* Best iPad Skin Reviews

An iPad skin is a low-profile, flexible cover, that slips over your iPad. A good iPad skin will give you enhanced grip on your iPad, and protection from scratches, but without impacting on any of the functionality.

An iPad skin also allows you to customize your iPad and give it some personality. You don't want to be picking someone-else's iPad up by mistake, so make your new toy look distinctive.

All the iPad skins featured are available to buy online. When you see one you like, click on the product image, and you will be taken to the product page on Amazon.

This article also includes a section on snap-on covers that provide more protection than a skin. If you are looking for something more substantial, look at this review on iPad cases and covers.

There are lots of iPad skins described as rubber, but on closer inspection they are all rubber-feel, made from silicone, so make sure you read the details before buying.

Silicone skins work well on smaller devices like the iPhone, but on the larger iPad the silicone can become stretched out of shape. Rubber iPad skins hold their shape better, offer greater imapct protection, and are more durable.

The Hard Candy Street Skins, for the iPad, are made from 3mm thick TPU rubber, giving your iPad great protection. The chunky design also improves your grip on the iPad, making you less likely to drop it.

The Hard Candy Sleek Skins range is also made from TPU rubber, but with a sleeker design, so it doesn't add any bulk to your iPad.

Both ranges were designed specifically for the iPad so they fit well, and give full access to the controls.

iPad Skins with art images are usually made from vinyl. They will protect your iPad from scratches, add virtually no weight or bulk to your iPad, and offer the most options for personalization.

Silicon skins are cheaper, easy to flex while fitting, and come in a wide range of colors. These two from CTC store are the best rated on Amazon.

The squishy material offers some impact protection, as wells as protecting against scratches. But silicone skins tend to be less durable than rubber, so will need to replacing more often. This isn't really a a problem as they are relatively cheap to buy, easy to fit, and it gives you the opportunity to change the styling on your iPad.

These are hard plastic covers that snap onto the outside of your iPad. They offer your iPad protection from bumps and scratches, and come in a wide variety of colors and designs, perfect for customizing your iPad. Don't go crazy with the cash though. These cases can scratch so may need replacing fairly regularly, and certainly more often than a rubber skin.

There are hundreds of iPad skins and covers available to choose from online at Amazon.