In-App Purchases?

odamizu · 07-02-2016, 02:13 PM

How do in-app purchases work if an app is no longer available in the App Store? Are you still able to restore in-app purchases if you need to?

Not that I think Marvin will disappear, but I can't help thinking about Stanza. If Stanza had followed the same model as Marvin, with an in-app purchase to remove a banner, would one still be able to restore the in-app purchase today?

(I've already paid to remove the banner from Marvin 3, and I did so willingly to support kguil. I'm asking out of curiosity about how in-app purchases work.)

kguil · 07-04-2016, 11:40 AM

@odamizu I'm fairly certain that if an app is removed from a the app store its IAPs wouldn't work either. However, I may be wrong. I'll need to Google a bit.

odamizu · 07-04-2016, 03:14 PM

Thanks! I guess we'll just have to do everything we can to keep Marvin alive

vs40 · 07-05-2016, 04:23 AM

Dictionary.appender app was deleted from Appstore, I still have it in my iTunes library on Mac, I can install it on my devices, but I can't make or restore in-app purchases.
I see only continuous pending request dialog box.
I believe it same for all removed apps.

07-02-2016, 02:13 PM	#1
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,796 Karma: 6759036 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	In-App Purchases? How do in-app purchases work if an app is no longer available in the App Store? Are you still able to restore in-app purchases if you need to? Not that I think Marvin will disappear, but I can't help thinking about Stanza. If Stanza had followed the same model as Marvin, with an in-app purchase to remove a banner, would one still be able to restore the in-app purchase today? (I've already paid to remove the banner from Marvin 3, and I did so willingly to support kguil. I'm asking out of curiosity about how in-app purchases work.)

07-04-2016, 11:40 AM	#2
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	@odamizu I'm fairly certain that if an app is removed from a the app store its IAPs wouldn't work either. However, I may be wrong. I'll need to Google a bit. Last edited by kguil; 07-04-2016 at 11:43 AM. Reason: Clarification

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07-04-2016, 03:14 PM	#3
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,796 Karma: 6759036 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Thanks! I guess we'll just have to do everything we can to keep Marvin alive

07-05-2016, 04:23 AM	#4
vs40 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 50 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Deutschland Device: KPW 11 JB	Dictionary.appender app was deleted from Appstore, I still have it in my iTunes library on Mac, I can install it on my devices, but I can't make or restore in-app purchases. I see only continuous pending request dialog box. I believe it same for all removed apps.