# Heritage Compass — Find your ancestral heritage > Find your ancestral heritage (iPhone/iPad app by Siorai Labs Ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heritage-compass/id6760707852 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Siorai Labs Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885845455) - Category: Lifestyle, Travel - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany) - Released: 2026-04-25 - Data updated: 2026-09-02 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heritage-compass/id6760707852/reviews.md ## What is Heritage Compass? Heritage Compass “The app that tells you your family’s story as you travel.” Take your family history with you wherever you go. Imagine walking through a quiet village, exploring a bustling city, or driving along a country road when your iPhone or CarPlay gently tells you: “Just ahead is the church where your ancestors were married.” “This was the town your family called home for generations.” “Your great-grandfather worked just a few streets from here.” That’s the Heritage Compass experience. Heritage Compass is a unique voice-guided heritage companion that transforms your family tree into a living journey. As you travel anywhere in the world, it automatically discovers nearby locations connected to your ancestors and tells you their stories through spoken narration. Whether you’re walking through an ancestral village, visiting a historic city, or enjoying a scenic drive, Heritage Compass helps you experience your family history without constantly looking at your phone. Simply travel, listen, and discover. Your Family Tree Comes to Life Import your existing family tree using a standard GEDCOM file from your favourite genealogy software. Heritage Compass intelligently matches the people and places in your tree with your current location, helping you discover: • Birthplaces • Family homes • Churches • Marriage locations • Burial places • Places of work • Historic landmarks • Villages, towns and cities connected to your family Whether your ancestors lived nearby or on the other side of the world, Heritage Compass is ready whenever you travel. Hear History as You Travel Unlike traditional genealogy apps, Heritage Compass doesn’t just display information—it speaks to you. Using natural voice narration through your iPhone or Apple CarPlay, the app tells you about nearby family connections while you walk or drive. Keep your eyes on the road, enjoy the scenery, and let your family’s story unfold around you. More Than Genealogy Heritage Compass helps you experience places rather than simply read about them. Discover the communities your ancestors lived in, understand the history that shaped their lives, and create a deeper connection with the places that helped make your family who they are today. It’s genealogy you can experience. Your Privacy Matters Your family tree belongs to you. Heritage Compass stores your genealogy data securely on your own device. Your personal family history isn’t uploaded for everyday use, giving you complete control over your information. Features • Voice-guided heritage discovery • Automatic location-aware family history • Spoken notifications through iPhone • Apple CarPlay support • Import standard GEDCOM family trees • Interactive maps • Family history linked to real-world locations • Historical context for places you visit • Beautiful, easy-to-use interface • Designed for genealogy, heritage tourism and family history travel Perfect For • Family historians • Genealogists • Heritage tourists • Road trips • Walking tours • Ancestral journeys • Local history enthusiasts Wherever Your Journey Takes You… History isn’t confined to books or archives. It’s waiting in the villages, churches, streets and landscapes around you. With Heritage Compass, your family’s story becomes part of every journey. Travel. Listen. Discover. Terms of Use: https://siorailabs.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://siorailabs.com/privacy-policy/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Heritage Compass Annual | $9.99 | per year | | Heritage Compass Monthly | $1.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Heritage Compass Lifetime | $34.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### v2.7 — 2026-08-27 - Lorg integration — Heritage Compass now connects directly with Lorg, our heritage city exploration app. When Lorg identifies one of your ancestors at a heritage location, tap to open their full record here - Deep linking — Open any individual directly from Lorg with a single tap ### 2.6 — 2026-08-07 FAMILY TREE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS We've completely redesigned how you manage your family trees: • View All Your Family Trees – New "My Family Trees" screen shows all imported family trees at a glance, with individual and family counts for each • Set Primary Tree – Choose which family tree appears first in searches and connections • Show/Hide Trees – Toggle visibility for specific trees without deleting them • Rename Trees – Give your imported GEDCOMs meaningful names • Delete with Confidence – Remove unwanted trees while keeping others intact INTRODUCING THE PURET FAMILY Heritage Compass now includes a pre-installed family tree: 'the Puret Family'. This is a fictional family created to help you experience the history of Cities featured in our Lorg app through the eyes of ordinary people. As you explore locations in the Lorg app, you'll discover how the Puret family—merchants, farmers, and townsfolk—lived, worked, and witnessed history unfold across generations. Their stories bring historical sites to life, showing you not just where events happened, but how real families experienced them. The Puret Family appears in your family trees with a special "Lorg" badge and cannot be deleted. This curated narrative is available across our Heritage suite of apps, each telling the story of a different region through a local family's eyes. BUG FIXES & STABILITY • Fixed a critical issue where duplicate family tree records were created on app launch • Corrected the Puret Family source identification • Improved GEDCOM import reliability with duplicate prevention • Enhanced database migration stability As always, we're committed to helping you discover ancestral connections. If you have feedback or questions, please reach out via Settings → Contact Support. Thank you for using Heritage Compass! ### 2.5 — 2026-05-30 Heritage Compass v2.5 introduces the Heritage Notification Manager — a shared coordination system for all Heritage Suite apps. Set your notification preferences once and they apply across every Heritage app you have installed. When multiple Heritage apps are running, they coordinate automatically so only one speaks at a time. Personal GEDCOM connections always take priority. ### 2.0.1 — 2026-05-09 Bug Fixes This update resolves critical issues with voice notifications: • Fixed voice notifications not working in background - You'll now hear ancestral discoveries even when the app isn't open • Fixed voice notifications on locked screen - Historical narratives now play correctly when your iPhone is locked • Fixed CarPlay audio - Voice notifications now play through your car speakers when connected to CarPlay • Fixed Bluetooth audio routing - Voice messages now work properly with Bluetooth headphones and speakers When you walk or drive near places where your ancestors lived, worked, married, or made history, Heritage Compass will now reliably tell you their stories - whether you're driving with CarPlay, walking with your phone in your pocket, listening to music through Bluetooth, or using other apps. This is a stability update focused entirely on fixing the voice notification system. All other features remain unchanged. ### 2.0 — 2026-05-06 Version 2.0 introduces shared data architecture — your family tree is now accessible across all Siorai Labs heritage apps without re-importing. ## Apps similar to Heritage Compass | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [JAM Card](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jam-card/id1189350498) | 3.0 (5) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Idea Store - TowerHamlets Libs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idea-store-towerhamlets-libs/id1022368332) | — | Free | Lifestyle | | [GalleriesNow](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/galleriesnow/id1220878305) | 4.1 (9) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Capital Gardens](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/capital-gardens/id6443595431) | — | Free | Lifestyle | | [Classic Watch Faces](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classic-watch-faces/id1617476419) | 4.1 (32) | Free | Lifestyle | | [LibrariesWest](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/librarieswest/id935637390) | — | Free | Lifestyle | ## More apps by Siorai Labs Ltd - [Siorai Console](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/siorai-console/id6760708834) - [Heritage Journal](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heritage-journal/id6766075616) - [Heritage Compass WW1](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heritage-compass-ww1/id6773408711) - [Heritage Compass WW2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heritage-compass-ww2/id6778483608) All apps by Siorai Labs Ltd: https://appshunter.io/developer/1885845455 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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