Comparison

GedView vs Gramps

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Currently charting
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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.

About

Gramps

Research, organize, and share your family tree on your iPhone. Features include birthday notifications, multiple database support, and easy data import/export via GEDCOM. Publish your family history online or share it via email.

Highlights
  • Family tree research and organization
  • Birthday notifications and list
  • GEDCOM import/export
  • Image and note addition
  • HTML pedigree export
  • Multiple database support
Features
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Research, organize and share your family tree on your iPhone. Key Features: ▷iOS14 widget with Birthday list ▷Easy to create ▷Easy to update ▷Easy to navigate ▷Easy to share ▷Easy to make notes ▷Easy to add images ▷Easy to export ▷Easy to import ▷Easy to mail ▷Easy to exchange data using the GEDCOM format. ▷Works without subscription ▷Works without internet connection ▷Notifications for birthdays ▷Birthday list ▷Support multiple databases to create multiple versions You can export the pedigree to html and publish it on your own family site. Or just send it as an attachment with an email to your family members. GEDCOM (an acronym standing for GEnealogical Data COMmunication) is a proprietary and open de facto[1] specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software. Your opinion is greatly appreciated. Do you have any problems or suggenstions? Feel free to contact us.

Screenshots

GedView4 screens
Gramps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GedView at 73% against Gramps's 5%. GedView also leads on price ($4.99 vs $99.99) and rating (3.7 vs 2.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

GedView costs $4.99 and Gramps $99.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GedView holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GedView's written reviews are positive against 5% of Gramps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GedView ships an update monthly, Gramps every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
GedView versus Gramps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGedViewGramps
Price$4.99 — better$99.99
Rating3.7 (29 ratings) — better2.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better4.8% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better13
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid KnightniApps

Customer experience

GedView

All ratings29 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative15.2%

Gramps

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive4.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative90.5%

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

Gramps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GedView

No in-app purchases

None

Gramps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GedView free?
GedView costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gramps free?
Gramps costs $99.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GedView or Gramps?
GedView is rated higher. GedView averages 3.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Gramps averages 2.0 from 13 ratings.
Do GedView or Gramps have ads?
Neither GedView nor Gramps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GedView or Gramps?
GedView ships an update monthly, and Gramps every 6 months. Most recently, GedView was updated on September 21, 2026 and Gramps on August 7, 2026.

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