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As the geolocation battle continues between Foursquare and Gowalla, it looks like Gowalla scored a big win with the launch of an iPad version of their app. The Gowalla iPad app hit the App Store yesterday, so I downloaded it this morning and gave it a test-run on the iPad.

I’ve always liked the look and feel of the Gowalla app on the iPhone, and it looks even better on the iPad. When you first start-up the app, the main page is a huge Google Map of your location and you can see where your friends are nearby. You can tap on their faces to see exactly where they are or where they last checked-in.

You can also check-in to a location from the app. What I really like about this app on the iPad, is you can see all the Gowalla spots on the Google Map. So, instead of scrolling through a list of spots, you can zoom in and out to find different locations on the Google Map.

You can also view your Passport (i.e., Profile)  to see your recent check-ins, stamps, pins, friends, and items. These pages look really good on the iPad.

I don’t know how often I will use the iPad version of Gowalla to check-in, just because when I’m at restaurants and other locations I have my iPhone with me and not the iPad. But, I could see myself using the iPad version to search for spots, view photos, and commenting on check-ins.

If you’ve got an iPad, check out the Gowalla app in the App Store – it’s free to download. Below is a video clip from CNNMoney.com where the Co Founder of Gowalla, Josh Williams, talks about the new Gowalla iPad app.

Let me know what you think of the Gowalla iPad app. Could you see yourself using this app on the iPad? Should Foursquare have an iPad app too?