Apple changes App Store buttons to avoid parents" wrath on childrens" in-app purchases When users go to buy free apps, the button that once said "FREE" has now changed to "GET." The button, shown on Facebook's Messenger app The move is thought to be a response to increasing pressure from lawmakers and parents amid reports about children spending excessive and unapproved amounts of their parents" money on in-app purchases. Even Johnny Rotten admitted last week that he had spent £10,000 on iPad apps including the Game of Thrones game. In July, the European Commission produced a report into free games, following complaints about in-app purchases and inadvertent buying by children. Some were reported to have run up huge bills on expensive in-game upgrades while their parents were unaware. The Commission's recommendations included that "Games advertised as "free" should not mislead consumers about the true costs involved." Google said at the time that it would not use the word "free" at all, if games had in-app purchases. The Commision said that Apple had not made any "concrete and immediate solutions," but that the company had proposed to address its concerns. Apple has made other changes to the App Store to make it more child-friendly and less expensive, including a dedicated section on the store for kids and increased controls for parents.