iPad Apps Of The Week

HBO GO. Love HBO? Then you will love HBO Go. Catch up with all your favorite TV shows. “Watch over 1,400 of your favorite HBO shows, including HBO original programming, hit movies, sports, comedy and much more—now available on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch!” Read our coverage here and download HBO Go for free.

Feedly – A free RSS reader for your iPad. “Feed your mind. Get the best content from your favorite websites delivered to your iPhone and iPad. Powered by Google Reader, Twitter, Instapaper and Read it later.” You can read our review here and download Feedly for free.

Planetary – an amazing and unique visual music app for your iPad. “Planetary is an all-new, stunningly beautiful way to explore your music collection, available only on iPad. Fly through a 3D universe dynamically created by information about the recording artists you love.” Check out our review and then download Planetary for free.

BudgetBook – a beautifully designed finance and budget app for your iPad. “Finances don’t have to be gray and boring. With BudgetBook you have a beautiful view of your finances and budgets. We believe that you’re more likely to use an app regularly when it’s easy to understand and has a beautiful interface.” The app costs a mere $2.99 and you can download it here.

OscillioScoop is an interactive music making app for your iPad. “Tap, slide, and stretch your fingers over OscilloScoop to create an infinity of electronica, dance, hip hop, and techno tracks. With OscilloScoop you make real musical grooves by simply gliding your fingertips over spinning crowns; then sequence them into a real-time performance with a few taps.” The app costs $1.99 and you can download it from the App Store.

Dropbox is everyone’s favorite file sharing and syncing app. “Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your iPhone and iPad and even the Dropbox website!”. If you have a Dropbox account you can download and use their app for free.

iStriker brings me back to the days of classic helicopter games on the Sega. “Addictive gameplay, rescue your alliance members and destroy all enemies!”Grab iStriker for $0.99 from the App Store.

Cormac Moylan

Based in Cork, Ireland, his first foray into the Apple world was way back in 2006 when he purchased an iMac followed by a Macbook around 4 weeks later. He currently owns a Macbook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, iPhone 4, iPod Touch, and Apple TV. But he prefers to buy watches. Go figure!