Thread:5sides/@comment-75.71.169.221-20170410041252/@comment-28829111-20170411210328

oh darn... I see that just because you transfer it locally doesn't mean that the app store recognizes that so it won't show your app there. poop. I think you are correct that you will have to go to the app in the app store and "install" (with your iPad NOT connected) so it then adds SN to your Library both locally (which technically is there already) and on their end it puts it in your "purchases".

Having said that, just to be sure, when you logged into the app store you did use the same Apple Id you used when you downloaded SN to your iPad, correct? I only say this because on of my sons and I share a few items so I have a different apple id for some items on my iPad. When I log into the App Store and need to update Gas Buddy, for example, I need to log in to the store using "our" id in order to see those apps.

I suspect you did use only one id and this is what changed in IOS9 and higher.

"With iOS 9 or later, apps will not sync or transfer to iTunes via Transfer Purchases. If you would like to download your apps to your iTunes library, make sure to turn on  Automatic Downloads for your iTunes purchases." what you mentioned earlier.

I think you are correct that you will have to do the same methods others used which is to go to the app store and get the new version in iTunes first (iPad not connected). Then connect your iPad again and try the sync and see if SN is smart enough to Update your iPad app rather than installing completely new and putting you back to 0. You do have a local backup now since you did a sync earlier so you can restore if you need to. If your ipad game was connected to SN fairly recently via FB they'll have a current update they could port to it.