Minecraft for iPads

Yes they can, i have my own ipad, and my two younger sister have their own, on IOS minecraft is just another app, so like all other apps, it cab be shared with multiple users with the same account. Multiplayer can be played together through Lan (Local Area Network) and name change can be found in minecrafts Settings. So one copy of the game can be shared and used by the one account.

This is an excerpt to the P.C version of Multiplayer, but Lan will work with an offline version.

You can use this to share purchases.

EDIT:

After some comment warfare I've come to the conclusion that it does. Besides, what does it hurt to try between two devices?

I have multiple devices using the same AppleID/app purchase, and they can use the app at the same time. I use an old iPod Touch as a "server". This allows my kids to play in the same world all the time without the world only existing on one kids iPad. If that kid isn't playing, no one else can play in that world.

For a home LAN MinecraftPE server, I simply: - Used an old iPod Touch (Gen3 or newer), - Installed the app (free since I already bought it), - Set lock screen time to "never" (Settings > General > Auto-Lock > Never), - Start the app - Set volume to zero - Place on shelf on charger - Forget

This gives me a free, full feature, no maintenance Minecraft server. You can copy an existing world from your current device with free programs like iExplorer.