Findmypast vs MyForebears

Understand your family history anytime, anywhere, with the free Findmypast genealogy app. With our easy-to-use family tree, it’s never been easier to delve deeper and find your past. Discover who you are and the generations that came before you by searching billions of records, including: Historical censuses and registers Birth, marriage and death records (BMDs) Electoral records Digitised newspaper cuttings Search for your relatives within the records, and scour original documents alongside accurate transcripts to make new discoveries. You can also put names to faces by uploading photos of your ancestors. It’s never been easier to research your roots, wherever you are. Challenge your historical know-how with our daily quizzes and take a deep dive into the past with Findmypast’s exclusive podcasts. With push notifications, you’ll never miss a family tree hint, and you’ll stay in the loop about new records and exciting announcements from Findmypast. It’s straightforward to purchase and manage your Findmypast subscription with the app. Findmypast helps you to understand your ancestry in poignant detail. Explore the following collections and more: British and Irish censuses ranging from 1841 to 1921 (including the 1891 Census, the 1901 Census, the 1911 Census and the 1921 Census) The 1939 Register Armed Forces service records Obituaries and wills & probate BMDs (including birth certificates, marriage records, divorce records and death records) Travel records and passenger manifests View our terms and conditions at: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/help/sections/4411058333841-terms-conditions?source=app View our privacy policy at: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/help/sections/4411074088593-privacy-policysource=app Apple Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

MyForebears is a full-function, pocket-sized genealogy app where you, and you alone, own the data. No costly subscriptions. Import a GEDCOM from any of the popular genealogy apps or build your own family tree in MyForebears. This app has the power to handle huge family history databases (tested on 15,000 members and 5,000 families). There's a unique graphic interface to move around and across the generations by tap gestures. We call it the 'Wonder Wheel' because that's what it is! Best of all, MyForebears has been designed as a standalone family history archive that's with you all the time and can be easily updated whilst you're on the go. --- MAIN FEATURES --- GEDCOM Import/Export • Import GEDCOM files of any size to instantly display family trees • Export GEDCOM files to exchange your family history with other Forebears users and other systems • Import/Export Forebears Folders including GEDCOM plus Images and Notes Publish to PDF • A comprehensive index of all the people in a family group, their dates, partnerships, and children. All clearly laid-out and alphabetically sorted, ready to be bound into a book. • The Ancestral Circle can be printed as a digital image or hard copy Wonder Wheel • Use the Wonder Wheel to view each 'nuclear family' (parents, siblings, partners, children and step-relationships) • Use the Wonder Wheel to quickly move around your family tree using simple 'tap' gestures • Use the Wonder Wheel to easily build your family tree using simple 'tap' gestures MyForebears Ancestral Circle (familiar chart showing previous generations on both paternal and maternal sides) • View all your ancestors on the Ancestral Circle, refocusing by simple 'tap' gestures • Tap to redraw the Ancestral Circle with different data displayed (dates, places, etc) • Display and Print the Ancestral Circle in large formats (iPad version displays more generations) Classic Family Tree • Display everyone descended from a chosen person (their gene-pool) or just the the patriarchal line • Quick navigation with single-tap anywhere on the tree to refocus the tree and the Wonder Wheel. • Scroll up/down and left/right to move swiftly around the largest Trees. Anniversary Calendar • Generate an Apple calendar for Birth, Marriage and Death events with Notification periods Analysis and Search tools • Find the fastest path between distant relatives and 'tap' named people to take a journey along this path • Search members by name or by position in family • Advanced search by occupation, location and event-date • Identify sub-groups (Kings and Queens, Soldiers, etc) • Identify logical inconsistencies in GEDCOM imports • Bulk 'geo-coding' raw textual addresses to display on a map in Forebears • Display Anniversaries by Month and Day • Chart showing how many people were born by decade (iPad) • Chart showing how many life events have date and address (iPad) • Find most popular boys and girls names • Find the most frequent family names • Count how many life events in the group • Count how many events have dates and locations • Display all the photos Secure data • Safeguard imported databases from change • Enable updates to imported databases • Hide display of living people Build family history from scratch • Build and/or import any number of family histories and easily switch between them • Apple-style contact records with standard gestures to build and display the members of your family tree • Quick entry of dates in all genealogical formats • Place lookups with grid references • Record wide range of life events in detail • Take photos or import from photo library • Display imported notes • Add any number of sub-groups to categorise people Packed with goodies! • Pre-loaded with the British Royal Family and US Presidents to get you started • Change the colour scheme (light and dark mode) • No need for public database subscriptions