What is the use of intptr_t?

The primary reason, you cannot do bitwise operation on a void *, but you can do the same on a intptr_t.

On many occassion, where you need to perform bitwise operation on an address, you can use intptr_t.

However, for bitwise operations, best approach is to use the unsigned counterpart, uintptr_t.

As mentioned in the other answer by @chux, pointer comparison is another important aspect.

Also, FWIW, as per C11 standard, §7.20.1.4,

These types are optional.

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