iOS 6 with iPad 3: App Store search won't show iPhone Apps if search query has no results for iPad Apps

Hi All,

I've recently come across what appears to be a bug in the App Store application which occurs on at least the iPad 2 and 3 with iOS 6. The issue prevents you from finding an iPhone Application if searching for it by name and that search does not bring up any "iPad App" results. Please see steps below to reproduce:

1. Get an iPad 2 or 3 with iOS 6

2. Launch the App Store application

3. Search for the name of an iPhone application which will garner zero results in "iPad Apps". For example, search for "Stacheify", which is an iPhone application.

4. Notice you will get "No results for "stacheify"" and by default, you will have the "iPad Apps" tab selected

5. Select the "iPhone Apps" tab.

6. Notice the page still says "No results for "stacheify", even though Stacheify is an iPhone application. It's possible the page isn't refreshing when you select the "iPhone Apps" tab.

7. (Optional) Search for "Moustache" and select the iPhone Apps" tab; you will properly see Stacheify.

8. (Optional) Go to Safari, and in Google, search for Stacheify. Find the iTunes App Store link for the application and notice the deep link properly launches the application's page in the App Store application.

This is a particularly frustrating problem because many users will search for the full name of an iPhone application and if that search query does not have any iPad results, they will not be able to find the iPhone application.

I can reproduce this issue every time with every application that fits the criteria. I've also reproduced it on 3 different iPads. Are other people able to reproduce this issue? Is it a known issue? Should I submit a bug to Apple and if so, should I submit a bug report on their "feedback" page or should I submit an actual developer bug report?

Thanks for your time.