We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Kyoto Map & Walks (F) censored by Apple?
Kyoto Map & Walks (F) is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on May 10, 2022.
599 tests on record·last checked 8 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
- Travel apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 5 other apps left mainland China the same day, Aug 30, 2024.
- Apple reports 1,213 government-ordered removals in Russia for 2025, naming none of them.
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 a paid app, so a rule about selling it could apply.
- 5 other apps left mainland China the same day, Aug 30, 2024.
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
- Travel apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 5 other apps left mainland China the same day, Aug 30, 2024.
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.
- 5 other apps left mainland China the same day, Aug 30, 2024.
- Gone for 2 years.
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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Kyoto Map & Walks (F)
Developer: GPSmyCity.com, Inc. · Category: Travel · Paid app · Released: Feb 18, 2010 · Rating: 0.4★
Other Travel apps missing from mainland China
Life of this app
- Feb 18, 2010Released on the App Store
- Apr 18, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- May 10, 2022Last seen available anywhere
- Jan 31, 2025Gone from 90 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.
| Test now | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfghanistanAF | Unavailable | May 31, 2025 | 16 months ago | ||
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | Dec 12, 2024 | 10 months ago | ||
| AlgeriaDZ | Unavailable | Mar 11, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | May 18, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 months ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Oct 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 3 months ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Oct 24, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Jun 9, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Aug 22, 2026 | 27 days ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Feb 14, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Apr 9, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Dec 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 27 days ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2026 | 29 days ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 3 months ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Jan 6, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Jul 31, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | Mar 2, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Feb 19, 2025 | 4 months ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Jan 22, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 5 months ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Oct 5, 2024 | 6 months ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jul 22, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Feb 7, 2025 | 39 days ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2025 | 8 months ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 11 months ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Jun 10, 2025 | 2 months ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 3 months ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Dec 19, 2024 | 8 hours ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | May 12, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Jan 25, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Mar 17, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 3 months ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | 6 months ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Feb 17, 2025 | 3 months ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2024 | 10 months ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Jun 2, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Jun 7, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 3 months ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Jul 16, 2025 | 33 days ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Jul 24, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 hours ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Mar 2, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Oct 28, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 29 days ago | ||
| PalauPW | Unavailable | Oct 19, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2024 | 12 months ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | 12 months ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Aug 1, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 months ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 months ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Unavailable | Mar 25, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Jun 25, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Jul 9, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 hours ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | May 22, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 months ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Oct 18, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Oct 16, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Oct 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 months ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Jun 25, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 hours ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 hours ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | May 24, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| VanuatuVU | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Jun 4, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Oct 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2024 | 8 months ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelgiumBE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelizeBZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BeninBJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BermudaBM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BrazilBR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BruneiBN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CameroonCM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ColombiaCO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CzechiaCZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DenmarkDK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Dominican RepublicDO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EcuadorEC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EstoniaEE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FinlandFI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GabonGA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GeorgiaGE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GhanaGH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GrenadaGD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuatemalaGT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Guinea-BissauGW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndiaIN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JamaicaJM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KazakhstanKZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LaosLA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LatviaLV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LiberiaLR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LuxembourgLU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MadagascarMG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MauritiusMU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MicronesiaFM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoldovaMD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoroccoMA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| New ZealandNZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NicaraguaNI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NigeriaNG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PanamaPA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ParaguayPY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PeruPE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PhilippinesPH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RwandaRW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sierra LeoneSL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SpainES | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TajikistanTJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TanzaniaTZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TunisiaTN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TürkiyeTR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| United KingdomGB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VenezuelaVE | 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.