Get originally purchased app version in iOS

Question

I already read some threads about this but didn't come to a satisfying solution.

I want to receive the original app version (from the time the user downloaded the app) pre and post iOS7. In iOS7 one can decode the bundle receipt. But what about iOS6 and before?

At this time I'm using RMStore, but I wasn't able to locate a (sandbox?) receipt. How do I do this?

Answer 1

As far as I know the only way to do this in iOS 6 or lower is to store the app version in the Keychain and/or user defaults during the first run of the app. Even then, it wouldn't cover all possible scenarios.

If you didn't, you might be using libraries that do this for you (e.g.: iVersion).