All time of year long , you ’ve been dreaming of an iOS Christmas , and now the heavy solar day has finally arrive . Someone — a friend , a loved one , maybe even that jolly old elf from up north — has deposited an iPad or iPhone or iPod touch underneath the tree . And now it ’s time to find out for yourself what ’s so great about Apple ’s iOS devices .
But to really get the most out of Apple ’s handheld devices , you ’re going to want to load them up with apps . The iPad , iPhone , and iPod touch ship with a few nonpayment apps , but you ’ll come up a gem trove of programs await you in the App Store . developer have done some amazing things with their mobile offerings , and a few choice selections from the App Store can help you experience the wizardly first - hand .
The question remain , though : Which apps should you add ?
We think we can be of some assistance . Macworldeditors routinely assemble essential collections of top iPhone apps — groupings that we think will appeal to very specific interest . So we asked some of our app experts to assemble even more collections geared at newly minted iOS twist owners .
peradventure you want to unwind with a few games . We ’ve got a collection ( or three ) of apps for you . Want to use your iPad to get some work done ? We can point you in the correct direction . Or maybe you just want some apps that showcase what your iOS gimmick can do . Again , we ’ve got you covered .
The links below will take you to our Appstravaganza collections—16 of them in all — organized across a form of categories . And if you ’re look for even more idea of what to install on your new iPad , iPhone , or iPod touch , be sure to look at our App Gems honour to line up out our 24 pet apps of 2010 .
Happy hunt .
