Our pick of the best free apps for your iPad for April 2011.

After a year of sitting unchallenged as the tablet of choice, Apple and its iPad are finally starting to get something like the competition they deserve from Google and its Android cohorts. But when it comes to apps, the iPad still dominates the tablet battlefield. Take a look below at our pick of the best free iPad apps no self-respecting iPad owner should be without.


JamPad
The ultimate one-man band app?
JamPad full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




NPR
Setting the standard for online on-demand radio portals.
NPR full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Sky Mobile TV
£35 for non-subscribers, but is it worth it for Premier League on-the-go?
Sky Mobile TV full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Marvel
Spider-Man and Captain America have rarely looked better than on the iPad’s 9.7-inch touchscreen.
Marvel full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




iBrainstorm
An interactive pin board for your iPad with multiple Post-it notes.
iBrainstorm full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




BBC News
Easy access to the world’s most reputable news source.
BBC News full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps





Discovery
Discover a wealth of Wikipedia based knowledge in magazine form.
Discovery full review | Best iPads apps | Best apps




IMDB
The internet’s favourite database hits the iPad early.
IMDB full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Kindle
Amazon takes on the iBook store on its own device.
Kindle full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




New York Times
New York Times leads the way with Editors Choice app that could change the way we enjoy news.
New York Times full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Guardian Eyewitness
The finest photography from the nations most web-savvy newspaper.
Guardian Eyewitness full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Tweetdeck
The brilliant do-it-all Twitter widget makes an early debut on the tablet and makes an instant impact.
Tweetdeck full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Virtuoso
Budding music maestros can tinkle those virtual ivories together.
Virtuoso full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




iBooks
Apple’s answer to Kindle’s bookstore arrives on iPad.
iBooks full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps




Frypaper
The UK’s most illustrious gadgeteer migrates to the iPad.
Frypaper full review | Best iPad apps | Best apps



 
Feel like spoiling yourself? Check out the T3 pick of the best paid iPad apps from the Apple App Store.