Merge two apps in AppStore

Question

Let's assume that I have got two applications:

• A - which is old product hard to maintain, webview-based, no-ARC, iOS 5.0 and all things that you don't want in app
• B - new, light version but less features

Both apps are free, and do not use any in app purchases, they gain money on ads.

From business reasons I cannot remove A app from the AppStore, and I know, that there are some users that will be using B version.

By the time version B will catch up with features of version A (let's call it B') and old app will no longer be needed with one exception - users. I would like to replace app A with B', is there any way to merge those two apps into one, so that B' version will be available for A and B users as a one app?

There is a similar question App Store - Best way to merge a paid and free version into a free version with IAP but as I understand solutions you need to force A app users do download B' and I want this process to be transparent for users.

Answer 1

At the point when you finish features for app B cannot you release it as app A to appstore?

You would have to maintain 2 versions of app but basically they would be the same, just 2 apps in app store.