All the best iPad apps rated, reviewed and ready for download.
The best tools apps to organise your files, de-junk your phone, manage your time and all sorts of other tech-tricks to smooth the kinks in your digital life.
A great app to read with your children that explains the mysteries of the universe.
£9.99
Book Creator is limiting for professionals, but for playing around with creating books, it’s well-made, easy to use and packed with potential.
£2.99
Agenda Calendar is a brilliant replacement for the built-in equivalent, with a better design and more features, without adding extra interface clutter.
£0.69
Fans of skeuomorphism, scrapbooks, and flowery photo frames will be delighted. Otherwise this app is fairly limited in its usefulness.
£1.99
This is a great app if all you need to do is read a Final Draft script on your iPad without needing to make notes or amendments.
£5.49
Strikes the perfect balance between pro features and usability. By no means will it replace the desktop version but, should the need arise, Final Draft Writer provides just the right tools to create an entire script from start to finish.
£34.99
A fun idea for kids, although multiple user accounts would be good for families with more than one child.
FREE
One of the most feature-rich and versatile image editing and creation apps on the market, but lacks the focus of its main rivals.
£2.99
Good clean fun and a superb introduction to the possibilities of loop manipulation, but not suitable for addition to a pro DJ setup.
FREE
Great fun, wildly intuitive, filled with classic sounds, but marginally outclassed by apps only slightly more expensive.
£5.49
Despite its all encompassing title, Explain Everything is a well-rounded functional app, but doesn’t quite have all the answers yet.
£1.99
A fun, free and simple way to share information between young children and teachers, but its juvenile interface may alienate older kids.
FREE
A new way of experiencing video that’s capable of an astonishing level of immersion. The iPad was made for apps like this!
FREE
We were impressed with Coach’s Eye; it’s hard to see how athletes and coaches wouldn’t benefit from it. With a bit of TLC from the magic sponge and it will be up and running with the pros in no time.
FREE
Not actively bad, but not good enough, either. You’d be better off with Flipboard, The Early Edition or Reeder, instead.
FREE
Enormous fun, but not perfect yet. However, it’s difficult to argue with the price – or rather, lack of it.
FREE
Proto is a very basic wireframing tool with some great features including gesture-based controls, but its lack of export and workflow shortcomings make it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend.
£6.99
Incredibly easy to use and will make you animate inanimate objects in seconds, as long as you own an iPad 2.
£2.99
A window into some gorgeous photography; a source of inspiration for photographers and of delight for everyone.
FREE
Some hugely impressive tools and an interface ideal for artists make this a great painting app.
£2.99
The smartest, as well as one of the most affordable, full-features iOS office suites.
£13.99
Everyone who owns an iPad should get this app. And other developers should watch and learn
£3.99
Data analysis just got good on the iPad. Still, the iWork apps need a better file sync system.
£6.99
A comprehensive score creation/editing tool with beautiful sound, but let down by stability issues.
£10.49
Thanks to the fantastic interface children will love exploring this atlas, but watch out – it’s a large app to download.
£5.49
A great mix of practical tools and fun creative effects, that more than lives up the Photoshop monicker
£6.99
Avid Studio for iPad shows a lot of promise, but it has many nagging glitches which could make it frustrating to use over time
£2.99
A slick-looking app that makes some rather bold claims, but doesn’t quite live up to them.
£1.49
Not complex, but a lot of fun; DoInk is an app that lets animators of all abilities get started in no time.
£2.99
A focused feature-set, and incredible price make for a great code editor despite the lack of SFTP
£3.99
Slick looks and flawless operation, but the price limits its audience to enterprise users
FREE
It’s got gritty sounds and a clean interface, but FL Studio Mobile is currently too simplistic for the price
£13.99
There’s not a wide range of sounds in it, but this is a well-featured app at a great price.
£2.49
A terrific companion to your camera and iPad, if not the complete Photoshop killer we’re still waiting for.
£0.69
It’s very easy to use, but if you’re looking to playback 720p MKV files, you’d be better off looking elsewhere.
£1.49
A thoroughly essential total and utter waste of money for music lovers of a certain age
£1.49
Curious about building games on your iPad? Codify offers a terrific sandbox to do exactly that
£5.49
A rich, visually appealing and immersive live synth experience with fantastic sounds and plenty of scope.
£20.99
Gorgeous, and a great screensaver for a docked iPad. If only predicting the weather was infallible!
£2.99
Perfect for anyone even vaguely interested in 2D animation. A great tool for experienced animators to jot down concepts on the go
£2.99
BudgetBook doesn’t have the prettiest interface, but it does allow you to track business and personal budgets, which is a bonus.
£0.69
An attractive way to handle documents for email, but it’s severely lacking in features.
FREE
We love this app. It lets you create brilliant works of art, is highly original and a whole load of fun.
FREE
Not as comprehensive as we’d expect for the money, but still a very handy tool for amateur film-makers.
£10.49
A great way to redesign your home, but would benefit from some more furniture.
£2.99
Want a more socially focused web browser than Safari? Then you need this on your iPad.
FREE
Ignore the slightly gimmicky pitch – iFontMaker offers plenty of flexibility and options to create a custom typeface.
£4.99
Setting up isn’t for the faint of heart, but this is a great app for transferring files.
£2.49
Great transposition/instrument part functions and lots of scores available, but a few issues currently.
£5.49
Ever dreamed of owning a classic synth? Treat yourself to one of the finest…
£22.99
Definitely no GarageBand, and it stings at four times the price, but for beats you won’t find much better.
£13.99
Only of real use to the ardent Lightroom fan prepared to put up with all the file transfer obstacles.
£10.99
Transform your iPad into a digital notepad and share all your ideas in any way you choose, including handwritten notes, doodles, sketches and more.
FREE
A very handy portable office application that allows you to do all your office work on the move.
£6.99
A useful app that’s developing quickly, but can still be hard to use.
£2.99
A terrific tool for bloggers that makes it a cinch to add images and video to posts, and is a bargain to boot.
£2.99
A beautiful solution to a very real iPad problem. Will be better for a few tweaks, though.
£2.99
An innovative image editor that offers the freedom to experiment. Slick, fast and fun to use.
£5.99
An enjoyable and entertaining app that can genuinely enhance your photographs.
£1.79
There’s some real power here, but compatibility with the Mac version has yet to manifest.
£5.99
Expensive, but it works. Serious about photos? You’ll easily find a way of making it worth the price.
£29.99
A nice idea that’s crying out for some added features, but it’s definitely worth having.
FREE
Huge fun for amateur daubers and a highly credible app for trad-media artists, too.
£3.99
If you’re an electric guitar player, you really don’t want to miss out on this app’s power and versatility.
£11.99
A good, well-featured notebook for your iPad that’s let down by the lack of real syncing.
£17.99
We were disappointed by Yojimbo’s lack of two-way syncing and bugs. Wait for the next version.
£5.99
Discover a wealth of Wikipedia based knowledge in magazine form
FREE
A helping hand for when you’re caught short in unfamiliar settings
£1.19
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