Apple Products require the iTune for all upkeeping, but if you want to avoid using itunes, then download the iTools http://www.itools.cn/multi_lang_pc_download.htm unzip or http://www.itools.cn/itoolsyingwenbanxiazai and copy the folder to your desktop. the program will update itself at run time..

Note: iTools require Itunes to be installed..

Running iTools without iTunes : For more experienced users, you can run iTools without iTunes.

Download the latest iTunes version and extract the downloaded iTunesSetup executable with a program like WinRar or 7Zip. Double click these 2 files to install them in the list of extracted files:
–> 1. AppleApplicationSupport.msi
–> 2. AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi (or AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi for 64 bit versions)

iTools should work now without having iTunes fully installed.

you can use iTools to install many free apps etc..