Apple and Google app stores host dozens of AI deepfake nudity apps
Tech Transparency Project reported that Apple and Google's app stores hosted dozens of AI "nudify" apps capable of generating non-consensual deepfake nude images, with the apps downloaded over 700 million times and generating $117 million in revenue. Both companies subsequently removed or suspended apps, though their responses fell short of the total identified by the watchdog group.
What happened
Tech Transparency Project found 55 'nudify' apps on Google Play Store and 47 on Apple App Store in January 2026. These apps use AI to create naked or sexualized images from everyday fully clothed photos.
The apps have been downloaded over 700 million times and generated over $117 million in revenue. Many apps were rated as suitable for teens and children, including one app rated suitable for ages 9 and up on the Apple App Store.
Both platforms continue to offer access to xAI's Grok, which is widely regarded as one of the most prominent tools used to create non-consensual deepfake images.
Reported impact
The investigation found that 14 of the nudify apps came from China, adding a security threat concern.
Grok reportedly generated around three million sexualized images and 22,000 images involving children over a period of 11 days.
Governance controls
After being contacted by TTP and CNBC, Apple removed 28 apps identified in the report, though TTP found that only 24 apps were removed by the company. Two of the removed apps were restored after developers resubmitted new versions.
Google suspended several apps referenced in the report for violating store policies but declined to specify the number removed, stating its investigation was ongoing.
Classification
Sources and evidence
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