Pages on Mac and iPad reported different

On my iMac I am using: OSX 10.7.5 with Pages '09 v 4.2 (Part of iWork package originally bought for loads of money on DVD - and subsequently updated through Mac update) Now offered at a more modest but additional price as a separate application to the same version level.
On the iPad 2: I bought the iPages App recently updated to iOS 6
When I upload a file to the iPad through iCloud I get a Pages icon on the iPad which when opened it says this may be different so open another copy.
My questions:
Do I need to keep both copies of the Pages document on the iPad 2?
Will they still sync through iCloud?
Are there any other problems if I delete the original uploaded document?
By The Way
Why doesnt Apple treat the original copy of Pages as the initial copy of the App? Is this the incompatibility?
Thanks

I have the exact same setup and I can tell you you're in for frustration. iWork for Mac and iWork for iOS are similar but completely different applications that use different incompatible files. iWork for iOS doesn't support a myriad of features from the Mac version. The main thing is fonts... iOS only has a few fonts so it will convert any font not supported. I've also encountered problems with tables, headers, footers, floating graphics, floating text boxes, and imported Numbers charts.
Then there's the file size bug. Any file from iOS downloaded from iCloud or emailed to your Mac will expand by 5Mb when converted to the Mac version. Looking inside the files, iWork Mac added 13 background color files, each weighing in at 400Kb. A simple totally blank Pages iOS file will grow from 28Kb to 5.1Mb on the Mac when converted. I've dug through the program and can't seem to find a fix, other than cut-n-paste to a new document and trash the iOS file.
I agree with Peter. The Mac version is the full blown iWork and the iOS version is just a subset. Personally, I avoid docs on iCloud and opt instead for DropBox to sync files between my Mac and Macbook. That works flawlessly. I treat the iPad version as a separate app and export to Word and Excel and email the files to my Mac. That gets around the 5Mb file issue but then I have to reformat everything again.
All of this has lead me back to using Office for stuff I need mobile access to. With the new SkyDrive and online Office apps, it's a much more fluid workflow and I haven't had any compatibility issues either. But that's another thread.

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