Any iPhone application is an iPad app is the claim made by Apple (though early reviewers suggest you wait for iPad appshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040901529.html). There are over 140,000 iPhone apps to date including over 22,000 games.http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/02/05/enter-steve-jobs-with-top-hat-and-ipad/ Many will be adapted to the larger screen of the iPad WiFi and iPad 3G. Providing you with the latest and most popular free iPad apps is the goal of this page. This includes free iPad giveaway apps and also fun videos such as the iPad Magic video by a Japanese magician.

For our World Cup fans - Vuvuzela 2010http://gizmodo.com/5567436/this-weeks-best-iphone-apps Can't live without them. Gizmodo calls this the best of the lot.

16 Jun - Google Earth for iPad availablehttp://ipadmodo.com/1383/google-earth-now-available-for-the-ipad/

WWDC 2010 Highlights:

iPad applications that were winners of the 2010 Apple Design Awards were Financial Times, Brushes from Steve Sprang, TabToolkit from Agile Partners, Articles from Sophiestication, and 20 Minute Meals - Jamie Oliver from Zolmo.http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-design-awards-2010-winners-announced/

9Magnets iOS device battery management tool Battery Go! free until Friday as part of WWDC 2010 promotion.http://www.tuaw.com/2010/06/08/wwdc-2010-app-deal-roundup/

01Jun Catch the iPad Magic video (below) ... has gone viral

20May iPad apps are now available in countries where the iPad is being released internationally via the iTunes store.http://areacellphone.com/2010/05/ipad-apps-now-available-users-outside-united-states/

ABC has a free iPad app (ad-supported) to watch its shows for free. CBS is adapting its website to be iPad-friendly so you can watch CBS shows for free.http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/abc-and-cbs-sho.php

Weather Channel Max for the iPadhttp://www.appolicious.com/articles/1720-these-free-ipad-apps-are-as-good-as-any

22Apr10 eBay now has an updated iPad apphttp://www.ipadhacks.com/2010/04/camera-for-ipad-gets-wi-fi-pseudo-flash-support/

22Apr10 Field Agent (earn money)

An iPad application must be downloaded from the Apple iTunes Store or the recently opened iBookstore. Many iPad apps will have a fee since 75% of applications in the Apple App Store currently are paid applications.http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-should-ban-freebees-from-the-iPad-App-Store/1267127361 Over half of iPhone users buy one app per month.http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10459753-1.html One analyst suggests that all iPads apps have a fee to ensure the quality.http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-should-ban-freebees-from-the-iPad-App-Store/1267127361 All the TV shows on Hulu are expected to be available on the iPad for a monthly fee (perhaps $3.99 per month).http://appmodo.com/12374/hulu-to-hit-ipad-for-a-fee/ There will however be many free apps.

With estimates upwards of 9 million iPads being sold in 2011 at an average sales price of $660, iPad users will no doubt be looking for free iPad appshttp://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/01/28/how-many-ipads-will-apple-sell/ Their interests range from free iPad games to iPad hacks. This page is dedicated to identifying free iPad applications among the myraid of free iPhone/iPad apps that are available.

Over 12 million iPad applications downloaded in first month from the Apple App Store for iPad.http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224700595

There were over 1384 Ipad apps approved for the April 3 US launch.http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/netflix-abc-and-1-348-more-ipad-approved-apps-revealed/ As of April 26,there are 4,870 (Distimo Report).http://distimo.createsend3.com/t/r/l/bddfh/tukhsidt/j

One is called Twitterific (free with ads).http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/03/twitterrific-ipad-ready-day-1-screenshots/

Weather Channel Max for the iPad ($3.99 on iPhone)http://www.appolicious.com/articles/1720-these-free-ipad-apps-are-as-good-as-any

Evernotehttp://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/26/best-apple-ipad-apps/

Field Agent offers tasks that can earn you small amounts of money such as snapping a picture of a product in a store or taking a survey.http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/an-app-that-pays/

Want to print on your iPad? Easy Photo-Print for iPhone works (and free app) but you'll need a WiFi Canon printer.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362451,00.asp

Mygazine: touted as a universal e-reading system with publisher's digital media targetedhttp://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mygazines-makes-its-publications-instantly-ipad-ready---no-extra-costs-no-apps-90732739.html

Control4: If you have the Control4 home system, turns the iPad into your central home dashboard allowing you to control a connected thermostat, lighting, entertainment systems (video, audio), and home security.http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/05/5-green-apps-were-excited-about-for-the-ipad/

Twitter for iPhone (formerly Tweetie) now free with Twitter's acquisition of Tweetie (not an iPad specific app)http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/09/twitter-acquires-tweetie/

Voice Memos - voice recorder apphttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/07/business/AP-US-TEC-Digital-Life-Tech-Test-iPad-Apps.html?_r=1

Pandora Radio app - personalized (free) streaminghttp://appmodo.com/17285/pandora-radio-for-ipad-released-free-personalized-radio/

WeatherBug Elite for iPad has more features than built-in app including live images of weather maps and Doppler radar (recommended by Los Angeles Times)http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/04/five-ipad-apps.html

NBA Game Time: Courtside has been redesigned for the iPad - no live video streaming yet.http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20001608-1.html http://joesportsfan.com/?p=14275

Instant Watch by Netflix is rumored to be a free app (for Netflix subscribers) available on April 3rd.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/04/netflix-instant-watching-coming-to-apple-ipad.html

The website Free App A Day (FAAD) will have a sister site FreeiPadAppADay.com available for the launch of the iPad.

The April Distimo Reporthttp://distimo.createsend3.com/t/r/l/bddfh/tukhsidt/j has the following non-games on the Top 20 free applications list.

Rank Application - Publisher

1 iBooks - Apple Inc.

4 ABC Player - ABC Digital

5 Sundry Notes - inZania

6 The Weather Channel Max for iPad - The Weather Channel Interactive

7 Netflix - Netflix, Inc.

9 Calculator XL- Luke Campbell

10 iBanner HD for iPad - LED Scrolling Marquee = Laan Labs

11 USA TODAY for iPad - USA TODAY

12 Alice for the iPad-Lite - Atomic Antelope

16 Adobe® Ideas 1.0 for iPad - Adobe Systems Incorporated

17 Offline Pages Codium Labs LLC

19 Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD Peterb

20 PhotoPad by ZAGG ZAGG Inc.

An eReader iPad application for Barnes & Noble will be available in May.http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20003085-1.html Bring your iPad to the local B&N and get free Wi-Fi as well as the latest titles for free (one hour of free)

An iPad app for the Financial Times is waiting approval - the usual tiered subscription with different levels of access.http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=134&aid=183263 The iPhone version has over 100,000 active users.

Some of the best iPad apps are the following (attribution to website included) and my commentary (if any):

The 20 Best Free iPad Apps (Extremetech)http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2362640,00.asp

1. Netflix (app is free but you have to pay at least $8.99 per month)

2. Pandora Radio

3. TweetDeck for iPad

4. Marvel Comics

5. Kindle

6. Bloomberg for iPad

7. Air Hockey Gold

8. Pocket Legends for iPad (dungeons and monsters)

9. ABC Player (if a fan of ABC shows who needs to pay for Hulu?)

10. AIM for iPad (for the IM crowd)

11. NPR for iPad (streaming NPR stations and more)

12. Epicurious

13. Aurora Feint 3 (puzzle game)

14. Wikipanion (Wikipedia in iPad-readable format)

15. WeatherBug Elite for iPad (radar maps, current conditions, etc)

16. Harbor Master HD (hi-resolution boat navigator)

17. Zinio (iBooks for magazines)

18. Reuters News Pro

19. Loopt Pulse (mashup to find interesting places and connects to Facebook Connect)

20. Citrix Receiver for iPad (multitask, run Flash, Microsoft Office)

Ten Great Apps for the iPad (free4ipad)http://www.free4ipad.com/

AP Mobile

Epicurious

Facebook

Flickr

Google Earth

Grand Theft Auto

Kindle (yes as an alternative to the iBooks reader with much greater selection)

Madden NFL 10

The Sims 3

SimCity

ABC free iPad app (ad-supported)http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/abc-and-cbs-sho.php

CBS iPad-friendly websitehttp://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/abc-and-cbs-sho.php

Digg.com: image and video previews, related stories, and an embedded browser with quick links back to the Digg story pages.http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20001090-248.html

NPR for iPadhttp://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/26/best-apple-ipad-apps/

USA Today free until July 4thhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20001661-37.html

Wall Street Journal app is free providing daily news, feature articles, market data, etc. Subscription is $3.99 per weekhttp://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/36602/US-newspapers-launch-free-iPad-apps

The iPhone includes the App "Notes".http://www.tipb.com/2010/03/05/tipb-top-5-iphone-note-apps-2/ Hopefully it will be included on the iPad.

GoodReader (almost free)http://mashable.com/2010/04/18/ipad-apps-business/ - view local files, transfer files via iTunes), AND download files from a URL or connect to a web server. Formats supported include PDF, Word, Excel, PNG, TXT, JPEG ...

http://mashable.com/2010/04/18/ipad-apps-business/

The Elements for iPadhttp://boingboing.net/2010/04/01/the-elements-for-ipa.html - new way to look at science

Sound Hound (hum a tune or sing a song and discover the name of the song)http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/04/five-ipad-apps.html

Plants vs. Zombies HD (favorite on iPhone/iPod)http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20001618-248.html

AllRecipes is “going Pro” with a new iPhone app called Dinner Spinner Pro ($2.99).http://www.intomobile.com/2010/02/26/allrecipes-goes-pro-on-the-iphone-planning-an-ipad-app.html

The Associated Press will offer an iPad subscription service to disseminate its members newspapers online according to the Financial Times.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86d02180-230d-11df-a25f-00144feab49a.html?referrer_id=yahoofinance&ft_ref=yahoo1&segid=03058&nclick_check=1 http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/26/ap_plans_to_sell_news_on_apples_ipad_via_subscription_service.html

News Rack ($4.99) for fully-featured RSS readerhttp://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/26/best-apple-ipad-apps/

Bento for iPad personal database from Filemaker ($4.99)http://bmighty.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/04/ipad_gets_produ.html

No free lunch on these Business Intelligence apps ... Roambi, QlikTech, and MicroStrategyhttp://www.informationweek.com/news/software/systems_management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224400267

Voice Memos - voice recorder apphttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/07/business/AP-US-TEC-Digital-Life-Tech-Test-iPad-Apps.html?_r=1

Direct Printing to a WiFi printer - only app PC Mag has gotten to work so far is the free Canon Easy Photo-Print for iPhonehttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362451,00.asp Check your printer manufacturer if they have a free iPad/iPhone app.