Delisted Mobile Apps Report - A look at mobile apps delisted from the Apple and Google App stores

guest · Aug 3, 2022

Apple pulled a record 439K apps in Q2, including abandonware
August 3, 2022

Apple and Google delisted almost 600,000 apps combined from their respective app stores, amidst a wide crackdown by Apple on abandoned applications.

According to a new report from fraud protection firm Pixalate, Apple and Google delisted 592,000 apps from the App Store and Google Play, respectively, in Q2 2022. That's a major increase from the 220,000 apps the two firms delisted in the first quarter.
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The main reason Apple delisted apps during the second quarter appeared to be a lack of updates for years. Among the apps that Apple delisted, 64% had not received a software update for at least two years or more.

According to Pixalate, 31% of delisted apps on Apple's App Store had no stated privacy policy. At least 19 apps delisted in the second quarter on the App Store were linked to Sberbank, a Russian-owned business.
Although delisting an app removes its product page from the App Store, users who have already downloaded the app will still have it on their devices. As such, they may still pose a safety or privacy risk.
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Pixalate Blog: Pixalate’s Q2 2022 Delisted Google & Apple Apps Report: Apple Removes 8,652% More Apps in Sweeping Clean-Up including Russian state-owned Sberbank apps and 178 ‘Family Planning’ Apps

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of apps delisted from Apple had not been updated in at least two years, compared to only 20% on Google; 178 ‘Family Planning’ apps delisted including Lunar - Period Tracker and Period Tracker OVU: Track Cycle
Combined, apps delisted in Q2 2022 had over 117 million user ratings prior to delisting, but the majority of them (82%) had no detected app country of registry.
The graphic below shows the top 10 most popular apps delisted from the Google Play Store in Q2 2022, and you can download a list of the top 100 most popular apps delisted here.

Delisted apps may pose a privacy and security risk to consumers as they can remain installed on the user’s device, and the user may not know they need to delete the app.
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Key findings:
Through analysis of delisted Google Play Store and Apple App Store apps in Q2 2022, Pixalate found that:
• 592,000 apps were delisted from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Q2 2022
• 8,652% increase in apps delisted from the Apple App Store from Q1 to Q2 2022
• 64% of apps delisted from Apple had not been updated in at least two years, compared to only 20% from Google
• 35 Sberbank apps (sanctioned, Russian state-owned business) delisted across Google and Apple
• Nearly 100x increase in ‘Health & Fitness’ apps delisted from Apple in Q2 2022, including 178 “Family Planning” apps
• 49k+ delisted apps in Q2 2022 were likely child-directed
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Q2 2022 Delisted Mobile Apps Report

Pixalate's Q2 2022 Delisted Mobile Apps Report offers a detailed look at mobile apps delisted from the Apple and Google app stores.
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Pixalate’s Q2 2022 Delisted Mobile Apps Report includes:
• The scale of delisted apps dating back to Q1 2021
• Sensitive information shared by delisted apps with advertisers
• Delisted apps broken down by how long since the app had last been updated
• Likely child-directed apps that were delisted
• Country of origin of delisted apps
• Delisted apps by app category
• List of the most popular delisted apps
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