RealCousins

RealCousins — Your Family Tree Is Your Network Family doesn't happen on Facebook. Group chats fade. Photos disappear into phones. RealCousins gives every family one private place to gather — your tree at the center, your relatives all around it. BUILD YOUR FAMILY TREE • Add parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses, children, in-laws • Smart layout handles multi-spouse families, polygamy, adopted children, and step-relationships beautifully • Auto-connect in-laws to your spouse's family — see your whole extended family at a glance • Cross-family unified view — one graph showing every tree you belong to • Tree health checker flags suspect dates, missing names, and duplicates with one-tap fixes SHARE WHAT MATTERS • Family feed — photos, stories, and updates visible to relatives only • Family Gallery — one shared album per tree, everyone contributes • Common Rooms — share to your House, Compound, Block, Street, or wider; each level only sees what's meant for them • Family Events — track birthdays, weddings, funerals, reunions FAMILY REQUESTS • Prayer requests — ask family for prayer • Fundraise — pool contributions for family needs (secure Paystack payments) • Help requests — get hands-on family help when you need it • Announcements — share important family news STAY IN TOUCH • Direct messages with any relative • Group conversations per tree • Real-time notifications when family activity happens 20 FAMILY LEVELS House → Compound → Block → Street → Quarter → Town → and beyond. Each level unlocks new reach as your family grows. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Your tree is yours alone — only people you invite can see your family • Face ID / Touch ID biometric unlock gates the whole app • Sensitive content can be blurred and viewer-discretion-protected • You control re-sharing, expiry, and who can see what CONNECT FAMILIES • Link your tree to your spouse's family tree • Approve cross-family connections so blood and marriage relatives share a view • Welcome distant cousins through join-request flows FOR NIGERIAN / AFRICAN FAMILIES • Maiden name + family origin tracking • Full polygamy support with proper child grouping under each mother • Oriki / Eulogy / Panegyric fields preserve cultural heritage • Ethnic affiliation and ancestral home fields EXTRA FEATURES • Watch Party — virtual gatherings for live family events • Family Quiz — test how well your relatives know each other • DNA kit integration • Auto-spawn linked trees for new in-laws on member-add WHO IT'S FOR • Newlyweds documenting two sides of the family • Grandparents preserving heritage for the next generation • Diaspora families staying connected across continents • Parents teaching kids who's who in the family • Cousins planning reunions and contributing to big moments • Anyone wanting to know where they come from PRIVACY & SECURITY RealCousins is built for families, by Nigerian engineers. We never sell personal data, never use family content for advertising, and never share anything with non-relatives without explicit approval. Your family is yours. Download RealCousins and start building today.