HT4859 If you don't back up certain apps that have no data what will happen?

What really needs to be backed up? What appends if you don't back up an app?

You're not really missing anything. Apps per se are not backed up, neither are iTunes purchases for that matter.
Apple rather misleadingly says you get unlimited free storage for music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books... but then goes on to say "previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBookstore". To me, that's not a backup. It's the ability to download them again, if they're available.
Photos and videos in your camera roll are backed up, but photos and music that originated on your computer's iPhoto and iTunes Libraries are not.
Your 5 GB is also used for Pages docs stored in iCloud, app data, all that is lumped in with "Storage and Backup".
Contrast this with a traditional backup associated with iTunes syncing. In that case everything really is backed up to your computer - apps, purchases, everything.
If all this sounds confusing that's because it is. This KB article explains it in greater detail: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4859

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