# Bring Back The Beat — Cochlear recipient music game

> Music appreciation and rehabilitation game for cochlear implant recipients. (iPhone/iPad app by Cochlear Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bring-back-the-beat/id1381296440 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cochlear Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/489503787)
- Category: Medical
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.80/5 from 50 App Store ratings · 35 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-05-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-12
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bring-back-the-beat/id1381296440/reviews.md

## What is Bring Back The Beat?

After several years helping recipients to appreciate music the Bring Back the Beat™ app has been retired and will be removed from all app stores. You can find alternate music rehabilitation resources here:
*North America: https://www.cochlear.com/us/en/campaign/bring-back-the-beat
*Australia & New Zealand: https://www.cochlear.com/au/en/home/ongoing-care-and-support/rehabilitation-resources/bring-back-the-beat

## Key features

- Music appreciation for cochlear recipients
- Interactive music rehabilitation
- Retired app
- Music therapy resource

## Recent user reviews (10 of 35)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bring-back-the-beat/id1381296440/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Why does it have to be gone

*2023-12-11*

I have not have a chance to use it since I’m deaf like ik yall did it for a long time but that doesn’t make it fair I wish i could do it now but it’s getting shut down

**Developer response:** Hi Harper.louise. M, so we can help, please visit www.cochlear.com/customer-service for your local Cochlear Customer Service team contact details. The team will be happy to help you. – Cochlear Customer Service

### 1/5 — Need updating

*2023-11-16*

Tried using it to no avail. An user myself after 6 months. Gave up on it

**Developer response:** Hi LisaPenFL14, sorry you’re having trouble. The help menu in the app contains answers to the most frequently asked questions as well as a feedback button to report specific issues that will be reviewed by the product team. – Cochlear Support

### 1/5 — Always get a maintenance message on Login

*2023-09-25, version 1.11.1*

Unfortunately, this app seems to be nonfunctional as it requires login with a Cochlear account, and that isn’t working. I’ve been trying regularly for sometime.

### 1/5 — App is NOT working

*2023-08-30, version 1.11.1*

Cannot get past the login screen

### 1/5 — Can’t log in

*2023-06-07*

I’m happy to update this. But I can’t even log into the app. I’d love to be able to use it.

**Developer response:** Hi Kylersmith, sorry you’re having trouble – we would be happy to help! Please visit the help menu in the app to review frequently asked questions, submit feedback, report technical issues. Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us and we hope to be able to resolve this issue. – Cochlear Support

### 1/5 — Stopped working

*2023-05-16*

Installed the app.  Worked fine for a couple of weeks then went to message that it’s under maintenance and not available.  I’ve tried reloading but that hasn’t worked.  It’s been this way for 3 weeks now.  Is the site really under maintenance?

**Developer response:** Hi Mrbrodie, sorry you’re having trouble – we would be happy to help! Please visit www.cochlear.com/customer-service for your local Cochlear Customer Service team contact details. The team will be happy to help you. Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us and we hope to be able to resolve this issue. – Cochlear Customer Service

### 1/5 — Inoperable

*2023-05-12*

For almost two weeks I have tried to use this app. For two weeks I get the same message the server is down for maintenance

**Developer response:** Hi qwertyuiolmhrs vn, sorry you’re having trouble – we would be happy to help! Please visit the help menu in the app to review frequently asked questions, submit feedback, report technical issues. Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us and we hope to be able to resolve this issue. – Cochlear Support

### 5/5 — Fixed - Audio path issue?

*2022-07-18*

Andrew Selby again, audio path issues have spontaneously resolved. I thought insanely complex technology was supposed to work perfectly, all the time, for any user, on any device, with any combination of settings. 😂 Great app!

**Developer response:** Thank you Andrew Selby for sharing your experience. We’re always looking to improve the experience with the App and your feedback can help us do that – Cochlear Customer Service

### 2/5 — Bug in app

*2022-07-06*

Might be good but a screen pops up telling you how to earn stars and will not close no matter how many times I click the X button. Can only make it go away by deleting the app and reloading. But then the screen comes back again.

**Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your experience. Please visit www.cochlear.com/customer-service for your local Cochlear Customer Service team contact details. The team will be happy to help you. – Cochlear Customer Service

### 4/5 — Does not link with Spotify

*2022-01-01*

I find this App quite useful, but it never links successfully with Spotify in Repertoire – I have definitely connected but it doesn’t record any listening. Is there some fix for this?

**Developer response:** Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. We’re sorry you are experiencing it. We have sent this information to the product team for review. If you would like to provide additional information, please utilize the submit feedback button in the help menu of the app – Cochlear Support

## Frequently asked questions about Bring Back The Beat

### What was Bring Back The Beat app?

Bring Back The Beat was a mobile application designed to assist cochlear implant recipients in appreciating and experiencing music. It provided interactive features to aid in music rehabilitation and auditory training.

### Is Bring Back The Beat app still available?

No, the Bring Back The Beat app has been retired and will be removed from all app stores. It is no longer available for download or use.

### Where can I find alternative music rehabilitation resources?

Alternative music rehabilitation resources can be found via links provided by the app's developers. Specific links are available for North America and Australia & New Zealand on the Cochlear website.

### What kind of features did the app offer?

The app focused on helping cochlear implant recipients to better appreciate music. It offered interactive elements for music rehabilitation and auditory training, aiming to enhance the music listening experience for users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2023-11-21

After several years helping recipients to appreciate music the Bring Back the Beat™ app has been retired and will be removed from all app stores. You can find alternate music rehabilitation resources here:
*North America: https://www.cochlear.com/us/en/campaign/bring-back-the-beat
*Australia & New Zealand: https://www.cochlear.com/au/en/home/ongoing-care-and-support/rehabilitation-resources/bring-back-the-beat

### 1.11.1 — 2021-08-05

Overall:
- Update to navigation: Sign now clickable as well as activities clickable in the activity section.
- Reset Progress Account functionality in settings: Allow the user to reset their overall progress.
- Download assets functionality in settings
- Sound Mute Detection: Alert notifying users their mobile device sound is muted

Octavia:
- Minor bug fixes around scoring system

### 1.9.12 — 2020-02-27

Our team has laid the groundwork for localisation to other regions and languages, so we can speak to people right across your world and bring them into ours. Music is a universal language we can all learn to appreciate.

### 1.9.0 — 2019-11-04

Hi! It’s Maestro here with news and updates from the world of Harmony.
 
COMMUNITY CHALLENGES
We’ve added Community Challenges to help you earn extra stars and bring music back to our world. Challenges are available every day, across every activity in Harmony. Whether you want to play instruments from the Euphony tree or explore levels in Octavia, we’ll reward you at every milestone. Look for the trophy icons to track your progress. Challenges get tougher the more you complete, so keep challenging yourself and climb the leaderboard!

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
You might start to see survey questions as you explore. We want to know if Bring Back the Beat is helping you, so we can improve it and bring more people to the world of Harmony. We’re always listening.

GOING GLOBAL
Our team has laid the groundwork for localization to other regions and languages, so we can speak to people right across your world and bring them into ours. Music is a universal language we can all learn to appreciate.

ENCOURAGING WORDS
I (that’s me, your friend Maestro) will be sending Notifications now and then to your device. Because I want to see more of you! I’ll bring tips and reminders from the world of Harmony, so you can see how far you’ve come and decide the next steps on your hearing journey. Sometimes we all need a bit of encouragement, right?

SPOTIFY UPDATES
We’ve improved Repertoire with the help of Richard Reed, professional musician and CI recipient. He’s refined our Spotify recommendations and even created a custom playlist designed for recipients. Listen to a range of artists from Mozart all the way to Johnny Cash. Definitely worth checking out.

G'DAY AND KIA ORA
Bring Back the Beat will soon officially launch in Australia and New Zealand. Nice!
 
That’s all for now. I have to get down to the concert hall, there’s a great band playing tonight. Come back to Harmony soon! - Maestro

### 1.8.33 — 2019-07-18

Overall:
* Updates to the way content is delivered to a user to overcome a bug where by the content download was freezing
* Update to the treatment of the feedback button in Help items
* Fix for Nucleus®7 Sound Processor streaming issue
 
Quizzical 
* Removal of the reporting button
* Update to quiz questions in the Music Mastery category
 
Repertoire
* Update to the day label where it was displaying upside down

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