Everyone, the 1.13.1 release notes posted to this bug specifically state that the iOS crashing error is NOT resolved by 1.13.1.
Brand new download on an identical iPad 2 running iOS 9.3.5. Minecraft was never loaded on this device before. App starts to load, I get the logo, more white screen, and then back to the home screen. There were tears in the house.
I seem to have identical issue with 1.13 on iOS 9.3.5 in iPad2. I am unable to offload the app as that capability requires iOS 11. I can't go any higher than 1.13 on my device. Deleting the app to reinstall would lose all of the worlds. 😞
For us, we don't even have a Microsoft account. There are no parental restrictions, or any type of account other than an iTunes account. There has never been a VPN configuration. Wi-Fi on or off it doesn't matter. iPad 2 with iOS 9.3.5.