When an app has been delisted or temporarily removed from sale, current users aren’t affected. However, new users can’t search or download the delisted app.
The delisted apps can be added back for sale, and aren’t deleted from the respective app stores.
Apple
Log in to your App Store Connect account to delist or temporarily remove an app from sale.
- From My Apps, select the app that you want to remove. The page opens with the App Store tab selected.
- In the sidebar under General, click App Information.
- Scroll to the Additional Information section, then click Remove
App.
Note If you don’t see Remove App, make sure that you’re an Account Holder or Admin and that your app is in a state that allows removal. - In the dialog that appears, click Remove.
The app can still be accessed by going to the upper right dropdown menu where it shows All Statuses and switching it to Removed Apps.
Important When an app is delisted or removed from sale, the App Store Name becomes
available to other Developers to use. If the app name you used is no longer available, the app
can’t be restored. If another app is preventing you from using your trademark as an app name
on the App Store, you can submit a claim with Apple here: App Name Dispute.
Log in to your Google Play Console to delist or temporarily remove an app from sale.
- Open the Play Console.
- Select the app you want to remove.
- Go to .
- On the App Availability tab, select Unpublish.