# Tree of Life - ToL App > Interactive illustrated phylogeny of living organisms with detailed family relationships. (iPhone/iPad app by PappCorn SAS.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tree-of-life-tol-app/id821256110 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [PappCorn SAS](https://appshunter.io/developer/556462391) - Category: Reference, Education - Price: Free - Rating: 4.10/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 191 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2014-02-22 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tree-of-life-tol-app/id821256110/reviews.md ## What is Tree of Life? Tree of Life App is an interactive and illustrated family-level phylogeny of living beings based upon a synthesis of data from thousands of published studies from the primary literature. Main groups of organisms –from Bacteria to Vertebrates- are displayed in the initial tree as collapsed branches that can be opened to view family level relationships. Over 7000 families are included in the current version. The interactivity and contents of Tree of Life App include the following features: -Zooming in or out in order to explore a very large tree -Tapping on the pictures to see family details such as common names, and quick links to Wikipedia (internet connection is required for this feature) -Collapsing clades into single branches to summarize or hide undesired details -Viewing subtrees of special interest -A search feature enabling users to find specific organisms either by common or scientific family names -A time scale to determine divergence dates among lineages and dates of extinction of fossil families Tree of Life App is constantly being updated to include recent findings, guaranteeing to illustrate the most up-to date state of the art about evolutionary relationships among living beings. ## Key features - Interactive family tree exploration - Detailed organism family information - Zooming and collapsing branches - Search for specific organisms - Time scale for divergence dates - Links to external resources ## Recent user reviews (10 of 12) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tree-of-life-tol-app/id821256110/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Good concept but navigation is clumsy *2024-10-15* It would be better if you could search terms from the home tree. For example, searching “Monarda” turns 0 results, so you have to go find plants then narrow it down. It would be a great resource if it wasn’t for that barrier ### 5/5 — Fantastic way of exploring evolutionary relationships *2024-08-18* I'm an Environmental Studies undergraduate student looking to go into ecology and evolutionary biology for graduate school. This app is a wonderfully informative and fun way to explore evolutionary relationships and timelines, as well as an incredibly potent visual representation of the diversity of biota. I highly reccomend this app as a way to expand your knowleddge of taxonomy and evolutionary biology for biologists... And I also reccomend it for non-biologists to get a sense of the scale of life on our planet. Hats off to the creators! ### 4/5 — You guys are scary detailed. Kudos *2024-01-13* Thanks for all you do in keeping us updated on the Animalia family tree. The only annoying thing is that too many extinct species don’t show nothing on Wikipedia or Google. Gah lol 😅 ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2023-09-17* Brilliant app, thank you. I hope development continues. ### 5/5 — Trouble *2023-01-29* This app is in trouble. I do a search for Animalia, and it turns up nothing zip nada. What’s up with that? I was actually looking for a Taxonomy app, not a phylogeny app. I changed my rating to five and deleted the app. **Developer response:** Hi Bill. This is because the official term we have for animals is "METAZOA". Animalia is just one of its synonyms. I should be able to fix this by enabling the search feature to find synonyms as well. I apologize for the issue ### 5/5 — Good app *2021-12-20* I like this ap. I am on n IPad and it shows everything fine ### 4/5 — Update *2019-08-21* Still waiting for the update !! ### 4/5 — Excellent! *2018-06-17* The amount of information is comprehensive and well organized. If you want to have a better grasp of all living things and their interconnectedness, then I highly recommend this app. It’s worth the $7. There are a couple things that can be improved though. It would be cool if there was an option to search for a family from the menu screen and work backwards. I also found that there are some scientific names that are different depending on the academic source (eg: the app uses pinophyta instead of coniferophyta), it would be helpful if the app recognized all additional names that a phylum or family may have as some people may find it hard to navigate when there’s only one accepted name. Scrolling around on the map causes lag and it takes a moment for new areas to load, which doesn’t make the app very fluid. Also hitting the ‘back’ button takes you back to the menu screen (it would be much better for it to return to the last page you were on, it can be a pain to find your way back to where you were looking). Anyway, I’m very happy with the app, these were just a couple peeves that I have. Thanks for all your work! ### 1/5 — Not ready for prime time *2017-10-06* This would be better on a much larger display. The design really doesn’t work for small displays. It’s too slow an navigation is very awkward. ### 5/5 — Wow *2016-08-23* What an app. This is the best phylogeny app I could find ANYEHERE. Get it for sure. ## Frequently asked questions about Tree of Life ### What is the Tree of Life App? The Tree of Life App is an interactive and illustrated family-level phylogeny of living beings. It displays relationships from Bacteria to Vertebrates, with over 7000 families included in the current version. ### How many families are included in the Tree of Life App? The current version of the Tree of Life App includes over 7000 families of living organisms. ### Can I search for specific organisms in the Tree of Life App? Yes, the Tree of Life App features a search function that allows users to find specific organisms by their common or scientific family names. ### Does the Tree of Life App require an internet connection? An internet connection is required to access quick links to Wikipedia from family details within the Tree of Life App. Other interactive features can be used offline. ### How often is the Tree of Life App updated? The Tree of Life App is constantly being updated to include recent findings. The latest update was on June 22, 2023, with version 3.1.0. ### What devices is the Tree of Life App available on? The Tree of Life App is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. ### What is the age rating for the Tree of Life App? The Tree of Life App has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### Does the Tree of Life App have ads? No, the Tree of Life App does not contain advertisements. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.1.0 — 2023-06-22 -Addition of over 100 families across the different available groups -Updated the topology of several sections of the tree, most notably Cyanobacteria (after Strunecký et al. 2023), Microsporidia (after Bojko et al. 2022 and Park & Poulin 2021) and Placozoa (Tessler et al. 2022) -Fixed the URLs for Wikipedia, the tutorial video in Youtube and the paper in BioRxiv ### 2.0.2 — 2022-01-22 What´s new: -Fixed the Back button so you can get back to the main tree after visualizing subtrees -Text labels at nodes were made smaller so they do not overlap each other -Addition of Branchiopoda, a previosuly unavailable group -Updated the topology of several sections of the tree, including some orders of angiosperms (after Baker et al. 2021), extinct agnathans at the base of vertebrates (after Miyashita et al. 2021) and some extinct neornithine families, among others. ### 2.0.1 — 2021-08-03 Whole source code modification and migration from Objective-C to Dart (Flutter), which includes the following new features: • Taxon metadata windows including an improved citation and reference formats as well as taxon synonyms • An “open all” button for unfolding every pre-collapsed branch at one • Addition of Hexapoda and Apicomplexa, as well as several newly described families since 2017, for a total of over 2000 added taxa • Improved layout for subtrees • A FAQ section ### 2.0.0 — 2021-07-08 - Bugs fixed on the principal search. ### 1.9 — 2017-08-11 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. -New topology of higher level relationships of dinosaurs (Ornithoscelida), after the results of Baron et al. (2017). -New topology of stem tetrapods and lissamphibians from the studies of Pardo. et al. (2017). -New topology of extant frogs (Lissamphibia: Anura) based on the phylogenomic analysis by Feng et al. 2017. -Several topological modifications to some clades of angiosperms based on studies implementing nuclear (rather than plastid) loci. -Updated higher level phylogeny of Bacteria based on phylogenomic analysis by Waite et al. (2017). -Several minor topological updates throughout the tree. -Addition of over 30 new families of extant and fossil taxa. ## More apps by PappCorn SAS - [Millos FC App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/millos-fc-app/id592996428) - [TALCUAL](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talcual/id609274493) - [Verdolaga App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verdolaga-app/id609424235) - [Trepsi](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trepsi/id1148229123) - [RunTour - GPS Running Tours](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runtour-gps-running-tours/id1158179038) All apps by PappCorn SAS: https://appshunter.io/developer/556462391 ## Related topics [bct taxonomy](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/bct-taxonomy) · [tree of life](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tree-of-life) · [morbioinf](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/morbioinf) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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