We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Best Assist censored by Google?

Gone.

Best Assist is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on Dec 12, 2024.

876 tests on record·last checked 28 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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Best Assist

Developer: Best Assist · Released: Aug 31, 2024 · Rating: 3.9★

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0stores where available
171stores where blocked
4.85Bpeople behind the block
171of 217 stores tested
876tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Aug 31, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Dec 12, 2024Last seen available anywhere
  3. May 7, 2025Gone from 171 storefronts
  4. Jun 30, 2025First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  5. Sep 27, 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.

2024-082026-09

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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AfghanistanAF↗UnavailableMay 20, 202510 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableMar 17, 202514 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableMar 21, 202514 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJul 24, 202514 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableJun 29, 202515 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableAug 18, 20258 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableJun 20, 202515 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableMar 9, 202515 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableAug 9, 20257 days ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableApr 12, 202512 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableJul 11, 202515 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableJun 2, 202512 months ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableSep 27, 202628 hours ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableApr 29, 202512 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableOct 25, 202511 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableMar 29, 202515 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableApr 9, 202510 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableMar 30, 202514 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableMar 11, 202513 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableMay 16, 20257 days ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableMar 31, 202514 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableSep 19, 202512 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableFeb 23, 202511 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableOct 12, 202512 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableDec 21, 20259 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableApr 1, 202512 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableApr 12, 202515 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableMar 12, 20256 days ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202513 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableJun 6, 202516 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableAug 28, 20259 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableJun 20, 202510 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableApr 19, 20257 days ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJun 4, 202513 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableFeb 23, 202528 hours ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableApr 24, 202511 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableMay 7, 202514 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableFeb 23, 202515 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableApr 12, 202514 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableJul 13, 202514 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableJul 16, 202514 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableApr 16, 202528 hours ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableSep 22, 202512 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableAug 30, 202513 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableApr 10, 202516 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableMar 11, 202513 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJun 21, 202514 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableMar 1, 202515 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableAug 8, 202514 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableOct 12, 202512 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJul 26, 202514 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableMar 14, 202512 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableFeb 23, 20253 days ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableSep 14, 202512 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202512 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableSep 7, 202513 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableMar 29, 202514 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableMay 7, 20259 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableMar 8, 20258 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableJul 8, 20258 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableMar 30, 20253 days ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableJul 8, 202514 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableJun 23, 202515 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableMay 4, 202510 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableMay 24, 202516 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableAug 30, 202513 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableApr 18, 20257 days ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableMar 29, 202516 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableApr 28, 202510 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableNov 30, 202510 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableApr 16, 202510 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJul 5, 202515 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableJul 25, 202514 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202515 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableMay 21, 202528 hours ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableJun 18, 20257 days ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableAug 11, 202510 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableMar 5, 202515 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableMay 3, 202514 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableMar 21, 202512 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableDec 13, 202510 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableMar 12, 202514 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableMar 16, 20263 days ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableJul 4, 202510 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJun 2, 20258 days ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableMar 28, 202514 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableMar 29, 202514 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableApr 30, 20257 days ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJul 7, 202510 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableMar 14, 202512 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableMar 18, 202512 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableJul 4, 202512 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableMar 16, 20258 days ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableJun 5, 202514 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableFeb 23, 20254 days ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableFeb 19, 20267 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableApr 9, 202513 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableMar 6, 202515 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableApr 12, 202511 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableMar 5, 20257 days ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableMay 22, 202515 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableMar 27, 202514 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableAug 18, 202513 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableJun 3, 20259 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableFeb 23, 202512 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableMar 16, 202512 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableMar 31, 202514 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableAug 18, 202513 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableApr 9, 202512 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableJul 13, 202514 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableApr 30, 202514 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableMay 24, 202515 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableMay 20, 202515 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableMar 18, 20258 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableFeb 23, 202516 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableJun 3, 202513 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableMar 17, 202512 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableMay 24, 202516 months ago
PhilippinesPH↗UnavailableJul 10, 202512 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableMay 26, 20258 days ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableMay 4, 202514 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableApr 18, 202512 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJul 20, 202510 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableMar 8, 202515 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableJul 31, 202514 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableNov 28, 202510 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableApr 29, 202514 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableMar 1, 202512 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableMay 16, 20257 days ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableApr 9, 202512 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableMar 15, 202514 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableAug 17, 202513 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableJul 6, 202515 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableJun 26, 202515 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableMay 3, 202514 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableOct 11, 202511 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableJul 8, 202515 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableJul 15, 20259 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableApr 26, 202511 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableMar 12, 20256 days ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableJul 16, 202510 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableMar 28, 20258 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableJul 14, 202514 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableOct 11, 202512 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableAug 18, 202513 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableAug 17, 202513 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableMay 28, 20257 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableMar 27, 202515 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableMar 12, 20252 days ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableJun 4, 202516 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableAug 24, 202510 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableAug 4, 202512 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202510 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableMay 28, 202516 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableJun 13, 202516 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableJul 15, 202510 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableFeb 23, 202528 hours ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableMar 2, 202514 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableApr 28, 202510 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableSep 24, 20264 days ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableMar 2, 202515 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableJun 28, 20252 days ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableApr 18, 202512 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableApr 28, 202510 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableFeb 25, 20254 days ago
ArgentinaAR↗Not tested——0
ArubaAW↗Not tested——0
AustraliaAU↗Not tested——0
BelarusBY↗Not tested——0
CanadaCA↗Not tested——0
ChadTD↗Not tested——0
ColombiaCO↗Not tested——0
DjiboutiDJ↗Not tested——0
EgyptEG↗Not tested——0
El SalvadorSV↗Not tested——0
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗Not tested——0
EthiopiaET↗Not tested——0
GermanyDE↗Not tested——0
GhanaGH↗Not tested——0
HungaryHU↗Not tested——0
IcelandIS↗Not tested——0
IndiaIN↗Not tested——0
IranIR↗Not tested——0
Isle of ManIM↗Not tested——0
IsraelIL↗Not tested——0
JapanJP↗Not tested——0
KazakhstanKZ↗Not tested——0
KosovoXK↗Not tested——0
LaosLA↗Not tested——0
LibyaLY↗Not tested——0
LiechtensteinLI↗Not tested——0
MauritaniaMR↗Not tested——0
NigeriaNG↗Not tested——0
Norfolk IslandNF↗Not tested——0
OmanOM↗Not tested——0
PakistanPK↗Not tested——0
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗Not tested——0
RomaniaRO↗Not tested——0
Sierra LeoneSL↗Not tested——0
SlovakiaSK↗Not tested——0
SloveniaSI↗Not tested——0
South AfricaZA↗Not tested——0
South KoreaKR↗Not tested——0
St. HelenaSH↗Not tested——0
SwedenSE↗Not tested——0
SwitzerlandCH↗Not tested——0
TajikistanTJ↗Not tested——0
TanzaniaTZ↗Not tested——0
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗Not tested——0
VietnamVN↗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.