**My iPad Apps**

As a frequent user of my iPad, I have compiled a list of apps that I regularly use and find useful. From creative tools to productivity apps, here are some of the top apps that make up my iPad's home screen.

Firstly, let's take a look at my Creative Folder. This is where I store all the artistic apps that help me express myself creatively. Procreate Sketchbook Art Studio and Diptych are two of my favorite apps in this folder, allowing me to create stunning artworks with ease. My Movies App is also in this folder, which I use to check out movie reviews and keep track of upcoming film releases. Additionally, I have Flixster, a great resource for fans of cinema. I've also included Diptych, a fantastic app that allows me to split my screen into two sections, perfect for multitasking.

Another essential folder in my iPad is my Reference Folder, where I store various reference apps such as News Matchable and Flipboard. These apps provide me with up-to-date news and information on a wide range of topics, from politics to entertainment. I've also included Dictionary, which I use frequently, as well as Wikipedia and the Weather Channel.

**Productivity and Organization**

In addition to my Creative Folder, I also have a Productivity Folder that contains several essential apps. This folder is where I store all the apps that help me stay organized and productive on-the-go. My Companion app is a must-have in this folder, providing instant access to Wikipedia, Dictionary, and other reference materials. I've also included Reference, which offers quick access to information on various topics, making it an excellent tool for research purposes.

Another important product in my Productivity Folder is Cue, a great app that provides fast and easy access to information on various subjects. I've also included Quickie, another useful app that delivers instant answers to common questions. This folder also contains the Weather Channel app, which keeps me informed about the latest weather conditions.

**Entertainment**

Moving on to my Entertainment Folder, this is where I store all the apps that help me relax and have fun. My Movies App is a staple in this folder, allowing me to check out movie reviews, watch trailers, and keep track of upcoming film releases. I've also included Flixster, which provides access to a vast library of movies and TV shows.

In my Entertainment Folder, I've also stored the Instagram app, which allows me to share my creative work with others. However, I must admit that I wish they would release an iPad version of Instagram soon! Another essential app in this folder is Tune Paint Camera Plus, which is a great tool for taking stunning photos and videos.

**Social Media and Communication**

In my Social Media and Communication Folder, I store all the apps that help me stay connected with friends and family. My Skype app allows me to make video calls, while Tiny Wings is an adorable platformer game that I enjoy playing on my iPad. Hanging with Friends is another popular game in this folder, although I don't play it as often as I used to.

**Gaming**

For those who are avid gamers, I have a dedicated Gaming Folder that contains several essential apps. My Air Display and Splashtop VNC allow me to connect to my computer remotely and access various files and applications on my iPad. These apps are incredibly useful for remote work or when I need to access certain software.

**Utility Apps**

In addition to the above folders, I also have a Utility Folder that contains several essential apps that help me manage my device. My Notes app is in this folder, although I don't use it as often as I should! However, it's still an excellent tool for jotting down quick notes and reminders.

I've also included the iMovie app, which allows me to edit and create stunning videos on my iPad. Additionally, my Magic Piano app provides a fun way to play music on my device. The Utilities folder also contains the 3D Utility app, which offers a range of useful tools for creating stunning 3D models.

**Final Thoughts**

As I wrap up this article, I want to remind you that the apps listed above are just a few examples of the many great resources available for iPad users. Whether you're an artist, gamer, or simply looking for ways to stay organized and productive, there's something on this list for everyone. If you have any questions or suggestions about these apps, feel free to leave them in the comments below!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everybody david defranco here from techsocial.com as well as lots of other links right below the video today's video is called tour of a geek's ipad think of it as tour of a geek's room which i think i'm one of the first ones to start with that title and a lot of people are using that title which i think is great by the way so i'm not like upset over that i'm just saying i'm glad i started that phenomenon of that title anyway enough saying title anyway think of it as that but in terms of my ipad now this is simply a tour this is not an in-depth uh video where i'm going to go over every single app and tell you what every single app does i'm simply going through my home screens and and my folders reading off the apps with maybe small comments here and there but if you guys have any questions about specific apps just ask in the comments below you know as usual and i'll try to get back to you and this is something i'm going to try to do every single yeah every single day every single season so it's obviously summer now it's august early it's early august august 9th to be exact um so i'm going to try to do this in the fall winter spring summer so on and so forth so anyway enough talking enjoy my ipad and we're going to start out with my home screen well actually lock screen i should say my lock screen which is a little scary just to warn you all right so here's my ipad actually i should say i'm using my green maroon case right now which i really like a lot and i will be um reviewing this within maybe a couple days or so hopefully anyway let's start out with my lock screen as promised it is me yes um it's it's not usually me i'm not like obsessed with myself or anything i was just in a goofy mood one night so i took that picture and it's kind of scary so i kept it for a few days anyway there it is here is my home screen which i should start out by saying right away this wallpaper i always get people asking me where i get my wallpapers i usually get them from this app pimp your home screen i actually pimp your screen it's called but i'll go over that later so anyway let's start out top row which is calendar youtube photos camera photo booth really nothing special second row is facetime videos imovie maps and itunes again nothing special these are all my apple apps by the way if you haven't noticed besides the doc third row we have ipod garageband ibooks pages and remote which i actually use this a lot since we have two apple tvs in the house uh where do you go for here here you go david's apple tv family room apple tv and finally david's itunes so if i wanted to you know play my music or whatever from here i could and actually this is an app i use all the time especially downstairs if i'm searching on netflix or whatever i just tap into the apple tv vi here and do my giant remotes and now i just turn the apple tv on and i'm selecting things and whatever anyway fourth row is game center find my iphone which i did not mean to tap and finally settings now going down here i have mail which i use email every single day email practically runs my life get a better frame yeah there you go so i always have that down there twitter i am a twitter addict twitter.com slash david defranco if you want to follow me you can click that link right below the video to do that app store obvious reasons i'm always purchasing and downloading apps safari that's obviously going to be there angry birds rio i am a huge angry birds fan rio has not been updated in a while but i still leave it down there because they tend to update it pretty often and finally angry birds seasons actually wait is this seasons yep this is seasons uh this was just updated not not too long ago but of course i beat all the levels within like a day because i am obsessed with anger birds if you don't know that by now and this is the last level they came out with and of course i beat it already so i really have nothing else to play but that's okay uh they usually release updates every couple weeks or so anyway here's my first games folder we have the original angry birds hd then angry birds hd free yes i have the paid and free version just because i like to see the differences between the levels a monster rate my homework awesome game world of goo absolutely amazing game amazing soundtrack overall just seriously an a plus game buy it pinball hd which i actually um have a video on mirror's edge which is all right the xbox 360 version is obviously much much better glass tower too i originally got this on my iphone 3gs great great game on both devices um so check it out fruit ninja hd i really don't have to explain that you guys should know what that is by now and if you don't shame on you saving scenes hd which is a physics game it's it's okay doodle fit light i honestly never play this anymore but i kind of just left it on i guess he was moving around outside i heard a car anyway next up is dead space i got this on sale for like eighty percent off some kind of sale e i had like maybe five six months ago it's actually really really good on the ipad um this is called solips skier i guess that's how you say it actually i'll show this for a second you kind of create music then he does tricks or whatever anyway let him fall to his death skateboard rats i think this is called it just says skateboard because there's only so much room oh rat on a skateboard there you go it's a pretty fun game i'm really not going to waste your time with this but i'll show you how it works you gotta just tap the jump but you can also tap multiple times to do multiple tricks and you have to avoid the balls which i obviously did not do right there what's next uh blind world into hd i forget what this is i think it was an imp oh this is a really really weird game i have no idea what's going on it's very strange let's fix my case here and i'm going to exit that it's very very strange i have no idea what's going on ultimate mortal kombat 3 this game cost me a dollar this is such a good freaking deal especially if you were a big big super nintendo fan like i was and i emphasized the word big because back in the day of you know super nintendo and genesis and all those awesome old consoles just great great memories this actually performs pretty well now i'm not going to play it too much on here because it's really hard to do while standing up you typically hold it like this but i'm trying to get everything on camera for you guys and you have your joystick over here you can uh wait who am i i'm psyrex right yeah and then you know you can do specials and whatever anyway believe me i am better than that it's just i'm at a weird angle can knock down two is a physics team you just knock down cans pretty cool jenkin hd was pretty sweet words with friends i really don't explain that you guys already know what it is tiny tower which is a very unique game uh you basically build a tower it's obviously vertical so i can't really give a good demo in this video but just you know google it super monkey ball 2 which i actually bought for seaside heights but i ended up not playing it that much i mean it is a very good game i just never really got around to playing it but a little trivia super monkey ball the first one was my first iphone game that i ever bought back in 2008 i think when the app store launched i think it's 2008 because i know the iphone came out in 2007. anyway i gotta speed this up second games folders contraptions awesome physics game cave bowling zynga poker cordy which was free that's only a demo drop zap too which i actually found out through my good friend alfred great game uh you basically it's like a puzzle game but the sound effects are great let me turn up a little bit it's actually really cool because if you get huge commas it clears the board moving on and finally cut the rope experiments this this is the sequel to the first cut the rope uh it's vertical so i really can't show you much but believe me buy it i think it's a few bucks and definitely worth it here here's my social folder i have gowalla since i am an adjective goal i check in diwali just about every day colloquy uh which is irc echo phone which is obviously twitter hootsuite's twitter as well and skype we all know it's actually skype just came out the other day for ipads so that's actually brand new okay going back to web and media terra which is um safari alternative it's it's just a web browser with tabs netflix abc player twit which stands for this this week in tech which is you know lee laporte and all them incredible which is pretty cool google i don't really decide what that is squarespace check them out at techsocial.com squarespace i'll link us below pandora i heart radio gotta be honest i forgot i had this but it is a good app just just a bunch of radio stations like local music pause that there we don't need to hear that and going back there we also have crackle which is a great media watching app uh time machine which actually lets you watch old youtube videos by year so if i go to year 2001 and search actually no let's let's go to 1999 and go to games guaranteed you'll see some dreamcast videos um i don't know if they have the original dreamcast commercial actually there's steve jobs showing off halo for the first time because halo was originally a mac game for those who for those who did not know that which is pretty cool and it's overall a great app that allows you to watch old ads old tv ads movie commercials it's really really cool okay going back into here and finally ustream okay let's really speed this up this is my creative folder we have procreate sketchbook art studio and diptych which is actually just just updated today news matchable and flipboard yes there's only two apps reference this is flixster this is my movies app that i always use for rotten tomatoes and just to see when movies are coming out with companion is great for wikipedia dictionary which i actually use very often because i'm a dictionary freak yes laugh at me if you will i don't care the weather channel that's pretty self-explanatory being for ipad which is really good uh cue wiki uh oh quickie i should say uh it's kind of like wikipedia but it gives you information very quickly and it shows you graphics along the way photos which is actually really really cool it's actually a really nice app and finally kindle shopping we have amazon ebay and square fun we have morpho which allows you to morph graphics magic piano and i 3d utilities we have notes the oh okay yeah i don't i don't use apple's notes app that often which is why it's in its own folder notes contacts photosync voice memos dropbox nightstand free wi-fi which finds free wi-fi locations such as mcdonald's and whatever around here air display splashtop vnc which i choose a lot and zen viewer hd which is a great file viewing app which i actually meant to make a video on a while ago i just never got around to it but it's a great great app check it out tweaks pimp your screen okay here we go going back to the beginning of the uh of this well start over going back to the beginning of this video this is what i use for all my home screens they have tons of great wallpapers and let's go home real quick this this is what i really like they have app shelves meaning you can have shelves for for your apps and of course if you want a preview you just simply tap icons and it shows you what not not not what your home screen will look like but what icons in general general will look like trying to talk too fast here but there you go there's a good example there's shelves hopefully you guys can see that well yeah it's pretty obvious it's very vibrant but if you tap the icons you can see a preview it's really cool and it even allows you to make your own lock screens you can put your own wallpapers in there and whatever else and you're in frame which is really cool um this is the combination oh that's actually pretty cool i mean it's not real you obviously can't scan your thumbprint right there but it's pretty cool uh emoji which is which which allows me to use the emoticons just like on the iphone ipod such and finally wallpapers hd is another app um i usually get my wallpapers so there you go i hate mondays it's pretty scary it is free hence the ad down here but the ad is pretty non-obtrusive so i really don't mind it at all and finally iphone apps i have alarm.com which allows us to watch the cameras on our house instagram they really need an instagram for ipad app they really really need to do that tune paint camera plus skype i really should take that off there's really no point in having it now that i have the ipad version actually let's do that in real time tap that delete tiny wings i'm a huge tiny wings fan but i really wish they would come out with it on the ipad redbox hanging with friends i love hanging with friends although i don't really play that often anymore but it is a great game and finally live stream and that is my ipad and that is it hopefully you guys enjoyed of course if you have any questions again feel free to post comments in the comment section below regarding any of these apps because i do have a lot of good apps um especially games there's actually a lot of good games on here but i just don't have time to explain them all otherwise this video would probably be an hour long and of course if comments are not good enough if you guys would rather see videos dedicated to a specific app or two or three of them uh let me know because it's been a while since i've done a what's my ipad uh version video i say version because i call it what's my ipad v1 and then what's my ipad v2 and i haven't done v2 in probably a year or so it's really been that long so anyway guys thanks for watching check out my social links below i hope you enjoyed and let me know in the comments what is your favorite ipad app and whether or not i should check it out because i'm always looking for a new app so thanks for watching guys and i'll see you in my next videohello everybody david defranco here from techsocial.com as well as lots of other links right below the video today's video is called tour of a geek's ipad think of it as tour of a geek's room which i think i'm one of the first ones to start with that title and a lot of people are using that title which i think is great by the way so i'm not like upset over that i'm just saying i'm glad i started that phenomenon of that title anyway enough saying title anyway think of it as that but in terms of my ipad now this is simply a tour this is not an in-depth uh video where i'm going to go over every single app and tell you what every single app does i'm simply going through my home screens and and my folders reading off the apps with maybe small comments here and there but if you guys have any questions about specific apps just ask in the comments below you know as usual and i'll try to get back to you and this is something i'm going to try to do every single yeah every single day every single season so it's obviously summer now it's august early it's early august august 9th to be exact um so i'm going to try to do this in the fall winter spring summer so on and so forth so anyway enough talking enjoy my ipad and we're going to start out with my home screen well actually lock screen i should say my lock screen which is a little scary just to warn you all right so here's my ipad actually i should say i'm using my green maroon case right now which i really like a lot and i will be um reviewing this within maybe a couple days or so hopefully anyway let's start out with my lock screen as promised it is me yes um it's it's not usually me i'm not like obsessed with myself or anything i was just in a goofy mood one night so i took that picture and it's kind of scary so i kept it for a few days anyway there it is here is my home screen which i should start out by saying right away this wallpaper i always get people asking me where i get my wallpapers i usually get them from this app pimp your home screen i actually pimp your screen it's called but i'll go over that later so anyway let's start out top row which is calendar youtube photos camera photo booth really nothing special second row is facetime videos imovie maps and itunes again nothing special these are all my apple apps by the way if you haven't noticed besides the doc third row we have ipod garageband ibooks pages and remote which i actually use this a lot since we have two apple tvs in the house uh where do you go for here here you go david's apple tv family room apple tv and finally david's itunes so if i wanted to you know play my music or whatever from here i could and actually this is an app i use all the time especially downstairs if i'm searching on netflix or whatever i just tap into the apple tv vi here and do my giant remotes and now i just turn the apple tv on and i'm selecting things and whatever anyway fourth row is game center find my iphone which i did not mean to tap and finally settings now going down here i have mail which i use email every single day email practically runs my life get a better frame yeah there you go so i always have that down there twitter i am a twitter addict twitter.com slash david defranco if you want to follow me you can click that link right below the video to do that app store obvious reasons i'm always purchasing and downloading apps safari that's obviously going to be there angry birds rio i am a huge angry birds fan rio has not been updated in a while but i still leave it down there because they tend to update it pretty often and finally angry birds seasons actually wait is this seasons yep this is seasons uh this was just updated not not too long ago but of course i beat all the levels within like a day because i am obsessed with anger birds if you don't know that by now and this is the last level they came out with and of course i beat it already so i really have nothing else to play but that's okay uh they usually release updates every couple weeks or so anyway here's my first games folder we have the original angry birds hd then angry birds hd free yes i have the paid and free version just because i like to see the differences between the levels a monster rate my homework awesome game world of goo absolutely amazing game amazing soundtrack overall just seriously an a plus game buy it pinball hd which i actually um have a video on mirror's edge which is all right the xbox 360 version is obviously much much better glass tower too i originally got this on my iphone 3gs great great game on both devices um so check it out fruit ninja hd i really don't have to explain that you guys should know what that is by now and if you don't shame on you saving scenes hd which is a physics game it's it's okay doodle fit light i honestly never play this anymore but i kind of just left it on i guess he was moving around outside i heard a car anyway next up is dead space i got this on sale for like eighty percent off some kind of sale e i had like maybe five six months ago it's actually really really good on the ipad um this is called solips skier i guess that's how you say it actually i'll show this for a second you kind of create music then he does tricks or whatever anyway let him fall to his death skateboard rats i think this is called it just says skateboard because there's only so much room oh rat on a skateboard there you go it's a pretty fun game i'm really not going to waste your time with this but i'll show you how it works you gotta just tap the jump but you can also tap multiple times to do multiple tricks and you have to avoid the balls which i obviously did not do right there what's next uh blind world into hd i forget what this is i think it was an imp oh this is a really really weird game i have no idea what's going on it's very strange let's fix my case here and i'm going to exit that it's very very strange i have no idea what's going on ultimate mortal kombat 3 this game cost me a dollar this is such a good freaking deal especially if you were a big big super nintendo fan like i was and i emphasized the word big because back in the day of you know super nintendo and genesis and all those awesome old consoles just great great memories this actually performs pretty well now i'm not going to play it too much on here because it's really hard to do while standing up you typically hold it like this but i'm trying to get everything on camera for you guys and you have your joystick over here you can uh wait who am i i'm psyrex right yeah and then you know you can do specials and whatever anyway believe me i am better than that it's just i'm at a weird angle can knock down two is a physics team you just knock down cans pretty cool jenkin hd was pretty sweet words with friends i really don't explain that you guys already know what it is tiny tower which is a very unique game uh you basically build a tower it's obviously vertical so i can't really give a good demo in this video but just you know google it super monkey ball 2 which i actually bought for seaside heights but i ended up not playing it that much i mean it is a very good game i just never really got around to playing it but a little trivia super monkey ball the first one was my first iphone game that i ever bought back in 2008 i think when the app store launched i think it's 2008 because i know the iphone came out in 2007. anyway i gotta speed this up second games folders contraptions awesome physics game cave bowling zynga poker cordy which was free that's only a demo drop zap too which i actually found out through my good friend alfred great game uh you basically it's like a puzzle game but the sound effects are great let me turn up a little bit it's actually really cool because if you get huge commas it clears the board moving on and finally cut the rope experiments this this is the sequel to the first cut the rope uh it's vertical so i really can't show you much but believe me buy it i think it's a few bucks and definitely worth it here here's my social folder i have gowalla since i am an adjective goal i check in diwali just about every day colloquy uh which is irc echo phone which is obviously twitter hootsuite's twitter as well and skype we all know it's actually skype just came out the other day for ipads so that's actually brand new okay going back to web and media terra which is um safari alternative it's it's just a web browser with tabs netflix abc player twit which stands for this this week in tech which is you know lee laporte and all them incredible which is pretty cool google i don't really decide what that is squarespace check them out at techsocial.com squarespace i'll link us below pandora i heart radio gotta be honest i forgot i had this but it is a good app just just a bunch of radio stations like local music pause that there we don't need to hear that and going back there we also have crackle which is a great media watching app uh time machine which actually lets you watch old youtube videos by year so if i go to year 2001 and search actually no let's let's go to 1999 and go to games guaranteed you'll see some dreamcast videos um i don't know if they have the original dreamcast commercial actually there's steve jobs showing off halo for the first time because halo was originally a mac game for those who for those who did not know that which is pretty cool and it's overall a great app that allows you to watch old ads old tv ads movie commercials it's really really cool okay going back into here and finally ustream okay let's really speed this up this is my creative folder we have procreate sketchbook art studio and diptych which is actually just just updated today news matchable and flipboard yes there's only two apps reference this is flixster this is my movies app that i always use for rotten tomatoes and just to see when movies are coming out with companion is great for wikipedia dictionary which i actually use very often because i'm a dictionary freak yes laugh at me if you will i don't care the weather channel that's pretty self-explanatory being for ipad which is really good uh cue wiki uh oh quickie i should say uh it's kind of like wikipedia but it gives you information very quickly and it shows you graphics along the way photos which is actually really really cool it's actually a really nice app and finally kindle shopping we have amazon ebay and square fun we have morpho which allows you to morph graphics magic piano and i 3d utilities we have notes the oh okay yeah i don't i don't use apple's notes app that often which is why it's in its own folder notes contacts photosync voice memos dropbox nightstand free wi-fi which finds free wi-fi locations such as mcdonald's and whatever around here air display splashtop vnc which i choose a lot and zen viewer hd which is a great file viewing app which i actually meant to make a video on a while ago i just never got around to it but it's a great great app check it out tweaks pimp your screen okay here we go going back to the beginning of the uh of this well start over going back to the beginning of this video this is what i use for all my home screens they have tons of great wallpapers and let's go home real quick this this is what i really like they have app shelves meaning you can have shelves for for your apps and of course if you want a preview you just simply tap icons and it shows you what not not not what your home screen will look like but what icons in general general will look like trying to talk too fast here but there you go there's a good example there's shelves hopefully you guys can see that well yeah it's pretty obvious it's very vibrant but if you tap the icons you can see a preview it's really cool and it even allows you to make your own lock screens you can put your own wallpapers in there and whatever else and you're in frame which is really cool um this is the combination oh that's actually pretty cool i mean it's not real you obviously can't scan your thumbprint right there but it's pretty cool uh emoji which is which which allows me to use the emoticons just like on the iphone ipod such and finally wallpapers hd is another app um i usually get my wallpapers so there you go i hate mondays it's pretty scary it is free hence the ad down here but the ad is pretty non-obtrusive so i really don't mind it at all and finally iphone apps i have alarm.com which allows us to watch the cameras on our house instagram they really need an instagram for ipad app they really really need to do that tune paint camera plus skype i really should take that off there's really no point in having it now that i have the ipad version actually let's do that in real time tap that delete tiny wings i'm a huge tiny wings fan but i really wish they would come out with it on the ipad redbox hanging with friends i love hanging with friends although i don't really play that often anymore but it is a great game and finally live stream and that is my ipad and that is it hopefully you guys enjoyed of course if you have any questions again feel free to post comments in the comment section below regarding any of these apps because i do have a lot of good apps um especially games there's actually a lot of good games on here but i just don't have time to explain them all otherwise this video would probably be an hour long and of course if comments are not good enough if you guys would rather see videos dedicated to a specific app or two or three of them uh let me know because it's been a while since i've done a what's my ipad uh version video i say version because i call it what's my ipad v1 and then what's my ipad v2 and i haven't done v2 in probably a year or so it's really been that long so anyway guys thanks for watching check out my social links below i hope you enjoyed and let me know in the comments what is your favorite ipad app and whether or not i should check it out because i'm always looking for a new app so thanks for watching guys and i'll see you in my next video\n"