Purchased app no longer available

I purchased an app and now I need to restore the purchase but the developer removed the paid for version from the store and there is no restore purchase function within the free version of the app. I emailed the developer 4 days ago and have yet to receive a response. Is there any recourse I can take?
Thanks
Bill

Go to the app store, at the bottom of the page is purchased. See if the app is listed and if you can restore from there.

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