Confused about editing RAW images on iPad

I just got a new 3rd generation iPad. I got it primarily to store, view, and edit RAW images captured by my Canon DLSR.
My camera takes 12 megapixel images. I am able to download them from the camera to the iPad using the Apple Camera Connection Kit. I can later move them from the iPad to my Mac. Everything flows through at the full resolution. This is all good.
My problems occur when I try to edit the images on my iPad. I have tried both Snapseed and Photogene. Both of these editors save the modified images at 3 megapixels. When I Google the exact dimensions of the saved files, I see they correspond to the size of the embedded JPEG preview stored in my Canon RAW files. So it looks like these editors are reading the embedded preview, and not the full RAW data. I do have Location Services enabled for the iPad and for these apps.
Is there an iPad image editor that will read RAW image data at full resolution? Maybe Filterstorm? Or do I need to use a RAW converter like PaRAWnah?
Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the comments. I do use LR and PS at home, and I do most of my editing there. But since I don't have a laptop, I was hoping to be able to occassionally process a raw image on my iPad when away from home, in order to extract details from highlights or shadows that did not expose well on the jpeg preview.
Since I originally posted this question, I did purchase PiRawNah just to see what it was like to use. You can see my thoughts on it here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1046&message=41066455
Thanks again for the help!

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