How can I find a game app I can't remember on my iPad?

Hi to you all. I had a game app back at the beginning of March 2024, which I used to play all the time. But I stopped playing it. I’m wanting to play it again, but can’t even think of the name of it. It would have different journals to collect: photo, bag, basket, shell, fishing, explore, swim gear, cake. At the bottom of the screen would be symbols to collect. When you clicked that symbol it went to one of the empty boxes above it. Each Journal had 6 items to get. Photo had a camera, then film roll, a photo, framed photo, better framed photo, then a photo album. You would have to get a certain amount of one thing eg camera, before it moved on to the film roll etc etc. I have been through my past purchases and can’t find it. Does anybody know the name I’m trying to explain? TIA



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iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Apr 27, 2025 3:55 AM

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Apr 27, 2025 8:55 AM in response to pw74

If you do not see it in your Purchase History, then it is no longer made available by the Developer in the App Store. You would not be able to redownload an app that is no longer available, even if you previously had it.

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Sorry I can't be more helpful in identifying the app. Just wanted to set your expectations that even if you were able to find the name of the app, if is likely not possible to be redownloaded since you also do not find it in your purchase history. That would be an indication that the Developer has removed the app. Since you are able to identify the time frame to March 2024, finding it in your Purchase History should be fairly easy if it was still available.

Apr 27, 2025 7:50 PM in response to pw74

pw74 wrote:

Yeh I wondered that. Thats a down side when updating the IOS, some games are old and you lose them 🥺

Nope, is has nothing to do with updating your iOS version. Games are removed by the developer when they choose to no longer support them. They are not removed from your device when you update the iOS. In fact, when a game is removed by the developer it will remain on your device through updates in the iOS version, but if you delete the game, erase your device or change devices, it will no longer be able to redownload from the App Store, since it is no longer there.

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How can I find a game app I can't remember on my iPad?

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