iPad apps to make cheap/free calls

**Cands** · June 13th, 2011, 11:28 PM

We will be leaving for our 5th trip to CN on July 9th. I have been looking for an app for my iPad so I can call my kids while we are gone. I've used skype on my laptop before but there is no app for skype on the iPad. Any suggestions - besides not calling at all - that is not an option for us! Thanks!

**NicholeandTim** · June 14th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Hey if you have an Ipad2 and a mac at home use Facetime app. But it only works with Ipad2

**melody** · June 14th, 2011, 12:21 PM

If they have an iphone/ipad/ipod touch you can use facetime.

**johnandbecky** · June 14th, 2011, 05:41 PM

The Skype iPhone app works fine on the iPad2. It even uses the front camera for video calls.

**Cands** · June 14th, 2011, 11:23 PM

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! The grandparents don't have i-anything (just Dell) so that's not an option.
johnandbecky - I'm going to try your suggestion. Thanks! Hopefully it'll work for us....we'll see...