GenealogyDirect vs Tekna
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GenealogyDirect
This app connects you with experts and archives to uncover your family history. Request copies of documents, ask detailed genealogy questions, and get help understanding historical records. It's designed to bridge the gap when your research hits offline archives or specialized sources.
- Request archive document copies
- Ask structured genealogy questions
- Connect with local archive specialists
- Get help understanding historical records
- Organize research steps
- Bridge to offline archives
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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.
Tekna
Build and explore your family tree with secure cloud sync and collaborative editing. Visualize relationships, search individuals, and preserve your lineage privately on mobile.
- Secure cloud sync
- Collaborative editing
- GEDCOM import
- Relationship path visualization
- Individual profiles
- Shareable path images
- Private user authentication
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Discover how everyone in your family connects—now with secure cloud sync and collaborative editing. Tekna transforms your family tree into a private, interactive mobile experience. Import GEDCOM files or start with preloaded data, then instantly search people, view detailed profiles, calculate precise relationship paths, and explore ancestors, descendants, and extended relatives with robust real-world logic. Open any person to see key facts, notes, and family views. Share clean relationship path images with family. Now powered by Supabase for secure, real-time access. New & Improved Features Secure user authentication & profiles – sign up to keep your data private Cloud database sync – access and update your tree from any device Collaborative editing – suggest changes with pending edit review workflow Admin moderation – control approvals for community or family contributions Full privacy with Row Level Security – only authorized users see data Improved relationship detection & path visualization Fast global search with recent history Individual profiles with tree views & notes Share paths as shareable image snapshots Add/edit individuals & family connections Import GEDCOM files + preloaded comprehensive dataset Whether preserving history, solving “how are we related?”, or building a shared family archive, Tekna makes genealogy simple, visual, secure, and truly collaborative on mobile. Download Tekna – your family tree, protected and connected.
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Verdict
GenealogyDirect and Tekna both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tekna's written reviews are positive against 0% of GenealogyDirect's. Tekna also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). GenealogyDirect's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Tekna. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of GenealogyDirect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tekna's.
GenealogyDirect ships an update weekly, Tekna every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GenealogyDirect | Tekna |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheFrenchApps, LLC | JACK RILEY GARBER |
Customer experience
GenealogyDirect
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In-app purchases
GenealogyDirect
No in-app purchases
Tekna
No in-app purchases









