We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —
Is Tooth Fairy Horse - Pony Care censored by Google?
Google does not offer Tooth Fairy Horse - Pony Care in most of Google Play countries it operates — 54 of 217, including mainland China. 3.4B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in mainland China since Jan 9, 2026.
484 tests on record·last checked 52 minutes ago
Why it is unavailable
Five things can put an app out of one Google Play. 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 Google complied. Google publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Google’s Transparency Report
A local rule about paying for it
gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Google 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.
Google 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 Google’s own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Google kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Google’s Transparency Report
The developer withheld it
freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Google’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 Google’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.
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 Google’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: Google naming a Chinese agency tells you what Google 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 Google’s catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across Google Play. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Google does not emit.
Google publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which countries. Its Transparency Report counts the removal requests governments send it, across its products together, and names no app in any of them — so even the part it does disclose cannot be matched to a single thing missing from your store. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Google’s Transparency Report
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Tooth Fairy Horse - Pony Care
Developer: Lab Cave Games · Released: Mar 20, 2024 · Rating: 4.1★
Life of this app
- Mar 20, 2024Released on Google Play
- May 5, 2024First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
- Oct 9, 2025Last seen available anywhere
- Sep 21, 2026Gone from 54 storefronts
- Sep 29, 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 | Sep 21, 2026 | 8 days ago | ||
| AnguillaAI↗ | Unavailable | Sep 24, 2026 | 20 hours ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR↗ | Unavailable | Sep 26, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| BangladeshBD↗ | Unavailable | Mar 18, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| BhutanBT↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| BrazilBR↗ | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2026 | 5 hours ago | ||
| BruneiBN↗ | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2026 | 8 days ago | ||
| Central African RepublicCF↗ | Unavailable | Mar 26, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| ChadTD↗ | Unavailable | Sep 29, 2026 | 52 minutes ago | ||
| ChileCL↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 52 minutes ago | ||
| Christmas IslandCX↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO↗ | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| CubaCU↗ | Unavailable | Sep 26, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| CuraçaoCW↗ | Unavailable | Sep 24, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV↗ | Unavailable | Mar 26, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| EthiopiaET↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 2 days ago | ||
| Falkland IslandsFK↗ | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| FranceFR↗ | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2026 | 5 days ago | ||
| GuernseyGG↗ | Unavailable | Sep 21, 2026 | 52 minutes ago | ||
| GuineaGN↗ | Unavailable | Sep 27, 2026 | 2 days ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 5 hours ago | ||
| HondurasHN↗ | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| IcelandIS↗ | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2026 | 5 days ago | ||
| IndonesiaID↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| IraqIQ↗ | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| Isle of ManIM↗ | Unavailable | Feb 25, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| IsraelIL↗ | Unavailable | Mar 18, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| ItalyIT↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| JapanJP↗ | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| KenyaKE↗ | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2026 | 6 days ago | ||
| KuwaitKW↗ | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2026 | 5 days ago | ||
| LesothoLS↗ | Unavailable | Sep 27, 2026 | 2 days ago | ||
| LibyaLY↗ | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| MalawiMW↗ | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2026 | 5 days ago | ||
| MonacoMC↗ | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2026 | 20 hours ago | ||
| MongoliaMN↗ | Unavailable | Sep 21, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| NamibiaNA↗ | Unavailable | Sep 26, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| NiueNU↗ | Unavailable | Sep 21, 2026 | 6 days ago | ||
| PanamaPA↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 9 months ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH↗ | Unavailable | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| PolandPL↗ | Unavailable | Sep 26, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL↗ | Unavailable | Mar 20, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗ | Unavailable | Sep 24, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| Timor-LesteTL↗ | Unavailable | Mar 26, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT↗ | Unavailable | Mar 16, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM↗ | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2026 | 7 days ago | ||
| TuvaluTV↗ | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2026 | 6 days ago | ||
| UgandaUG↗ | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| United StatesUS↗ | Unavailable | Jan 9, 2026 | 52 minutes ago | ||
| UruguayUY↗ | Unavailable | Mar 19, 2026 | 3 days ago | ||
| VanuatuVU↗ | Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| ZambiaZM↗ | Unavailable | Mar 16, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW↗ | Unavailable | Sep 24, 2026 | 4 days ago | ||
| AngolaAO↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| ArubaAW↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| AustraliaAU↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| AustriaAT↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| BahamasBS↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| BarbadosBB↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| BelgiumBE↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| BermudaBM↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| BoliviaBO↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| CameroonCM↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| Cook IslandsCK↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| CyprusCY↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| DR CongoCD↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
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| GuatemalaGT↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| GuyanaGY↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| HaitiHT↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| LebanonLB↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
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| MadagascarMG↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| MexicoMX↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| RomaniaRO↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| SamoaWS↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| San MarinoSM↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| SerbiaRS↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| SomaliaSO↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
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| St. Kitts & NevisKN↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| SurinameSR↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| United KingdomGB↗ | Available | — | 12 months ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AndorraAD↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Antigua & BarbudaAG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AzerbaijanAZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| BotswanaBW↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Burkina FasoBF↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| CambodiaKH↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cape VerdeCV↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cayman IslandsKY↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ComorosKM↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Côte d’IvoireCI↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CzechiaCZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DenmarkDK↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DjiboutiDJ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EcuadorEC↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGQ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EritreaER↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EstoniaEE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FinlandFI↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GambiaGM↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GermanyDE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| IrelandIE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JamaicaJM↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JerseyJE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JordanJO↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KazakhstanKZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KiribatiKI↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KyrgyzstanKG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LaosLA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LatviaLV↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LiberiaLR↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| 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 | |
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| MoroccoMA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NauruNR↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NepalNP↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| New ZealandNZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Papua New GuineaPG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ParaguayPY↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PeruPE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Pitcairn IslandsPN↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Republic of the CongoCG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RwandaRW↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SenegalSN↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Solomon IslandsSB↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South AfricaZA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sri LankaLK↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. HelenaSH↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SudanSD↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwedenSE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TaiwanTW↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TajikistanTJ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TanzaniaTZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| United Arab EmiratesAE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Vatican CityVA↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
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| Western SaharaEH↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| YemenYE↗ | Not tested | — | — | 0 |
Testing asks Google whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Google directly, so the answer describes what Google serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Google at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Google’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 Google’s own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way Google Play app asks. "Unavailable" means Google’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.