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Sure, the iPad is a great piece of hardware. But it’s nothing without a bunch of great apps. Here are our picks for the best free iPad apps to download to get you started. We cover a range of interests, so you’re sure to find some great apps to download.

Apple began including the iWork suite of office apps for anyone who purchased a new iPad or iPhone after the release of the iPhone 5S in late 2013. The iWork suite includes a word processor (Pages), spreadsheet (Numbers), and presentation software (Keynote).

How do these apps compare to Microsoft’s versions? The iWork suite isn’t quite as complete, but it’s also not quite as bloated. Most of us don’t need all the extra features that come with our word processor or spreadsheet, and for us, iWork is perfect.