We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is ZIO and the Magic Scrolls censored by Google?

Gone.

ZIO and the Magic Scrolls is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on Sep 2, 2024.

1,660 tests on record·last checked 2 days 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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ZIO and the Magic Scrolls

Developer: Super Planet · Released: Mar 5, 2024 · Rating: 4.6★

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0stores where available
202stores where blocked
5.92Bpeople behind the block
202of 217 stores tested
1,660tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Mar 5, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Sep 2, 2024Last seen available anywhere
  3. Jan 20, 2025First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  4. Feb 18, 2025Gone from 202 storefronts
  5. Sep 26, 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.

2024-032026-09

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↗UnavailableJan 7, 20259 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableDec 26, 202414 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableJan 18, 202514 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableJan 20, 20256 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableDec 28, 202411 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableMay 15, 202512 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableMar 2, 20257 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableMar 20, 202516 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableMar 1, 202514 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableJul 18, 202514 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableJan 18, 202515 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableFeb 13, 202514 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableFeb 15, 202515 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableMar 31, 20259 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableDec 29, 20242 days ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableDec 19, 20243 days ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableJul 28, 202514 months ago
BelarusBY↗UnavailableJul 11, 202515 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableMay 10, 20256 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableApr 21, 20257 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableJan 6, 20269 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableJan 27, 20258 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableDec 24, 202415 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableMay 12, 202510 months ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableMar 29, 202516 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableMar 17, 20259 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableJan 3, 202510 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableFeb 28, 202511 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableMay 24, 202514 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJan 2, 20256 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableJan 27, 202513 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableJul 27, 202514 months ago
CanadaCA↗UnavailableJul 15, 20258 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableJan 3, 202514 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableJan 14, 202514 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableFeb 18, 202510 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableFeb 20, 202516 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableJan 22, 202514 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJan 31, 202513 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableDec 19, 20242 days ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableDec 28, 20249 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableFeb 12, 202515 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableDec 29, 20249 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableJul 15, 202514 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableDec 28, 202410 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableJul 25, 202513 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableDec 19, 202412 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableMay 3, 20255 days ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableDec 29, 202414 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableMar 20, 202513 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableJan 20, 202512 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableMar 29, 202514 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableDec 19, 202412 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableDec 19, 20246 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableMar 26, 202514 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableMar 13, 202510 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableJan 4, 20258 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableMar 13, 202514 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableJul 19, 202514 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableJun 6, 202515 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJan 13, 202513 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableMay 31, 202514 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableJan 3, 202513 months ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableApr 21, 202511 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableMay 9, 202514 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableApr 10, 202514 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableFeb 18, 202515 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableDec 23, 202414 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableFeb 25, 20259 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableDec 26, 202415 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableDec 30, 202416 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableJan 18, 202512 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableAug 5, 202512 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableDec 24, 202415 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableMar 19, 202513 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableDec 23, 202410 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableFeb 18, 20256 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableJan 9, 202511 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableFeb 12, 202513 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableFeb 18, 202510 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableDec 25, 20249 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJan 21, 20253 days ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableDec 20, 20249 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableDec 19, 202414 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableJun 24, 20252 days ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJan 6, 20253 days ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableDec 26, 202410 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableJan 22, 20257 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableMar 2, 202514 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202513 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableJan 3, 20259 months ago
JapanJP↗UnavailableMar 25, 20266 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableJun 14, 202512 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableDec 21, 202414 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableMay 3, 202512 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableJun 24, 202515 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableJan 7, 20257 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableDec 19, 20247 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableMar 21, 202513 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableApr 10, 202513 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableDec 21, 20249 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableFeb 17, 20259 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableAug 7, 202512 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableJan 24, 20253 days ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableMar 30, 20256 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableDec 25, 202410 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableFeb 21, 202510 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableFeb 12, 202510 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableFeb 15, 202510 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableMar 16, 202514 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableJul 28, 202514 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableApr 27, 20259 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableJul 14, 20257 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableFeb 25, 20259 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableMay 22, 202514 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableFeb 18, 202514 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableDec 22, 20249 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableAug 27, 202513 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableMay 15, 202514 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableMar 31, 202514 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableJan 4, 202514 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableAug 3, 20259 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableDec 23, 202414 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableJul 2, 202510 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableMar 13, 202515 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableJan 7, 20256 days ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableApr 17, 202513 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableJan 6, 202515 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableMar 11, 202515 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableJan 13, 20258 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableOct 1, 202512 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableMay 28, 202514 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableJan 7, 20253 days ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableMay 17, 202510 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableDec 19, 202413 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableFeb 16, 202515 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableJan 1, 202513 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableDec 23, 202410 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableDec 15, 20259 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202516 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableDec 22, 202410 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableFeb 1, 202514 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableFeb 11, 202512 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableMay 1, 202512 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableMar 11, 20258 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableDec 23, 202412 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableDec 21, 20249 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableAug 16, 202513 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableApr 1, 202514 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableJul 24, 202514 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableApr 14, 202514 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJan 21, 20259 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableJun 11, 202512 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableApr 4, 20255 days ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableDec 23, 202414 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableJan 18, 202512 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableMar 26, 202512 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableDec 20, 202410 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableMar 25, 20266 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableFeb 24, 202515 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableFeb 4, 20268 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableMay 9, 202512 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableFeb 20, 202515 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableDec 21, 202411 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableDec 25, 202413 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableDec 19, 202416 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableApr 15, 20256 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableMar 2, 202514 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableDec 30, 202413 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableDec 19, 20246 days ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableJan 18, 202515 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableMay 12, 202512 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableFeb 3, 202515 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableFeb 11, 202512 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableMar 27, 20259 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableJan 31, 202516 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableMar 19, 202514 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableMar 27, 202515 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableJul 2, 20256 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableMar 21, 202514 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableJan 22, 20258 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableFeb 1, 202515 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202512 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableDec 26, 202415 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableJan 2, 202514 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableAug 16, 202513 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableDec 19, 20242 days ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableOct 17, 202511 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableApr 24, 20256 days ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableMay 6, 202515 months ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableOct 1, 20259 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableJul 28, 202514 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableJan 12, 202512 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableFeb 24, 202515 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableJan 6, 202515 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableJan 22, 20259 months ago
BeninBJ↗Not tested——0
CameroonCM↗Not tested——0
DR CongoCD↗Not tested——0
GuatemalaGT↗Not tested——0
IndiaIN↗Not tested——0
IranIR↗Not tested——0
LaosLA↗Not tested——0
NigerNE↗Not tested——0
PhilippinesPH↗Not tested——0
SomaliaSO↗Not tested——0
Sri LankaLK↗Not tested——0
ThailandTH↗Not tested——0
TokelauTK↗Not tested——0
TürkiyeTR↗Not tested——0
UkraineUA↗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.