StarWalk for iPad & SolarWalk App Review [+ Giveaway]

if Apple installs a non-Apple paid app in their Apple Store demo iPads, that iPad app has been done right.

Star Walk is one such app that can claim that!

Star Walk for iPad

We have reviewed Star Walk for iPhone before but Star Walk for iPad is just the same great app made even more awesome making absolutely fantastic use of the iPad’s bigger screen.

If you are an astronomy geek, Star Walk is a must have app for your iPad.

Star Walk becomes your personal planetarium and can satisfy your thirst for knowledge about the sky.

Star Walk for iPad Features

• Digital Compass – works with your iPad’s accelerometer
• Star Spotter – titlt your iPad to see a live representation of what you see in the sky
• Time Machine – you can tap the clock icon to scroll through time
• Picture of the Day – great pictures there!
• Bookmarks – save a reminder of your observations and view it any time
• Moon Phases
• Search Celestial objects

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Availability: App Store

Price: $4.99

Solar Walk (Universal)

Solar Walk is a new app from the makers of Star Walk and has been released as an Universal app – meaning the same app works in iPhone, iPod Touch or your iPad.

Solar Walk Features

• 3D Solar System
• Fly to the Planet
• Read info on planets
• Time machine
• Moons of Different Planets

Both Solar Walk and Star Walk stands out being beautiful applications for iPad that showcases the amazing iPad screen! Plus, they are both very useful and functional apps for astronomy fans and get a big 2-thumbs up from us.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Availability: App Store

Price: $2.99

Promo Code Giveaway

We have a few promo codes to giveaway to our faithful readers. Thanks to the app developers. You have a chance to win one of

• 3 Star Walk for iPad promo codes
• 3 Solar Walk Universal promo codes

It’s very easy to enter. Just do one of the following (or all for more entries) and leave a comment with what you have done.

• Follow @TopiPad on Twitter and retweet the following
  Retweet this for a chance to win a Star Walk or Solar Walk iPad app promo code from @TopiPad http://bit.ly/cZ8ynS
• Subscribe to Top iPad Resource RSS Feed.
• Like us in our Top iPad Resource Facebook page

Make sure you leave a comment with a valid email address here with your entries. We will announce the winners here at the end of the day Friday May 21 2010.

Note: The promo codes usually works only in the US iTunes Store.