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Live monitor · 175 App Stores · tested continuously

Right now, 40,046 apps are censored on the App Store.

Apple is the sole gatekeeper of software on every iPhone, and it assigns each person to one of 175 separate catalogues by billing address. When an app vanishes from yours there is no notice, no appeal and no record: you simply cannot find Signal, a VPN or the news any more. We keep the record Apple does not.

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175App Stores monitored
18.5%of widely-used apps missing from the typical storefront
274,794unavailable app records
13.5%of tested apps unavailable, median storefront

Where apps disappear

Fiji — 22% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTanzania — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingWestern Sahara — no App StoreCanada — 15.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUnited States — 12.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKazakhstan — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUzbekistan — 17.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPapua New Guinea — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIndonesia — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingArgentina — 19.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingChile — 19.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingDR Congo — 24% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSomalia — no App StoreKenya — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSudan — no App StoreChad — 15% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHaiti — no App StoreDominican Republic — 20.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRussia — 27% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBahamas — 23.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFalkland Islands — no App StoreNorway — 14.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGreenland — no App StoreFrench Southern Territories — no App StoreTimor-Leste — no App StoreSouth Africa — 14.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLesotho — no App StoreMexico — 12.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUruguay — 14.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBrazil — 20.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBolivia — 21.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPeru — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingColombia — 20% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPanama — 15.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCosta Rica — 21.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNicaragua — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHonduras — 18.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEl Salvador — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuatemala — 20.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBelize — 21.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingVenezuela — 16% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuyana — 20.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSuriname — 17% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFrance — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEcuador — 19.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPuerto Rico — no App StoreJamaica — 19% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCuba — no App StoreZimbabwe — 17.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBotswana — 21.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNamibia — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSenegal — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMali — 17.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMauritania — 17.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBenin — 23% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNiger — 17.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNigeria — 17.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCameroon — 23.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTogo — no App StoreGhana — 20.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCôte d’Ivoire — 24.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuinea — no App StoreGuinea-Bissau — 19.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLiberia — 17.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSierra Leone — 17.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBurkina Faso — 23.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCentral African Republic — no App StoreRepublic of the Congo — 22.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGabon — 23.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEquatorial Guinea — no App StoreZambia — 16.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMalawi — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMozambique — 16.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEswatini — 15.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAngola — 22% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBurundi — no App StoreIsrael — 17.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLebanon — 18.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMadagascar — 16.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPalestinian Territories — no App StoreGambia — 19.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTunisia — 17.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAlgeria — 22.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingJordan — 19.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUnited Arab Emirates — 22.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingQatar — 15.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKuwait — 16.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIraq — 23.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingOman — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingVanuatu — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCambodia — 18.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingThailand — 15.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLaos — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMyanmar (Burma) — 20.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingVietnam — 18.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNorth Korea — no App StoreSouth Korea — 20.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMongolia — 18.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIndia — 18.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBangladesh — no App StoreBhutan — 24.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNepal — 21.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPakistan — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAfghanistan — 39% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTajikistan — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKyrgyzstan — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTurkmenistan — 15.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIran — no App StoreSyria — no App StoreArmenia — 23.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSweden — 15.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBelarus — 25.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUkraine — 20.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPoland — 16.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAustria — 22.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHungary — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMoldova — 18.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRomania — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLithuania — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLatvia — 22.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEstonia — 22.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGermany — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBulgaria — 24.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGreece — 20.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTürkiye — 15.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAlbania — 23.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCroatia — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSwitzerland — 21.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLuxembourg — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBelgium — 23.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNetherlands — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPortugal — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSpain — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIreland — 17.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNew Caledonia — no App StoreSolomon Islands — 19% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNew Zealand — 14.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAustralia — 19.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSri Lanka — 19% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingChina (Mainland) — 48% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTaiwan — 16.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingItaly — 17.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingDenmark — 21.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUnited Kingdom — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIceland — 17.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAzerbaijan — 23.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGeorgia — 21.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPhilippines — 15% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMalaysia — 16.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBrunei — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSlovenia — 16.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFinland — 19.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSlovakia — 16.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCzechia — 22.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEritrea — no App StoreJapan — 15.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingParaguay — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingYemen — 19.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSaudi Arabia — 17% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCyprus — 23.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMorocco — 24.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEgypt — 19.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLibya — 22.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEthiopia — no App StoreDjibouti — no App StoreUganda — 17% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRwanda — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBosnia & Herzegovina — 28.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNorth Macedonia — 18% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSerbia — 17.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMontenegro — 19.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKosovo — 19.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTrinidad & Tobago — 16.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSouth Sudan — no App StoreVatican City — no App StoreMicronesia — 21.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMarshall Islands — no App StoreNorthern Mariana Islands — no App StoreU.S. Virgin Islands — no App StoreGuam — no App StoreAmerican Samoa — no App StoreSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands — no App StoreBritish Indian Ocean Territory — no App StoreSt. Helena — no App StorePitcairn Islands — no App StoreAnguilla — 22.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCayman Islands — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBermuda — 22.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBritish Virgin Islands — 16.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTurks & Caicos Islands — 18.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMontserrat — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingJersey — no App StoreGuernsey — no App StoreIsle of Man — no App StoreTonga — 20.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSingapore — 15% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSeychelles — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSão Tomé & Príncipe — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSan Marino — no App StoreSamoa — no App StoreSt. Vincent & Grenadines — 18.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Lucia — 19.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Kitts & Nevis — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPalau — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNiue — no App StoreCook Islands — no App StoreAruba — no App StoreCuraçao — no App StoreNauru — 22.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMonaco — no App StoreMauritius — 16.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMalta — 17.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMaldives — 20.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLiechtenstein — no App StoreKiribati — no App StoreGrenada — 21.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Pierre & Miquelon — no App StoreWallis & Futuna — no App StoreSt. Martin — no App StoreSt. Barthélemy — no App StoreFrench Polynesia — no App StoreÅland Islands — no App StoreDominica — 21.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFaroe Islands — no App StoreComoros — no App StoreMacao — 17.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHong Kong — 19.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCape Verde — 22.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBarbados — 22.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBahrain — 24% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHeard & McDonald Islands — no App StoreNorfolk Island — no App StoreAntigua & Barbuda — 22.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAndorra — no App StoreSint Maarten — no App Store
Missing the mostFar more than mostMore than mostAbout typicalFewer than mostNo App StoreShading is the share of the widely-used apps we have tested in a storefront — 10,000+ user ratings worldwide, still on sale somewhere — that are unavailable there. Both sides of that share are what we tested in that storefront, so the shading is not a report of where we have crawled hardest, and an app pulled from the App Store everywhere is not counted anywhere. It is not the share of all missing apps: most absence is commercial, and that figure says almost nothing about censorship. Read the shading by comparison rather than as a verdict — a region-locked app is missing nearly everywhere, so about three-quarters of a typical share is a floor almost all of them stand on, and the three at the top of the scale exceed that floor by far more than the rest.

The storefronts missing the most widely-used apps

  1. 1China (Mainland)48.0%
  2. 2Afghanistan39.0%
  3. 3Bosnia & Herzegovina28.1%
  4. 4Russia27.0%
  5. 5Brunei26.0%
  6. 6Belarus25.5%
  7. 7Côte d’Ivoire24.9%
  8. 8Bhutan24.8%
  9. 9Morocco24.4%
  10. 10Bulgaria24.2%
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