The best iPad apps. Chosen by the community.
1195 iPad apps, chosen by the community. Top of this view: Signal - Private Messenger — #1 overall. The overall rank spans all apps and changes with every vote. 528 apps only for Apple devices · 72 also on Android and Windows · How the ranking works →
The iPad sits somewhere between a phone and a laptop, and that is exactly where apps are won or lost. People looking for the best iPad apps usually want to know which ones genuinely use the larger screen — rather than being a stretched iPhone build.
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What matters most on an iPad: a layout designed for the big display instead of blown-up phone views, proper support for Apple Pencil and keyboard, Split View and Stage Manager, drag and drop between apps, and file access that does not stop at the app's own sandbox. For drawing, writing and editing apps, it also matters whether a project can move to a Mac or PC without losing anything. Anyone using an iPad for work notices very quickly which apps take that seriously — and which do not.
The order comes from community votes: upvotes minus downvotes. When two apps are level, the one with more votes cast overall ranks higher. Nobody buys their way up here, and no editor intervenes.
