We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is iSystem censored by Apple?
Apple does not offer iSystem in most of the App Stores it operates — 118 of 175, including Pakistan. 2.61B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in Pakistan since Apr 2, 2022.
1,086 tests on record·last checked 38 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
- Utilities apps in Russia are unavailable at 12%, near the 16% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 2 other apps left Vietnam the same day, Oct 10, 2024.
- 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
- Utilities apps in Russia are unavailable at 12%, near the 16% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 2 other apps left Vietnam the same day, Oct 10, 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.
- 2 other apps left Vietnam the same day, Oct 10, 2024.
- Gone for 7 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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iSystem
Developer: Zack Smith · Category: Utilities · Released: Aug 25, 2011 · Rating: 0.3★
Installing it anyway
iSystem is unavailable in Pakistan, but it is still sold in the US App Store. A free second Apple ID installs it — about 10 minutes, no card, and your main account stays as it is.
Other Utilities apps missing from Pakistan
Life of this app
- Aug 25, 2011Released on the App Store
- Jul 28, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jun 15, 2022Gone from 118 storefronts
- Sep 27, 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlgeriaDZ | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Jun 3, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Mar 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | May 31, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2020 | 16 months ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | May 21, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Jun 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Jan 3, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2019 | 2 years ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Jun 5, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Nov 20, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Jun 13, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Dec 24, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Jun 3, 2020 | 11 months ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Jun 21, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2022 | 16 months ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2019 | 15 months ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Oct 10, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2024 | 15 months ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Sep 4, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Apr 3, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Feb 21, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | May 6, 2024 | 7 months ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Dec 2, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jul 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | May 7, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Dec 2, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Jun 15, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Dec 13, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Mar 10, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Jan 2, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2019 | 4 years ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Nov 8, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Aug 16, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Jun 3, 2022 | 16 months ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Jul 23, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Jun 30, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Jul 29, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Aug 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Mar 24, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Oct 13, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Feb 18, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Aug 8, 2021 | 13 months ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | May 31, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2023 | 38 days ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Jun 30, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Jul 28, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Unavailable | Jan 3, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Apr 19, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Jul 26, 2021 | 1 year ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Jun 3, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| OmanOM | Unavailable | Jun 7, 2023 | 15 months ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| PalauPW | Unavailable | Feb 6, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Jul 11, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Sep 7, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Jul 14, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Jul 29, 2021 | 6 months ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Mar 22, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Sep 16, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Sep 9, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Aug 8, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Aug 25, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Jul 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Mar 28, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Jan 14, 2026 | 10 months ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Apr 26, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Mar 12, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Aug 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Oct 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Apr 30, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Oct 9, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Available | — | 9 months ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Available | — | 2 months ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Available | — | 38 days ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Available | — | 6 months ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Available | — | 38 days ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Available | — | 8 months ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Available | — | 7 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Available | — | 2 months ago | ||
| NepalNP | Available | — | 38 days ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Available | — | 2 months ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Available | — | 2 months ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlbaniaAL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AnguillaAI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BermudaBM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CameroonCM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChileCL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FinlandFI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GhanaGH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GrenadaGD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Hong KongHK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HungaryHU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndiaIN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JapanJP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KyrgyzstanKG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| New ZealandNZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NicaraguaNI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PanamaPA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ParaguayPY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SenegalSN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South KoreaKR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TunisiaTN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TürkiyeTR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UgandaUG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VenezuelaVE | 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.