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Prof Brian Cox's Universe is #19 in Reference Paid in France and charting in 10 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Prof Brian Cox's Universe update history & changes
Last change · 16 events since 21 Mar 2012Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 15 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · FR
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · US
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe charting in a new countryUnited States
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · ID
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · ID
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · RU
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · BR
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Prof Brian Cox's Universe charting in a new country in 5 chartsBrazil · Canada · China · France · +1 more
- 🆕Prof Brian Cox's Universe first spotted by AppInsider#77 in Top Paid · Reference · Australia
- 🆕Prof Brian Cox's Universe released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Reference PaidProf Brian Cox's Universe at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A 3D interactive astronomy reference app featuring Professor Brian Cox as a guide, designed for educational users interested in exploring the universe from sub-atomic particles to distant galaxies. The app is currently ranking #4 in the Brazil Reference Paid chart and #23 in the UK Reference Paid chart, indicating sustained regional relevance despite its age.
Similar apps: SkyView, Star Walk 2, NASA App
Prof Brian Cox's Universe on the App Store
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Prof Brian Cox's Universe’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
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Prof Brian Cox's Universe downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Prof Brian Cox's Universe's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| France | ReferencePaid | #19 |
 United Kingdom | ReferencePaid | #96 |
 Japan | ReferencePaid | #166 |
 India | ReferencePaid | #54 |
 South Korea | ReferencePaid | #90 |
| Australia | ReferencePaid | #85 |
 Canada | ReferencePaid | #89 |
 Brazil | ReferencePaid | #111 |
 Russia | ReferencePaid | #103 |
 Indonesia | ReferencePaid | #82 |
Apps near Prof Brian Cox's Universe on the chart
Reference Paid, around #19.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Prof Brian Cox's Universe
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users consistently praise the app's visual beauty and educational value regarding the scale of the universe. However, recent reviews are dominated by frustration over broken video streaming, lack of updates for newer devices, and poor support.
Mixed but leaning positive (58% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and its design. The main complaints are about recent updates, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Updates: “Kindly update it for iphone 6 / plus”
- Design: “And the app itself is beautiful”
- Features & content: “Creationism is not an option in this app”
- Fun: “It’s enjoyable by all ages”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Hoping am update comes out soon”
- Features & content: “Link on app store tool me to Digital River book sellers which sell the book version of this app”
About Prof Brian Cox's Universe
AWARDED APPSTORE BEST OF 2012 US AND UK
Now for iPhone and iPad 1 - with added features: cause the supernova explosion of Betelgeuse! Land on the surfaces of Mars, the Moon, Io and Enceledus!
Journey up from the smallest particles, past the moons and planets of the Solar System, out through the Oort Cloud to the Milky Way, past our Local Stars and out to distant galaxies before arriving, finally, at the edge of the known Universe. On the way you will encounter the likes of seething Red Giants, beautiful Nebulae, pulsing Neutron stars and confront a daunting vision of a Black Hole sucking down a hapless star, all rendered in spectacular 3D.
Professor Brian Cox provides mind-expanding insight in over 200 interactive articles pinned to the stars, planets, galaxies and other wonders modelled in extraordinary 3D, written in his accessible style and accompanied by two and a half hours of video from the BBC TV series Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe. The app also includes hundreds of infographics and images of space objects supplied by astronomy experts, NASA and other space researchers.
• Explore the entire Universe in 7 interlinked scales from sub-atomic to the edge of the known Universe, or take Brian's tours • Two-and-a-half hours of BBC video from the Wonders TV series (requires wifi) • 50+ spectacular 3D models of planets, moons, galaxies and nebulae to discover • Over 200 interactive articles by Brian telling the story of the Universe • Hundreds of beautiful images from around the cosmos • High resolution graphics optimised for the new iPad
Reviews:
“Few apps can match Wonders of the Universe.” New York Times
“Wonders is hands down one of the best apps out there for the iPad.” The Next Web
“One of the best educational apps to date.” Cnet.com
“In a class of its own.” Daily Mail
“The graphics and content make the experience well worth it.” Mashable
“Astounding.” Popsci.com
“Astonishing.” Appadvice.com
“Stunningly produced.” MSN.com
“The only app I’ve ever called perfect.” Imore.com
“Have you ever wanted a grand tour of the universe…this is it, and you’ll love it.” Mac Observer
“Professor Cox shows us the Cosmos as we have never seen it before - a place full of the most bizarre and powerful natural phenomena.” Sunday Express
“It will entertain and delight.” Independent on Sunday
“He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more profound grasp of the scale of things.” Independent
“Cox’s romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story too”. Guardian
About Professor Brian Cox:
Professor Brian Cox OBE is a particle physicist, a Royal Society research fellow, and a professor at the University of Manchester as well
