No apps synced on my iTunes

This is complicated - so to make a long story short, my brother got his 4th gen iPod touch replaced due to issues. When we got his new one, we tried syncing it with his iTunes but no apps showed up at all, not even a tab on the left hand side of the iTunes. So he pretty much lost all his apps. There were lots, too. The main reason he wanted an iPod touch was for apps. So he's irritated. Why did this happen? I'm guessing his old ipod for some reason never synced apps but why? And is there any way to recover all the lost apps?

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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