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The easiest way I could think of is logging out of the App Store, logging in with her credentials, and hitting the download button in recent purchases. In theory that should work, not 100% certain though.
No, this will download the latest version of the app.
OP, there is no way to do it, unless its a compatibility issue with iOS. Then the App Store will automatically download the latest compatible version with your device. Before App Thinning, you would be able to transfer the .ipa file to iTunes and then you could sync it onto another device. But now its not possible.
If your iTunes on the desktop has the old version installed on it then you can sync it from there.
If you have an iCloud backup from before the app updated you can use that also (though you might lose some things). I think there are other methods but they're very complicated.
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That wouldn't work if the Apple ID is different though right? Otherwise if her phone is on iOS 8 or earlier that could be possible.
As stated by Paddle, we still can install old version of apps as long as the ipa file is there.
But for OP, unless jailbroken, there is no way to extract installed app out of iOS.
This is exactly why I first update apps on my mac, keep old copies of important apps (that iTunes trashes during update), and finally sync iPhones with my mac. If you sometimes update apps on your mac, you also might be able to use time machine to get an old version of an app back (the folder is ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications).
Correct. Different Apple ID doesn't matter. But I don't know if iTunes is even capable of transferring apps from Pre-iOS 9 devices anymore. I have an iPad 2 on 7.1.2, and iTunes still won't pull apps from the iPad. I wonder if its because its so old.
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Yes, but the issue that the OP is describing is the fact that he doesn't have the .ipa and now there is no way to get it because of app thinning.
Not true. You can use iExplorer to extract the ipa file from a backup provided you have the appropriate passwords.
Just because you can extract it does not mean you can now sync it to another device. Again, App Thinning/Splitting prevents this. iTunes probably won't even accept the .ipa file as its not a full file and therefore it cannot be synced to another device.