We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Photo Editor HD Lite censored by Apple?
Photo Editor HD Lite is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Sep 20, 2020.
1,275 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
- Photo and video apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 4 other apps left mainland China the same day, Nov 30, 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
- Photo and video apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 4 other apps left mainland China the same day, Nov 30, 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.
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 mainland China the same day, Nov 30, 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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Photo Editor HD Lite
Developer: Judith Weberman · Category: Photo & Video · Released: Dec 30, 2010 · Rating: 2.2★
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Life of this app
- Dec 30, 2010Released on the App Store
- Mar 17, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Sep 20, 2020Last seen available anywhere
- Jun 26, 2022Gone from 136 storefronts
- Aug 23, 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 | Mar 31, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | May 2, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Jun 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Jan 4, 2022 | 15 months ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Jan 8, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Aug 7, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Mar 23, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 3 months ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Feb 6, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Apr 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Apr 22, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Oct 8, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Feb 1, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Dec 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Aug 1, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Jul 5, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | May 25, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Apr 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Jul 17, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 4 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Sep 11, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | May 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | Jul 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 6 months ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | May 24, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Oct 16, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | May 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Feb 25, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | May 23, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Dec 4, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Jan 8, 2025 | 4 months ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 5 months ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Aug 15, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Mar 3, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Sep 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Jun 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Jan 26, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Nov 13, 2023 | 12 months ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Oct 9, 2023 | 26 days ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Dec 31, 2021 | 10 months ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Unavailable | Jan 10, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Nov 21, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Aug 15, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 3 months ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Jan 12, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Feb 12, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Feb 25, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Sep 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Dec 4, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | May 8, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Nov 21, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | May 6, 2024 | 1 year ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Jan 4, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Mar 7, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Feb 20, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Mar 5, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Jan 8, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Jul 29, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2022 | 26 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Dec 4, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Mar 16, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Apr 7, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Dec 3, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | May 20, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Mar 16, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Jan 19, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| PalauPW | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Jan 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Dec 16, 2021 | 40 days ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Jun 10, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Apr 19, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Dec 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Dec 26, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Dec 16, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Jul 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Aug 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Jan 12, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Nov 14, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Mar 7, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Jan 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Dec 3, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Dec 22, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 6 months ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Apr 19, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 26 days ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Jul 29, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 3 months ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Mar 11, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 40 days ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Jul 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Oct 4, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Apr 19, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Mar 7, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2022 | 26 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 4 months ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2021 | 26 days ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Dec 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Dec 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Oct 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Dec 24, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustraliaAU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BarbadosBB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Costa RicaCR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Guinea-BissauGW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IsraelIL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JapanJP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MacaoMO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalawiMW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaliML | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PakistanPK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Solomon IslandsSB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SpainES | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TajikistanTJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TunisiaTN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| YemenYE | 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.