Best Free Ipad Apps according to Apple

Apple recently released links for the best Ipad Apps on the market. They were quick to take down the article, perhaps as the top free Ipad apps were taking thunder away from other app downloads. If you're lucky enough to be an Ipad owner and want to find the best apps for free , then here is what Apple themselves recommend:


Best Ipad (Ipad HD ?) Apps for free -list from Apple

25 All-Time Top Free iPad Apps

1. Angry Birds HD Free
2. The Weather Channel for iPad
3. Netflix 
4. Skype for iPad
5. Kindle
6. ABC Player
7. Pandora Radio
8. Angry Birds Rio HD Free
9. CNN for iPad
10. Words With Friends HD Free
11. Google Earth
12. Calculator Pro for iPad Free
13. Fruit Ninja HD Lite
14. Calculator for iPad Free
15. NYTimes for iPad
16. USA Today for iPad
17. Facebook
18. MyPad – for Facebook & Twitter
19. Flipboard
20. eBay for iPad
21. Angry Birds Seasons HD Free
22. Dictionary.com
23. Twitter
24. Solitare
25. Friendly for Facebook

Three entries from Angry birds which is guaranteed to look lush on the Ipad 3. Personally I've always been a fan of the weather graphics from the Weather Channel-something very therapeutic about looking at stormy weather from the comfort of a warm and dry amrchair! Again the Weather Channel on Ipad HD is something to look forward to with the new Ipad's near retina display graphics. And of course the bright colorful graphics of Fruit Ninja on Ipad HD will be something worth savouring. Of note though is that the official free app list from Apple is very America-centric with apps from CNN and NYTimes scoring highly. It would be nice if Apple had a more global top 25 free app list.


Of course none of these free apps are optimised for Ipad HD yet but are certainly, according to Apple at least, worth downloading whichever version of Ipad you have.

Getjar Gold Success

The Android Market is a superb must have for all android users and the best place android apps, bar none. Or is it?
Recent months have seen some staunch rivals emerge, firstly USA and then the UK for a few brief hours had access to the Amazon app store (rumor has it that the UK release was premature with the release being unscheduled and then hastily withdrawn when the mistake was noticed). There are numerous other smaller app stores out there (my own included which is still in development: gametrender appstore)
But for free apps at the moment one giant is beginning to dominate. Getjar Gold.
As a spin off from the site Getjar, it is enjoying phenomenal success. Recent news has it that they have just passed the one million dollars worth of free apps downloaded benchmark. These are quality apps too , with a recent article from Pocket Gamer listing five of Getjars apps in a top ten free apps list.
I'm of course on the Getjar mailing list and a recent email to their followers highlights their success and lauds the business model which allows them to give away quality apps and earn money by giving their advertisers a huge market. So it's a win win situation for everybody. Free up space on your phone now and start downloading free quality Android apps.