numbers update

I suggest deleting Numbers, emptying the Trash & restarting your Mac. Then try downloading Numbers again. If that still doesn't work, go through the delete & restart again but, this time, hold down the shift key after you hear the startup bong. It will take longer to start & log in but this process cleans up a lot of background stuff that a regular restart doesn't.

When I finally decided to upgrade to Catalina about a month ago I wasn't able to get the iWork apps to update either. I think my problem was more related to the fact that I upgraded from High Sierra & the associated iWork versions, skipping Mojave entirely. I did the delete & redownload dance before it worked.

Thank you Peggy! I think it was the restart that did it inn my case.

1. Delete app.
2. Empty trash.
3. Shut down.
4. Start up.
5. Download app.
6. It works!

Note that in my case, for some reason, I seldom can do a Restart from the Apple menu on my iMac. Even if I have most/all apps closed down first. The process hangs someplace along the way. So I shut down, wait a minute, then power up again.

Agin, thanks!

You haven't said what version of OS X or macOS you are using but I will venture a guess that it is Mojave, 10.14.x or earlier. The current versions of Pages, Numbers & Keynote require Catalina, macOS 10.15, to install.You need to update the OS before you can update the apps.

I have 10.15.6 I download the "upgraded" Numbers. It downloads, then pops a Whats New screen. I say Continue. It freezes. I delete the app, download again. This time instead of Continue, I select New Document. It freezes. I have been through 5-6 iterations of this, total nothing.