***EDIT***
This isn't true family sharing as others have pointed out, but some people may not be aware that they can do this so the info is still worth sharing.
Our family uses the family share functionality on our iPhone(s)/iPad(s) for all of our movies, books, apps, music, etc... So it was a surprise when I saw that Super Mario Run showed the "Family Sharing: Yes" message on the app's info page in the App Store. However, since the purchase of the game comes in the form of an in-app purchase, it kind of doesn't apply. So here's a quick work around to share the app with your husband/wife/kids if you've purchased it already.
1. First, purchase the game on your device.
2. Then on the iPhone/iPad you want to share the in-app purchase with, go to settings and log out of the app store.
3. Log back into the App Store with the same account that made the in-app purchase. SUPER IMPORTANT: If you don't don this, you will be charged $9.99 again.
3. Open the Super Mario Run app, and try to purchase the game again. You will get a pop-up asking if you're sure you want to buy, hit yes, and then another pop-up will appear saying you can download again for free since you've already purchased it.
And that's it! Remember to sign back out of the App Store and have the person sign back in with their login. We've been playing against each other with no issues either, so it's been working perfectly fine. The only bad thing is that if one of your family members ever deletes the app from their device, in order to restore the purchase you would have to follow the above steps again. But so as long as they don't delete it, it'll work just fine.
This isn't true family sharing as others have pointed out, but some people may not be aware that they can do this so the info is still worth sharing.
Our family uses the family share functionality on our iPhone(s)/iPad(s) for all of our movies, books, apps, music, etc... So it was a surprise when I saw that Super Mario Run showed the "Family Sharing: Yes" message on the app's info page in the App Store. However, since the purchase of the game comes in the form of an in-app purchase, it kind of doesn't apply. So here's a quick work around to share the app with your husband/wife/kids if you've purchased it already.
1. First, purchase the game on your device.
2. Then on the iPhone/iPad you want to share the in-app purchase with, go to settings and log out of the app store.
3. Log back into the App Store with the same account that made the in-app purchase. SUPER IMPORTANT: If you don't don this, you will be charged $9.99 again.
3. Open the Super Mario Run app, and try to purchase the game again. You will get a pop-up asking if you're sure you want to buy, hit yes, and then another pop-up will appear saying you can download again for free since you've already purchased it.
And that's it! Remember to sign back out of the App Store and have the person sign back in with their login. We've been playing against each other with no issues either, so it's been working perfectly fine. The only bad thing is that if one of your family members ever deletes the app from their device, in order to restore the purchase you would have to follow the above steps again. But so as long as they don't delete it, it'll work just fine.
