Best ipad apps on Reddit
144 reviews from r/ipad, r/DigitalPainting, r/synthesizers and 31 more subreddits
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#1
Procreate
5.0
(14)
"I agree with Procreate, I love it so much"
"Procreate, ArtRage"
"Procreate"
"Either procreate or ibispaint were my go tos."
"Procreate is the best option I can think of."
"Procreate is the best and most enjoyable to use for sketching and general art"
"Third for procreate, second for learning traditional as well. These are transferable skills!"
"Besides that, procreate is good."
"Procreate is probably one of the best."
"Procreate for sure!"
#2
GoodNotes
4.9
(9)
"Goodnotes and Notion are my favorite."
"Add Goodnotes 5 or 6."
"I love goodnotes"
"Good notes is a personal fav"
"Not free but honestly Goodnotes is the best, totally worth it!"
"I use good notes! it’s super helpful"
"Many others would recommend Goodnotes"
"Goodnotes 5 or notability are fine."
"I use goodnotes 5 and i like it."
#3
Notability
4.7
(7)
"Notability app is free now and you can pay for some features."
"Notablility - The only note taking app I need."
"Notability!!!! It's $2.99 and worth every penny!"
"I use Notability and I like it a lot."
"For notes, Notability is pretty nice."
"I use Notability and really like it"
"I can annotate and hi-light and record the lecture at the same time."
#4
Sago Mini
5.0
(4)
"Favorite apps are Sago mini and Pok Pok."
"My son loved the sago mini app."
"Sago mini apps are nice. Our kids liked Forest flyer and Trucks and Diggers."
"Both Endless Numbers and Endless Letters. The Sago Mini apps are also good."
#5
GoodReader
4.7
(3)
"Goodreader to annotate pdf, definitely worth the $5."
"It allows you to open a PDF document and highlight, underline, and notate directly onto the page."
"I like GoodReader for PDFs."
#6
Notion
4.3
(3)
"Goodnotes and Notion are my favorite."
"Notion (Only best for task planning), To Do List, Collanote, Goodnotes."
"Notion is free, if you'd like to see some pre-made templates check out: [notionplates.com](https://notionplates.com)"
#7
YouTube
4.3
(3)
"-youtube"
"Maybe try downloading Cocomelon from YouTube."
"Youtube"
#8
Nomad Sculpt
5.0
(2)
"I also *highly* recommend checking out Nomad Sculpt."
"I highly recommend nomad sculpt."
#9
Evernote
5.0
(2)
"I've recently gotten into using evernote to keep track of all my to-do lists, notes, etc."
#10
5.0
(2)
"* Google Keep (great for lists, and sharable)"
"* Google Keep (notes/lists)"
#11
Korg Gadget
5.0
(2)
"Korg gadget is awesome. its all you need."
"Korg gadget"
#12
Duck Duck Moose
4.5
(2)
"Anything by Duck Duck Moose."
"The kid apps by Duck Duck Moose are all pretty good and polished nicely."
#13
Samplr
4.5
(2)
"Samplr, Moog Model 15, iMPC Pro 2."
"Samplr and TriqTraq."
#14
Autodesk Sketchbook
4.0
(2)
"Autodesk sketchbook isn't bad if it's still free."
"Autodesk sketchbook is pretty good and also free."
#15
ibis Paint
4.0
(2)
"For a free one i recommend ibisx paint!"
"Im using ibis x paint. Its pretty nice for beginners."
#16
TalkPath
5.0
(1)
"Talk Path and Constant Therapy are two of my go-to’s!"
#17
Obsidian
5.0
(1)
"Obsitian with excalidraw is awesome, and it’ll be useful for the rest of your time"
#18
Aparillo
5.0
(1)
"Aparillo (mega FM synth) and Quanta (granular synth) are must haves to add to your list."
#19
WerkBench
5.0
(1)
"Lemme know when you get it and I'll send you a code for a copy of my app WerkBench."
#20
Chess.com
5.0
(1)
"I'd recommend chess.com and the chess.com mobile app."
#21
Medscape
5.0
(1)
"One App to rule them all :Medscape."
#22
Various Educational iPad Apps
5.0
(1)
"Here are some of my favorites: ABC Alphabet, ABC Food, ABC Pocket Phonics, Gopher Finding, iWrite Words, Starfall ABCs, Build a Word, Word Wagon, Magnetic ABC, ABC Phonics Sight Words."
#23
Sesame Street Elmo Calls
5.0
(1)
"He loves it http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elmo-calls/id467703220?mt=8"
#24
Smart Tot Rattle
5.0
(1)
"So far my daughter loves the 'smart tot rattle.' It is nicely displayed and has cool sounds."
#25
Arturia iProphet Synthesizer
5.0
(1)
"I personally have this one: Arturia iProphet Synthesizer"
#26
Essential Anatomy
5.0
(1)
"An app called Essential Anatomy ($24) that's amazing."
#27
Shot Designer
5.0
(1)
"[Shot Designer] - block out scenes with moving subjects and camera angles."
#28
LVRUSA
5.0
(1)
"[LVRUSA] - A full list of the industry's top camera's manuals."
#29
Cinema Forms
5.0
(1)
"[Cinema Forms] - A full list of templatized forms that can."
#30
Teleprompter Lite
5.0
(1)
"Teleprompter Lite."
#31
Sun Seeker
5.0
(1)
"[Sun Seeker] - See where the suns path will be throughout the day."
#32
PCam
5.0
(1)
"PCam is my go to app/tool on all my shoots."
#33
RVStudios
5.0
(1)
"Search for RVStudios they have free apps for numbers, letters, shapes, and colors but they have super generic names."
#34
Zoo Train
5.0
(1)
"My kid's just two and loves zoo train, which is mostly puzzles but also has one letter/word game."
#35
Libby
5.0
(1)
"Get her a public library card and an app called Libby so she can read library books from her iPad."
#36
Kahoot
5.0
(1)
"Easy to set up and fun pub-quiz for the classroom."
#37
Socrative
5.0
(1)
"Socrative.com is your friend."
#38
Nearpod
5.0
(1)
"I use Nearpod quite a bit and the kids love it."
#39
Adobe
5.0
(1)
"Showme, Adobe voice, Adobe slate, sphere."
#40
Google Drive
5.0
(1)
"Don't forget the google drive suite (slides, docs etc)."
#41
Showbie
5.0
(1)
"Showbie is great way for students to submit work."
#42
1Writer
5.0
(1)
"Some options: * 1Writer, * Byword, * iWriter Pro."
#43
Sketch Nation Studio
5.0
(1)
"Kids design and program 2D video games."
#44
Explain Everything
5.0
(1)
"I like explain everything, socrative, near pod."
#45
iAnnotate
5.0
(1)
"IAnnotate PDF reader. Smooth interface."
#46
ABC
5.0
(1)
"Here are some of my favorites: ABC Alphabet."
#47
Pok Pok
5.0
(1)
"I’ve found it to be worth it."
#48
PBS
5.0
(1)
"We use the PBS games app!"
#49
Toca Boca
5.0
(1)
"My little boy really liked the Toca Pet Doctor."
#50
Montessorium
5.0
(1)
"I recommend this app and all the others they have."
#51
Classical Composer
5.0
(1)
"Also, the Classical Composer App is useful."
#52
Tactus Therapy
5.0
(1)
"Conversation App, Tactus Therapy, VAST app."
#53
Social Skills with Billy
5.0
(1)
"One I’ve used for social skills is called social skills with Billy."
#54
Audible
5.0
(1)
"Audible with the accessibility options switched on."
#55
Waldorf Attack
5.0
(1)
"Waldorf Attack for drum sounds."
#56
Sesame Street
5.0
(1)
"My youngest loves it."
#57
Amazon Prime
5.0
(1)
"Prime free time app is great and has a lot of shows and games!"
#58
HBO
5.0
(1)
"My 16 month old loves it."
#59
Piano Maestro
5.0
(1)
"Piano Maestro, Note Rush, and Rhythm Sheep are the first ones to come to mind."
#60
VLC
5.0
(1)
"I advise you to install VLC or Infuse to watch movies."
#61
SkySafari
5.0
(1)
"SkySafari (Plus or Pro) -- available for both iOS and Android."
#62
Pages
5.0
(1)
"Pages is an excellent word processor that is compatible with Microsoft Word."
#63
Draw & Play
5.0
(1)
"Oh we LOVE the Draw & Play and the Endless Alphabet games!"
#64
Endless Alphabet
5.0
(1)
"Love Endless Alphabet!"
#65
Sketchclub
5.0
(1)
"Sketchclub is the best drawing app I have found."
#66
Ninja
5.0
(1)
"But everyone loves Fruit Ninja. Perfect colorful and satisfying game for all ages."
#67
ETC
5.0
(1)
"There's an app developed by ETC for use with their boards that my tutors use all the time."
#68
Affinity Designer
5.0
(1)
"I should get Affinity designer before it goes sub!"
#69
Defter Notes
5.0
(1)
"You guys should get Defter Notes, I got it before Freeform was a thing and it’s still superior imo"
#70
Pen Book
5.0
(1)
"I love pen book! they have soooo many templates."
#71
Ibis Paint X
5.0
(1)
"I’d recommend Ibis Paint X for drawing"
#72
Flipaclip
5.0
(1)
"And Flipaclip for animation!"
#73
Audulus 3
5.0
(1)
"I like Audulus 3 for making things from absolute scratch."
#74
Microsoft
4.0
(1)
"Onenote and Collanote are both free"
#75
Clip Studio
4.0
(1)
"Options:
Clip Studio, Krita, Medibang (I THINK THIS IS on ipad i dont know), Procreate."
#76
PDF Viewer
4.0
(1)
"I use pdf viewer with blue fan icon thingy
Works for annotating pdfs and it's free"
#77
ibisPaint
4.0
(1)
"Ibis paint"
#78
CollaNote
4.0
(1)
"Collanote"
#79
iVCS3
4.0
(1)
"IVCS3
Nave
iSEM
Mersenne and the company's other apps"
#80
Digital D1
4.0
(1)
"Digital D1, Zeeon, mood, volt, ripplemaker are great and easy to get around in."
#81
Impaktor
4.0
(1)
"- Impaktor
- SpaceCraft
- Synth One
- Model 15
- iSEM
- Waldorf Nave
- iWavestation
- DXi or FM4 (only 4op, but their GUIs make FM as easy as it gets)
- iVCS3
- Virtual ANS
for drums:
FunkBox"
#82
Pandora
4.0
(1)
"- Pandora."
#83
gFlash+
4.0
(1)
"For wards, I've found the combination of the Google Drive app and a flashcard app called gFlash+ very useful."
#84
AudioKit
4.0
(1)
"How about the multiple offerings from AudioKit?"
#85
Autodesk
4.0
(1)
"Sketchbook Pro (free)"
#86
Sketchbook
4.0
(1)
"I prefer Sketchbook over Procreate."
#87
Project Life
4.0
(1)
"Project Life is amazing and free to start."
#88
Onedrive
4.0
(1)
"Onedrive and google drive(file storage), Onenote and notability for note taking."
#89
Art Circles
4.0
(1)
"A couple apps I have and love: Art circles."
#90
Teach Me
4.0
(1)
"The Teach me Kindergarten app for iPhone is pretty good."
#91
4.0
(1)
"Two separate news/feeds apps that you can configure for her tastes."
#92
Pulse
4.0
(1)
"Two separate news/feeds apps that you can configure for her tastes."
#93
Discovr
4.0
(1)
"What about music as well, and an app like discovr?"
#94
DayOne
4.0
(1)
"If you're looking to just type things up there's DayOne."
#95
ProD&D
4.0
(1)
"ProD&D Dungeon Generator looks like a good option."
#96
Little Baby Bum
4.0
(1)
"My kid loved Little Baby Bum."
#97
Words with Friends
4.0
(1)
"I recommend: Words with Friends."
#98
Juno
4.0
(1)
"My daughter loves the Juno ABC's and Juno Loves To Read. But we have an iPhone, not sure if it'll be good for the iPad too."
#99
Stand Alone Inc.
4.0
(1)
"Really great interface. Downside is that it only has about two challenging crosswords per day."
#100
iAssociate
3.0
(1)
"I found iAssociate to be an engrossing game, occasionally frustrating."
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