diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/WhatsNewView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/WhatsNewView.swift
index 937a0f089c..4495fd8cc2 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/WhatsNewView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/WhatsNewView.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ private struct FeatureView {
     let view: () -> any View
 }
 
-let isInUS = SKStorefront().countryCode == "USA"
+let isInUS = {
+    let code = SKStorefront().countryCode
+    return code == "USA" || code == ""
+}()
 
 private let versionDescriptions: [VersionDescription] = [
     VersionDescription(
@@ -668,7 +671,7 @@ private let versionDescriptions: [VersionDescription] = [
         ]
     ),
     VersionDescription(
-        version: "v7.0 ",
+        version: isInUS ? "v7.0.1" : "v7.0",
         post: nil,
         features: (isInUS ? [
             .view(FeatureView(
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt
index 6391c88035..8e54fb4a7e 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ private val versionDescriptions: List<VersionDescription> = listOf(
   ),
   VersionDescription(
     // the trailing space differs from the previously released "v7.0", so that What's new is shown again
-    version = "v7.0 ",
+    version = if (isInUs()) "v7.0.1" else "v7.0",
     post = null,
     features = listOf(
       VersionFeature.FeatureView(
@@ -1024,12 +1024,19 @@ else
 @Composable
 fun crowdfundingAvailable(): Boolean {
   if (!platform.androidIsPlayStoreBuild) return true
-  LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
-    if (androidPlayStoreCountry.value == null) platform.androidLoadPlayStoreCountry()
+  if (androidPlayStoreCountry.value == null) {
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+      if (androidPlayStoreCountry.value == null) platform.androidLoadPlayStoreCountry()
+    }
   }
-  return androidPlayStoreCountry.value == "US"
+  return isInUs()
 }
 
+fun isInUs(): Boolean =
+  androidPlayStoreCountry.value == "US"
+      || androidPlayStoreCountry.value == ""
+      || androidPlayStoreCountry.value == null
+
 @Composable
 private fun InvestInSimpleXChatView(modalManager: ModalManager) {
   if (!crowdfundingAvailable()) return