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FamilySearch Get Involved

FamilySearch Get Involved

Index history. Help families.

258 ratings
70 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
🔍 Reference
Free

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Released
April 14, 2022
Updated
March 24, 2026

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Developer

FamilySearch International
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About

Help preserve historical records by reviewing scanned documents and verifying names. Your contributions connect families with their ancestors by correcting computer-identified errors.

✓Review historical records
✓Verify computer-identified names
✓Flag errors in records
✓Index ancestor names
✓Connect families with ancestors
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What users say about FamilySearch Get Involved

Reviews of FamilySearch Get Involved are mostly positive: the Reference app is rated 4.5/5 from 258 App Store ratings. What users like most: simple and intuitive user interface, quick and easy to use in short time increments. Top complaints: frequent technical errors and crashes, limited country/language availability. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🚀Quick and easy to use in short time increments
  • 💪Meaningful contribution to family history work
  • 🎮Gamification increases engagement and motivation
  • ✨Impressive AI accuracy for handwriting recognition
  • 📱Convenient mobile accessibility
  • 🙏Spiritual fulfillment and sense of purpose
  • 👥Shows impact of contributions through tracking
  • 🧠Suitable for all ages and skill levels
  • 📊Clear visualization of personal contributions

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent technical errors and crashes
  • 🌍Limited country/language availability
  • 🔄Contribution counter not syncing properly
  • 📖Difficulty reading cursive handwriting
  • 🔍Zoom level too close, missing full names
  • ⚠️No way to flag incorrect AI highlights
  • 🔧Language settings stuck on Spanish for some users
  • 📝Unable to edit or go back to previous entries
  • 🎯Inconsistent document filtering by state
  • 💾Corrections not saving properly
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What's New in FamilySearch Get Involved

1.5.6

March 24, 2026

Introducing Verify Places We’ve added a new task to the mobile version of Get Involved. This task allows users to help standardize place names in recorded events. Standardizing place names makes records easier to search and helps ensure that ordinances become available for people in your family tree.

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User reviews

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Excellent App

I use this app almost daily to participate in Family History work. This app’s simple interface makes it extremely easy to review indexed names so they can progress towards becoming searchable in the database. I can’t wait for other Family History opportunities to come out on the app one day!
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Tuff

Great app to help do the lords work!!😸🤗
MMonkeynutz85

Leaderboard

It’s asome I love it except I wish it was like a computation so there was more motivation to do these others than that I feel my saviors love when I do these cause I’m helping others who cannot help themselves
MMr.speede

Great app, but I have an issue :(

This is a great app, but I’ve been having an issue. I’m stuck reviewing documents in a different language! I haven’t been able to find a way to fix this, and would love some explanation. I’m pretty sure I accidentally selected Spanish as the language of the documents I want to review, but I can’t find my way back to that. Any tips? Thanks ❤️
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Noice!!!

I really like this!!! It is super fun for some reason and it’s also like can you read that name.
IRI was just reviewing
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Reported Bugs

13 issues

Contribution counter stuck or not updating (especially after 300k names)

Bug

Monthly contributions showing as zero

Bug

Language setting defaults to Spanish with no way to change

Bug

App crashes with 'An error occurred' message

Bug

Name suggestions getting stuck from previous entries

Bug

Documents appearing in wrong language

Bug

Upside-down or incorrectly scanned documents not handled properly

Bug

Thermometer/counter not working reliably

Bug

Specific country options not loading (Brazil, US English)

Bug

Corrections not being saved or synced

Bug

Duplicate names appearing in review queue

Bug

Apple keyboard cursor movement issues

Bug

Statistics not syncing between app and website

Bug
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Requested Features

12 requests

Cursive reference chart or guide

Feature

Leaderboard or competition feature

Feature

Ability to flag and correct incorrect highlights

Feature

Single-tap 'Not a Person' button

Feature

Duplicate highlight detection button

Feature

Option to manually adjust AI highlights

Feature

Ability to go back and edit completed entries

Feature

Expand country/language coverage (Italy, Slovenia, Scotland, England, Ireland, Canada)

Feature

Indexing capability on mobile app (not just name review)

Feature

Educational videos showing impact of contributions

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Support for more document types and languages

Feature

Better state filtering functionality

Feature

FAQ

What does FamilySearch Get Involved do?

This app allows users to help FamilySearch International by reviewing scanned historical records. You can verify names that the computer has identified or flag any errors. This process makes it easier for living family members to find their ancestors.

How does indexing historical records help families?

By correcting errors in scanned historical documents, you help ensure that ancestor names are accurately recorded and discoverable. When names are correct, living descendants can more easily find and connect with their family history.

Is there a cost to use FamilySearch Get Involved?

No, the app is completely free to use. FamilySearch International relies on volunteers to help with the important task of indexing historical records.

What kind of historical records can I expect to work with?

The app focuses on historical records that have been scanned using sophisticated technology. Your task is to review the names that the computer has attempted to recognize within these records and ensure their accuracy.