MY STORY : I bought Cooking Mama Seasons Pro from Apple App Store : Price : $6.99 Date : xx/xx/2010 0x:xx Order : xxxxxx Invoice : xxxxxx And then i bought In-App Purchase 13 Recipes : Price : $6.99 Date : xx/xx/2013 0x:xx Order : xxxxxx Invoice : xxxxxx I bought Cooking Mama Seasons Pro from developer called TAITO https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fartist%2Ftaito-corporation%2Fid305608085&ei=nPJdVfSGO8-VuASfyoPoBg&usg=AFQjCNGVGR5I2omMuJ3ESWgzQKEaX1Ct1Q&sig2=Mhu9DCPB0Z2Ogsj8K82APw&bvm=bv.93756505,d.c2E SUDDENLY, i can't restore In-app purchase because the game said "Shop isn't not available anymore", because the Apps isn't avaliable anymore on App Store. MY PROBLEM : 1. The Games Cooking Mama Seasons Pro is not avaliable anymore in Apps Store but i can redownload again from my purchased -> SOLVED 2. In-App Purchase 13 Recipes is not avaliable anymore so i can't redownload my recipes -> NOT SOLVED SUDDENLY, The new similar Cooking Mama Games appears in App Store from developer called Office Create : COOKING MAMA Let's Cook！ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2FUS%2Fapp%2Fid987360477%3Fmt%3D8&ei=W_NdVdeEHsOduQSsxYH4Bg&usg=AFQjCNFr90nG5XeIjxit2UcHcReU3J1wzQ&sig2=2ORRVwr0XtVbpuPGKyu0oA&bvm=bv.93756505,d.c2E Office Create Corp. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fid%2Fartist%2Foffice-create-corp.%2Fid959235167&ei=L_NdVe2uO8mXuATl-IGgBg&usg=AFQjCNE5QJWfqsc2YlZ3MmTn2nnYtrU7yg&sig2=Qm4G9dsX0AMnuerAO6K_jQ&bvm=bv.93756505,d.c2E INFO from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_Mama: Cooking Mama is a cookery simulation-styled minigame compilation video game for the Nintendo DS and iOS developed by Office Create and published by Taito. So Office Create and TAITO knew each other. MY ACTION : 1. I emailed to TAITO and they replied with this : "Unfortnuately this game is no longer supported at this time. This means that any purchased made that you do not already have on your device would not be recoverable. We apologize for the inconvenience." 2. I emailed to Apple and they replied with this : "If you are not able to restore the In-Apps, kindly wait for the reply of the app developer as they manage the contents and functionality of the app and the items in it. I hope you understand that iTunes does not have control on the pricing, updates and contents of the app." CONCLUSION: I see scam tactic here. Taito is stopped in-app purchase server, so Taito is stealed my money with doing this, and no responsible with in-app purchase. Office Create make new scam here, they make smiliar games and they can stopped in-app purchase server again and again, anytime they want, and maybe they make new developer to sell this smiliar games again and again, and then suddenly they can stopped in-app purchase again. I don't know with other developer. TAITO AND OFFICE CREATE Corp. IS IN MY BLACKLIST DEVELOPER. FYI : I Spent a thousand of $ to buy apps and games from Apple Store, with this issue from now i will thinking 100 times to buy in-app purchase again. BEWARE IF YOU BOUGHT IN-APP PURCHASE, BECAUSE DEVELOPER CAN STOPPED IN-APP PURCHASE SERVER ANYTIME & APPLE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!!! SCREW THEM!!! THEY ONLY WANT OUR MONEY. IT'S BETTER TO BOUGHT APPS WITHOUT ANY IN-APP PURCHASE. SCREW THEM!!!
Saving App Data discretely has been a problem from square one. Apps and IAP can go away at any time, Taito is hardly the first to do this. If you have a backup in iTunes that contains your IAP/data you can use a toll like Backup Explorer to pull that particular game's data from the old backup and insert it into your 'current' backup. Then when you restore from that backup you will have your IAP/data. I have plenty of older games that I cannot remove from my device for this reason.
Yes, but since iOS 8.3 we can't access to Document folder and i don't want to restore from backup. And if i want to install to another device i can't restore purchased and once again i don't want to restore from backup. This is so f*cked up.
Similar tactics are occurring all the time and Apple fail to step in. For example I purchased an app a while ago for about $3AUD. The app then went free a year later and the developer then added IAPs and ads. This is another way developers are going about 1) grabbing your money then 2) trying to get some more. If developers make a good app and keep bringing out good content for it I am willing to support that app and invest in the content of it and future applications. But when a developer goes out to rip off the same consumer that supports its income on an online environment where you can't hide what you have done I refuse to back them in the future. In your instance. I can't see the TAITO standing down and refunding you the money, or giving you the iAPS (Even though I am sure they have a work around for this or can even check you purchased them in the past) The best way to go about this is give them a negative rating on the app store, explain why you are giving them that rating and in the process warn future buyers, and keep pestering them reminding them that you will keep giving the app negative publicity until they do the right thing for the consumer.
iOS 8.3 is why I learned about editing backups in the first place. And you can put the app/data on another device: 1) You need an iTunes backup of some kind with the app/data. 2) Install IPA on whichever device(s) 3) Sync & backup device(s) 4) Use Backup Explorer (or other program) to copy the app's data from the original backup, and insert it into your new backup(s) 5) Restore your device(s) with the backup(s) you just altered. I know that's a lot of work, but it may be the only way around things for the time being.
The iTunes Store staff is only help me by the text book. They don't responsible about this issue, and now apps store is 30% full of silly apps. I already gave 1 star to office create cooking mama. I have apps that goes free and ads too that s*cks, and from now, like i said before i will thinking 100 times to buy in-app purchase again, and that's why jailbreak community is still exist, because some people don't want to buy apps from bad developer. Maybe sometimes i will jailbreak my device and using jailbreak apps again. I understand what are you tryng to say to me, but i don't want to do this. I have my backup iap, but like i said before if i want to install to another device i can't restore purchased. Thank you for your concern.
