Download Purchased iPhone or iPad Apps With iCloud

This article teaches you how to download iPhone or iPad apps that you previously purchased on iTunes or through the App Store.

Steps

Open the App Store app. It's a blue app that contains a white "A" inside a white circle.
Tap Updates. It's a rectangle icon that contains a downward-pointing arrow in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Tap Purchased. It's at the top of the screen.
- If prompted, enter your Apple ID and/or password.
- If you subscribe to Apple Family Sharing, you may have to tap My Purchases at the top of the screen.
Tap Not on This iPhone. It's in the upper-right. A list of all the apps that you've purchased with your Apple ID, but are not currently on your iPhone, will be displayed.
- Apps are listed in the order that you purchased them, with the most recent at the top.
Tap a "download" icon. Find an app you want to download and tap the cloud icon with the downward-pointing arrow that's next to it.
- The app will begin downloading.
- You can download multiple apps at the same time.

Open iTunes on your desktop. It's a white app that contains a multicolored musical note.
Click on Account. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click on Purchased. It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Click on Apps. It's a tab at the top of the window.
Click on Not in My Library. It's at the top of the window.
Click on the download icon. It's a cloud with a downward-pointing arrow in the upper-right corner of each app.^[1]
- The app will begin downloading.
- Click on the icon for every iPhone or iPad app you want to download.
- You can download multiple apps at the same time.