We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Kansas City Star News censored by Apple?
Kansas City Star News is available in all 64 storefronts we have tested — no block on record. 111 of Apple's 175 storefronts have not been tested yet.
163 tests on record·⚠ last verified 9 months ago — treat as historical
Kansas City Star News
Developer: McClatchy Interactive · Category: News · Released: Jun 29, 2011 · Rating: 0.5★
Life of this app
- Jun 29, 2011Released on the App Store
- Jan 17, 2023First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jan 9, 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 | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| ChadTD | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| ChileCL | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| GabonGA | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| NigerNE | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Available | — | 11 months ago | ||
| AlbaniaAL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AzerbaijanAZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahamasBS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelgiumBE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BermudaBM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BruneiBN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CambodiaKH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Costa RicaCR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | 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 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GeorgiaGE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GreeceGR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GrenadaGD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuatemalaGT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HungaryHU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IrelandIE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IsraelIL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ItalyIT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JamaicaJM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JapanJP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JordanJO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KazakhstanKZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KuwaitKW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KyrgyzstanKG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LaosLA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LatviaLV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LebanonLB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LuxembourgLU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaliML | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MauritaniaMR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MicronesiaFM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoldovaMD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MongoliaMN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontserratMS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoroccoMA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NauruNR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NepalNP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NicaraguaNI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| North MacedoniaMK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PakistanPK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PanamaPA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Papua New GuineaPG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ParaguayPY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PeruPE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PhilippinesPH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PolandPL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Solomon IslandsSB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South KoreaKR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SpainES | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sri LankaLK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SurinameSR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TajikistanTJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TongaTO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TunisiaTN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UkraineUA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UruguayUY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VenezuelaVE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| YemenYE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ZambiaZM | 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.