Music
Groove Maker (free and $9.99 version)
The iPhone fostered a small scene of underground cell phone musicians and the iPad’s larger screen and faster processor (for creating those virtual synths) should make for an even better experience. Groove Maker is a loop-based app for creating electronic, dance and hip-hop, but other developers are also working on piano apps and complex virtual synthesizers for the iPad.
Pandora (free)
Thanks to the iPad’s bigger screen, Pandora’s iPad app will give you more info about the artist you are listening to. Besides that, no computer is really complete without access to Pandora.
Miscellaneous
WordPress (free)
Even though WordPress and others released blogging apps for the iPhone, the device’s screen and keyboard were just a bit too small for a full-blown blogging application. On the iPad, however, screen estate is not an issue and the WordPress app now looks like you could actually compose a full blog post on it. Copy and paste, adding links and pictures might still be difficult, though.
Star Walk for iPad ($2.99)
Augmented reality astronomy apps were already a hit on the iPhone, but Star Walk shows off the potential of these apps on the iPad as well. Visually stunning.
Brushes ($9.99)
A screen this big is made for drawing apps and Brushes looks like the prettiest of the bunch so far. We are also looking forward to seeing more photo-manipulation apps and other drawing and sketching apps on the iPad.
Bonus:
Weather Station Pro ($1.99)
Without a doubt, there will be quite a few weather apps for the iPad. We like this one because of its minimalist design (and, we have to admit, because the developer also created our iPhone app and is currently working on an iPad app for ReadWriteWeb as well).
What Apps are You Waiting For?
Did you get a chance to look at the iPad store yet? What are the apps that are you waiting to try? Let us know in the comments.