After using the Ancestry app on my iPad and adding records to my family tree, I easily synced that data with my desktop software by clicking a top-right button when I next opened the Family Tree Maker.
And if you need the how-to instructions, click on the building guide mode - top left, third button - and it will give you the option to watch the item being built or alternatively you can generate a step-by-step building guide which you can then print out.
For those who don't know, the "Pad Only" area simply houses apps that are tagged as pad-only by users -- you can do so by tapping and holding an app icon in the drawer, followed by dragging it to the "Add Pad-only Tag" button in the top-right corner.