Just to show you Iam not crazy I attached some photos.
You will notice that the version that I always put in the bottom right hand corner of my apps is the same from Appery to Xcode to Apple Simulator but is not updated through the APP STORE. Its not just the version that does not change is the entire app.
This phone is of appery test function is show version 25.7 (BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER)
This photo shows the code in xcode that produces the version 25.7.
This photo shows the version submitted to test flight and app store;
This photo shows the app as it looks in the simulator iphone 7
This photo is a screen shot of my app after downloading the update from the app store.
This photo shows the update day a Feb 14 2017 and the version 25. This view is from the app store app on my iphone.