Comparison

GenealogyDirect vs GEDitMobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connect with local researchers
  • Request archive document retrieval
  • Offer assistance to others
  • Collaborative genealogy network
  • Accessible family history research
Features
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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.

About

GEDitMobile

Features
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Take your family history with you. GEDitMobile makes it easy to open, browse, and study your GEDCOM files anywhere—whether you’re meeting relatives, researching on the road, or simply reviewing your tree from the couch. Designed specifically for mobile genealogy, GEDitMobile brings clarity, speed, and convenience to your family history research. GEDitMobile supports standard GEDCOM files and presents your data in a clean, readable layout optimized for iPhone and iPad. Tap through individuals, families, notes, sources, places, and linked media, and follow relationships across generations with ease. The free version lets you open and explore your GEDCOM files and evaluate the app using your own data. A one-time upgrade unlocks unlimited record viewing. Key Features: Open GEDCOM files directly from Files or iCloud Drive View individuals, families, sources, notes, places, and multimedia Navigate ancestors and descendants across generations Jump between linked records with a single tap View photos and media embedded directly in the GEDCOM file Explore places with maps, coordinates, and website links Create personal iPhone Notes tied to any Record (uploadable to iCloud, and importable into GEDCOM files via GEDitCOM II) Whether you’re a dedicated researcher or simply curious about your family’s story, GEDitMobile keeps your tree close—and easy to explore—wherever you go.

Screenshots

GenealogyDirect4 screens
GEDitMobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GenealogyDirect at none against GEDitMobile's 1. GEDitMobile's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. GEDitMobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GenealogyDirect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GenealogyDirect ships an update weekly, GEDitMobile daily. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
GenealogyDirect versus GEDitMobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGenealogyDirectGEDitMobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheFrenchApps, LLCGrant Smith

In-app purchases

None

GenealogyDirect

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GEDitMobile

One-time1
  • Unlimited Records$12.99

Questions

Is GenealogyDirect free?
GenealogyDirect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GEDitMobile free?
GEDitMobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GenealogyDirect or GEDitMobile have ads?
Neither GenealogyDirect nor GEDitMobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GenealogyDirect or GEDitMobile?
GenealogyDirect ships an update weekly, and GEDitMobile daily. Most recently, GenealogyDirect was updated on October 27, 2026 and GEDitMobile on October 27, 2026.

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