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Best Paid iPad Apps of 2016

ICYMI: AppAdvice's Best Paid iPad Apps of 2016 Include Lots of Musical Treats

The top paid iPad apps and games of the year
App-dicted
December 31, 2016

Our list of the best paid iPad apps of 2016 features a nice mix of productivity apps and musical games. You’ll also find titles about Shakespeare and another about space.

The Best of the Best

The Best of the Best

The Best of the Best

Our paid iPad app of the year should be a familiar one. TimePage for iPad first launched in Oct. 2016 after a successful launch on iPhone. We love TimePage’s ease of use, design, and feature set.

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Timepage for iPad – Calendar by Moleskine
Timepage for iPad – Calendar by Moleskine
Moleskine S.r.l.

It's Your Time

Make it Your Own

Make it Your Own

Timepage for iPad features lots of settings to match your individuality. Add the weather, colors, your location, timeline, and other settings.

Color Your Mood

Color Your Mood

Featuring many themes, Timepage for iPad is always there to match your mood. Find the color you want, and get started on your day.

Lots of Information

Lots of Information

Each event includes all of your important information, including location, time, people, and more.

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Timepage for iPad – Calendar by Moleskine
Timepage for iPad – Calendar by Moleskine
The Runner-Up

The Runner-Up

Toca Dance
The Runner-Up

Toca Boca remains one of our favorite app developers. In 2016, we were really moved by Toca Dance. In this game, your kids choose dancers and then dress them for their performance. Once the dancers learn their moves it’s time for the judges to decide who’s the best.

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Toca Dance
Toca Dance
Toca Boca AB

Bust Your Moves

Who Will Make the Cut?

Who Will Make the Cut?

​There are 10 eager dancers, but only three will make your team. Choose your dance stars and send them to wardrobe! Customize your dancers’ looks with 80 items: spandex suits, silly costumes, hats, glasses and more! For an eye-catching look, try on the neon suits and watch your dancers glow!

Learn the Moves

Learn the Moves

There are 10 eager dancers, but only three will make your team. Choose your dance stars and send them to wardrobe! Customize your dancers’ looks with 80 items: spandex suits, silly costumes, hats, glasses and more! For an eye-catching look, try on the neon suits and watch your dancers glow!

How Did They Do?

How Did They Do?

In the end, it's all about what the judges think. Was your favorite character the best or did they go to the back of the line? ​

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Toca Dance
Toca Dance
Finalists

Finalists

Finalists

Our finalists include plenty of musical apps, plus some impressive games that will leave a smile on your face.

Where will the Inklings take you?

$4.99
Inklings!
Inklings!
Zak & Max LLC

Perhaps the most adorable title on our list

$3.99
Easy Music - Give kids an ear for music
Easy Music - Give kids an ear for music
EDOKI ACADEMY

Who ever said Shakespeare was boring?

$5.99
Heuristic Shakespeare - The Tempest
Heuristic Shakespeare - The Tempest
HEURISTIC SHAKESPEARE LIMITED

Yes, we really are that small

$3.99
SPACE by THIX
SPACE by THIX
Li Yang

Yes, your reign is about to end

$0.99
Reigns
Reigns
GHI Media, LLC

Frame-by-frame animation on iPad

$9.99
Animation Pro
Animation Pro
Stephen Keen

Put together your entire drum track

$24.99
Drum Session
Drum Session
Ngo Minh Ngoc

A musical game that helps you create a mix

Free
Incredibox
Incredibox
SO FAR SO GOOD

What were your favorite paid iPad titles in 2016? Leave your comments below.