GenealogyDirect vs GEDCOM Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
GEDCOM Viewer
Easily explore your genealogy data with this text-based application. It offers a quick way to search for individuals and view family relationships, complete with navigation history. Sample data is provided for immediate use.
- Browse GEDCOM files
- Searchable index of individuals
- Family view
- Navigation history
- Sample data included
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A simple, text-based app to let you browse your genealogy files. Features a searchable index of individuals and a family view with navigation history. Sample data included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GEDCOM Viewer at 16.6 against GenealogyDirect's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GenealogyDirect against 5.0 for GEDCOM Viewer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
GenealogyDirect ships an update weekly, GEDCOM Viewer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GenealogyDirect | GEDCOM Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheFrenchApps, LLC | ALUN OWAIN LEWIS |
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GenealogyDirect
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In-app purchases
GenealogyDirect
No in-app purchases
GEDCOM Viewer
No in-app purchases
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