The missing iOS app manager.
Plug in your iPhone to see every app's size and App Store status, then delete the abandoned ones in bulk.
Your Mac used to manage your iPhone apps.
iTunes let you sort and delete every app from your desk. In 2017, iTunes 12.7 dropped the App Store, and app management went with it. Finder never brought it back.
AppSheriff is a $10 Mac app for iPhone and iPad. Plug in with a USB cable to see every app's size, version and App Store status. It flags apps that are abandoned or no longer on the App Store, and deletes the ones you pick in one go.
- Apps arrive in iTunes
- iTunes 12.7 removes them
- AppSheriff
Find the apps the App Store left behind.
AppSheriff looks every app up in your phone's own App Store country, then in the US and UK stores, and sorts them for you.
- Not on App Store Gone from every storefront checked. It will never update again.
- Abandoned The latest App Store version is two years old or more.
- Stale No update from the developer in a year.
- Update available The App Store has a newer version than your phone.
Offloaded iOS already removed the app and kept its data.
Wanted: apps that left the App Store years ago and never left your phone.
Reward: gigabytes of storage.
On our test iPhone, 18 of 287 App Store apps were no longer on the App Store. They still took up space, and an app that has left the App Store usually can't be downloaded again once deleted.
Every app has a record.
- Every permission prompt it can show, with the developer's reason
- What it may do in the background
- Plain-HTTP exceptions
Open any app to see what it can ask for, and why. These are declarations, not grants: iOS doesn't tell a Mac which permissions you allowed.
Delete twenty apps. Skip the jiggle.
Sort by size, pick what goes and delete it all in one pass. Sizes include each app's data, measured on the phone.
Nothing is deleted until you confirm. Deleting removes each app and its data, like Delete App on the iPhone, and apps that left the App Store usually can't be downloaded again.
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Sort by size -
Pick what goes -
Confirm once
8.16 GB freed in one pass
Plug in. Trust.
Tidy up.
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Plug in
Connect your iPhone or iPad with a USB cable and unlock it.
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Trust
Tap Trust on the phone the first time you connect.
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Tidy up
AppSheriff reads the list, checks the App Store and measures sizes.
- No jailbreak
- No Developer Mode
- No drivers
Built on Apple's own MobileDevice framework, the same one Finder and Xcode use.
Your apps stay your business.
No account, no analytics. AppSheriff talks to your iPhone over USB. The only thing it sends anywhere is each app's bundle ID, to Apple's public App Store lookup, for versions, dates and icons. The Apple ID your phone reports with each app is never stored.
Your Mac
Everything else stays here
Apple's App Store lookup
Answers with versions, dates and icons
What AppSheriff can't see
iOS doesn't tell a Mac when you last opened an app, over USB or through any Apple API. So AppSheriff doesn't guess. It sticks to facts it can check: App Store status, update age, offload state and size. For last-used dates, open Settings > General > iPhone Storage on the phone.
Read the privacy policyClean up your Simulators too.
Point AppSheriff at any booted iOS Simulator to clear out test builds, or script it from the terminal.
Read the command-line reference$ AppSheriff --list-devices
[
{
"id" : "02A237DE-8659-45A8-B6BF-D16D08C34D3F",
"kind" : "simulator",
"model" : "Simulator",
"name" : "Maya's iPhone",
"osVersion" : "iOS 27.0"
}
]
$ AppSheriff --list 02A237DE…
[
{
"bundleID" : "com.airbnb.app",
"displayName" : "Airbnb",
"sizes" : {
"dynamicBytes" : 97521664,
"staticBytes" : 360792064
},
"version" : "26.38.1"
},
…
]
$ AppSheriff --delete 02A237DE… com.example.oldbuild
$ AppSheriff --dump 02A237DE… apps.json
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$10. Once.
One payment. No subscription. No account.
Free download
The free download connects to your iPhone or iPad, lists every app and shows how many are abandoned, stale, gone from the App Store or waiting for an update.
$10 license
The $10 license shows which ones, adds sizes, App Store details, permissions and capabilities, and deletes the apps you pick.
- Every feature on this page, unlocked
- All your iPhones and iPads
- Simulators and the command line
- Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple
Requirements
- macOS 26 or later
- A Mac with Apple silicon
- iPhone or iPad on iOS or iPadOS 26 or 27
- A USB cable (not Wi-Fi)
Questions, answered.
All questions Can I delete iPhone apps from my Mac?
Yes, but not with Finder. Apple removed app management from iTunes in 2017 and Finder never added it back. iPhone Mirroring deletes apps one at a time; AppSheriff connects over a USB cable, deletes as many apps as you select, and tells you which ones are abandoned or gone from the App Store.
How do I delete multiple apps at once on iPhone?
iOS 26 and iOS 27 can't select several apps and delete them together. On the phone each app goes on its own: touch and hold it, then tap Remove App and Delete App, or use Settings > General > iPhone Storage. To remove many apps in one pass, connect the iPhone to a Mac and select them in AppSheriff. Apple Configurator can also remove several selected apps, without telling you which ones are worth removing.
Does deleting an app delete its data?
Yes. Deleting removes the app and its documents and data from the device, exactly like Delete App on the iPhone, and it can't be undone. Anything the app keeps in iCloud or on the developer's servers stays there.
Can AppSheriff see when I last used an app?
No. iOS doesn't share last-used dates with a Mac, over USB or through any Apple API, so AppSheriff doesn't guess. On the iPhone, Settings > General > iPhone Storage shows a Last Used date for each app. AppSheriff finds the other kind of dead weight: apps that are abandoned by their developer or no longer on the App Store.
Does AppSheriff need a jailbreak or Developer Mode?
No. It talks to the phone through Apple's own MobileDevice framework, the one Finder and Xcode use, over a USB cable after you tap Trust on the phone. No jailbreak, no Developer Mode and no drivers.
Does it work over Wi-Fi?
No. AppSheriff needs a USB cable between the iPhone or iPad and the Mac.
Why isn't AppSheriff on the Mac App Store?
The Mac App Store doesn't allow apps that use Apple's private MobileDevice framework, which AppSheriff needs to talk to your phone. It's sold directly from this site, signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple.
How much does AppSheriff cost?
$10, once. No subscription and no account. The download is free: it lists every app on your iPhone and counts how many are abandoned, stale or gone from the App Store, and the $10 license shows which ones and lets you delete them.