We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Swiss News App : Schweiz NZZ censored by Apple?
Apple does not offer Swiss News App : Schweiz NZZ in most of the App Stores it operates — 117 of 175, including India. 4.56B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in India since Jun 8, 2022.
1,054 tests on record·last checked 29 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
- News apps in Russia are unavailable at 12%, near the 16% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 4 other apps left Hong Kong the same day, Jan 1, 2022.
- 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
- News apps in Russia are unavailable at 12%, near the 16% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 4 other apps left Hong Kong the same day, Jan 1, 2022.
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.
- 4 other apps left Hong Kong the same day, Jan 1, 2022.
- 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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Swiss News App : Schweiz NZZ
Developer: Carlos Martinez Vila · Category: News · Released: Aug 17, 2015 · Rating: 2.9★
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Life of this app
- Aug 17, 2015Released on the App Store
- May 3, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jan 1, 2022Gone from 117 storefronts
- Aug 20, 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 16, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Sep 1, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | May 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Mar 15, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Nov 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Jun 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Mar 7, 2025 | 6 months ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | May 27, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Jun 18, 2021 | 16 months ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Jul 8, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Nov 8, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Feb 1, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Jul 25, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Sep 30, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Feb 11, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jul 25, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Nov 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Jan 28, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Mar 15, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Oct 10, 2022 | 15 months ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Nov 8, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Jun 22, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Jun 8, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Unavailable | Jul 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Nov 20, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | May 23, 2023 | 13 months ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Jun 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Mar 23, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Jul 8, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Sep 26, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| KosovoXK | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Apr 23, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Jan 8, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Nov 24, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Aug 24, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Jun 1, 2022 | 14 months ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Oct 23, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Dec 9, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Jan 17, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Nov 20, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Jan 28, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Sep 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Jun 23, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Nov 14, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Nov 21, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Nov 6, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Feb 24, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Mar 23, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Unavailable | Sep 30, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Jun 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Jun 18, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Nov 21, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Jun 22, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Jul 16, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Jun 13, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Jul 3, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Jun 23, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Sep 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Apr 13, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Unavailable | Jun 3, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Sep 6, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | May 11, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2021 | 13 months ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Jul 9, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Jun 27, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Nov 14, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Sep 13, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Aug 24, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Oct 1, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Sep 30, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Oct 2, 2024 | 7 months ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Jun 27, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| VanuatuVU | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Available | — | 29 days ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Available | — | 35 days ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Available | — | 3 months ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Available | — | 35 days ago | ||
| MaliML | Available | — | 3 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Available | — | 29 days ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Available | — | 29 days ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Available | — | 2 months ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Available | — | 29 days ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Available | — | 29 days ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Available | — | 3 months ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AngolaAO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustraliaAU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AzerbaijanAZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelizeBZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BoliviaBO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BotswanaBW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CambodiaKH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChadTD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChileCL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CzechiaCZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EcuadorEC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GabonGA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GreeceGR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IrelandIE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KazakhstanKZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LatviaLV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LebanonLB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MicronesiaFM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SurinameSR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwedenSE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UruguayUY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| YemenYE | 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.