I have recently purchased an iPad and struggled to find a genealogy app. I don't think there is much demand.
I eventually bought MobileFamilyTree Pro, my 3 star review is currently the latest. One of my gripes was the price, which has since halved.
Has anyone used the new GedFamilies app mentioned on the front page? There are no reviews yet, but it looks as if it might be worth trying.
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I have been using it on Android and find it works well on there. Especially as it handles images etc. I have not tried it on an Ipad, but I think a few others have.
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Thank you. I'll give it a go and report back.
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Following Colin's suggestion I have now tried Heredis as well. Each works in a different way. None is exactly what I want because they are not Family Historian! Here are my personal opinions, in case anyone else is looking.
I have used Family Historian since 2004 and my tree now has 3360 people in it and a huge number of census notes. All three programs imported the FH Gedcom file without trouble, but only GedFamilies brought over 'Notes' from FH. They all show 'Facts' and the notes within the facts.
MobileFT Pro (£10.49) is (relatively for an app) expensive; however, the charts it produces are spectacular. In particular the fan chart is so clever that I managed to interest some members of the family whose eyes normally glaze over if I start taking about the tree. It is worth the money just for that. But the instructions and help files are woeful and it crashes sometimes.
GedFamilies (£5.49) is reasonably priced and works very well. Everything is imported perfectly. The drawback is that it does not produce any charts. It is a phone-based product that looks like a better version of the sadly now defunct GedStar for Palm. There is a family view leading to an individual view leading to events/facts. It works very quickly and the instructions and help files are clear and useful.
Heredis is free, you might as well try it. I found it more intuitive to use than the others. The charts are good and it has been built for the iPad, not a phone. But there are no notes, only facts.
With Heredis and MobileFT you can simply email your file to yourself and it will process the file on the iPad (this can take several minutes). With GedFamilies you process it on the PC (very quick) but then have to sync with iTunes (exactly the same as GedStar).
I have used Family Historian since 2004 and my tree now has 3360 people in it and a huge number of census notes. All three programs imported the FH Gedcom file without trouble, but only GedFamilies brought over 'Notes' from FH. They all show 'Facts' and the notes within the facts.
MobileFT Pro (£10.49) is (relatively for an app) expensive; however, the charts it produces are spectacular. In particular the fan chart is so clever that I managed to interest some members of the family whose eyes normally glaze over if I start taking about the tree. It is worth the money just for that. But the instructions and help files are woeful and it crashes sometimes.
GedFamilies (£5.49) is reasonably priced and works very well. Everything is imported perfectly. The drawback is that it does not produce any charts. It is a phone-based product that looks like a better version of the sadly now defunct GedStar for Palm. There is a family view leading to an individual view leading to events/facts. It works very quickly and the instructions and help files are clear and useful.
Heredis is free, you might as well try it. I found it more intuitive to use than the others. The charts are good and it has been built for the iPad, not a phone. But there are no notes, only facts.
With Heredis and MobileFT you can simply email your file to yourself and it will process the file on the iPad (this can take several minutes). With GedFamilies you process it on the PC (very quick) but then have to sync with iTunes (exactly the same as GedStar).
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Or ,if using your Gedcom file on a number of m/cs you could keep it in a DropBox account and it's synced whenever you update it and is ready to open whichever device you use.Bruce Hunt said:................... you can simply email your file to yourself and it will process the file on the iPad .................
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