We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Shiromani Akali Dal censored by Apple?
Shiromani Akali Dal is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Jun 11, 2021.
1,265 tests on record·last checked 4 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
- News apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 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
- News apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
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.
- Gone for 3 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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Shiromani Akali Dal
Developer: EnsisInfo Inc · Category: News · Released: Dec 21, 2014 ·
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Life of this app
- Dec 21, 2014Released on the App Store
- Aug 30, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jun 11, 2021Last seen available anywhere
- Jul 3, 2023Gone from 129 storefronts
- Sep 14, 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | Feb 27, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| AlgeriaDZ | Unavailable | Sep 2, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Jun 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2023 | 1 year ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 days ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 40 days ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Oct 29, 2025 | 3 months ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Mar 9, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Feb 20, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Dec 19, 2023 | 6 months ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Feb 5, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Sep 14, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Jun 11, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Dec 19, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2026 | 40 days ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Jun 8, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Mar 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 42 days ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Dec 3, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | Nov 29, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 6 months ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Jun 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Oct 26, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Apr 22, 2024 | 2 months ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | Mar 22, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Feb 25, 2024 | 5 months ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jan 1, 2025 | 12 months ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Jan 13, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Mar 7, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Jan 20, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Jun 15, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Jul 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Mar 25, 2023 | 11 months ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Unavailable | Feb 17, 2023 | 12 months ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Dec 12, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Feb 14, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Oct 9, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | May 13, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Mar 20, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Dec 2, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Aug 11, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Feb 14, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Dec 3, 2025 | 6 months ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Apr 25, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Sep 8, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Jun 18, 2023 | 1 year ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Dec 26, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Oct 18, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 12 days ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2023 | 29 days ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Nov 23, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Dec 2, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Oct 27, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Jun 6, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jun 27, 2024 | 4 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Dec 2, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Jan 19, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Aug 13, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2025 | 4 months ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Oct 23, 2023 | 10 months ago | ||
| OmanOM | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Jun 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Jul 3, 2023 | 7 months ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Aug 7, 2026 | 42 days ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Jan 26, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Mar 7, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Nov 23, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Mar 11, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 7 months ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | May 18, 2025 | 4 months ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Jan 14, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Dec 8, 2023 | 6 months ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Jul 25, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Jul 22, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Dec 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Jan 20, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Jan 17, 2023 | 16 months ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 15 months ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 12 days ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Feb 28, 2023 | 12 months ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Jul 6, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Jan 21, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2024 | 10 months ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Oct 29, 2023 | 13 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 2, 2022 | 4 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 days ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Feb 16, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Nov 15, 2022 | 9 months ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Jan 19, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AngolaAO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AnguillaAI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BarbadosBB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelgiumBE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BruneiBN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChadTD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChileCL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ColombiaCO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| El SalvadorSV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GrenadaGD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuatemalaGT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JordanJO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KazakhstanKZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaliML | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoldovaMD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MongoliaMN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoroccoMA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NigeriaNG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PhilippinesPH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Republic of the CongoCG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RwandaRW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwedenSE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | 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.