We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is iR Radio censored by Google?

Gone.

iR Radio is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on Sep 2, 2024.

458 tests on record·last checked 25 hours 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 itPossible

    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 itPossible

    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, unaskedPossible

    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 itPossible

    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 brokeUnlikely

    a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.

    • Gone for 1 years.
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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iR Radio

Developer: SkiSky Software · Released: Sep 1, 2024 · Rating: 4.8★

View in Google Play ↗
0stores where available
119stores where blocked
4.08Bpeople behind the block
119of 217 stores tested
458tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Sep 1, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Sep 2, 2024Last seen available anywhere
  3. Apr 27, 2025Gone from 119 storefronts
  4. Apr 29, 2025First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  5. Sep 28, 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.

2024-092026-09

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.

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AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableNov 13, 202510 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableApr 29, 202515 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableMar 17, 202514 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableApr 9, 202515 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableOct 14, 202511 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableSep 26, 202512 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableOct 1, 202512 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJun 5, 20258 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableJun 8, 202515 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableDec 16, 20259 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableApr 16, 202512 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableJul 28, 202514 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableMay 18, 202512 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableMay 31, 202514 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableMay 10, 20258 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableMar 29, 202514 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableJul 10, 202510 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableJun 8, 202516 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJun 27, 202515 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableApr 15, 202512 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableApr 1, 202514 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableMay 8, 20258 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableMar 7, 202511 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableMar 22, 202514 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableDec 19, 202425 hours ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableJan 7, 202512 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableMar 10, 202515 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableJul 19, 20257 days ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableDec 23, 202414 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableApr 23, 202511 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableSep 22, 20267 days ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableMar 1, 202515 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJan 11, 202515 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableJan 11, 202511 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableFeb 5, 202516 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableMar 1, 202512 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableFeb 6, 202513 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableMay 18, 202514 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableJan 30, 202515 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableOct 1, 202512 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableJul 9, 202515 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableJun 24, 202515 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableApr 23, 202511 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableSep 29, 202512 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableApr 9, 202515 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableNov 13, 202510 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableJul 18, 202512 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableDec 23, 202414 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableOct 23, 202511 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableOct 1, 202512 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableFeb 10, 202516 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableJun 1, 202515 months ago
LaosLA↗UnavailableOct 19, 202511 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableMar 23, 202514 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableAug 26, 202513 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableAug 26, 202511 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableMar 6, 202515 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableJul 29, 202514 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJul 18, 202514 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableAug 3, 202514 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableOct 1, 202512 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableMay 22, 202514 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableJan 26, 202514 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableJul 1, 202515 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableFeb 10, 202515 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableJun 5, 202515 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableJun 24, 202510 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableMar 22, 202512 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableFeb 13, 20257 days ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableApr 29, 202510 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableMay 8, 20258 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableApr 4, 202513 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableMar 27, 202516 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableMar 27, 202514 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202513 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableJun 27, 202515 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableJul 10, 202515 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableJul 6, 20256 days ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableApr 24, 202511 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableFeb 6, 202515 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableOct 8, 202512 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableOct 23, 202511 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableDec 19, 20246 days ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableAug 7, 202514 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJan 7, 202525 hours ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableMar 7, 202514 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableDec 16, 20259 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableMar 10, 202515 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableApr 3, 202513 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableJul 25, 202513 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableMay 10, 20258 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableAug 11, 202514 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableOct 8, 20258 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableMay 31, 202516 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableMay 31, 202516 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableApr 14, 202512 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableMar 17, 202515 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableMar 17, 202514 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableSep 24, 202512 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableDec 29, 202414 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableFeb 2, 20268 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableMar 23, 202514 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableFeb 13, 202516 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableFeb 6, 202514 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableFeb 22, 202515 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableFeb 6, 202516 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableApr 16, 202512 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableDec 19, 202425 hours ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableJan 30, 202525 hours ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableDec 29, 202414 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableJan 26, 20257 days ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableJul 27, 202514 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableOct 14, 202511 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableMay 22, 202525 hours ago
AfghanistanAF↗Not tested——0
AlgeriaDZ↗Not tested——0
AnguillaAI↗Not tested——0
AustraliaAU↗Not tested——0
AzerbaijanAZ↗Not tested——0
BarbadosBB↗Not tested——0
BelarusBY↗Not tested——0
BelgiumBE↗Not tested——0
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BotswanaBW↗Not tested——0
BrazilBR↗Not tested——0
BurundiBI↗Not tested——0
CambodiaKH↗Not tested——0
CanadaCA↗Not tested——0
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ChileCL↗Not tested——0
Christmas IslandCX↗Not tested——0
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗Not tested——0
Costa RicaCR↗Not tested——0
Côte d’IvoireCI↗Not tested——0
CroatiaHR↗Not tested——0
CubaCU↗Not tested——0
CzechiaCZ↗Not tested——0
Dominican RepublicDO↗Not tested——0
EgyptEG↗Not tested——0
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗Not tested——0
EritreaER↗Not tested——0
EswatiniSZ↗Not tested——0
EthiopiaET↗Not tested——0
FijiFJ↗Not tested——0
FinlandFI↗Not tested——0
FranceFR↗Not tested——0
GambiaGM↗Not tested——0
GeorgiaGE↗Not tested——0
GermanyDE↗Not tested——0
GhanaGH↗Not tested——0
GibraltarGI↗Not tested——0
GreeceGR↗Not tested——0
GuatemalaGT↗Not tested——0
GuernseyGG↗Not tested——0
Guinea-BissauGW↗Not tested——0
GuyanaGY↗Not tested——0
HondurasHN↗Not tested——0
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HungaryHU↗Not tested——0
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IndiaIN↗Not tested——0
IndonesiaID↗Not tested——0
IsraelIL↗Not tested——0
JapanJP↗Not tested——0
JordanJO↗Not tested——0
KenyaKE↗Not tested——0
KiribatiKI↗Not tested——0
LiberiaLR↗Not tested——0
LuxembourgLU↗Not tested——0
MacaoMO↗Not tested——0
MalaysiaMY↗Not tested——0
MaldivesMV↗Not tested——0
MaliML↗Not tested——0
MaltaMT↗Not tested——0
MauritiusMU↗Not tested——0
MoldovaMD↗Not tested——0
MontserratMS↗Not tested——0
MoroccoMA↗Not tested——0
MozambiqueMZ↗Not tested——0
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗Not tested——0
NamibiaNA↗Not tested——0
New ZealandNZ↗Not tested——0
NigerNE↗Not tested——0
NorwayNO↗Not tested——0
PakistanPK↗Not tested——0
PanamaPA↗Not tested——0
PhilippinesPH↗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
SingaporeSG↗Not tested——0
SlovakiaSK↗Not tested——0
SloveniaSI↗Not tested——0
SomaliaSO↗Not tested——0
South AfricaZA↗Not tested——0
Sri LankaLK↗Not tested——0
St. LuciaLC↗Not tested——0
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗Not tested——0
SurinameSR↗Not tested——0
TaiwanTW↗Not tested——0
TanzaniaTZ↗Not tested——0
Timor-LesteTL↗Not tested——0
TogoTG↗Not tested——0
TokelauTK↗Not tested——0
TongaTO↗Not tested——0
TurkmenistanTM↗Not tested——0
UruguayUY↗Not tested——0
VanuatuVU↗Not tested——0
Vatican CityVA↗Not tested——0
ZambiaZM↗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.