# Families vs XCubes

The clearest difference is price: XCubes at Free against Families's $14.99. XCubes also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Families's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (60% vs 33%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

XCubes is free to download; Families costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Families holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Families's written reviews are positive against 33% of XCubes's.

Families ships an update every 5 months, XCubes every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Families | XCubes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[3.9 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/families/id379619019/reviews)** | [3.5 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xcubes/id1088320729/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **10** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **60.0% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 82 MB | 66 MB |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Malcolm Green](https://appshunter.io/developer/1626972604) | [Marc braun](https://appshunter.io/developer/1088320728) |

## What reviewers say

### Families

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/families/id379619019)

Manage and edit your family tree data on the go. This app syncs with desktop genealogy software, allowing you to view, edit, and add to your family files from your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. It supports various views, sources, media, and powerful search capabilities.

**Highlights:** Multiple family file support, GEDCOM and Legacy file compatibility, Create new family files, Family, Pedigree, Descendant Views, Source and location management, Picture and document attachment, Powerful search functionality

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great companion for Legacy
- 🚀 Seamless syncing with Legacy
- 👍 Easy to use on iPad/iPhone
- 👍 Converts Legacy data well
- 👍 Access to family tree on the go

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashing upon launch
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Syncing issues
- 🐛 Confusing instructions
- 🐛 Cumbersome transfer process

**Reported bugs**

- Crashing upon launch
- Crashes when adding pictures
- Crashes when trying to add new data
- Crashes when trying to open Legacy file
- Crashes when selecting a picture from camera roll

**Requested features**

- Password option for security
- Printing capabilities (Ancestor/Descendant Reports)
- True automatic syncing
- Relationship calculator
- Ability to delete old database files


### XCubes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xcubes/id1088320729)

This app offers a multidimensional spreadsheet system for creating and editing data cubes. It simplifies data analysis and visualization with interactive charts and easier formula maintenance compared to traditional spreadsheets. Users can import data from Excel files.

**Highlights:** Multidimensional data cubes, Drag-and-drop dimension exploration, Simplified formula maintenance, Automatic dimension resizing, Interactive 2D and 3D charts, MS Excel file import

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Families free?

Families costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is XCubes free?

XCubes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Families or XCubes?

Families is rated higher. Families averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while XCubes averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.

### Do Families or XCubes have ads?

Neither Families nor XCubes shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Families or XCubes?

Families ships an update every 5 months, and XCubes every 6 weeks. Most recently, Families was updated on November 1, 2026 and XCubes on November 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*