We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is AUS Warship censored by Apple?
AUS Warship is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Sep 27, 2021.
1,437 tests on record·last checked 11 hours 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 the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 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 the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
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.
- Gone for 3 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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AUS Warship
Developer: magazinecloner.com NZ LP · Category: Magazines & Newspapers · Released: Oct 2, 2015 ·
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Life of this app
- Oct 2, 2015Released on the App Store
- Sep 19, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Sep 27, 2021Last seen available anywhere
- Aug 5, 2023Gone from 140 storefronts
- Sep 18, 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.
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| AfghanistanAF | Unavailable | Sep 14, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | Mar 28, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Nov 25, 2025 | 10 months ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | May 19, 2025 | 16 months ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2024 | 7 months ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 28 days ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | May 17, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Oct 28, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Feb 7, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | May 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Unavailable | Mar 4, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2024 | 9 months ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Jan 3, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Feb 2, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Sep 19, 2024 | 16 months ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Apr 9, 2023 | 11 months ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Aug 23, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 14 months ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Apr 22, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 months ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Mar 15, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Unavailable | Jul 23, 2024 | 8 months ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Jan 15, 2024 | 5 months ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Apr 11, 2025 | 4 months ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Feb 22, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Apr 16, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | May 8, 2023 | 15 months ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2023 | 10 months ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 14 days ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Oct 26, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Apr 13, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Feb 6, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 months ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | May 27, 2023 | 11 hours ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | May 28, 2025 | 16 months ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Jul 21, 2024 | 10 months ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | May 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Sep 6, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 4 days ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | May 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2023 | 16 months ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Nov 13, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 10 months ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Mar 31, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Unavailable | Jul 19, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Aug 5, 2023 | 10 months ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | May 5, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Aug 4, 2023 | 6 months ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Apr 1, 2023 | 15 months ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | May 21, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | May 30, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Feb 11, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2024 | 14 days ago | ||
| KosovoXK | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Nov 28, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Mar 16, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Feb 25, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Feb 5, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Oct 12, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Mar 3, 2024 | 16 months ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 9 months ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Feb 12, 2023 | 9 months ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Jun 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Apr 16, 2023 | 2 months ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Nov 21, 2025 | 10 months ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Oct 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Nov 6, 2024 | 15 months ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Jul 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Aug 15, 2026 | 34 days ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Aug 4, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2024 | 11 hours ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | May 27, 2024 | 1 year ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Apr 4, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Nov 7, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Aug 10, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| PalauPW | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | May 13, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Apr 12, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Oct 13, 2024 | 3 months ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2025 | 10 months ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Aug 23, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Apr 12, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 months ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Mar 23, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Nov 24, 2023 | 15 months ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Unavailable | Apr 30, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Mar 26, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 28 days ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Mar 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Aug 4, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Dec 22, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 9 months ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 11 hours ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | May 13, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Oct 17, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Oct 6, 2023 | 14 months ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Aug 5, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Feb 18, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Jan 16, 2025 | 4 months ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2024 | 15 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 11 hours ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Aug 28, 2023 | 13 months ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 11 hours ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Jun 28, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Aug 3, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 34 days ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Jul 9, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AngolaAO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AzerbaijanAZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BrazilBR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CambodiaKH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ColombiaCO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DenmarkDK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GhanaGH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Hong KongHK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HungaryHU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KenyaKE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KuwaitKW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KyrgyzstanKG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LatviaLV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LuxembourgLU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NigerNE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PakistanPK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Papua New GuineaPG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TanzaniaTZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TunisiaTN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ZimbabweZW | 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.