15 Best iPad Apps for Newbies (2012)

Question: What makes your new iPad or iPad mini special? Answer: The apps. Here are 15 worth checking out.

Who says the iPad is a terrible content creation device? Just download the iWork suite or its individual apps (Pages, Keynote and Numbers) at $10-a-pop, and you’ll be getting a ton of work done. For Microsoft Office lovers, there are some good Office-capable apps on the iPad, too. Here are some iPad tips and tricks for creating content.

Martin Scorsese. Steven Spielberg. Akira Kurosawa. You’re not in their league. But you can still make cool short movies with Apple’s iMovie app ($5) on the iPad. There are eight movie themes to choose from. You can add videos and photos from your library or shoot footage right into your timeline, as well as create a soundtrack from your music library. Every movie needs a promo trailer, and there are a dozen Hollywood-style movie trailers to choose from. Ready, set, action!