The app lets you buy and stream videos from the company -- Amazon claims a library of 120,000 videos -- or , if you 're an Amazon Prime member , watch more than 17,000 of them for free . The free Amazon Instant Video for iPad app hit the App Store on Wednesday morning . It is a direct response to Apple's decision last week not to allow users of its own video streaming service to stream Amazon's content in their iPads and iPhones. This viewing app comes a day after Hulu Plus landed on Apple TV .
The free Amazon Instant Video for iPad app hit the App Store on Wednesday morning . It is a direct response to Apple's decision last week not to allow users of its own video streaming service to stream Amazon's content in their iPads and iPhones. This viewing app comes a day after Hulu Plus landed on Apple TV .