Are you new to the iPhone or the iPad? Are you bored with your iPhone of iPad and you need to spice things up a little? I’m glad to say that you’re in the right place. This article features the best iPhone apps of 2012 along with the best iPad apps, and we have 2 lists because not all iPhone apps work on the iPad and vice-versa.

You will find a list below with the best free iPhone & iPad apps that we’ve ever used or heard of, and if you think that an app is not listed in its right place feel free to contact us via email.

Of course, you can start downloading iPhone and iPad apps by word of mouth and randomly, but it would be only a waste of time and possibly money. The list below contains the best iPhone apps out there that are tested and reviewed by our staff in order to save you time and money. Before you start downloading make sure that you have the latest iPhone iOS installed so that the apps will work properly on your iDevice.

Best Free iPhone Apps Of 2012

Bing ( Browser )

Bing was entitled the best general search app in the Apple Store, including a lot of features like voice, barcode, and photo-based search giving users plenty of ways to gather information.

Awesome Note ( Productivity )

Awesome Note is the best iPhone app for organizing your time, creating totes and to-do lists and it is filled with a high variety of features that will overwhelm the untrained user.

AirPort Utility ( Utilities )

As the name states, this is one of the best iPhone apps to handle Wi-Fi networks and AirPort base stations. You never know when it might come in handy and it will cost you nothing to install it, except springboard space.

Gmail ( Communication )

The Gmail app is the only way to enable push notifications for Gmail without using Microsoft exchange, so if you really need push notifications on your emails than you better have this app installed.

Angry Birds ( Games )

I think that this game speaks for itself and I don’t exaggerate when I say that this is the best iphone app ever. Great for time – killing and a must have for passionate gamers.

Best Free iPad Apps of 2012

AVPlayerHD  (Entertainment )

AVPlayerHD is really the best iPad app for XVID, AVI, WMV, RMVB, H.264 and MKV support on the very restrictive iOS.

Accounts ( Finance )

This is the best iPad app for managing your accounts and transactions on the go. There’s no need for a checkbook anymore, just your iPad.

Reeder for iPad ( News )

Reeder is a lightweight RSS app for iPad, and it is your best choice for reading your favorite news. It handles well more than 50 feeds coming in at a time.

Facebook ( Social Networking )

With the latest updates Facebook is definitely the best iPad app for social networking. It takes full advantage of the screen and multitouch gestures that make the iPad the ultimate portable device.

Dolphin Browser HD ( Utilities )

If you want to switch from Safari than Dolphin is the browser for you. It easily overcomes any gaping holes  left behind by Apple’s native browser and it is also free.

I hope that our Best iPhone Apps and Best iPad Apps lists were of good use to you, and if you feel that there is another app that deserves its place above feel free to contact us and we’ll make sure that it will be included once it will be reviewed.