... just now, with the introduction of iOS 11, they killed off all 32-bit apps. Doesn't matter if there is no 64 bit alternative. Doesn't matter if you even paid for it x number of years ago. You can't use them anymore, period. ...
The developers of those 32-bit only iOS apps killed them. Apple has
required updates to existing apps to support 64 bit for quite some time, and prior to that was strongly recommending developers support 64 bit in their App Store submissions and app updates. AAPL has been pressing developers to prepare for a 64-bit future since
2013 Apps that do not support 64 bit on iOS are apps that the developers themselves do not support. At all. Even if you paid for those apps, the developer has fully abandoned the app, and did so knowing their existing customers would be affected.
In general, operating systems evolve and change over time. App developers often need to update and revise apps to comply with changing OS requirements and technical issues. Maintaining OS support for older and now non-compliant apps could expose the OS to limitations in robustness, flexibility or future capabilities.
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