Usually I would get a little number icon notifying my I have apps that need to be updated on the top right hand side of the App Store icon...
I haven't received any of those since updating to iOS7..I have to manually click into the App Store and then I see the # pop up with apps needing to be updated...
Anyone else experiencing this? How do I fix it?
iOS 7 features automatic updates. That means, if you have it on (Settings, iTunes & App Store, Automatic Updates), it will update your apps automatically for you in the background.
iOS 7 also keeps a running list of apps recently updated (about the last two weeks) in the updates tab. Apps are not updated as soon as the update is available, rather, they are updated at various times throughout the day to conserve battery life. Also, they can updated over wifi and cellular, or just wifi if you have it switched that way.
What's most likely happening, is that apps are updating for you in the background. Every once and a while, you check, and the new updates haven't updated yet, so you'll see that updates are available.
By default, you will never see the number on the badge for available updates, as it doesn't want you to worry about it since it will update automatically.