# GedView — user reviews > 165 indexed App Store user reviews of GedView by David Knight, rated 3.70/5 from 29 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gedview/id314845375/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gedview/id314845375.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of GedView? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Awesome genealogy app - 🚀 No unnecessary bells and whistles - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 👍 Professionally done and very easy to use - 👍 Excellent way to carry family history information - 👍 Imports GEDCOM files easily - 👍 Handles large databases well - 👍 Great tech support **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy on iPad version - 🐛 Input not intuitive and unforgiving of mistakes - 🐛 Reports don't work, crash the app - 🐛 Drops name fields without warning - 🐛 Cannot view GEDCOM files - 🐛 Unable to import GEDCOM - 🐛 Size limitation on GEDCOM files - 🐛 Cannot print pedigree or descendant charts **Commonly reported bugs** - Drops name fields without warning - Cannot view GEDCOM files - Unable to import GEDCOM - Size limitation on GEDCOM files - Cannot print pedigree or descendant charts - Crashes when going to tree view **Most requested features** - Relationship calculator - Ability to search by events - List births, deaths, and marriages by date - Tree view - Ability to add photos - Sync between devices - Ability to create family trees from scratch ## Newest reviews (13 of 165) ### 4/5 — It will hold all my lineage research … *2026-03-31* … but moving around is slow and cumbersome, and so is looking for individuals with common names. There is no going back to a previous screen - the complete search must be resubmitted if moving beyond two generations of the same family. Moving among families who used the same first names (such as my Holley who used James, John, Richard, and Sion) and seldom middle names can be a couple of screens depending on font. The good part is they are all there and the family connections were kept from the GED file, as were the sources and Notes from my Legacy file. That is a great help. For iPhones, this is a help. ### 3/5 — Disappointed *2023-10-25, version 4.3.6* Followed the instructions on exporting , it just hangs. ### 4/5 — Love It *2021-05-15* I created my family tree on my pc using Family Historian. I was looking for an app to transfer it to my iPhone. I found Ged View and it is exactly what I was looking for. I was amazed at all the options for uploading my tree. Since my computer and phone are on the same home network, I choose to upload the files directly from computer to phone. It worked flawlessly! I couldn’t believe it but all 1487 people were there with all the family links in place. All 647 photographs were there and properly linked. Now I have my family tree in my pocket with photographs. I am very happy! The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because of one flaw I found. When I am looking at a photo and rotate my phone to horizontal, it skips to a different photo. I hope they fix that. ### 5/5 — Greedy Ancestry Answer *2021-04-07, version 4.2.13* This program works as described, is very easy to use and has a great manual. Ancestry dot com is getting too greedy, I had occasionally bought a subscription to get extra info but mainly used it without. Now they bombard you with advertisements. Downloading my Ancestry data to My Files on my iPad and GedView uploaded all 3,200+ records seamlessly. I'm a retired software developer and I am not easily impressed, but GedView impresses me. Thanks, Tuffsy. ### 2/5 — Poor Import *2020-07-28, version 4.2.8* The program doesn’t to be able correctly map people from a GEDCOM file. I’ve tried using a file from my computer software program and also from the ancestry.ca site with still finding people combined and looking like it’s one person. Maybe I’m doing something wrong ☹️ ### 5/5 — Practical *2020-01-25, version 4.2.3* I’ve been using this for years and it’s been good for me ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2020-01-05, version 4.2.3* I’ve tried them all and this is by far the best if you have a huge number of people to manage ### 5/5 — Excellent *2019-09-22, version 4.2.3* I find GedView an excellent way of carrying a copy of my family history information around with me on my iPad. From time to time, I export a GEDCOM file from Family Historian, which is my main system, and copy it (simply as an email attachment) to the iPad. Then GedView will pick it up in a perfectly trouble-free way. So, when I’m away from home, for example in an archive, all the information I need is instantly available. I wouldn’t want to make GedView my principal piece of family history software (that doesn’t seem to be the designers’ intention, anyway) but it’s very good indeed at the job I use it for. ### 5/5 — Great Appt *2018-12-14* This is an easy app very complete to add family members. The developer was super fast responding a problem I encounter and extremely efficient showing a video how to fix it. Definitely the best family tree app. ### 4/5 — GedView *2018-09-18* I recently purchased an ipod touch as a replacement for my aging Palm pilot. I needed a GEDCOM file viewer for my ipod touch. GedView is a very good product and is definitely worth the price. GedView would be much improved if it had the ability to search by events (e.g. burials) and if it could also list births, deaths, and marriages for a given date and had a relationship calculator. It would be cool to see these features added to a future version of GedView. Thank you for adding the “On This Day” feature. It would help if the names were easier to read with larger font and better color. It would really be neat if you created an “On This Day” widget for this app. Thank you for considering. ### 5/5 — Simple but powerful *2017-06-23* This is a great tool for doing iPad based research on the go. It is easy to use but quite powerful. I routinely transfer files between my desktop application (Ftm) and GedView and then export the changes so I can view those before importing back into my desktop app. A great tool at a very reasonable price. ### 5/5 — Have had it for years *2016-04-04, version 3.4.8* This is a great and stable genealogy app. I have used this for years and never had a problem. My favorite feature is that my source details are all there. Really love this app for the road! ### 5/5 — VERY GOOD!! *2016-02-24, version 3.4.8* So easy to set up and use. Opened my data from an email sent to myself and started using the program! It has a very complete instruction manual that, so far, has had the answer for ALL of my problem/questions. Great to now be able to take my info with me and work with it on the go! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Loads of bugs *2025-02-11, version 4.3.9* I am very disappointed in this app. Full of bugs on the iPad version. Input is not intuitive and unforgiving if you make a mistake. For example if you link the wrong parent to a child by mistake (easily done if the same family name repeats) you cannot delete the wrong name and add the right one. You create a second mother or father! Names disappear. Reports don’t work - pedigree reports continually close the app when you try to run them. Save yourself a fiver. This is a total waste of money. ### 1/5 — Total waste - Cannot view gedcom files *2021-09-21* One would assume with a $5 app called “GedView”, that viewing gedcom files would be a function of said app. Don’t bother. **Developer response:** If you have a problem opening a gedcom file contact support. ### 1/5 — Drops Name Fields Without Warning *2021-07-28* 2nd attempt to submit a review: much more abbreviated this time. Neither this app store profile nor the gedview web site provide a clear description of what the app actually does. The gedview app doesn't operate directly off the ged file. Instead, it converts the content of your ged into a new database, then no longer uses the original ged file. In the process of conversion, it dropped the middle name field content of my ged file, leaving the new database with ambiguous, corrupted data with first names and surnames, only. Since there's no log file created nor warnings issued about dropped or ignored data, It is impossible to know what else is ignored by the attempt to translate the ged file. It was a waste of $5 just to find out its limitations. The resulting database is worthless and can't be trusted with my ged files. I've deleted the app. Just get a good iOS-based family tree app like MobileFamilyTree that handles multiple versions of ged file formats for import and it provides a rich functional interface with FamilySearch's global genealogy database. it is functionally much, much more robust. **Developer response:** Gedcom has no concept of a middle name, if an app supports one it is using a non standard extension, while GedView supports many of these extensions it doesn't one for middle names. ### 1/5 — Worthless *2021-04-19* Number one issue: this app does not have a tree view, just a list view. I bought and downloaded this app to allow me to view and edit GEDCOM files so I wouldn't have to completely reconstruct a part of my family tree in order to share it without exposing more than just one branch. Unfortunately, this app does not allow for trimming branches, you have to go in and delete families (actually, one couple and their children) one at a time or remove people individually. I may as well start a new tree from scratch and reenter everything! This app is utterly worthless. **Developer response:** Individual branches can be shared by exporting a specific bookmark group. You can then chose to either export only those bookmarked or x levels of descendants and/or ancestors. ### 1/5 — Upgrade? Update? Huh? *2018-06-29* I've had this app for years. After updating it today, I can't open a file saved earlier without responding to a popup message which refers to needing an "upgrade" also referred to as an "update." Both terms are used. Neither is defined or explained, and it isn't clear whether they're just referring to updating a file, or charging for an "upgrade" to the app, so I deleted the app. It never was that good anyway. **Developer response:** It is updating/upgrading the existing database so it will work with this version of the app. No cost involved. GedView does not have any in app purchases. ### 1/5 — Unable to import GEDCOM *2017-08-29* So I can't even get started with the app. Very disappointing. **Developer response:** If your GEDCOM doesn't import please contact support so we can identify the cause ### 1/5 — Review *2016-11-19* It hasn't even allowed me to submit a review. ### 1/5 — Size limitation *2014-12-23, version 3.4.3* I could not access a 1.1MB or larger gedcom file. Smaller ones worked fine. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2013-04-24, version 3.4.1* I feel robbed, I want a family tree and this is a confusing pointless app. It doesn't even have a family tree. I want a refund. ### 1/5 — GedView *2013-01-26, version 3.4.1* Incomprehensible! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app and support *2026-05-07, version 4.3.10* This app allows me to keep all my exported ancestry.com tree info without a monthly fee. Also, couldn’t figure something out, and support helped me solve my issue overnight. ### 5/5 — Awesome genealogy app! *2025-06-02, version 4.3.10* I have been wanting a way to view my genealogy info from my iPhone, but most apps are overkill or are for online services. GedView is exactly what I was looking for! I export GEDCom files from Ancestral Quest (with photos embedded) and open them in GedView and it works beautifully! I can also download GEDCom files from Ancestry.com and use them in GedView. Perfect for my needs! ### 5/5 — No it isn’t buggy, it’s Perfect. *2025-05-02, version 4.3.9* Not quite sure why previous reviewer has criticised it for being buggy…if you are unsure and don’t know how to use it, read the manual first before criticising it. This is simple perfection. You can enter as much or as little as you like, no unnecessary boxes, bells or whistles. No it doesn’t automatically fill everything for you, you have to do the work, no automatic source generators here 😂 .. learn genealogy correctly from the start and this little gem, that packs an awesome punch will see you right every time. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2024-03-17* I like the app even tho it cost money I have fun doing that thank you for creating it ### 5/5 — GED view *2023-12-13, version 4.3.6* I have used this app for years, it is something my whole family and members of my tree download so they can see the new changes and deletions of their ancestors. Once a week I send a ged file so it can update. I use it when out and about for my notes and when I visit old graves. Instructions are easy to understand and use. It is a wonderful app, I would even pay for it. ### 5/5 — Super app *2023-08-04, version 4.3.5* This is money well spent on a very good family tree app. Very pleased with it. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-04-06* My old viewer died and I needed a new viewer on my iPhone for my GEDCOM file. Uploading the GEDCOM file is easy. The author will respond to your question(s) very timely. BTW, my GEDCOM file is 13 years old and an older format. This app read the file with no problems. ### 5/5 — Best !!👍👍 *2022-04-06* Excellent tree app, for my iPhone and iPad. Professionally done and very easy to use. I've never had any problems with it, yet it continues to be updated and improved regularly. Great tech support.😃👏 Beautiful update ! Thanks. ### 5/5 — Cannot Recommend Enough!! *2022-02-26, version 4.3.1* I was looking for an easy way to transfer my current family tree (from Heredis 2022 for Windows), plus all the sources and images associated with it, onto a mobile app. The Heredis mobile app was not up to the job, as it does not include the sources, their images and transcriptions on the uploaded data. This does the job perfectly - nothing is missing! Plus it is in an easy to use and pleasing interface and you can view information in so many different ways. To transfer the GEDCOM file with its associated images, you just need to have the images in the same folder as the GEDCOM file, and then convert this to a zip file. Then this zip file can be uploaded to your device using Wi-Fi or by several other methods. This will allow me to carry the most recent complete copy of my family tree around with me - incredible! Well worth the few pounds this costs. ### 5/5 — Absolutely wonderful. *2022-02-22* Been using it for years. Can’t thank you enough for your making it available. PS: Operator error is the obvious reason that the few lunkheads didn’t like it. DH Northern Michigan. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*