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On comparing iPad apps with iPhone equivalents, one thing rapidly becomes clear: apps for Apple's tablet are pricier. Many of the best free iPhone apps cost 59p or more in their iPad incarnations, and the quality level of what's still free is often ropey. But among the dross lie rare gems iPad apps that are so good you can't believe they're still free. Of those we unearthed, here is our pick of the best free iPad apps. Note that apps marked 'universal' will run on your iPad and iPhone, optimising themselves accordingly. iPad review (Wi-Fi version)(/reviews/pc-mac/laptopsportable-pcs/laptops-and-netbooks/apple-ipad-681021 /review)
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2. Facebook (universal)
Facebook(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/facebook/id284882215?mt=8) remains the king of social networks, and while the app is occasionally laggy and buggy it still beats using the website. You get access to sets of high-res photos you can flip through, navigation is simple, and there's support for iPads with a Retina display.
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4. Beatwave (universal)
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6. Comics (universal)
On the iPhone, Comics(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/comics /id303491945?mt=8) is innovative, but zooming each panel and constantly rotating your device gets old fast. By contrast, the iPad's screen is big enough to display an entire page without the need to zoom or scroll. And with dozens of free comics available via the bundled store, comic book fans should lap this app up.
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8. Dropbox (universal)
Dropbox(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8) is a great service for syncing documents across multiple devices. The iPad client works like the iPhone one (hardly surprising, since this is a universal app), enabling you to preview many file types and store those marked as favourites locally.
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devices) works the same way on the iPad as it does on the iPhone. It benefits from the iPad's larger screen, which enables you to see and navigate your stored snippets more easily.
Feeddler RSS Reader for iPad(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/feeddlerrss-reader-for-ipad/id364873582?mt=8) is fairly basic as RSS readers go, but once you've pointed it at your Google Reader account it's efficient, stores text offline, enables you to browse by feed and has a built-in browser so you're not booted to Safari when you want to visit a link.
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12. iBooks
Going head-to-head with Kindle, iBooks(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app /ibooks/id364709193?mt=8) is a decent ebook reader, backed by the iBookstore. As you'd expect from Apple, the interface is polished and usable, with handy cross-device bookmark syncing, highlighting, and various display options. It's also a capable PDF reader, for your digital magazine collection.
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titles in Safari and 'sync' purchases via Kindle). However, Kindle's fine for reading, and you get options to optimise your experience (including the ability to kill the naff page-turn animation and amend the page background to a pleasant sepia tone).
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PCalc Lite(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pcalc-lite-calculator /id300311831?mt=8)'s existence means the lack of a built-in iPad calculator doesn't bother us (in fact, we'd love to replace the iPhone Calculator app with PCalc Lite as well). This app is usable and feature-rich and if you end up wanting more, in-app purchases enable you to bolt on extras from the full PCalc.
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23. Granimator
Wallpaper apps litter the App Store, but are mostly dull, offering photos of brick walls or bored animals. Granimator(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app /granimator-the-wallpaper-creator/id363510990?mt=8) is a bonkers art tool, enabling you to choose a background and spray all manner of shapes around. Compositions can be fine-tuned by dragging objects, and then shared to Flickr, Twitter or your device's Photos app.
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As a special bonus, you can check out T3's favourite five iPad apps:
26. Rj Voyager
One for budding iPad DJs, Rj Voyager(http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app /rj-voyager/id362326858?mt=8) enables you to choose from a selection of bundled tracks, turn parts on and off and edit parameters in real-time via an intuitive, futuristic interface. Play through headphones or a decent sound system and the result is infectious.
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