Calculator + app

App worked okay until latest update 14.5.1

Now will not work at all. Says developer needs to update software for it to work.

Is there any way of retrieving what was in the vault ?

same app does not now seem to be in App Store anymore either.

problem on both I phone and I pad.

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on May 10, 2021 7:06 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2021 12:55 AM

After months of stressing out about my very important lost financial files trapped within this app, I finally got the app to work again tonight and recovered everything! It was quick, easy, and somewhat of an accidental miracle.  Here’s what I did:


  1. On my MacBook, I downloaded the free version of iExplorer for Mac https://macroplant.com/iexplorer (don’t press “buy”, just press the blue download button, you don’t need to give out any information) 
  2. Opened iTunes on my MacBook
  3. Connected my iPhone to my MacBook with my USB-C cable
  4. Found the little picture of my iPhone on iTunes and pressed it 
  5. I attempted to make a backup of my iPhone by checking “this computer” in the backup section, and “back up now” under “manually back up and restore”. (I did not check “Encrypt iPhone backup”)


This is the odd part, the backup didn’t work, it said I didn’t have enough space on my computer….but then I pressed the Calculator+ app on my phone and it came back to life.  I was able to retrieve all of my files and photos, and the app still works even after disconnecting the phone from my MacBook. 

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Jul 23, 2021 2:27 PM in response to Nadeens-mom

Have you tried calling Apple support? At one time I did receive a notification on calf + asking to upgrade so I don’t lose my photos for a certain price a month / year. I declined the offer because I thought it should just be free as it has always been. Now I regret it beyond anything I’ve ever saved in my life.

mourn only hope is if they somehow decide to update their app to fit our iOS version.

what does it tell you when you click the app. If you can go to your purchase history & actually do find the app you’ll be able to find the developers information email phone etc. I can’t get in into mine. Good luck

Oct 21, 2021 11:18 AM in response to yonas38

I have photos and documents on my device that I cannot access. I have been following this thread for a few months.


We all want our private docs and photos back, but clearly that is not what Apple does. Apple has a store and people can access apps from their App store. They didn't create this app and the app only used to sit on their platform.


If anything is going to get changed it will be somehow getting the app developer to fix the existing or update the existing version to allow everyone to get their information...................somehow notify everyone to get their crap off the app or make copies of it and then shut it down at some future date.......


I know a number of people have tried to reach out to the developer and have been told they do not have the bandwidth to work on this app.


Where do we go from here?

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