We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Pretty Camera Plus Free - Challenged My Face Look On Selfie Photo censored by Apple?
Pretty Camera Plus Free - Challenged My Face Look On Selfie Photo is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Apr 14, 2020.
1,580 tests on record·last checked 41 days ago
Why it is unavailable
Five things can put an app out of one App Store. Each is weighed below against what can be seen from outside — open a card for the reasoning.
A government or a court demanded it
and Apple complied. Apple publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Apple's 2025 App Store Transparency Report
- Photo and video apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 10 other apps left mainland China the same day, Sep 28, 2020.
- Apple reports 1,213 government-ordered removals in Russia for 2025, naming none of them.
Apple applied a rule, unasked
either its own review guidelines, or its own reading of a local law, with nobody having demanded anything. This is the largest category in Apple's own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Apple kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Apple's 2025 App Store Transparency Report
- Photo and video apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 10 other apps left mainland China the same day, Sep 28, 2020.
The developer withheld it
freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Apple's guidelines require that kind of app to be limited to certain countries. Switching a country off is easy for a developer to do in Apple's own tools: it needs no new version of the app, and it leaves no public trace other than the app being unavailable.
Something broke
a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.
- 10 other apps left mainland China the same day, Sep 28, 2020.
- Gone for 5 years.
A local rule about paying for it
gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Apple can obey every one of them by refusing the payment, which is why this is the only restriction we would accept and the only one that cannot touch a free app.
- It is free, so Apple sells nothing here.
How this is weighed, and what it cannot tell you
Weighed from the evidence under each card, not from a model. There is no published figure for how Apple's removals divide up, so these are ordered words rather than percentages. For scale on the same-day counts: across the whole record an app leaves a storefront with fewer than two others, so a dozen at once is not a dozen coincidences.
None of this is certain, and a citation does not make it so: Apple naming a Chinese agency tells you what Apple said, not everything that happened. What can be said is that the readings alone cannot separate these five — a developer switching off a country and a government ordering it removed arrive at Apple's catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across the App Store. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Apple does not emit.
Apple publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which of its App Stores. For the removals it makes on a government's demand it publishes the agency and the law behind every one — 2,045 of the 166,899 apps it removed during 2025 — and never which app. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Apple's App Store Transparency Report
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Pretty Camera Plus Free - Challenged My Face Look On Selfie Photo
Developer: Chen Qi · Category: Photo & Video · Released: Jul 13, 2015 · Rating: 2.8★
Other Photo and video apps missing from India
Life of this app
- Jul 13, 2015Released on the App Store
- Mar 5, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Apr 14, 2020Last seen available anywhere
- Jun 20, 2021Gone from 147 storefronts
- Aug 8, 2026Most recent test
Testing history
One column per month, every month from the first reading to the last. Height follows how many readings we took that month; red is the share of them that found the app unavailable. An empty month is one nobody tested.
Found availableFound unavailable
Availability by storefront
Every storefront we test, current status first. Data is a measurement, not a promise: each row carries its own date.
| Test now | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| AlgeriaDZ | Unavailable | Mar 23, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Jul 27, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | May 2, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2021 | 13 months ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Mar 17, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Oct 25, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Oct 16, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Oct 23, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Sep 20, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Aug 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Unavailable | Nov 29, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Mar 27, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Oct 22, 2020 | 16 months ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Dec 18, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Dec 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Mar 22, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Oct 19, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Oct 28, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Sep 4, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Mar 14, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Sep 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Jan 19, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Nov 14, 2020 | 12 months ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Jun 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | May 30, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Dec 27, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Jul 15, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Nov 7, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | May 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Nov 20, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Mar 14, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Oct 6, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Oct 17, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Nov 27, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Aug 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Feb 22, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Feb 25, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Apr 23, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Jan 12, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | May 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Jun 27, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Dec 12, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| KosovoXK | Unavailable | Nov 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Apr 23, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | May 15, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Aug 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Feb 1, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Sep 17, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Dec 4, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Nov 8, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Mar 5, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Oct 27, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Oct 22, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Jan 12, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Jan 4, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Jul 4, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Unavailable | Mar 12, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Jun 24, 2022 | 2 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Aug 3, 2024 | 41 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Feb 2, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Mar 20, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Mar 12, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 41 days ago | ||
| OmanOM | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 2 months ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Aug 11, 2021 | 6 months ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Jan 15, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | May 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 6 months ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Nov 23, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Sep 5, 2021 | 3 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2020 | 7 months ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Jul 5, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 7 months ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Nov 12, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Mar 9, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Unavailable | Oct 26, 2020 | 41 days ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Jan 10, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 3 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Nov 14, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Oct 4, 2021 | 16 months ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Aug 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Aug 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Sep 9, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 7 months ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Mar 21, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Jun 24, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Oct 16, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Mar 22, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Dec 12, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Mar 12, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Oct 31, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2020 | 41 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Oct 28, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2020 | 41 days ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Oct 24, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Oct 8, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Mar 12, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustraliaAU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BruneiBN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GreeceGR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalawiMW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PakistanPK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Solomon IslandsSB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South AfricaZA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VenezuelaVE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VietnamVN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ZambiaZM | Not tested | — | — | 0 |
Testing asks Apple whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Apple directly, so the answer describes what Apple serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Apple at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Apple's own answer and check ours. Readings are added to the record above; roughly a quarter of the readings taken each day come from people testing.
How we test
Availability is checked against Apple's own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way the App Store app asks. "Unavailable" means Apple's servers say the app cannot be offered in that country — it does not say who asked for the removal. Removals initiated by the developer and removals demanded by governments look the same from outside; the history and context on this page are how we tell them apart.