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This is a list of iPad apps that we recommend you install. You can vote on them.
An integrated Chinese dictionary / document reader / flashcard system with handwriting input. Dictionary is free, but full version expensive.
Price: FREE / HK$ 398
Web browser that works well with certain Google Drive documents.
Price: FREE
Google Translate on the iPad.
Price: FREE
Allows you to view and edit your Google Drive documents on the iPad.
Price: FREE
Description: SoundCloud allows you to make audio recordings right on the iPad and share them with people on the cloud. Great for languages, music, reflection, etc. Requires a (free) SoundCloud account, which you can create at soundcloud.com
Price: FREE
YouTube app for easily accessing and searching YouTube videos, without using a web browser.
Price: FREE
Description: This app shows you a daily list of apps that are free at the time. Great way to find apps that you don't have to pay for!
Price: FREE
Great for taking and keeping and organizing notes. Synchronizes with Evernote on your computer.
Price: FREE
Description: Apple's page layout app on the iPad. Create and edit Pages documents.
Price: HK$ 78
iBooks is a book app that allows you to download free (and paid) books onto your iPad, search the books, annotate them, find definitions for words, etc.
Price: FREE
Description FREE FOR A LIMITED TIMETo Celebrate the release of the new iPad, the ultimate iPad starter guide is now free! All articles and AppLists have been fully refreshed and loaded with the freshest apps. AppStart is the first app to download on your iPad: An app starter kit with all the essential apps you'll ever need.
Remote Mouse, Touch Pad and Custom Keyboard for your Mac.
Price: FREE (as of 16 Sept 2013)
Really cool function of the iPad
Description Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. The official TED app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch presents talks from some of the world's most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus and music legends.
Simplified Photoshop for the iPad. Can also be connected to your computer, and it works as a graphics tablet.
Price: HK$ 78
Description: Apple's spreadsheet app on the iPad.
Price: HK$ 78
Description: Apple's presentation app on the iPad. Make and run Keynote presentations.
Price: HK$ 78
Apple's music creation tool that takes an innovative approach to creating your own tracks.
Price: HK$ 38
Pixter is a reasonably simple OCR tool that incorporates the ipad camera.
It works well, but does not preserve formatting.
Stitcher is the best podcast compiler around. You can create categories, sort, etc.
You can also download for offline listening.
If you travel a lot and don't have/want roaming, this app allows offline GPS. It works by triangulating mobile phone towers.
Openstreetmaps are free and offer maps from just about anywhere on earth.
Avatron Software: Use your iPad as an external display.
Take photos of text and translate either words or full sentences - to and from Chinese, as well as other languages
Doceri is a scalable suite of products that allows a teacher or presenter to control a computer's desktop, to control audiovisual technology, and to annotate any presentation in real time with the Apple™ iPad™. Doceri is an intuitive interface that can replace interactive whiteboards and expensive AV touch panels.
Speak in a language and iTranslate Voice will translate into another, and speak the translation.
