We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Mwave - MAMA, M COUNTDOWN censored by Apple?
Mwave - MAMA, M COUNTDOWN is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Apr 26, 2021.
1,097 tests on record·last checked 5 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
- 34% of Entertainment apps are unavailable in Morocco — 129 of 378 — against 18% of everything we test there.
- 7 other apps left mainland China the same day, Dec 25, 2021.
- 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
- 34% of Entertainment apps are unavailable in Morocco — 129 of 378 — against 18% of everything we test there.
- 7 other apps left mainland China the same day, Dec 25, 2021.
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.
- 34% of Entertainment apps are unavailable in Morocco — 129 of 378 — against 18% of everything we test there.
- 7 other apps left mainland China the same day, Dec 25, 2021.
Something broke
a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.
- 34% of Entertainment apps are unavailable in Morocco — 129 of 378 — against 18% of everything we test there.
- 7 other apps left mainland China the same day, Dec 25, 2021.
- Gone for 4 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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Mwave - MAMA, M COUNTDOWN
Developer: CJ ENM Co., Ltd. · Category: Entertainment · Released: Nov 10, 2017 · Rating: 2.2★
Other Entertainment apps missing from India
Life of this app
- Nov 10, 2017Released on the App Store
- Feb 25, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Apr 26, 2021Last seen available anywhere
- Jul 20, 2022Gone from 123 storefronts
- Sep 13, 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 | Dec 25, 2021 | 1 year ago | ||
| AlgeriaDZ | Unavailable | May 13, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Feb 14, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Apr 4, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Oct 12, 2024 | 1 month ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | May 2, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Feb 21, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Jun 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Nov 13, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2026 | 9 months ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Dec 13, 2024 | 13 months ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Feb 23, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Aug 25, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 6 months ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | May 4, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Dec 20, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | May 9, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 9 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Jun 23, 2023 | 14 months ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Dec 9, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Jul 28, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Apr 21, 2022 | 11 months ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 3 months ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Jul 23, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Apr 23, 2024 | 5 months ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | May 30, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Oct 18, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | May 30, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Jun 15, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Jan 2, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Sep 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Sep 27, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Dec 5, 2025 | 9 months ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Dec 4, 2023 | 11 months ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Jan 26, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Mar 2, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Dec 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2024 | 8 months ago | ||
| KosovoXK | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 9 months ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Oct 6, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Aug 29, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2023 | 6 months ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Jan 11, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Jul 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Feb 20, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Jul 5, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Dec 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Aug 7, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Feb 3, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2024 | 5 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Apr 6, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2022 | 10 months ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Mar 17, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| PalauPW | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | May 13, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Jan 22, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Jul 11, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Jan 22, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Aug 2, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 4 months ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Feb 5, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Feb 5, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | May 11, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Sep 17, 2025 | 12 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Aug 14, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | May 7, 2023 | 5 days ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Feb 23, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2022 | 16 months ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Feb 16, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Jul 14, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | May 20, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 16 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2022 | 5 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 5 days ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Aug 15, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Aug 2, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | May 31, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 1 month ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Dec 3, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 5 days ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahamasBS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelizeBZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BoliviaBO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChadTD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Dominican RepublicDO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EcuadorEC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| El SalvadorSV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EstoniaEE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FinlandFI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GreeceGR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Guinea-BissauGW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IrelandIE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KenyaKE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LatviaLV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LiberiaLR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MacaoMO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MadagascarMG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalawiMW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NicaraguaNI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PhilippinesPH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PolandPL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SpainES | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | 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.