Alternatives to non-music backup for iOS?

[BarkingGhostar]

I know I can set apps and data to backup via the iCloud If I wanted to use Apple's iCloud service, but what if I don't? The latest iTunes no longer backs up a lot of stuff as Apple claims to be moving that app to a pure music-centric offering and no longer backs up iOS apps.

I tried to use an older version of iTines, but then you get into the fine gray area in which the iOS is too new for the older version to be useful.

 

[readymix]

12.6.3.6 some sort of corporate version that halts the update nag and continues on with the app store. future unknown. found out about it on macrumors news.