How to back up iPhone apps without iTunes?

This quick guide demonstrates how to back up and transfer iPhone apps to a PC without the need for having iTunes installed. The method works for backing up apps from any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

Note for CopyTrans Apps users:

CopyTrans Apps can no longer back up iPhone apps. That functionality has been moved to a different program called CopyTrans Shelbee. Please follow the guide below to back up your apps with CopyTrans Shelbee.

iOS 12 and earlier: how to back up and restore app data on a new iPhone without iTunes

Download CopyTrans Shelbee from the following page:Download CopyTrans Shelbee
Install CopyTrans Shelbee.
Make a backup of your apps with CopyTrans Shelbee. Here are detailed instructions on how to make a backup with CopyTrans Shelbee.

NOTE:To back up iPhone apps, make sure that the Save the apps option is checked when initiating the backup.
To restore your apps, wait until the backup is finished, connect the iPhone you want to restore the apps to and perform Custom restore. Here are detailed instructions on how to restore the apps with CopyTrans Shelbee.

iOS 8 and earlier: how to back up iPhone apps to PC

Download CopyTrans from the following page:
Download CopyTrans
Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans, please refer to the Installation guide.
Close iTunes and start CopyTrans.
Connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch whose apps you want to back up to your computer.
Click Classic mode button:
The apps will appear listed under the “Applications” playlist within the main CopyTrans window.
Select “Manual backup” on top.
Choose the iPhone apps you wish to back up by checking the box next to each app. To select all apps at once simply check the box next to “Applications” and click the “Folder” button.
Next, navigate to the location on your computer where to back up the iPhone apps.
Click “Start backup”.
The iOS app backup process will now begin.
Once the backup is complete, the iPhone apps will be saved to the selected folder on your PC as regular IPA files.