# BillionGraves — Preserve the worlds cemeteries > Global cemetery record preservation and family history database. (iPhone/iPad app by Otter Creek Holdings, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/billiongraves/id602792141 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Otter Creek Holdings, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/602792144) - Category: Reference, Photo & Video - Price: Free - Rating: 4.60/5 from 1,379 App Store ratings · 133 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.0 · 104 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French (France) and 16 more - Released: 2013-02-26 - Data updated: 2026-08-24 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/billiongraves/id602792141/reviews.md ## What is BillionGraves? BillionGraves helps you document, honor and preserve the graves of every person and family who has ever lived. With your help we can create the most comprehensive family history database of photos and records from all the world’s cemeteries. Join our quest with the BillionGraves app to shoot and share photos of headstones from your own cemetery visits—anywhere in the world. Find the headstones you’re looking for, and help us identify even more! Using BillionGraves is SIMPLE, REWARDING, and FUN: 1. Visit a cemetery (in your hometown, on vacation, on a break from business trips) 2. Use your smartphone camera to take and upload photos of all the headstones you can find 3. Tell friends and family about your experience, and build a network of like-minded folks around the world! Features: - Search the world’s largest collection of cemeteries, graves and their GPS locations for FREE - Discover photos, memories and stories about your family. - Add a local cemetery, right where you live or wherever you visit - Use our built-in maps to guide you to family headstones at any cemetery anywhere in the world - Request headstone photos anywhere in the world - Find cemeteries near you and user your smartphone camera to fulfill photo requests in seconds - Link multiple headstone photos - Save and share memorials with friends and family - Patent-pending technology - Many more genealogy resources available online at BillionGraves.com ## Key features - Document and preserve graves - Search global cemetery database - Upload headstone photos - Discover family history - GPS grave locator - Request headstone photos ## What do users think of BillionGraves? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Helpful for finding relatives' graves - 🚀 GPS tracking works well - 👍 Great for service projects - 👍 Useful for travel - 👍 Excellent for cemetery photography **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🐛 Bugs with uploading and linking photos - 👎 Confusing UI and navigation - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 👎 Not user-friendly - 👎 Difficult to transcribe from mobile app **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when trying to log in - Search function not working properly - Issues with uploading photos - GPS data not accurately recorded for some photos - Compatibility problems with older devices **Most requested features** - Add ability to transcribe from mobile app - Improve search functionality - Allow uploading photos taken outside the app - Add option to correct cemetery names and locations - Optimize app for iPad/tablet devices - Implement better photo editing tools ## Recent user reviews (10 of 133) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/billiongraves/id602792141/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Found great grandma! *2026-07-20, version 5.2.2* We spent an hour searching the cemetery for my great grandparents’ graves and could not find them for the life of us. The app was slow and the search was super buggy (for some reason her full name showed no results, but we found her full name result via searching last name only) so you should try a number of combinations if you can’t find your person, but eventually it WORKED! The gps map wouldn’t load on web which is why I downloaded the app but it finally loaded and we found her right near the map pin. Thank you to the developers and volunteers of this service. ### 1/5 — Frequently crashes *2026-02-23, version 5.2.2* Crashes half the time when I click on a photo request. Can’t see the name of the grave requested unless I press and hold in the blank space under the barely visible heading “Names Requested” (problem supporting light/dark modes?). ### 3/5 — Great when it works *2025-12-29, version 5.2.2* It keeps freezing up on my iPhone. After looking at the photo of the grave marker, I am unable to get back to the main page without shutting down my phone and restarting. ### 5/5 — BillionGraves App *2025-09-15, version 5.2.2* The BillionGraves app is wonderful tool to use when you take photo of the headstone it has GPS Marker on it and help the relative to find there love ones and there family relatives and to search out there Ancestors to and there generation to and there family to and loved ones to. ### 1/5 — Uninstalled *2025-09-05, version 5.2.2* Apparently my relatives graves don’t exist, but of course I know they do. This app is no longer worthy of space on my iPhone. ### 5/5 — Interesting! *2025-07-12, version 5.2.2* I found the Billion Graves app on the Just Serve app a couple weeks ago. It is so interesting who to the cemeteries. There are so many in my area that need photos taken. It’s easy to use. Just taking photos like you normally would. ### 4/5 — The good and bad *2025-06-29, version 5.2.2* There are many things to like about building Graves. Their GPS is fairly good although I’ve gone to one cemetery and looked for the gravesite and it says I’m standing but it’s not there. I have a paid subscription and I have to watch. Let the app has me as advanced rather than basic. This causes a lot of wasted time and grief if you are advanced, it should leave that alone. If you’re standing in the cemetery and asked for directions, it should figure out where you are and not give you directions from your home. ### 5/5 — Great Mission *2025-05-29, version 5.2.2* Great software, great mission protecting the history that is rapidly disappearing. Multiple ways to get involved. Give it a try! ### 1/5 — Worse UI than graves *2025-04-14, version 5.2.2* App can be used, i had no error in that. But that UI is just TERRIBLE. Chaotic, old. Sometimes things doesn’t make sense. The flow of adding images to the cemetery is really stupid. You have to take photos of headstones IN THE APP. Why can’t i just assign the cemetery? Or why app don’t read location from my photo? It’s in the metadata. Please work on that UI/UX part, i understand that this is not Instagram 2.0, but this is just terrible. ### 1/5 — Can’t ever get signed in!! *2025-03-30, version 5.2.2* Every time I go to this ap & put in my password it tells me it’s the wrong password. When I requested that I forgot my password so I could change it it wouldn’t take the new password either. Finally I just delegated the ap & today gonna try to download again from ap store! I’ll let ya know what happens! ## Frequently asked questions about BillionGraves ### What does BillionGraves do? BillionGraves helps users document, honor, and preserve the graves of individuals and families worldwide. It aims to build the most comprehensive family history database by collecting photos and records from cemeteries globally. ### How can I contribute to BillionGraves? You can contribute by visiting cemeteries and using your smartphone camera to take and upload photos of headstones. You can also share your experience with friends and family to build a network of contributors. ### Is BillionGraves free to use? Yes, searching the world's largest collection of cemeteries, graves, and their GPS locations is free. The app itself is also free to download and use, with no mention of ads or in-app purchases. ### Can I find specific graves with this app? Yes, the app features built-in maps that can guide you to family headstones at any cemetery worldwide. You can also search the database for graves and their GPS locations. ### What kind of information can I find or add? You can discover photos, memories, and stories about your family. Users can add local cemeteries, link multiple headstone photos, and save and share memorials with friends and family. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 5.2.2 — 2025-03-09 Bug fixes ### 5.2.1 — 2025-01-29 Bug fixes ### 5.2.0 — 2024-11-19 - Bug fixes - Security enhancements ### 5.1.14 — 2023-12-20 Small updates to the default settings. ### 5.1.13 — 2023-11-28 - bug fixes ## Apps similar to BillionGraves | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [TreeView](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/treeview/id816156669) | 2.0 (4) | Free | Reference | | [Wikipedia](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikipedia/id324715238) | 4.3 (6,216) | Free | Reference | | [Ancestry: Family History & DNA](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancestry-family-history-and-dna/id349554263) | 4.8 (635,136) | Free | Reference | | [MyHeritage: Family Tree & DNA](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myheritage-family-tree-and-dna/id477971748) | 4.9 (65,522) | Free | Reference | | [FamilySearch Tree](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/familysearch-tree/id885982973) | 4.8 (497,547) | Free | Reference | | [FamilySearch Memories](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/familysearch-memories/id885970971) | 4.8 (19,142) | Free | Reference | ## Related topics [billion graves](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/billion-graves) · [cemetery](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cemetery) · [novosibirsk cemeteries](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/novosibirsk-cemeteries) · [grave history](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/grave-history) · [thmp find a grave](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/thmp-find-a-grave) · [laurel hill cemetery](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/laurel-hill-cemetery) · [cemeteries](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cemeteries) · [loveland cemeteries](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/loveland-cemeteries) · [epitaph innovation](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/epitaph-innovation) · [find a grave](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/find-a-grave) · [obitrain](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/obitrain) · [wenona xue hou](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/wenona-xue-hou) · [grave finder](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/grave-finder) · [albany grave finder](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/albany-grave-finder) · [grave](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/grave) · [elijah jacob mayfield](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/elijah-jacob-mayfield) · [mhk cemeteries](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/mhk-cemeteries) · [robert gannard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/robert-gannard) · [the obituary app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-obituary-app) · [wikitree](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/wikitree) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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