We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Studio Vocaturo censored by Apple?
Studio Vocaturo is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Jun 12, 2021.
1,017 tests on record·last checked 26 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
- Reference apps in the United States are unavailable at 2%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 11 other apps left mainland China the same day, Nov 17, 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
- Reference apps in the United States are unavailable at 2%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 11 other apps left mainland China the same day, Nov 17, 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.
- 11 other apps left mainland China the same day, Nov 17, 2022.
- 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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Studio Vocaturo
Developer: Siaed SPA · Category: Reference · Released: Jun 15, 2019 ·
Other Reference apps missing from mainland China
Life of this app
- Jun 15, 2019Released on the App Store
- Aug 31, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jun 12, 2021Last seen available anywhere
- Nov 9, 2023Gone from 124 storefronts
- Aug 24, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 10 months ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Feb 5, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Oct 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Mar 29, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Nov 7, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Aug 11, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Dec 31, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Oct 27, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Jan 11, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Jul 31, 2023 | 6 months ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Dec 27, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Feb 27, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | May 14, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 29 days ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 26 days ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Nov 25, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2023 | 26 days ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | May 17, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Apr 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | May 19, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Jun 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Jun 7, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 6 months ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jan 6, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2022 | 13 months ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 36 days ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2026 | 9 months ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Apr 28, 2025 | 3 months ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | May 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Apr 12, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Dec 1, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2022 | 13 months ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 12 months ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Apr 9, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Dec 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Dec 17, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Aug 7, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Jul 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Jun 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 33 days ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Dec 16, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Aug 14, 2026 | 36 days ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Jun 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Jan 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Feb 5, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Apr 6, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Jul 17, 2023 | 1 year ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Jun 30, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Nov 9, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | May 3, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Apr 18, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jun 19, 2024 | 26 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Jan 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Mar 9, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Sep 9, 2024 | 12 months ago | ||
| OmanOM | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Oct 27, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Mar 11, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | May 1, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | May 11, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Apr 13, 2025 | 3 months ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 2 months ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Jul 3, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Jan 28, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Feb 20, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Dec 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Aug 11, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | May 20, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Feb 17, 2024 | 15 months ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Aug 6, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Aug 16, 2026 | 33 days ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2026 | 29 days ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Jan 13, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | May 24, 2023 | 6 months ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 44 days ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2025 | 9 months ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Nov 5, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Jun 5, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Dec 17, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2022 | 26 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Nov 21, 2025 | 10 months ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 26 days ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Nov 12, 2024 | 14 months ago | ||
| VanuatuVU | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Oct 5, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Mar 20, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AngolaAO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AnguillaAI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelgiumBE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BoliviaBO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BotswanaBW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BruneiBN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CameroonCM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChadTD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ColombiaCO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GambiaGM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuatemalaGT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndiaIN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ItalyIT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JamaicaJM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JordanJO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LebanonLB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MicronesiaFM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MongoliaMN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NigeriaNG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| North MacedoniaMK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PanamaPA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RwandaRW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwedenSE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UgandaUG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VietnamVN | 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.