Apple has made changes of late that require apps published to the app store to support 64 bit magical whimsy. Apps that are currently in the store (like the Crawler) have a small window where non 64-bit updates will be accepted, but that will be closing soon.
Unfortunately, when I update the Crawler with a new SDK to support 64 bits, all versions from that point on will no longer support iPad 1's. Version 1.4 will be published in the coming weeks using an older SDK, and will likely be the last version of the Crawler to support iPad 1's: future versions will be incompatible and invisible to iPad 1's when you visit the app store.
You should still be able to install and run version 1.4 'forever' on your iPad 1 by accessing your 'Purchased' tab in the App Store. (If I understand the madness of Apple correctly.) So if you haven't purchased the free app yet on your iPad 1, do so quickly, as I believe it will (maybe, perhaps, who knows?) be invisible to you once we go 64 bit.
Version 1.4 runs fine on an iPad 1, and represents the cleanest, most feature rich build so far, so at least we'll be sailing away on a high point. Regardless of my explanation, my daughter, who uses the iPad 1, is displeased she won't see future updates. Conversely, she was also unaware that the Crawler was in the app store and used by thousands of folks outside the family, which scored me some cool-Daddy points. :)
If you have an iPad 2 or later, or a supported Android device, you will not be effected, and future 64 bit versions of the Crawler should appear and work as usual. (Already tested on our creakiest test device: the original Droid phone.)
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