How to find out about in-app purchases
April 29, 2012 1:03 AM Subscribe
What did my son buy on my iPad?!?
I think one of my children may have made many "in-app" purchases on my iPad, but I can't figure out what/how many. Do you know how to figure this out?
When I look in the "App store" the game shows 4 top "in app" purchases. How do I find out if there were more, and if so, how many?
I tried looking in the iTunes purchase history, and it doesn't show anything. Do in-app purchases show up in iTunes, and if not, where can I see them?
I was checking this because I remembered I'd forgotten to turn the restrictions back on my iPad, and I'm pretty tense about this. My son is 4 - he does not understand about buying things (not very well, anyway).
I think one of my children may have made many "in-app" purchases on my iPad, but I can't figure out what/how many. Do you know how to figure this out?
When I look in the "App store" the game shows 4 top "in app" purchases. How do I find out if there were more, and if so, how many?
I tried looking in the iTunes purchase history, and it doesn't show anything. Do in-app purchases show up in iTunes, and if not, where can I see them?
I was checking this because I remembered I'd forgotten to turn the restrictions back on my iPad, and I'm pretty tense about this. My son is 4 - he does not understand about buying things (not very well, anyway).
Best answer: You can browse your purchase history in iTunes on your computer. Click on "Store" in the menu bar, and choose "View My Account" in the menu. (If "View My Account" isn't there, then you'll need to sign in first. The "Sign In" option is also in the "Store" menu.)
This should bring up the Account Information screen in the main iTunes window. Scroll down to Purchase History, And click on the "See All >" link to the right of that.
The next screen will show your purchases, grouped into weekly batches. You can click on the gray circled arrow to the left of each line to show the itemized list. In-App purchases are included there, and marked as such in the "Type" column.
posted by Kalthare at 1:20 AM on April 29, 2012
This should bring up the Account Information screen in the main iTunes window. Scroll down to Purchase History, And click on the "See All >" link to the right of that.
The next screen will show your purchases, grouped into weekly batches. You can click on the gray circled arrow to the left of each line to show the itemized list. In-App purchases are included there, and marked as such in the "Type" column.
posted by Kalthare at 1:20 AM on April 29, 2012
Yes, Kalthare is correct.
I think what's throwing you is the top in-app purchases. It's not an indication that you've purchased anything, but a general list: This is a chart of the top in-app purchases owners of this app have bought.
If nothing shows up on your purchase history, you're good.
posted by Georgina at 1:26 AM on April 29, 2012 [3 favorites]
I think what's throwing you is the top in-app purchases. It's not an indication that you've purchased anything, but a general list: This is a chart of the top in-app purchases owners of this app have bought.
If nothing shows up on your purchase history, you're good.
posted by Georgina at 1:26 AM on April 29, 2012 [3 favorites]
Response by poster: Thanks! And phew. I don't believe there were purchases after all.
posted by Anxietygirl at 1:36 AM on April 29, 2012
posted by Anxietygirl at 1:36 AM on April 29, 2012
FYI - You're able to block in app purchases in the settings.
Settings -> General -> Restrictions
posted by backwards guitar at 3:13 AM on April 29, 2012
Settings -> General -> Restrictions
posted by backwards guitar at 3:13 AM on April 29, 2012
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posted by Anxietygirl at 1:08 AM on April 29, 2012