If I buy an app on my iPhone will I have to pay for it again on my iPad? I.e. Angry birds or sims 3
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Apps purchased on iPhone 4 to iPad 2?
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Depends. All iPhone apps are compatible in iPad. However you will be using a scaled down version.
If you brought a universal app than you won't have to pay for iPad version.
Angry birds has a seperate iPad version you will have to pay to get "HD" graphics.
If you brought a universal app than you won't have to pay for iPad version.
Angry birds has a seperate iPad version you will have to pay to get "HD" graphics.
This is my biggest complaint so far about the iPad. There should be a way that iTunes should see that you already purchased the app on your phone and then offer you some type of "iPad upgrade fee" for a few dollars or so. I know that's up to the developers and Apple but it's definitely something they should look into. I really want Real Racing 2 on my iPad2 but I already have it on my iPhone 4 and I can't really see spending another $10 on something I already have and completed just for a bigger screen.
Download the app AppShopper and add Real Racing to your "want list". When they have one of their inevitable one- or two-day sales, AppShopper will push out a notification so you won't miss it. I've gotten a lot of apps at far better prices (and sometimes free) that way.
Instead of opening a new thread, I will ask my question right here since the title fits:
When I purchase an app that's for the iPhone 4 and not universal, will it look all pixelated on the iPad 2 even if it supports Retina display?
When I purchase an app that's for the iPhone 4 and not universal, will it look all pixelated on the iPad 2 even if it supports Retina display?
