Kirk McElhearn encountered a problem trying to find and update certain iOS apps on his Mac.

To see this for yourself, jump into iTunes on your Mac and do a search for:

Find My Friends

You’ll find no such app, though you will find the app if you search on your own apps, not on the App Store.

But do that same search on your iOS device and you’ll find (or not find, actually) the same thing holds true. The app is on your device, but you can’t find it in the App Store.

Some might suggest that this is due to Find My Friends being a built-in app, but try to find the Stocks app using iTunes. In my setup, Stocks does not show up in iTunes, but it also does not show up in my apps.

Anyone know the logic behind this? If you know, Tweet at me.

UPDATE: See this post.