We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Bowling Jam censored by Google?

Gone.

Bowling Jam is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on Feb 25, 2025.

719 tests on record·last checked 4 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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Bowling Jam

Developer: DVD Projekt Green · Released: Aug 31, 2024 · Rating: 3.4★

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0stores where available
159stores where blocked
6.28Bpeople behind the block
159of 217 stores tested
719tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Aug 31, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Feb 25, 2025Last seen available anywhere
  3. Jun 30, 2025First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  4. Jul 31, 2025Gone from 159 storefronts
  5. Sep 25, 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↗UnavailableAug 1, 202514 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableAug 2, 202514 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableSep 17, 202512 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableOct 18, 202511 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableSep 22, 202512 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableJul 4, 20256 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableAug 1, 202514 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableJun 25, 20258 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableJul 16, 20257 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableJun 28, 202515 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJul 3, 20258 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableJul 18, 20258 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableAug 31, 202513 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableJul 24, 202512 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableJun 25, 202514 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableAug 5, 202512 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableAug 26, 202513 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableJul 19, 202514 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJun 25, 20254 days ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableJun 27, 202513 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableOct 3, 202511 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableOct 25, 202511 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableSep 18, 202512 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJul 18, 202514 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableJun 25, 20254 days ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableJul 30, 202514 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableSep 6, 202511 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableSep 23, 20258 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableAug 15, 202513 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableJul 3, 202514 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableOct 12, 202510 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableJun 25, 202515 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableJul 17, 202510 months ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableAug 26, 202512 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableSep 26, 20258 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableAug 26, 202513 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableSep 21, 202511 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableSep 21, 202510 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableJul 20, 202512 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableJul 1, 202515 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableNov 30, 202510 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableAug 5, 202510 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableJul 23, 202514 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableAug 11, 202514 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableJun 25, 202515 months ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableSep 4, 20256 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableSep 23, 202510 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableJul 2, 202515 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableJan 20, 20268 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableJun 25, 20258 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableAug 29, 202513 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableJun 25, 20256 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableOct 9, 202512 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableAug 15, 202513 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableJun 29, 202515 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableAug 23, 202513 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableAug 2, 202510 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJan 2, 20269 months ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableJul 10, 202510 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableOct 18, 202511 months ago
IndiaIN↗UnavailableDec 12, 202510 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableDec 1, 202510 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableAug 23, 202513 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJun 26, 20258 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableJul 20, 202512 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableSep 19, 202512 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableJan 31, 20268 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableSep 26, 202512 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableJul 1, 202512 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableJun 30, 202513 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableJul 8, 20256 days ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableAug 16, 202511 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableJun 25, 20256 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableJul 3, 20259 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableAug 11, 202514 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableMar 31, 20264 days ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableAug 26, 20258 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableJul 17, 202511 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableJul 19, 202514 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableJul 27, 20256 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJul 18, 202512 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableDec 8, 202510 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableAug 7, 202513 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableJul 31, 20259 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableJul 6, 202511 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableJul 9, 202515 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableSep 23, 202512 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableOct 8, 202512 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableJul 5, 202515 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableAug 1, 202514 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableJun 30, 202512 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableJul 7, 202515 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableJul 2, 202510 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableOct 10, 202512 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableJul 27, 202514 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableAug 23, 202513 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableAug 18, 202513 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableOct 18, 202511 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableSep 9, 20258 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableAug 12, 202511 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableJun 25, 20257 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableAug 19, 202512 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableAug 5, 202513 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableJul 18, 202514 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableJun 25, 20257 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableJul 10, 202515 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableAug 21, 20259 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableJan 15, 20268 months ago
PhilippinesPH↗UnavailableJul 31, 202514 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableJul 20, 202511 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableJun 29, 202514 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableJul 13, 202512 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJul 3, 202515 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableJul 23, 202514 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableSep 25, 20264 days ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableAug 7, 202514 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJul 20, 202510 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableOct 5, 20259 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableAug 11, 20258 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableAug 10, 202511 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableAug 12, 202512 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableAug 1, 202514 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableJul 16, 202514 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableJul 23, 20258 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableJan 10, 20269 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableSep 18, 202512 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableJun 28, 202515 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableOct 3, 202512 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableDec 2, 202510 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableSep 22, 202511 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableJul 4, 202513 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableJul 20, 202513 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableAug 1, 202514 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableJul 3, 202515 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableJul 24, 202514 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableAug 20, 202510 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableJun 25, 202512 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableOct 6, 20259 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableAug 26, 202513 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableJul 7, 202513 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableAug 7, 20256 days ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableJun 25, 202510 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableJun 25, 20254 days ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableAug 3, 202514 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableJun 26, 202515 months ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableSep 20, 202512 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableJul 22, 20259 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableJun 25, 202515 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableAug 26, 202513 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableJul 17, 20258 months ago
AndorraAD↗Not tested——0
ArmeniaAM↗Not tested——0
AustraliaAU↗Not tested——0
BahrainBH↗Not tested——0
BangladeshBD↗Not tested——0
BarbadosBB↗Not tested——0
BelarusBY↗Not tested——0
BelizeBZ↗Not tested——0
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗Not tested——0
BotswanaBW↗Not tested——0
BrazilBR↗Not tested——0
BulgariaBG↗Not tested——0
CanadaCA↗Not tested——0
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗Not tested——0
Cayman IslandsKY↗Not tested——0
ChadTD↗Not tested——0
CuraçaoCW↗Not tested——0
CzechiaCZ↗Not tested——0
El SalvadorSV↗Not tested——0
EritreaER↗Not tested——0
GabonGA↗Not tested——0
GeorgiaGE↗Not tested——0
GreeceGR↗Not tested——0
GuernseyGG↗Not tested——0
Guinea-BissauGW↗Not tested——0
HaitiHT↗Not tested——0
Hong KongHK↗Not tested——0
IsraelIL↗Not tested——0
JapanJP↗Not tested——0
JerseyJE↗Not tested——0
KiribatiKI↗Not tested——0
KyrgyzstanKG↗Not tested——0
LaosLA↗Not tested——0
MacaoMO↗Not tested——0
MaliML↗Not tested——0
MonacoMC↗Not tested——0
NetherlandsNL↗Not tested——0
NigeriaNG↗Not tested——0
PakistanPK↗Not tested——0
PeruPE↗Not tested——0
Republic of the CongoCG↗Not tested——0
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗Not tested——0
SeychellesSC↗Not tested——0
SlovakiaSK↗Not tested——0
South AfricaZA↗Not tested——0
Sri LankaLK↗Not tested——0
SurinameSR↗Not tested——0
SwitzerlandCH↗Not tested——0
TajikistanTJ↗Not tested——0
Timor-LesteTL↗Not tested——0
TokelauTK↗Not tested——0
TürkiyeTR↗Not tested——0
TurkmenistanTM↗Not tested——0
UgandaUG↗Not tested——0
UkraineUA↗Not tested——0
UzbekistanUZ↗Not tested——0
VenezuelaVE↗Not tested——0
VietnamVN↗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.