We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Living Proof Church censored by Google?

Gone.

Living Proof Church is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on May 29, 2024.

1,204 tests on record·last checked 5 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

    • Religion apps in mainland China are unavailable at 15%, near the 33% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
  • 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

    • Religion apps in mainland China are unavailable at 15%, near the 33% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
  • 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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Living Proof Church

Developer: Living Proof Church · Released: May 29, 2024 ·

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0stores where available
193stores where blocked
7.35Bpeople behind the block
193of 217 stores tested
1,204tests on record

Life of this app

  1. May 29, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. May 29, 2024Last seen available anywhere
  3. Feb 8, 2025Gone from 193 storefronts
  4. Aug 2, 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.

2024-052026-09

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↗UnavailableNov 20, 20248 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableMar 9, 20258 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableAug 2, 202514 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJul 22, 202514 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableDec 18, 202412 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableNov 14, 20248 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableApr 2, 20258 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableJul 20, 20258 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableNov 25, 202414 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableJun 11, 202516 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableMay 15, 202515 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableAug 30, 202513 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJun 12, 20257 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableApr 8, 202512 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableMay 10, 20256 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableJan 1, 202515 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableJul 27, 202514 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableOct 23, 20246 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableMay 22, 202515 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableJun 11, 20256 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableApr 24, 20257 days ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableDec 15, 20248 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableMay 30, 202515 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableSep 29, 20246 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableDec 20, 20246 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableDec 20, 202410 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableApr 1, 20257 days ago
CanadaCA↗UnavailableDec 20, 20245 hours ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableMar 9, 20258 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableMay 10, 202512 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableJan 21, 20257 days ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableMay 15, 20256 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableSep 29, 20245 hours ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableNov 20, 20248 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableFeb 7, 202512 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableJul 23, 202514 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableNov 30, 202414 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableJan 25, 202515 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableJan 12, 202512 months ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableJan 20, 202515 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableOct 9, 202512 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableJan 28, 202516 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableOct 21, 202415 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableDec 31, 202413 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJun 18, 202514 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableOct 13, 202415 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableApr 12, 202512 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableFeb 17, 20258 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableApr 12, 202512 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableOct 7, 20247 days ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableOct 22, 202412 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableDec 28, 202413 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableOct 22, 202416 months ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableSep 29, 202414 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableJan 27, 202514 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableFeb 3, 20268 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableOct 9, 20248 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableFeb 9, 202516 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableDec 27, 202415 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableDec 18, 202415 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableFeb 3, 20268 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableMar 19, 20255 hours ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableNov 19, 202414 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableJan 1, 202513 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableOct 13, 20246 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableMar 12, 202526 hours ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableMay 10, 20258 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableJan 24, 20258 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJan 24, 20253 days ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableNov 15, 20246 months ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableJan 1, 202515 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableMay 15, 202516 months ago
IndiaIN↗UnavailableMar 17, 202515 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableJul 12, 202515 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableOct 7, 20248 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableMar 27, 20253 days ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableApr 22, 202512 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableOct 22, 20246 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableOct 3, 20248 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableFeb 20, 20258 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableFeb 6, 20257 days ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableMay 10, 20258 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableJan 23, 202511 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableMar 12, 202515 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableFeb 28, 202512 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableNov 7, 202416 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableApr 10, 202512 months ago
LaosLA↗UnavailableDec 6, 202510 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableDec 31, 202414 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableMar 13, 202514 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableOct 9, 20246 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJun 2, 202516 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableNov 1, 20248 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableNov 30, 20248 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableJun 12, 202512 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableJan 12, 20258 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableJul 27, 20257 days ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJun 4, 20258 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableNov 20, 202415 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableApr 29, 202510 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableDec 6, 202416 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableFeb 2, 20268 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableNov 1, 202426 hours ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableAug 14, 202513 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableOct 24, 20248 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableDec 6, 202411 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableMay 5, 202516 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableFeb 17, 202512 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableJan 22, 202515 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableJan 3, 20257 days ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableJan 1, 202516 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableMay 25, 202512 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableMar 13, 20256 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableOct 13, 202416 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableDec 31, 202415 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableJan 21, 202514 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableJan 3, 202512 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableJan 22, 202514 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableJan 24, 202515 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableFeb 8, 202513 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableOct 20, 202414 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableMay 19, 20258 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableNov 20, 202415 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableMar 14, 20258 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableJan 23, 20258 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableOct 8, 20248 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableMar 10, 202515 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableApr 21, 202512 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableDec 5, 20248 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableDec 31, 20248 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableJun 4, 202514 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableDec 11, 202413 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableNov 23, 202413 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableMay 3, 20256 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableSep 29, 202415 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableJul 13, 202511 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJun 4, 202516 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableNov 10, 20248 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableFeb 8, 202516 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableOct 22, 202410 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableOct 28, 20248 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableDec 20, 202412 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableMay 16, 20257 days ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableMar 31, 202510 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableFeb 15, 202515 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableJan 25, 20257 days ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableOct 13, 20248 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableJan 12, 20256 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableApr 2, 202515 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableFeb 8, 20256 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableFeb 8, 202512 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableFeb 6, 20256 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableJun 28, 202515 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableMay 7, 202514 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableOct 11, 20258 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableJul 20, 202514 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableFeb 20, 20256 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableMar 25, 202512 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableNov 30, 20248 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableJan 30, 20255 hours ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableFeb 7, 20268 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableDec 31, 202426 hours ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableMar 12, 202515 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableJan 27, 20258 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableJul 2, 202515 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableOct 11, 202512 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableOct 20, 20245 hours ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableMar 19, 202514 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableOct 21, 20247 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableJan 22, 202510 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableFeb 3, 20268 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableJan 20, 202515 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableMar 26, 202515 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableDec 20, 202414 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableJan 28, 20253 days ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableMar 27, 202514 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableSep 23, 202512 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableSep 29, 20245 hours ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableFeb 14, 202513 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableMar 27, 20266 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableMay 7, 20254 days ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableJul 31, 202514 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableSep 21, 202512 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableMar 12, 202514 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableMay 10, 20258 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableJan 27, 202516 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableDec 1, 202416 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableMay 15, 20254 days ago
BahrainBH↗Not tested——0
BarbadosBB↗Not tested——0
BelarusBY↗Not tested——0
BurundiBI↗Not tested——0
CambodiaKH↗Not tested——0
CameroonCM↗Not tested——0
Cape VerdeCV↗Not tested——0
ChadTD↗Not tested——0
Côte d’IvoireCI↗Not tested——0
CroatiaHR↗Not tested——0
EgyptEG↗Not tested——0
FijiFJ↗Not tested——0
GabonGA↗Not tested——0
GuineaGN↗Not tested——0
JapanJP↗Not tested——0
NauruNR↗Not tested——0
PhilippinesPH↗Not tested——0
Republic of the CongoCG↗Not tested——0
RomaniaRO↗Not tested——0
South KoreaKR↗Not tested——0
TajikistanTJ↗Not tested——0
TongaTO↗Not tested——0
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗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.