Comparison

GedView vs Narcisse

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
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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

Narcisse

Features
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Narcisse tells you exactly which nail polish, lip color, eye shadow, and jewelry to wear with your outfit today — based on your personal color season. HOW IT WORKS Set up your color profile once: choose your hair color, skin tone, and eye color. Narcisse identifies your Season — Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter — and uses it as the foundation for every recommendation. EVERY DAY, A COMPLETE LOOK Tell the app what you're wearing, choose the occasion and the energy you want to project, and Narcisse builds a fully coordinated combination: • Nail color with exact hex • Lip product with finish • Eye shadow palette — 3 complementary shades (Pro) • Jewelry recommendation with metal and style (Pro) BUILT AROUND YOUR TASTE Rate your looks and Narcisse learns your vibe — Soft, Classic, Bold, Dramatic, or Playful — and adapts every future suggestion. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Narcisse works 100% offline. No account required. No data sent anywhere. NARCISSE PRO — $1.99 LIFETIME One payment, forever. No subscription. • Eyes + jewelry result • Unlimited looks per day (free: 1 per day) • Outfit color scanner • 12 color sub-seasons • Full history + editing + calendar view (free: 1 look visible) • Wishlist • Home screen widget • Share without watermark • Extended color palette (beige, light green, pink, lilac, yellow)

Screenshots

GedView4 screens
Narcisse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Narcisse at Free against GedView's $4.99. GedView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Narcisse is free to download; GedView costs $4.99 up front. Narcisse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GedView asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GedView ships an update monthly, Narcisse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GedView versus Narcisse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGedViewNarcisse
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDavid KnightAbraham Abreu

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

Narcisse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GedView

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Narcisse

One-time1
  • Narcisse Pro$1.99

Questions

Is GedView free?
GedView costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Narcisse free?
Narcisse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GedView or Narcisse have ads?
Neither GedView nor Narcisse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GedView or Narcisse?
GedView ships an update monthly, and Narcisse every 3 weeks. Most recently, GedView was updated on October 16, 2026 and Narcisse on October 7, 2026.

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