Comparison

Family Tree Builder Pro vs Thestarstudy

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

Head to head
About

Family Tree Builder Pro

Bring your family history to life by adding photos and important milestones for each member. Easily create and print or download your family tree to share with loved ones. Discover your unique story and preserve memories for future generations.

Highlights
  • Add photos to profiles
  • Fact summary with milestones
  • Add relatives easily
  • Customize appearance
  • Download or share tree
Features
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Family Tree Builder Pro turns what you know about your family into a chart you can actually read. Start with yourself and build outwards: wherever a parent is missing, the chart itself offers to add them, so there are no forms to fill in before you see anything. Add photographs, dates, places and occupations, and every card carries them. Parents sit above their children and children below their parents, spouses stand side by side, and a marriage that ended is drawn with a dotted line โ€” so a glance tells you how the family fits together, not just who is in it. Real families are not tidy, and the app is built for the awkward parts. Second marriages, childless marriages, step-parents and divorces are all recorded properly rather than left off the chart, and each marriage keeps its own date. Already have your research somewhere else? Import a GEDCOM and it arrives whole โ€” names, dates, places and every family link. When you want to show someone, open any person's facts and share their whole story as a PDF, email the chart as a PDF, PNG, SVG or GEDCOM file, or send a read-only link that opens in any browser with no account needed. FEATURES โ€ข Build on the chart โ€” tap Add father or Add mother wherever a parent is missing; no setup, no empty forms โ€ข Different ways to read the same tree โ€” portrait cards, pedigree chart, fan chart and a searchable list, switched at any time โ€ข Photographs on every card, with dates, birthplace and occupation โ€ข Marriages kept properly โ€” the date of each one, second and later marriages, and marriages that produced no children โ€ข Divorces shown, not hidden โ€” a dotted line wherever either partner appears โ€ข Facts for any person โ€” birth, siblings, marriages, children, grandchildren and on down the line, with occupation and death where known โ€ข Share a person's whole story as a PDF, laid out the way it reads on screen โ€ข Import a GEDCOM from the research you already have โ€ข Export as PDF, PNG, SVG or GEDCOM, by email or download โ€ข Read-only share links that anyone can open in a browser โ€” no account needed, and they can be set to expire โ€ข Search the whole tree by name โ€ข Light and dark themes โ€ข Everything saves as you go, and reopens where you left off

About

Thestarstudy

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Get Personalized Learning Outcomes for everyone. An in-depth performance analysis, where you can know your strong and weak points, your all India rank, your state rank etc. You will also get a virtual tutor who is completely dedicated to bringing out the best in you. It will prioritize your concepts, chapters, topics, and questions through machine learning. Get this innovative learning experience only on Thestarstudy!!

Screenshots

Family Tree Builder Pro4 screens
Thestarstudy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Family Tree Builder Pro at none against Thestarstudy's 10. Thestarstudy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Thestarstudy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Family Tree Builder Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Family Tree Builder Pro ships an update every 9 months, Thestarstudy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Family Tree Builder Pro versus Thestarstudy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFamily Tree Builder ProThestarstudy
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews11.8% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.5 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIWT SOFTWARE LABS LLCPAVI PUBLICATION PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Family Tree Builder Pro

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Thestarstudy

One-time10
  • Package - AY$39.99
  • Package - AZ$39.99
  • Package - BA$39.99
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  • Package - BC$39.99
  • Package - BB$39.99
  • Package - BD$39.99
  • Package - BE$44.99
  • Package - BF$49.99
  • Package - BG$49.99
  • Package - BH$49.99

Questions

Is Family Tree Builder Pro free?
Family Tree Builder Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thestarstudy free?
Thestarstudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Family Tree Builder Pro or Thestarstudy have ads?
Neither Family Tree Builder Pro nor Thestarstudy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Family Tree Builder Pro or Thestarstudy?
Family Tree Builder Pro ships an update every 9 months, and Thestarstudy every 4 months. Most recently, Family Tree Builder Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Thestarstudy on October 25, 2026.

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