Many enjoy the Safari browser on the iPad, but let’s face it, it has it’s limitations. To begin, no tabbed browsing.  Second, you can only have 9 pages open at one time, and the list goes on depending on your web browsing preferences.  While many alternative iPad web browsing options exist, one of the newest and best options is RiNgO.

RiNgO ($1.99) is one of the more inexpensive web browsing options in the App Store, but don’t let the price fool you.  RiNgO is feature-rich, with a wonderful user interface.

Unlike Safari, RiNgO supports tabbed browsing, browsing in full-screen mode, bookmarking capabilities, history management, the ability to save pictures to your photo album, in page text search, open large PDF files, and private browsing.

What really establishes RiNgO as a great product are the add-ons.  RiNgO is the first web browsing app to allow one to manage add-ons, like your desktop browser, but on the iPad.

But that’s not all.  Some of the other major features of RiNgO include:

• Tabbed browsing, hide and show tabs on full screen mode
• Save open tabs on exit, If you don’t want then disable it.
• History Popup when writing URL on address bar,
• Configure default search engine,
• Open link in new tab,
• Twitter : Share and discover what is happening right now while browsing on iPad.
• Facebook : Be connected with your friends, family and fans and surf internet as well.
• Delicious : Open bookmarks from delicious and add new bookmarks.
• Gmail : Open gmail inbox with in a single tap.
• Google Docs : Create and share your work online and access your documents.
• Google Calendar : The easiest way to share events and publish events and calendars.
• Email Composer : Compose email and send using your iPad’s default email account while surfing internet.
• Google Translate : Translate complete website at any time form around 57 languages to English or vice-versa, supported by Google Translate.
• Google Buzz : Built-in most popular Google Buzz to find what is happening around your.
• Minesweeper : The popular time kill game.
• Net Speed Tester : Test network speed if you feel browser works slow.
• AccuWeather : See local weather report from AccuWeather widget.

After using RiNgO, I was amazed at the number of features and stability the app provides for the low price of $1.99.  Safari on the iPad is a good browser, but it isn’t great.  RiNgO is.  If you are looking for an alternative web browsing option for your iPad, you will be hard pressed to find one as grand as RiNgO at an equally grand price.