GedView vs Blue Mountain Ecards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GedView
Access and edit your entire family tree on your mobile device. Quickly check relationships, dates, and locations, and record new information, photos, or videos on the go. Supports multiple trees and various file types.
- Carry entire family tree on mobile
- Check relationships, dates, and locations
- Record new information, photos, and videos
- Supports multiple family trees
- View various document types (PDF, Word, etc.)
- Import and export GEDCOM files
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Family tree research is becoming an ever more popular past time. Normally all of your genealogy information is locked away on your computer at home which isn't much use when you are out and about researching local records, or visiting locations such as graveyards, ancestral homes, or family reunions. This is where GedView comes in. Carry around your entire family tree on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad and have all the data about your ancestors and even current descendants at your fingertips. You can quickly check up on family relationships, dates / locations of events, and record new information. Despite the name GedView is not just a viewing tool. This includes taking photos, or video anywhere and anytime you like without needing to worry about a potentially costly internet connection. If using an iPhone, or a cellular enabled iPad you can even record your current location to add to any event. If your tree contains lots of images you can even use GedView as a slideshow, showing all the pictures related to a given event, person, source, family. You can also play back any home movies you have in your tree. Media support is not limited to photos/video. Support is also included for any other file type your iPhone, iPod, or iPad is capable of opening. This may be PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, mp3 files. If you have an app installed that supports a specific document type and have a document of that type in your tree you will be able to view it via GedView. Do you have some separate branches in your tree that you haven't connected yet? GedView allows you to store multiple trees so you can easily switch to view distinct branches. Unlike other apps no specific computer application is required, nor is a subscription to any website. Instead standard GEDCOM files can be imported, These can be encoded as ASCII, ANSI, ANSEL, UTF-8, or UTF-16 and can be added to GedView via WiFi, downloading from a website, via iTunes, or even opened from other apps such as Mail, Safari, Dropbox etc. While GedView is targeted towards GEDCOM 5.5.1 it will read in any version, and will also support many custom extensions used by other genealogy applications, and because GEDCOM hasn't been added as an after thought imports are fast and efficient. You can even export GEDCOM files for sharing with family members or other researchers, or to transfer new information to your main computer. A sample family tree containing the British monarchy is included. If you have any problems, or suggestions please get in touch via the support email address.
Blue Mountain Ecards
Send personalized digital greetings for any occasion. Browse thousands of animated ecards, add custom messages with AI assistance, and even include digital gift cards. Schedule delivery or send instantly via email, text, or social media.
- Browse 1,000+ ecards
- Personalize with custom messages
- AI message generator
- Add digital gift cards
- Instant or scheduled delivery
- Birthday and anniversary reminders
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Send digital greetings on the go with the Blue Mountain ecards app! This fun and engaging greeting card app lets you quickly search and send thousands of ecards for every holiday and occasion. Personalize digital cards — wherever, whenever and to whomever you like! ECARD APP FEATURES Download the Blue Mountain ecards app for FREE. If you’ve already signed up at BlueMountain.com, you’ll get ALL the best features of the app included with your subscription! • Browse 1,000+ ecards, including SmashUps™ and Creatacards, for every holiday and occasion, including birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. • Personalize your ecard with a special message — write your own or try our easy-to-use AI message generator! • Add a digital gift card from a favorite retailer or restaurant and attach it to any ecard. • Send ecards instantly via email, text or social media or schedule delivery in advance. • Set up birthday and anniversary reminders to never miss an opportunity to celebrate. • Stay organized with access to previously sent and received ecards. • Unlock badges as you send ecards, organize your contacts, create reminders, and engage with your membership through our Peak Rewards loyalty program. BROWSE 1,000+ DIGITAL GREETINGS Ecards are greeting cards that come to life with animation and music. Upgrade your well-wishes with stunning, animated ecards and studio-quality video greetings designed to make them say, “Wow!” Enjoy Celebrity SmashUps™ featuring Rob Lowe and Kevin Bacon or create something special with Creatacard™ — customizable digital greeting cards where you can add your own photos, video, message and signature. With our easy-to-use greeting card app, you’ll have unlimited access to digital cards all year long, so you’ll never miss an opportunity to connect! Browse digital greetings for every holiday and occasion, including: • Birthday ecards • Anniversary ecards • Christmas ecards • Valentine’s Day ecards • Mother’s Day ecards • Father’s Day ecards • Thank You ecards • Get Well ecards • Sympathy ecards • Thinking of You ecards • Congrats ecards • Just because! PERSONALIZE ECARDS QUICKLY AND EASILY Personalize any digital greeting with your own message and photo for a thoughtful touch. Struggling to find the words? Let our AI Message Generator craft the perfect message for you by answering a few quick questions. ADD DIGITAL GIFT CARDS FROM TOP BRANDS Want to include a gift with your ecard? It’s easy to add a digital gift card. Explore popular retailers and restaurants, including: • Target gift cards • Starbucks gift cards • Macy’s gift cards • Sephora gift cards • Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards • And many more! SEND ECARDS INSTANTLY It’s safe and secure to send ecards through the Blue Mountain ecards app. Instantly send your digital greetings by email, text, messaging app, Facebook or other social networking sites. With email, you can schedule to send ecards up to one year in advance. NEVER MISS A REASON TO CELEBRATE When you add someone to your contacts, you can also set up automatic email reminders the day or week before their birthday or anniversary. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Your subscription to Blue Mountain allows you to send an unlimited number of ecards to anyone, any time you want, as often as you want. As a member, you’ll get access to: • 1,000+ ecards • AI message generator • Digital gift cards • Birthday and anniversary reminders • Peak Rewards Badges Your payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.bluemountain.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.bluemountain.com/legal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blue Mountain Ecards at Free against GedView's $4.99. Blue Mountain Ecards also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (69K vs 29). GedView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, chart position 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
Blue Mountain Ecards is free to download; GedView costs $4.99 up front. Blue Mountain Ecards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. GedView asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blue Mountain Ecards holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Mountain Ecards has 69K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GedView's written reviews are positive against 83% of Blue Mountain Ecards's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GedView | Blue Mountain Ecards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (69K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 69K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #115 — better | #129 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Knight | AGCM, Inc. |
Customer experience
GedView
Blue Mountain Ecards
User reviews
GedView
From 29 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome genealogy app
- 🚀 No unnecessary bells and whistles
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Professionally done and very easy to use
- 👍 Excellent way to carry family history information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy on iPad version
- 🐛 Input not intuitive and unforgiving of mistakes
- 🐛 Reports don't work, crash the app
- 🐛 Drops name fields without warning
- 🐛 Cannot view GEDCOM files
Blue Mountain Ecards
From 69K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Variety is expanding
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Reasonable cost
- 👍 New cards
Room to improve
- 🐛 No tracking feature
- 🐛 Dump records every year
- 🐛 No way to enter names not listed
- 🐛 Restricted name options
- 🐛 Can't add name
Bugs and requests
GedView
Reported bugs
6 issues- Drops name fields without warning
- Cannot view GEDCOM files
- Unable to import GEDCOM
- Size limitation on GEDCOM files
- Cannot print pedigree or descendant charts
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- Crashes when going to tree view
Requested features
7 requests- Relationship calculator
- Ability to search by events
- List births, deaths, and marriages by date
- Tree view
- Ability to add photos
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- Sync between devices
- Ability to create family trees from scratch
Blue Mountain Ecards
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
7 requests- Standardize name/title list
- Add option to type in a name
- Provide a log to show history of cards and mailings
- Option to type in the correct recipient's name
- Option to put 2 names in cards for anniversaries
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- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
GedView
No in-app purchases
Blue Mountain Ecards
- Monthly Ecards Subscription$7.991 Month
- Yearly Ecards Subscription$35.991 Year
- Songfinch Custom Song$6.99
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