App updates without password?

Hi everyone,
I have an iPhone 4 and an iPhone 5S. When I have app updates available, my iPhone 5S updates the apps without having to enter my Apple ID password. On my iPhone 4 I have to enter the password everytime - very tedious.
I have compared all security settings (including Restrictions) on both phones and they are identical. I have read that this was changed to not ask for the password anymore for app updates and free apps in iOS6. Could it be that my settings got currupted or something during one of the iOS updates (I've had it since iOS4).
Cheers for any help offered.

Tap Settings > General > Restrictions
If have it set to: Require Password set to 'Immediately'
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