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Functional iPhone/iPad apps are being released all the time, some of them definitely should be known to you. Here are some best apps for you.

Skype has just released Skype Wi-Fi, a free iOS app for iPad that allows users to access more than one million paid Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, and pay for them via Skype Access. Skype Wi-Fi seems like it might be a great way for international travelers to save a ton of money while accessing the Internet abroad. If you just need to log on to check your email for two minutes, it would only cost you about US$0.12 to do so, versus paying the standard $5-12 fee for connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot for a fixed amount of time at an airport, for example. The Skype Wi-Fi app partners with hotspot companies like Boingo, Fon, and Tomizone to get you online using Skype credit. No other transactions involved. Even it is not a universal app (meaning it isn’t designed for the iPad) but it does run on the iPad in addition to the iPhone and iPod touch and is available today as a free download.

RSS (Real Simple Syndication) may be going out of style, but news freaks still thrive on it. Perfect RSS Reader for iPad challenges Reeder for the throne of “Best iPad RSS Reader” featuring a very elegant interface, sync with Google Reader, a Flipboard-esque photo browsing mode, and more.

Instead of just viewing a feed of pictures, you instead see a feed of these themes/”vines.” It’s a fun way to interact with others. We all know how frustrating it can be to take pictures with an iPhone because you have to touch the screen to take the picture. Inevitably, you end up with a blurry picture or your arm taking up the entire picture. With Shuttervox, you can take pictures just by saying “cheese.” No fancy filters or gimmicks here. Once you’re done, you can upload your picture straight to Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr.

What’s the only thing better than watching SPN? Watching SPN while keeping track of what everyone else thinks who is also watching SPN. MTV’s new WatchWith app lets you watch feeds from Facebook and Twitter of people who are all talking about the same TV show. It’s kind of like joining a trending Twitter stream, but louder and more tan.

Google Catalogs is a new app that allows you to browse your favorite catalogs like LL Bean and Pottery Barn. There are convenient links within each page of every magazine that let you hop directly to that item on the store’s website. There aren’t a ton of catalogs quiet yet, but we trust Google to update this app pretty frequently.

If you find yourself making a lot of flow charts, this app could be perfect for you. InFlowchart makes creating charts easy because you can manipulate objects with your fingers via the touchscreen, which feels natural. There are a ton of rich text editing features, formatting options, smart guides, and much more.

Some of them are free and some, you know, you have to pay for it, but I can tell you it’s totally worth.

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