All of it is gone whenever I re-open the app. So, any progress made not spent prior to closing (as in any money I do not allocate first) is lost. I almost didn't notice it at first because it shows different amounts each time, and I usually upgrade everything before I close out. The first time, I had like 4M and then I closed the app and came back to 1.4K and was like "huh, maybe I read that wrong". So I began testing it and found that it is just displaying whatever I earn upon opening the app.
And your former cost for patreon you had as only $1. I just wanted to drop $5 because $1 felt like a garbage donation and I wanted to support you better than that early on. $6 is fine, I've just never had to donate more than once, so I was confused by being locked out and the price change. Even when devs have changed purchase prices after I bought something, I always had access to newer updates, so it was new to me that I didn't this time, that's why I was asking.