Do iTunes Backups back up App Data?

Lontronix · July 10, 2018, 4:00pm

I have been googling around and have been unable to find an answer to this question… I found that the apps themselves are NOT backed up but nothing about app data. I use sleep cycle and Life Cycle, both of which charge a monthly fee to back up data and I’d much rather have data from these apps stored on device, while still knowing I can restore the data if I get a new phone.

JKoopmans · July 10, 2018, 5:25pm

Have you looked at iMazing? That would add app backups incl app data, at least for the data on device.

jl_siewert · July 10, 2018, 5:35pm

Generally app data is backed up; however, developers can exclude files from backups. This is useful for example with downloadable content, such as a movie in netflix.

I don’t know any specifics for those apps though.

Lontronix · July 10, 2018, 10:11pm

Thanks for responding, is their a way to determine which apps exclude files?

Lontronix · July 10, 2018, 10:13pm

Just downloaded iMazing, thanks for the suggestion!