Got an iPad for Christmas – 15 Must Have Free iPad Apps

It seems like everyone got an iPad for Christmas this year. Here’s my list of must have free iPad apps in no particular order:

1) Facebook   This is a must have for any Facebook user.  The iPad layout makes it easy to use and follow your friends.

2) Yelp Looking for a good place to take your car, go out to  eat, or any local business, then Yelp is your must have app.  Yelp provides user reviews and details about the business.

3) Flixter  (from you iPad)

Going to the movies, then you can’t live without Flixster.  The Flixster app gives you all the box office movies in your area. You can set your favorite theaters for the ones close to your home.  The Rotten Tomato rating and users reviews will help you in selecting the best movies.

4) Skype  With the addition of FaceTime from Apple, Skype has become less important. It is still in my top list of apps for its text and video chat features.  Remember, not everyone has FaceTime and FaceTime only works when connected to WiFI.  Give Skype a try.

5) Calculator Pro  A simple but useful tool.

6) Stop Watch  Another Simple but useful tool

7) Pandora  For the best in personalized internet radio on your iPad.

8)  Zite  Best news reader customized to your reading habits.

9) HBO GO  If you’re an HBO customer, get all the HBO shows directly on your iPad.

10) Zillow  The best in real estate monitoring and shopping.  Housing, apartments, and land.  Make use of the advanced filtering to power up this app.

12) Words with Friends  If you like Scrabble, and who doesn’t, then connect with fellow Scrabblers and play Words with Friends.

13) News app  A shameless plug for the Orange County Register.

14) Find My iPad  It will happen and you’ll be glad you have this app.

15) Any game  Come on, have a little fun.  There are a lot of motion sensor games that will give you a new appreciation of the capabilities of the iPad.

For the developer or techie here are a few others

1) Testflight  Tesing iOS apps, then this is your test partner.

2) UUID Viewer  UUID Viewer is a simple app to allow access to your iOS device information that is most often needed to allow your device to be added as a development item

3) DropBox  With a free Dropbox account and the Dropbox app for the iPad, you can export and import files easily via Wi-Fi and 3G access.