Paid app "Skip-Bo" is off?
Hi there
My fav game "Skip-Bo" disappeared from the App Store. I paid for it and today I had to restore my iPhone and now I cannot get it back. What can I do?
Thanks for your time.
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Hi there
My fav game "Skip-Bo" disappeared from the App Store. I paid for it and today I had to restore my iPhone and now I cannot get it back. What can I do?
Thanks for your time.
If it's no longer in your country's app store then you won't be able to re-download - you've checked in the main part of the store and not just in the Purchased tab in the store (e.g. it's not hidden from Purchased) ?
If it isn't in the store, then do you have a copy in the Apps section of your computer's iTunes library or on a backup of your downloads that you can use to re-sync to your phone ?
If it's no longer in your country's app store then you won't be able to re-download - you've checked in the main part of the store and not just in the Purchased tab in the store (e.g. it's not hidden from Purchased) ?
If it isn't in the store, then do you have a copy in the Apps section of your computer's iTunes library or on a backup of your downloads that you can use to re-sync to your phone ?
Yes I browsed the whole store not just the purchased tab. It's not there anymore. I still have that email from iTunes that confirmed the purchase. I clicked on "review the app" link in the email and it took me to a blank page in the App Store. That's funny. The developer is wiped out too. Gosh this is my favorite card game and I had like four tournaments going with people thru Game Center. I wish I could warn them not to delete it if it crashes. That's what I always do. Since 2007 this is the first time ever that this happens to me.
I have two accounts, German and U.S. because I live in both countries. It's not there in either stores!
I still have it on my iPad and can play it but how do I get it back on my iPhone?
If you have it on your iPad then you should be able to connect the iPad to your computer's iTunes and do File > Devices > Transfer Purchases to cop it over, and you can then sync it to your iPhone (assuming that the iPad and iPhone versions weren't different apps).
You will need a computer - iCloud lets you backup the contents of apps, but not the apps themselves, they would either need to be synced from a computer or still be in the app store for re-downloading
It upsets me. I don't mind the free stuff but a lot of users bought Skip-Bo. It is such a famous card game in the U.S. and Europe. It had a lot of reviews which means many buyers. How can they just delete this?
It was one of a kind, too. I mean there are 20 weather apps and navigation and what else but the only Skip-Bo? This is so mean. I just wished I could complain to apple about this. And even better to learn why they deleted it. It's just a harmless card game!
I guess I bought about a 120 apps since 2007 and never ever has one been deleted. This is the reason why I was satisfied with the iCloud backup. I have always been able to restore all my apps from the store and the newest version, too. Thru computer I guess u have like 30 updates every time u restore.
I downloaded it for my iPhone and then a few months later I bought an iPad. When I went to download it for my iPad, I couldn't find it :( I keep searching hoping it will appear again, I'm willing to pay for it!
Yeah it's clearly vanished from the App Store
I've never seen it made for iPad. I think it was only available for iPhones. I recovered mine from my iTunes folder on my computer and added it to my iPad. The quality is acceptable, you just have to resize it (2x) and your good to go. Make sure you activate it for messages and it will inform you if it's your turn just as it does on your iPhone.
Hi Brooke,
It's stupid the way it works I agree, I downloaded another app called 'Spite & Malice' this game is exactly the same as Skip Bo except you use a deck of normal playing cards and the Kings are the wild cards. If you decide to download and play it look me up for a game or two :-)
If you failed to maintain a backup copy, as you should always do, then there is nothing you can do.
I don't have a computer. Just iPad and iPhone. Grrrrrrrr. I always back up in iCloud but it doesn't seem to include apps.
Maybe it's time to buy a notebook :-)
Paid app "Skip-Bo" is off?