How do I downgrade an app without losing my data or restarting my whole system?

My daughter updated an app and has found the new update to be awful. She wishes she never updated to the new version. I see how to downgrade on android but not on iOS. I’m also finding info from when one used iTunes (15 YEARS ago!!). I have a backup of her iPad from yesterday but how do I get just this app and its data? Or do I need to erase her iPad and restore from the backup? It’s an app called Gacha Club. Perhaps an update will come out with bug fixes but there’s so much about the new update that she dislikes. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks

iPad Pro (6th generation)

Posted on Aug 20, 2023 12:44 AM

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Posted on Aug 20, 2023 2:53 AM

You cannot rollback or reinstall an earlier version of an App. You can only (re)install, or upgrade to, the most recent version of an App that is supported by the iOS/iPadOS device.

Restoring from a backup does not work-around this limitation - as the backup only includes the App-data and not the App itself. When restoring a backup, Apps that correspond with restored App-data are automatically reinstalled from the App Store -subject to the App(s) remaining both available and compatible with the target device.

As such, erasing and restoring the iPad offers no benefit - as the App versions that you have now will simply be reinstalled. You should also note that restoring from an iCloud or iTunes backup is all-or-nothing; you cannot selectively restore individual elements of the backup.

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