Comparison

GEDexplorer vs Tijori

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GEDexplorer

Explore your family history offline with this genealogy browser. View biographical details, ancestor/descendant trees, and images. Supports various GEDCOM file formats and character encodings.

Highlights
  • Biographical view
  • Ancestor/descendant tree view
  • Circular ancestor view
  • Image and map display
  • HTML notes support
  • Offline access
  • GEDCOM file support
Features
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GEDexplorer is a browser for genealogy data contained in GEDCOM files. Using GEDexplorer you can keep your family history data with you at all times, in your phone or in your tablet. With GEDexplorer there's no recurring fee, no need to share your data with others and no need to stay connected to the internet. Please note that GEDexplorer can not (yet) edit genealogy data - it can only visualize genealogy information that you have already collected. Features: * A compact yet detailed biographical view * A scrollable and zoomable tree view for showing a person's ancestors and/or descendants * A circular view for showing a person's ancestors * Split screen mode (useful for tablets and high density phones) * Shows images for persons, events and places * Shows maps for places (if they have coordinates) * Supports links to web pages * Supports notes written in HTML * Supports GEDCOM 5.5, 5.5.1 and 5.5EL files in a variety of character encodings * Fast and memory efficient * Supported languages: English, French, German, Polish and Swedish

About

Tijori

Features
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Every card and document in one wallet. Photograph a passport, an ID or a card, and Tijori reads the name, the number and the dates off the page itself — on your phone, with nothing ever leaving the device. Tijori is where the document is the moment you need it: at the airport, at the registry office, when the insurance comes up for renewal, or when someone asks for your child's passport number — no internet required. What Tijori does • Reads the document for you Point the camera and Tijori recognises the document and lifts the fields: the name in English and Arabic, the number, the date of birth, the expiry date. It verifies the check digits in the machine-readable zone before it trusts a single value. Passports are read from the chip over NFC, per ICAO 9303. • Reminds you before anything expires A reminder before your passport, ID, residence permit, licence, insurance or vehicle registration runs out — six months ahead, then three, then one, then a week. You will not discover an expired passport at the gate. • Files documents the way you live Folders for identity, money, the car, health and home, and a folder of their own for everyone in the family: you, your spouse, your children, your parents. One document can sit in a folder and with a person at the same time. • The Vault: a second door for what matters A folder sealed behind a passcode of its own, asked for every time even while the app is open. Keep photos, videos, PDFs, notes and recordings in it. The recovery code is yours alone; Tijori itself cannot open it. • Shares a folder, not a phone Give one family member access to one folder — the children's documents, say — with a link that works once, and revoke it whenever you like. • Syncs between your devices, encrypted end to end The encryption key is made on your phone and kept in iCloud Keychain. No server sees your documents, and there is no account to sign up for. • Hides what is sensitive Bank card numbers stay veiled on screen until you reveal them, the screen is hidden while recording or mirroring, and some cards can be added to Apple Wallet. Protected by international standards • AES-256-GCM encryption on every field, every image and every file (FIPS 197 · ISO/IEC 18033-3) • Cryptography from Apple's FIPS 140-3 validated modules • Passport chips read per ICAO 9303 • No analytics, no advertising identifier, no third-party library that sees your documents — and no account Terms of Use: https://tijori.net/#terms Privacy Policy: https://tijori.net/#privacy Start with one document. The passport you are always looking for.

Screenshots

GEDexplorer3 screens
Tijori4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tijori at Free against GEDexplorer's $3.99. Tijori also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months). GEDexplorer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tijori is free to download; GEDexplorer costs $3.99 up front. Tijori sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GEDexplorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GEDexplorer ships an update every 7 months, Tijori every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GEDexplorer versus Tijori: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGEDexplorerTijori
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChrister SundinWavai Technology LLC

In-app purchases

None

GEDexplorer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tijori

Subscriptions2
  • Tijori+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Tijori+ Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tijori+ Lifetime$25.99

Questions

Is GEDexplorer free?
GEDexplorer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tijori free?
Tijori is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GEDexplorer or Tijori have ads?
Neither GEDexplorer nor Tijori shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GEDexplorer or Tijori?
GEDexplorer ships an update every 7 months, and Tijori every 8 days. Most recently, GEDexplorer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tijori on October 25, 2026.

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