We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is 词Ci - 辅助填词、宋词欣赏 censored by Apple?
Apple does not offer 词Ci - 辅助填词、宋词欣赏 in most of the App Stores it operates — 114 of 175, including mainland China. 3.73B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in mainland China since Jul 20, 2021.
1,027 tests on record·last checked 6 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 mainland China are unavailable at 11%, near the 28% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 18 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 20, 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
- Reference apps in mainland China are unavailable at 11%, near the 28% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 18 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 20, 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.
- 18 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 20, 2021.
- Gone for 5 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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词Ci - 辅助填词、宋词欣赏
Developer: Yang Liu · Category: Reference · Released: Jan 15, 2014 · Rating: 0.6★
Other Reference apps missing from mainland China
Life of this app
- Jan 15, 2014Released on the App Store
- Oct 1, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Feb 8, 2022Gone from 114 storefronts
- Sep 12, 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Sep 21, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | May 18, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Aug 25, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | May 9, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | May 3, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Unavailable | Jun 23, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2021 | 16 months ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Jun 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Aug 2, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Aug 23, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Jun 13, 2022 | 15 months ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Dec 6, 2025 | 9 months ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Nov 1, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Mar 3, 2023 | 1 year ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 12 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | May 24, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Nov 5, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Sep 3, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Jan 21, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Nov 5, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Jun 26, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Jul 19, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | Aug 16, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | May 19, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Dec 26, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Sep 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Sep 7, 2025 | 12 months ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Feb 13, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Feb 20, 2022 | 6 days ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Nov 29, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Sep 18, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Dec 21, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Feb 20, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Aug 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Mar 4, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 15 months ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Mar 14, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2021 | 41 days ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Nov 29, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Aug 16, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | May 10, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Oct 5, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Aug 12, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | May 19, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| PalauPW | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Oct 28, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Sep 19, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Nov 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Nov 1, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Oct 16, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 16 months ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Aug 22, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Sep 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Unavailable | Jun 9, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 months ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Apr 10, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Sep 18, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Aug 2, 2021 | 1 year ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Sep 17, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Dec 16, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Jun 22, 2022 | 13 months ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Nov 12, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Feb 7, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Mar 4, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Aug 10, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Oct 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | May 7, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Available | — | 6 days ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Available | — | 2 months ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Available | — | 5 months ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Available | — | 4 months ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Available | — | 5 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Available | — | 6 days ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Available | — | 3 months ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Available | — | 7 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Available | — | 41 days ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Available | — | 6 days ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Available | — | 6 days ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Available | — | 7 months ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlbaniaAL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BarbadosBB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelgiumBE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BrazilBR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cayman IslandsKY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Dominican RepublicDO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GeorgiaGE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GhanaGH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Guinea-BissauGW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HungaryHU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndiaIN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IsraelIL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JapanJP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KyrgyzstanKG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaliML | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MauritiusMU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RwandaRW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South AfricaZA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SpainES | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sri LankaLK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TongaTO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TürkiyeTR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UgandaUG | 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.