One of the most common questions I get is, “I bought a new phone, how can I transfer iHunter without paying again?”

The answer is, you can if you are moving to the same type of phone (iPhone to iPhone or Android to Android), and you can’t if you are switching phone types. If you are staying on the same device type (or own multiple of the same device type), you can install iHunter (and all your in-app purchases) on multiple devices. Just use the same iTunes or Google Play account that you purchased the app with, and you can download the app for free. On Android, all your in-app purchases should activate automatically, and on Apple, you will need to press the “Restore” button on the purchase screen for each in-app purchase.

Why can’t we transfer purchases from iPhone to Android and vice versa? Because the big guys won’t let us. The terms of use of the app stores prevent us from working around the technical restrictions, and if we try to do so, the app stores could pull the apps from sale entirely. This is probably because both app stores want their 30% cut of every dollar that flows through the store. They also want you to stick with their product once you have invested money into apps and in-app purchases.

Thanks for understanding, and I hope to keep you as a customer even if you decide to switch phones.