Need advise about buying an ipad

looking at buying an ipad - I have an iphone 4s.  There are a lot of apps on my phone - when I buy an ipad - will the apps transfer? Will I have to buy them again?

Generally any app for an iPhone will work on an iPad. If the app hasn't been specifically adapted to the iPad reolution you usually have the option to 2x the size. If it isn't optimized for iPad it will be a bit pixelated.
You won't have to repurchase the apps.

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