

iTeleport (formerly jaadu)
Popular Science
NYTimes
& of course Safari/Maps

- Still trying to justify buying the iwork apps but haven't quite been able to yet

Mitchrapp · Apr 4, 2010, 03:38 PM

Yahoo! Entertainment and USA Today at the top of the list so far. I like the Cartoon app. and Marvel app. as well.

Oh and Netflix.

sheaitisnotso · Apr 4, 2010, 03:42 PM

Hands down it's Netflix

Can't wait to try out the MLB app when the games actually start

Mitchrapp · Apr 4, 2010, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheaitisnotso

Hands down it's Netflix

Can't wait to try out the MLB app when the games actually start

Seattle/SF was on today. Looked good.

bluehaze013 · Apr 4, 2010, 03:45 PM

Netflix
Worms HD
NYT Crosswords

mottdog · Apr 4, 2010, 03:47 PM

Hands down right now: Scrabble

wolfpackfan · Apr 4, 2010, 03:48 PM

Netflix
ABC
Kindle
Bible

angemon89 · Apr 4, 2010, 03:49 PM

Rock Band is awesome on the iPad. It's not iPad native yet though.

Alrescha · Apr 4, 2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wingnut8

couldn't you just export them from iWork as a .doc?

You can export Numbers '08 documents to a Microsoft Excel (xls) spreadsheet and then import that into Numbers for iPad, even though you can't import Numbers '08 spreadsheets directly into Numbers for iPad.

Is this the definition of irony?

A.

abijnk · Apr 4, 2010, 03:51 PM

I've watched three movies on Netflix now. By far my favorite app. Probably going to get the MLB app, too.

Also impressed with twitterific and abc player.

Mitchrapp · Apr 4, 2010, 03:54 PM

I'm patiently waiting for the Madden app. Should be really cool on a bigger screen.

esmode · Apr 4, 2010, 03:59 PM

Netflix
Adobe ideas
Dailymotion
Craigsphone
Etrade

Holding off on these types of apps until more are available:
FTP client
Text/HTML editor
Dropbox

Noisemaker · Apr 4, 2010, 04:03 PM

I only grabbed a couple of apps.

iKeys for iPad is by far the best piano app I've used. It sounds like it's a real piano, rather than the usual crappy samples that most piano apps use. Way better than pianist IMO, and it's way cheaper.

The other one I bought is iHeritage. It's an awesome family tree maker. I took my iPad over to my great grandmother's house this morning to get info on my ancestors. It was awesome. Well worth the $3 it cost.

I still need to grab the iWork apps though.

Fakejohnsculley · Apr 4, 2010, 04:30 PM

my 2 yr old son loves the Doodle Buddy app

spectre51 · Apr 4, 2010, 04:34 PM

Magic piano is awesome. Can't wait for more released songs.

Abc
Netflix
USA today
Tweetdeck

Looking forward to more iPad specific apps

gwynne · Apr 4, 2010, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spectre51

Magic piano is awesome. Can't wait for more released songs.

Abc

You're actually getting the ABC player to work consistently without crashing? I've given up on deleting/reinstalling it until there's an update.

alex2792 · Apr 4, 2010, 04:43 PM

Sam and max is awesome on the iPad and being able to play it 2weeks before it comes to other platforms is just an added bonus.

spectre51 · Apr 4, 2010, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynne

You're actually getting the ABC player to work consistently without crashing? I've given up on deleting/reinstalling it until there's an update.

Yeh no issues at all. My wife and I rewatched the Modern Family iPad episode last night. Smooth play back and looked great.

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Apr 4, 2010, 02:31 PM	#2
Vesuvio Cat macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2010	Goodreader by a longshot. I actually feel bad for only paying .99 for it. I'm frustrated beyond belief that I can't import iWork '08 files into the iPad, so I have to rather ironically copy them into Office first and then transfer them onto my iPad. So I'm slightly peeved at Pages and Numbers so far. I've tried a few games that have blown me away as well NOVA Super Monkey Ball Homerun Battle The news apps are amazing, particularly BBC, CNN, and the NPR app. Great for any good patriotic liberal American! __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB HD; iPhone 3GS 32 GB; iPad 64 GB Wi-Fi; 32 GB iPod Touch 2G; 64 GB iPod Touch 3G; 160 GB iPod Classic; 4 GB iPod Nano
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Apr 4, 2010, 02:32 PM	#4
bowecho macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston	I haven't gotten many. I did buy the 3 iWork apps and I find them to be extremely well done. I never cared for Numbers on the Mac, but the iPad version is a joy to use for some of the budgeting spreadsheets I keep. I got Flight Control HD too. Already addicted to it again. The new bigger maps are great, but really tough. I hesitated spending $5 on it but am glad I did now. I hope there are some free versions of games coming out soon. There are a lot of $10-15 games that look great, but I want to play a free demo of a level before I spend that. __________________ 2.53Ghz Core 2 Duo Mac mini, 2.0GHz Core Duo iMac 20", Apple TV, iPhone 3GS, iPad
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Apr 4, 2010, 02:39 PM	#6
ob81 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Beach	So far: iBooks Pages Zinio ABC player Pandora Really want a good study/notepad app to come out. Surprised that I enjoy pages on this thing. Typing is actually pretty decent. __________________ iMac 27" '09\| 15" rMBP 2.3ghz 16gb \| iPhone 5 \| iPad mini \| www.twitter.com/ob81
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H00513R macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Indiana	So far: ABC Player World Cup 2010 Civilization Revolution NPR __________________ RETIRED: Apple IIeFranklin Ace 2200Performa 6200Power Mac G4Nano 5GShuffle 3GiPad 1G CURRENT: 21.5" iMac 6GShuffle 4GiPad 3GiPhone 5G
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Apr 4, 2010, 02:32 PM	#3
ijen0311 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2009	Weatherbug, USA Today, NYT, and Kindle.
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:33 PM	#8
shaotse macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009	iTeleport (formerly jaadu) Popular Science NYTimes & of course Safari/Maps - Still trying to justify buying the iwork apps but haven't quite been able to yet
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:38 PM	#9
Mitchrapp macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2010	Yahoo! Entertainment and USA Today at the top of the list so far. I like the Cartoon app. and Marvel app. as well. Oh and Netflix.
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:42 PM	#10
sheaitisnotso macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2005	Hands down it's Netflix Can't wait to try out the MLB app when the games actually start
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:45 PM	#12
bluehaze013 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2007	Netflix Worms HD NYT Crosswords
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:47 PM	#13
mottdog macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2009	Hands down right now: Scrabble
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:48 PM	#14
wolfpackfan macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cary, NC	Netflix ABC Kindle Bible
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:49 PM	#15
angemon89 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The place where Apple designs stuff	Rock Band is awesome on the iPad. It's not iPad native yet though. __________________ Assembled in China (mostly)
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:51 PM	#17
abijnk macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA	I've watched three movies on Netflix now. By far my favorite app. Probably going to get the MLB app, too. Also impressed with twitterific and abc player. __________________ Abbie Twitter
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:54 PM	#18
Mitchrapp macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2010	I'm patiently waiting for the Madden app. Should be really cool on a bigger screen.
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Apr 4, 2010, 03:59 PM	#19
esmode macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seattle WA and Tokyo (Minato-ku)	Netflix Adobe ideas Dailymotion Craigsphone Etrade Holding off on these types of apps until more are available: FTP client Text/HTML editor Dropbox
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Apr 4, 2010, 04:03 PM	#20
Noisemaker Guest Join Date: Mar 2009	I only grabbed a couple of apps. iKeys for iPad is by far the best piano app I've used. It sounds like it's a real piano, rather than the usual crappy samples that most piano apps use. Way better than pianist IMO, and it's way cheaper. The other one I bought is iHeritage. It's an awesome family tree maker. I took my iPad over to my great grandmother's house this morning to get info on my ancestors. It was awesome. Well worth the $3 it cost. I still need to grab the iWork apps though.
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Apr 4, 2010, 04:30 PM	#21
Fakejohnsculley Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Apr 2010	my 2 yr old son loves the Doodle Buddy app
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Apr 4, 2010, 04:34 PM	#22
spectre51 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008	Magic piano is awesome. Can't wait for more released songs. Abc Netflix USA today Tweetdeck Looking forward to more iPad specific apps
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Apr 4, 2010, 04:43 PM	#24
alex2792 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009	Sam and max is awesome on the iPad and being able to play it 2weeks before it comes to other platforms is just an added bonus.
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