Kanye West vents on Twitter after daughter North accidentally racks up bill from gaming app

He may be one of the richest rappers but Kanye West is still keen on tightening the purse strings. The 38-year-old expressed his fury on Twitter after his daughter North racked up a large bill through a gaming app. However, some have branded the hip-hop star a hypocrite given the app Kim Kardashian: Hollywood owned by his wife Kim Kardashian had also been criticised for offering similar in-app purchases.

In a series of messages posted to his 15m followers, the All Day rapper explained that two-year-old North had made several purchases while playing a children's game on his iPad and blamed the companies for including such features. West said: "F**k any game company that puts in-app purchases on kids games!!!

"That makes no sense!!! We give the iPad to our child and every 5 minutes there's a new purchase!!! If a game is made for a 2 year old, just allow them to have fun and give the parents a break for Christ sake." Many agreed with the rapper's comments, including one Twitter follower who wrote: "agreed! Those pop up annoys me while my child is playing. But you can disable in app purchase!" Another said: "Gonna have to agree with Kanye West for the first time. In app purchases in kids games is a disgusting strategy."

However, others noted that Kardashian's best-selling app, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, contains a similar feature allowing users to pay to progress through the game quicker. One critic tweeted: "Never let [North] play your wife's game. TONS of tempting in-app purchases," while another joked: "North got a hold of that kim kardashian game????" Another added: "If only kims app didn't have in app purchases."

Kardashian, 34, launched her first app in 2014 and it quickly became a hit, racing to the top of the iTunes chart and reportedly earning the Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality star an estimated $200m (£130m) in annual revenue. The TV star is currently expecting her second child with West, a baby boy who is reported to be due in December.