The iPad is riding on the enormous popularity of its diminutive predecessor, whether by accident or by design. Apps on the iPhone were one of its best-selling features, so it’s easy to wonder what the best iPad app will be. Will the app market stay the same as before or will it take this new technology and make new leaps in imagination and creativity?

The bigger screen has to count for something in the world of app development. Complaints of tight controls ruined reviews for many games. Productivity and documentation apps suffered from wasted time spent gripping the screen to zoom in and out while staring madly at 0.00001 size fonts.

Amazon’s Kindle looks like a strong opening contender for best iPad app and the world’s physical and electronic holders seem to agree. The app works well, it’s showing up on many platforms, and to be honest, anything that gets the world back to reading must be a good thing.

Many people will continue to support games and favorites like “Nazi Zombies” or maybe even full Call of Duty installs are possible. Countless hours of work and social life have been wasted in gangster-like multiplayer games that have been cloned over and over again on the iPhone. Built with very little “game” in mind, will their lack of depth suffer as the device they run on grows?

Don’t discount some of the coolest utilities, like virtual desktop apps, that give you control of your desktop while you’re on the go. Even if you were worried about any of the iPad’s proposed shortcomings, you could make up for them with the power of your home computer. Came to a flash-laden site while browsing? No problem, just load the right app and run a browser at home.

The fight to be the best iPhone app is not over yet and we have billions of downloads ahead, so the fight to be the best iPad app could be forever.