We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Desirable Deals censored by Google?

Gone.

Desirable Deals is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on Mar 5, 2025.

1,842 tests on record·last checked 4 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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Desirable Deals

Developer: Genius Yaoi Studio Inc. · Released: Aug 31, 2024 · Rating: 4.7★

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0stores where available
206stores where blocked
7.49Bpeople behind the block
206of 217 stores tested
1,842tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Aug 31, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Mar 5, 2025Last seen available anywhere
  3. Jul 17, 2025Gone from 206 storefronts
  4. Jul 24, 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.

2024-082026-09

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↗UnavailableJul 9, 20256 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableJul 17, 202510 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableSep 4, 20256 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableJul 24, 202511 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJul 11, 202515 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableJul 8, 20257 days ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableJul 3, 20255 days ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableJul 3, 20258 days ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableJul 2, 202536 hours ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableMar 27, 20266 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableJul 25, 202512 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableAug 31, 202510 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableJul 15, 20256 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJul 3, 20258 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableJul 4, 20258 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableJul 18, 202523 hours ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableAug 3, 202510 months ago
BelarusBY↗UnavailableAug 7, 20258 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableJul 24, 20258 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableJul 30, 202512 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableJul 22, 20256 days ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableJul 8, 20259 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableJul 15, 202511 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableJul 22, 202513 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableJul 4, 202536 hours ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableAug 20, 202513 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableJul 12, 20256 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableJul 29, 20253 days ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableJul 27, 20256 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableJul 12, 20256 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJul 4, 20257 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableAug 11, 202512 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableJul 3, 20256 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableJul 2, 202523 hours ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableJul 8, 202510 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableAug 9, 20257 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableAug 7, 202511 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableJul 18, 20259 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableJul 2, 202512 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJul 19, 20257 days ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableJul 2, 20254 hours ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableSep 8, 20257 days ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableMar 4, 20257 days ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableJul 30, 20258 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableJul 15, 202512 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableDec 16, 202410 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableJul 17, 20256 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableOct 3, 202512 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableAug 16, 202512 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableDec 16, 202410 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableJul 8, 202514 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableSep 22, 20258 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableJul 22, 202510 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableAug 12, 20256 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJul 23, 202511 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableJul 5, 202510 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableMar 27, 20266 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableJul 9, 202512 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableJan 6, 20269 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableAug 28, 20256 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableJul 5, 20258 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJul 20, 202513 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableJul 26, 202514 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableMar 3, 202512 months ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableJul 23, 20258 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableMar 5, 20259 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableJul 10, 202512 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableAug 3, 20259 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableJul 2, 20255 days ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableAug 17, 20252 days ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableAug 31, 202513 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableJul 11, 202515 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableSep 11, 202513 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableSep 21, 202512 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableJul 3, 202513 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableJul 20, 202510 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableJul 3, 202511 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableJul 7, 20256 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableNov 12, 202511 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableJul 6, 202511 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableSep 22, 20259 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableJul 2, 20258 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJul 4, 202510 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableJul 2, 202516 hours ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableJul 13, 202514 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableJul 7, 202513 months ago
IndiaIN↗UnavailableJul 3, 202510 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableAug 3, 202510 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJul 17, 20258 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableJul 26, 202511 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableDec 16, 202410 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableJan 31, 20268 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableJul 5, 202513 months ago
JapanJP↗UnavailableAug 30, 202513 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableAug 17, 202510 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableJul 3, 202511 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableJul 6, 20254 days ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableJul 3, 20252 days ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableJul 17, 202512 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableJul 3, 202510 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableJul 18, 20255 days ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableJul 3, 20252 days ago
LaosLA↗UnavailableJul 3, 20256 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableJul 13, 20255 days ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableJul 3, 202510 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableDec 16, 202410 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJul 8, 20254 hours ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableJul 29, 20259 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableJul 2, 202510 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableJul 31, 202513 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableJul 8, 202512 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableJul 2, 20254 hours ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJul 3, 202510 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableJul 3, 20259 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableSep 29, 20258 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableJul 23, 202512 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableJul 25, 202512 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableJul 29, 20259 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableJul 15, 202510 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableSep 29, 202512 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableSep 24, 202511 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableJul 5, 202512 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableAug 14, 202516 hours ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableJul 4, 202512 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableAug 24, 202511 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableJul 17, 202511 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableAug 7, 20258 days ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableAug 13, 202514 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableJul 31, 20259 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableOct 13, 202512 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableJul 17, 202512 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableJul 13, 202515 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableJul 2, 20258 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableJul 3, 20253 days ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableJul 2, 202511 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableJul 7, 20256 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableAug 20, 202513 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableSep 29, 202512 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableNov 30, 202536 hours ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableAug 6, 202513 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableJul 28, 202512 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableJul 2, 202513 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableJul 4, 202524 hours ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableJul 3, 202511 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableJul 10, 20258 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableJul 2, 20254 days ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableJul 2, 20255 days ago
PhilippinesPH↗UnavailableAug 11, 202513 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableAug 4, 20258 days ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableJul 30, 202510 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableJul 13, 202514 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableMar 4, 20258 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableAug 26, 202512 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableNov 17, 202510 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableJul 26, 20256 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJul 22, 202524 hours ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableJul 15, 202510 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableAug 11, 202514 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableFeb 24, 20267 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableAug 22, 202512 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableJul 15, 202512 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableJul 9, 20259 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableJul 8, 202514 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableJul 18, 20254 days ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableJul 23, 20256 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableAug 16, 20258 days ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableMar 4, 202515 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableJul 9, 20253 days ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableSep 7, 20259 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableJul 12, 202514 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableJul 12, 20259 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableAug 11, 20259 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableDec 16, 202414 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableAug 31, 202513 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableJul 8, 202515 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableAug 11, 202512 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableJul 13, 202510 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableAug 8, 202514 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableAug 13, 20256 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableJul 2, 202513 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableJul 11, 202515 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableAug 11, 20256 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableJul 2, 20256 days ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableSep 20, 20256 days ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableAug 1, 202512 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableAug 28, 20256 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableJul 4, 20259 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableDec 17, 20256 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableJul 13, 202512 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableOct 19, 202511 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableSep 20, 202512 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableOct 4, 202512 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableAug 7, 20256 days ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableJul 15, 202512 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableJul 2, 20254 hours ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableJul 15, 202511 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableJul 16, 20256 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableJul 17, 202510 months ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableJul 2, 20258 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableJul 2, 202513 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableJul 2, 20258 days ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableJul 5, 202523 hours ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableJul 12, 202512 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableAug 31, 20258 months ago
CanadaCA↗Not tested——0
CubaCU↗Not tested——0
GambiaGM↗Not tested——0
IndonesiaID↗Not tested——0
IsraelIL↗Not tested——0
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗Not tested——0
Papua New GuineaPG↗Not tested——0
Saudi ArabiaSA↗Not tested——0
SeychellesSC↗Not tested——0
TurkmenistanTM↗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.