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Ancestry

Ancestry.com

Discover where you came from through photos, stories, and historical documents.

4.2

153K+ Reviews 5M+ Books & Reference

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4.2

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Search the largest database of historical photos, stories, documents, and even records in your ancestors’ mother tongues
Ancestry Hints™ technology searches billions of records for you. Connect with family to grow your tree and share your findings
Upload photos and life events right from your phone, or add relatives from Facebook. Sync instantly with your Ancestry.com tree

Reviewed by Laura S on January 8, 2018

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easy to use
in 1,529 reviews
with other people's research but it is easy to use, easy to correct and great fun
helpful
in 779 reviews
Very user friendly and helpful app
addictive
in 203 reviews
Very easy to use. Shows lots of hints to help find ancestors. Addictive and fun!
informative
in 126 reviews
Nice app. Easy to use and very informative!
great tool
in 103 reviews
Great tool for establishing facts,, and gaining resource to help confirm the person you
online version
in 20 reviews
Love the app, it is easier to use hints than the online version.

Positive Reviews

90.8%
Negative Reviews

9.2%

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Discover where you came from through photos, stories, historical documents, and so much more. With the Ancestry app you can explore your family stories anytime, anywhere.
• Discover stories, photos, and records about your ancestors with Ancestry Hints™
• Explore billions of historical photos and records
• Preserve and share your history with a family tree
• Share and collaborate with friends and family
• Get notified of new hints and comments

Apple Watch Features:
• Receive new hint notifications with photo previews.
• Save and ignore photo hints right from your Apple Watch.
• Keep up with comments and add your own with voice dictation.
• Get on-this-day alerts for events from your family history.

iPhone and iPad Features:
• Ancestry Hints™ automatically find records, photos, and stories about your family
• In just a few taps create, edit, and see your family tree
• Access more than 14 billion historical records, photos, and more
• Sync automatically with your Ancestry.com account
• Easily upload photos and add facts or stories to your family tree
• Add family members to your tree from Facebook
• Learn about historical events that affected your ancestors
• Explore your ethnic origins with AncestryDNA

Start your journey by choosing a subscription:
U.S. Discovery Membership: $19.99 per month
World Explorer Membership: $34.99 per month

Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew function is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the subscription period.
Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the iTunes Account Settings after purchase.
Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription.

View our Terms and Conditions at http://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/Mobile-termsandconditions
View our privacy policy at http://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/Mobile-PrivacyStatement

What’s New

Google Play

6.28.108
March 8, 2019 Bug fixes
6.27.106
February 26, 2019 New Search Improvements:

The single filter slider on the record search page was replaced by a more robust filtering system.
Access a more comprehensive set of categories and see counts of the available records.
Find photos and stories as well as historical records.
Get more relevant search results by using new controls to focus in on the right information.
6.27.104
February 25, 2019 New Search Improvements:

The single filter slider on the record search page was replaced by a more robust filtering system.
Access a more comprehensive set of categories and see counts of the available records.
Find photos and stories as well as historical records.
Get more relevant search results by using new controls to focus in on the right information.
5.21.95
December 11, 2018 Bug fixes
6.27.103
February 22, 2019 New Search Improvements:

The single filter slider on the record search page was replaced by a more robust filtering system.
Access a more comprehensive set of categories and see counts of the available records.
Find photos and stories as well as historical records.
Get more relevant search results by using new controls to focus in on the right information.
5.21.95
December 11, 2018 Bug fixes
5.20.93
November 9, 2018 Bug fixes
5.21.95
December 11, 2018 Bug fixes
5.20.93
November 9, 2018 Bug fixes
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November 6, 2018 Bug fixes
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November 9, 2018 Bug fixes
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November 6, 2018 Bug fixes
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October 29, 2018 Bug fixes
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November 6, 2018 Bug fixes
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October 29, 2018 Bug fixes
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October 12, 2018 Bug fixes
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September 11, 2018 Bug fixes
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App Store

10.28
March 14, 2019 Bug fixes
10.27.1
February 26, 2019 New Search Improvements:
• The single filter slider on the record search page was replaced by a more robust filtering system.
• Access a more comprehensive set of categories and see counts of the available records.
• Coming Soon - Find photos and stories as well as historical records.
• Get more relevant search results by using new controls to focus in on the right information.
10.27
February 23, 2019 New Search Improvements:
• The single filter slider on the record search page was replaced by a more robust filtering system.
• Access a more comprehensive set of categories and see counts of the available records.
• Coming Soon - Find photos and stories as well as historical records.
• Get more relevant search results by using new controls to focus in on the right information.
10.26
February 9, 2019 Bug fixes
10.25
January 30, 2019 Bug fixes
10.24
January 14, 2019 Bug fixes
9.21
December 6, 2018 We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.

Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.

Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.
9.19
November 8, 2018 Bug fixes
9.18.1
October 29, 2018 Bug fixes
9.18
October 25, 2018 Bug fixes
9.17
October 15, 2018 Bug fixes
9.16
October 3, 2018 Bug fixes
9.15
September 11, 2018 Bug fixes
9.14
August 30, 2018 Bug fixes
9.13
August 16, 2018 Bug fixes
9.12.2
August 10, 2018 Bug fixes
9.12.1
July 30, 2018 Bug fixes
9.12
July 23, 2018 We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.

Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.

Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.
9.11
July 20, 2018 We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.

Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.

Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.
9.9
June 21, 2018 Bug fixes
9.8
June 7, 2018 We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.

Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.

Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.
9.7
May 23, 2018 Bug fixes
9.6
May 9, 2018 We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.
Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.
Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.
9.5
April 26, 2018 We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.
Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.
Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.
9.4.1
April 14, 2018 Introducing the ability to merge duplicate people in your tree! Navigate to the menu on a person’s profile to find the “Merge with Duplicate” option.

We regularly update our app to fix bugs and add new features to help you uncover your family story and make new discoveries about your ancestors.
Thanks for using Ancestry! If you enjoy using the Ancestry App, please take the time to give us a review.
Have a question? Go to the support section in the app and talk to our support team.

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