We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Microsoft Lens: PDF Scanner censored by Apple?
Microsoft Lens: PDF Scanner is available in all 73 storefronts we have tested — no block on record. 102 of Apple's 175 storefronts have not been tested yet.
546 tests on record·⚠ last verified 8 months ago — treat as historical
Microsoft Lens: PDF Scanner
Developer: Microsoft Corporation · Category: Productivity · Released: Apr 2, 2015 · Rating: 4.6★
Life of this app
- Apr 2, 2015Released on the App Store
- Feb 22, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jan 16, 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 | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| AngolaAO | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Available | — | 8 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| FranceFR | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Available | — | 1 year ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Available | — | 1 year ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| NepalNP | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| QatarQA | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Available | — | 1 year ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Available | — | 1 year ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Available | — | 3 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Available | — | 8 months ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Available | — | 4 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Available | — | 2 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlbaniaAL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AnguillaAI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustraliaAU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AzerbaijanAZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahamasBS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BarbadosBB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BermudaBM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BoliviaBO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BrazilBR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Burkina FasoBF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CameroonCM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cape VerdeCV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cayman IslandsKY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChileCL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Costa RicaCR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CzechiaCZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DR CongoCD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EcuadorEC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EstoniaEE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EswatiniSZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GabonGA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GambiaGM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GreeceGR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GrenadaGD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuatemalaGT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ItalyIT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JamaicaJM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KenyaKE | 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 | |
| LiberiaLR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LuxembourgLU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalawiMW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaliML | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MauritiusMU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoldovaMD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MongoliaMN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoroccoMA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| New ZealandNZ | 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 | |
| Republic of the CongoCG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RwandaRW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SenegalSN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sierra LeoneSL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sri LankaLK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SurinameSR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TajikistanTJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TanzaniaTZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TongaTO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UgandaUG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VietnamVN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| YemenYE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ZimbabweZW | 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.