Here are ten great apps every iPad owner should download:

iWork (Pages/Numbers/Keynote)

Coined 'The last word in word processing' by Apple, iWork is really a great way to be productive while away from your computer. Even if you don't own a Mac or have the iWork bundle, the iPad version of iWork is compatible with popular application like Microsoft Office. Pages is the Apple equivalent of Word, whereas Numbers corresponds to Excel and Keynote is similar to Powerpoint.

With iCloud all your documents, spreadsheets and slideshows sync to all your iDevices and Mac Desktops seamlessly. All you have to do is activate iCloud once and each of your documents is linked forever. Planning on buying a new Apple iPad? Good news. Apple recently started giving these apps away with new iDevice and Mac purchases.

Evernote

Evernote isn't just an app, it's a bonafide lifesaver. The Evernote suite of tools is available for iDevices, Chromebook, Windows Phone, and Android as well as other web-connected devices. Basically it's everywhere, anywhere and will never let you down. What Evernote does is store, organize and simplify your life. The Evernote website says the apps 'makes it easy to remember things big and small.' That includes photos you take, notes you jot down, and documents you come across. Free and paid versions are available.

You can even archive full web pages, with text, images and clickable links. With iCloud-like functionality all your updates you make on one device are automatically pushed to the others. Evernote even partnered with PFU, a Fujitsu company, in making the Scansnap. The Scansnap does just like the name implies. Receipts, business cards, notes, you name it the Scansnap can process it in no time at all.

Kindle

The Kindle app is almost too straightforward. Fire up the app, whether you own an actual Kindle itself, on the iPad and you're brought to your library. As a default, your bookshelf come preloaded with the latest Kindle users manual. You have access to thousands of free out-of-copyright books such as Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island. The Kindle app acts like you own personal librarian. It allows you and your friends to lend each other purchased books for weeks at a time with no additional charge.

If your friend doesn't have a book that suits your fancy you can buy Kindle eBooks for low, low prices directly through the apps Kindle Bookstore or on amazon.com. There's a seemingly limitless selection of books, magazines and even newspapers available to buy or subscribe too. Each piece of digital paper can be annotated and highlighted. The most popular highlighted selections are marked for you. Any changes you make are automatically synced to any other Kindle app or device you own thanks to Kindle Whispersync.

TED

TED is a nonprofit organization that was founded in the mid 1980s by Richard Saul Wurman. He conceived TED as a way to learn more about the converging fields of technology, design, and entertainment. The organization has grown greatly since that time, but it's mission has stayed 'devoted to Ideas worth sharing.'

Perhaps the most popular aspect of the TED organization is its TED Talks and smaller TEDx gatherings in cities across the world. TED talks feature inspiring speakers with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds who work in various fields. The TED app for iPad is free. You're also able to share your favorite videos with your Facebook friends.

Lumosity Mobile

Lumosity wants to train your brain. The brainiacs behind lumosity.com and the companion iPad app want to make sure that you are exercising your mind, as well as your physical body. The iPad app combines the best of the Lumosity website in a more web friendly package. The app includes both free and paid content. This content addresses a person's memory, problem solving, speed, attention and flexibility through a series of simple, indelible games.

Your progress is charted with colorful, easy to read and understand pie-charts and graphs. Your exercises changeup based on the day in order to keep players on their toes. The free trial is nice, but it quickly runs out. The expanded memory and confidence boosts Lumosity's developers tout are fiercely debated in the scientific community. But either way, you could do a lot less productive things on the internet (see: Miniclip Pool below).

Khan Academy

MIT and Harvard Business School graduate Salmon Khan founded Khan Academy in order to provide "a free world-class education for anyone anywhere." You don't even need to register for the site in order to access its myriad of classes though it's an option. The class range from algebra to Art History and programming. Checkout the app here.

N.O.V.A. 3 -  Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance

You're N.O.V.A. commander Kal Wardin and basically just blast aliens, upgrade weapons and travel the galaxy all from a first person perspective. To sum up the experience, N.O.V.A 3 is like Halo for your tablet. The game is available for Windows Phone and Android as well. It originally debuted on the iOS platform.

The Walking Dead: Season One

Great videos games require Zombies right? Well, that point may be debatable, but the enjoyment you will get out of playing Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Season One. It has a riveting storyline that rivals the award winning show and graphic novels it's based on. You need to have patience and appreciate good writing though. The game isn't a standard style zombie game in which you run around a map, weapons blazin'. Instead it's a graphic adventure which combines the look and feel of a graphic novel with old-school point-and-click gameplay.

This is a thinking game. You need to look for clues and talk your way out of of precarious situations. The games follows the events of the graphic novel, but introduces new characters such as the protagonist, convicted murderer Lee Everett. You can grab The Walking Dead: Season One for the iPad as well as more traditional based game devices such as the PC, Mac and PlayStation Vita handheld, though the big screen on the iPad provides a great up close and personal, scary experience.

8 Ball Pool Multiplayer

Who doesn't like a quick game of pool? Apparently, quite a few people because Miniclip online's 8 Ball Pool community is hopping. Hundreds of thousands of users play on the computer, put you can join in on the action by firing up your iPad. The bigger screen and subsequently bigger controls make playing a game of 8 Ball Pool more enjoyable than on your phone. You can choose to play as a guest or by signing in via Miniclip and Facebook. The great thing about creating a (free) account is that it keeps track of your stats and grants you the ability to earn miniclip credits.

Depending on your skill level, you are grouped with specific players. You can play against random strangers, who beat you one too many times, or relatives. Just like other social media applications you can add players as friends. Be aware: when you get a winning streak going the game automatically pairs you with upper-echelon players. You can use this to your advantage, though, and gain experience points by stealing a victory. 

Republique

This game came to be thanks to a successful Kickstarter Campaign and caused quite a still in the gaming community thanks to its stellar graphics, taut gameplay, and musical score. Republique is a stealth game that takes place in a totilartarian state. The mood of the game is similar to the darkly absurd and opressive world George Orwell's 1984 took place in. You're tasked with helping a woman known only a Hope through a secret, total lockdown facility, known as "Metamorphosis." Her survival is quite literally in your hands. Beautiful, PS3 quality graphics and intuitive one-touch controls make the game vastly replayable.

Checkout the gameplay footage below:

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