# Brian Cox's Wonders of Life — user reviews > 112 indexed App Store user reviews of Brian Cox's Wonders of Life by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 16 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brian-coxs-wonders-of-life/id773114288/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brian-coxs-wonders-of-life/id773114288.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Brian Cox's Wonders of Life? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Beautiful visuals and graphics - 📚 Rich educational content - 🤩 Immersive and interactive format - 👨‍🏫 Excellent presentation by Brian Cox - 💡 Innovative and revolutionary app design - 👍 User-friendly interface (for some) - 🚀 Smooth flow and navigation (for some) - 💰 Worth the money (for many) - 🌟 Top-tier app experience - 🔬 Great for learning and education - 🖼️ Stunning imagery - 🌍 Immersive exploration of Earth - 🦋 Captivating video content **Cons** - 🐛 Video streaming issues - 🐌 Slow streaming performance - 📱 Not optimized for larger iPhones (older models) - 🤔 Clunky and stylized interface (for some) - 🧭 Navigation can be tricky (for some) - text Heavy on text, less 3D visuals - 💸 Price concerns (initial high price, subsequent drops) - 🐞 Debug build released - ❓ Misleading 3D description - 📉 Content can feel lacking (for some) - 🤷 Inaccurate or insulting content (rare) - 😵 Annoying intro loops - 📉 Falls short of expectations (for some) **Commonly reported bugs** - Videos do not play or stream - App crashes during video playback - Videos cut off mid-explanation - App is not optimized for iPhone 6 Plus and similar devices - Scrolling and zooming navigation is useless - Automatic navigation cannot be stopped or changed - Articles not connected to graphics/animation - App crashes frequently - No video content in the app (iPhone version) - Debug info turned on in release version - Terrible interface - Navigation is a mystery, 'How to use' is useless - App goes along as it wants to - Screen becomes small on Plus models - Content only partially filling the screen - Videos are too slow to be functional - Video streaming is annoying - Intro plays every time when navigating Earth - Cannot navigate Earth effectively - Nothing happens when touching pictures - Keeps returning to the universe screen - App continuously crashes - Made me buy it without intent (glitch?) **Most requested features** - Add South American Amazon Rainforest region - Update for iOS 10 and newer devices - Optimize for larger iPhones (e.g., 6 Plus) - Add offline video download option - Include more content, especially wildlife and forests in Canada - Add Chinese language support - Update for Apple TV - Fix video streaming issues - Make videos downloadable within the app - Add more options for expanded information - Improve navigation and controls - Reduce text and increase 3D visuals - Fix the screen size issue on Plus models - Add more regions to explore - Fix the credits icon (insect) ## Newest reviews (11 of 112) ### 3/5 — Credits icon scares me *2025-12-30* I opened this game months ago to find that in the credits section, a literal insect up close scared me. Change this icon to a tree picture ### 3/5 — video does not play *2021-01-13* ios 14.2 does not play videos ### 4/5 — 영상 스트리밍 *2019-02-15* 훌륭한 앱입니다. 하지만 국내에서만의 문제인지, 영상 스트리밍이 되지 않네요. 그것만 수장된다면 더할나위가 없겠네요. ### 3/5 — Problem with streaming *2019-01-13* I purchased this app yesterday, after using Wonders Universe for several months with great pleasure. Unfortunately, something happened with streaming , which doesn’t work. Please help to solve the problem. Thank you ! ### 3/5 — 该升级啦 *2017-02-05* 应该为iOS10做出一些改进 ### 3/5 — Please Please Please Update! *2016-11-29, version 1.76* Wonderful app. Beautiful. Please update at least for iOS 10. Please update some of the content too. ### 1/5 — it has to be updated under plus model *2016-09-14, version 1.76* the screen becomes so small under plus model. it need to be updated for full screen!!! ### 1/5 — Please fix ... Still waiting *2016-04-18* Please fix for the Plus phones. It's a shame because this app has potential to be great. Will change review once fixed. P.S. I should have listened to other reviewers before I bought it. P.S. Why is it an Editors Choice if it doesn't work for some phones ### 4/5 — Needs 6/6s plus optimization *2016-03-17* Thanks for this amazing app... Please add support for bigger iPhones ### 1/5 — Looks great but needs bug fix *2015-11-09, version 1.76* As mentioned by previous reviewer, this is practically unusable on iPhone 6s Plus as only a small part of the screen is used by the app. ### 1/5 — Why does this app not work on the 6 Plus *2015-10-17* I'm a big fan of Brian Cox and love this app idea, but it still does not work on the iPhone 6 Plus or 6 Plus S. It's been over an entire year and I would have expected this to be fixed by now. Money almost wasted since I can't even use it. Will change my review once this is fixed. Sorry, Brian. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Movies do not play, pls fix *2021-11-02* Tried several of them. None streams ### 1/5 — Malfunction *2021-10-05* The problem with streaming has not been sold yet ### 1/5 — Videos not working *2019-04-18* This app used to be excellent and would have merited five stars. However now none of the videos are working (they have to be streamed as they have not been downloaded on the device). It does not appear any attempt is being made to rectify this. Truly appalling customer service. ### 1/5 — Streaming Videos Won’t Play! *2019-03-17* Please fix this bug. Pretty Please ### 1/5 — Absolute rubbish *2019-01-30, version 1.77* Tested on iOS 10 and iOS 12 iPad and iPad Pro. I had hoped that a big company like HarperCollins would sort out the fact that previous purchasers have complained that the videos don't stream on this app or their other Brian Cox app. Without the videos the app is just a bunch of fancy graphics to swipe around. Don't buy this app until you see that it's been updated since Jan 25 2019. This app promoses much and should be absolutely superb with Professor Brian Cox presenting the BBC videos. Unfortunately after waiting 5 minutes for the videos to stream and no video appearing, the app is virtually useless. The app should be removed from the app store until the developers have rectified the problem, which seems to have been going on for several months now. These comments apply to both the Wonders of Life and Wonders of the Universe apps. I have purchased both and tested them over several days, in the hope they would start working. They were tested on iOS 10 on an iPad 4 and iOS 12 on an iPad Pro 12.9. If you try to report a problem to Apple from the link on your invoice, you just link to the massive Harper Collins website where there is nowhere to report a problem. I would like to request a refund since the app does not function correctly and there is no way to rectify the problem. ### 1/5 — Wonders of life *2018-12-13* Die app bleibt beim ersten Video hängen und alle anderen Videos funktionieren nicht mehr (streaming wird angezeigt, aber nichts passiert) - meine internet Verbindung ist sehr gut und andere Streaming Videos laufen problemlos. Das könnte man also noch besser machen ! ### 1/5 — Streaming Video Does Not Play *2018-11-22* I would rate this app a 5. However, the streaming video does not play. I was looking forward to watching the videos and imagined the videos as the icing on the cake. Without icing, who wants to eat the cake. Without being able to watch the videos, I really do not feel like bothering with the app. Fix the videos, and I’ll “fix” my rating to a 5. ### 1/5 — A great app but *2018-10-24* YOU HAVE MISSED COUNTRIES! Where is New Zealand? You can’t pick and choose what countries are on the planet! ### 1/5 — Los videos no cargan *2018-10-13, version 1.77* Al parecer Harper Collins, el desarrollador de la app, ha dejado de dar servicio de streaming. El resto de la app va bien y es bonito, pero no deja de ser un poco timo. ### 1/5 — Developer has abandoned app... *2017-02-22* 2 years has past since last update; with current generation hardware and OS this app is no longer supported by iOS or the hardware. Unless app is updated to not buy. (February 22nd 2017, still no update; please do not buy as it isn't supported for current hardware and iOS) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Could add the South American Amazon Rainforest? *2024-06-26, version 1.79* I dont think I could zoom in South America. Could you add that in the next update? ### 5/5 — On IOS 15.7.2 video don’t play anymore *2024-05-28* Bought wonders of the Universe and fall in love with the beautiful contents and interface of that app. I think this app will be as wonderful as the others great apps. ### 5/5 — The woman *2020-02-29* Good game to me ### 5/5 — professor Brian videos are back thanks! *2019-08-24, version 1.78* Esta app es lo mejor q te vas a encontrar de divulgacion cientifica junto con la de wonders of universe son muy completas y con un diseño muy cuidado y a un precio de risa ### 5/5 — Finally an update to fix the video issue. *2019-05-29* Now please fix the wonders of the universe app 😀 ### 5/5 — Love it!!!!! *2019-01-09* This app takes into Africa and tells you about things you NEVER thought was alive . Biology has always been my favourite but this goes into way more than I expected. Anyway keep it up amazed and make sure you keep making more apps!!!!! ### 5/5 — Amazing....finally! *2017-03-31* Update: thank you!!! For taking forever to fix your app so I can finally enjoy it on my iPhone. Please update for Apple TV. This should be done as a thank you for taking our hard earned money and doing nothing with the app until now to allow us to enjoy this wonderful app. ### 5/5 — Like the Universe app. *2017-03-01* It is gorgeous and now supports newer devices! ### 5/5 — Incredible! *2016-01-29* What a incredibly beautiful app. If you are interested in natural history this is a joy. Also a brilliant educational tool for kids. Mind your data though but truly wonderful on its own or as an accompaniment to the to series. ### 5/5 — Thanks Brian Cox *2014-07-08* Worth it buy it --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*