British Names vs GenealogyDirect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
British Names
Discover the meanings and origins of over 17,000 British names, including English, Scottish, and Welsh surnames. This offline app allows you to search for specific names and learn their history, making your heritage easily accessible.
- 17,000+ British names
- Name meanings and origins
- English, Scottish, Welsh surnames
- Offline access
- Search functionality
- Name history
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This app contain 17000+ British names with the history of each names, there is a search option to find out your desire name and know the history of you name. Top UK names, British names, History of names. The names are presented in three sets: English, Scottish, and Welsh surnames. Your heritage is now at your fingertips! The Application is offline and does not need any internet connection.
GenealogyDirect
Connect with local researchers to find archive documents for your family history. Offer your services to help others with their genealogy searches, making research more accessible.
- Connect with local researchers
- Request archive document retrieval
- Offer assistance to others
- Collaborative genealogy network
- Accessible family history research
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GenealogyDirect helps you move beyond online hints and reach the records, context, and local knowledge your family history research often needs. Use GenealogyDirect to: • Request copies of archive documents when records are not online • Ask structured genealogy questions with evidence and context • Connect with local archive specialists, experienced volunteers, and professional researchers • Get help reading, locating, and understanding civil, parish, notarial, immigration, and historical records • Organize the next step in your ancestor search without relying on scattered messages or informal posts Whether you are building a family tree, tracing immigrant roots, researching ancestors abroad, or trying to solve a difficult record problem, GenealogyDirect gives your request a clear format so the right people can understand what you need. GenealogyDirect is not a record database. It is a bridge between family historians and the human help often needed when research reaches offline archives, local languages, handwriting, or specialized sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GenealogyDirect at 5.0 against British Names's 3.5. GenealogyDirect also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months). British Names's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GenealogyDirect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
British Names ships an update every 12 months, GenealogyDirect weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | British Names | GenealogyDirect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Yahin | TheFrenchApps, LLC |
Customer experience
British Names
GenealogyDirect
In-app purchases
British Names
No in-app purchases
GenealogyDirect
No in-app purchases
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