I was browsing through the top charts and I found Pages, Numbers, iMovie and iPhoto in the free section so i clicked the buttons with the prices and clicked buy because I thought they were free but I'm not sure now if they really are. Can someone please confirm that they are free?
iPad 2, iOS 7.0.4
Apple - Up-to-Date Program for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
iWork and iLife for Mac come free with every new Mac purchase. Existing users running Mavericks can update their apps for free from the Mac App Store℠. iWork and iLife for iOS are available for free from the App Store℠ for any new device running iOS 7, and are also available as free updates for existing users. GarageBand for Mac and iOS are free for all OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 users. Additional GarageBand instruments and sounds are available for a one-time in-app purchase of $4.99 for each platform. |
I forgot to mention that i was using an iPad.
Same should apply, but read the Up-To-Date link.
My device isn't new, though. I just found the apps interesting when I found them in the top charts in the iOs appstore. I'm just worried that they're not really free because when i downloaded them into my iPad, they didn't say it was free, instead it had a price and when I clicked the price it said buy. But it was in the free top charts.
I have the same problem. I am also using an ipad and the iWork Apps are listed in the free section of the topcharts (German iTunes Store). I don't want to download them and then have to pay for them.
I was so puzzled when I saw few days ago all apple apps in the free chart section but with a price tag on it. They used to be in the paid section. My gut tells me this is a little scam by Apple. They confused tons of people this way and made extra money by doing this trick.
I really want to to know why it is like this. Forums seem to be quiet and nobody asked this question except you.
It has already been many days since these apps were moved to free section, yet still have a price tag on it.
Does anybody know what this means? Is it free or not?
The iWork for iOS & iLife apps are only free to new or refurbished iOS devices activated for the first time after September 1. The apps aren't included with iOS 7.
You did not answer anyone's question in this discussin. You just blindly repeated apples policy.
I just found the answer to the main question, because I decided to purchase the app from the free section. In he final result I ended up paying 10 dollars for pages, unfortunately.
So what I did immidiately was contacting apple support to issue the refund. After 2 hours I received my money back.
Thankyou walian21. How did you contact apple? I would like to issue a refund also. Unfortunately, I'm not in America so Ic annot call them.
you need to go to iTunes and click on your account. Once you are in your account page, you should find something called "Puchase History". Go there and find the transaction for iWork. The entire transaction might be listed together with other apps you downloaded in the same time. So you need to dig a bit to find the actual transaction.
Once you find the transaction you should click on the REPORT A PROBLEM link. In this link you wiill specify you want to receive a refund and give them a reason. They should reply to you shortly.
Thank you very much! You were incredibly helpful. Thank you also for understanding my problem.
After the refunding, are you still owning the apps?
Thanks.
As of Feb 8, 2014, the App Store still listed Numbers and Pages in the free list but with a price. I hope the Titanic called Apple can change direction before it hits an iceberg of massive customer rebellion.
You could use them as long as you don't delete it. You don't own them anymore, however I still have pages saved in my iTunes library. I would need to try to sync it and see if it installs on idevice.
wow, Apple just removed mu post for being openminded and critical of their actions. Way to go guys.
I was just wondering if Pages, Numbers, iPhoto, and iMovie are really free for December 16, 2013
