# Discover Your Ancestors vs TreeView

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Discover Your Ancestors at 100% against TreeView's 30%. Discover Your Ancestors also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). TreeView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Discover Your Ancestors sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 6 months. TreeView asks for nothing beyond the download.

Discover Your Ancestors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Discover Your Ancestors's written reviews are positive against 30% of TreeView's.

Discover Your Ancestors ships an update every 10 months, TreeView every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Discover Your Ancestors | TreeView |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/discover-your-ancestors/id552333373/reviews)** | [2.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/treeview/id816156669/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **4** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 30.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 24 MB | 38 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jellyfish Connect Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/373521339) | [Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/816156672) |

## What reviewers say

### Discover Your Ancestors

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/discover-your-ancestors/id552333373)

This app guides aspiring genealogists through family tree research. It offers tips for beginners, articles on social history, and advice on decoding old photos to help you build your family tree.

**Highlights:** Genealogy research tips, Social history articles, Decoding old photographs, Family tree building advice, In-app help and FAQs

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

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Discover Your Ancestors Auto-Renewable Subscription | $7.99 | per 6 months |
| Discover Your Ancestors Auto-Renewable Subscription | $15.99 | per year |
| Discover Your Ancestors Auto Renewable Subscription | $18.99 | per 6 months |
| Discover Your Ancestors Auto Renewable Subscription | $32.99 | per year |
| Discover Your Ancestors issue 4 | $1.99 | one-time |
| September 2013 (id:374636) | $2.99 | one-time |
| November 2016 (id:421133) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Bookazine Issue 2 (id:736056) | $4.99 | one-time |
| Issue 1 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Bookazine Issue 3 (id:738711) | $4.99 | one-time |


### TreeView

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/treeview/id816156669)

Easily build and manage your family tree with this intuitive application. Access your family history offline, add photos, and explore various tree designs. Sync your progress across devices and control your privacy settings.

**Highlights:** Flexible tree designs (Pedigree, Hourglass, Ancestors, Descendants, Family), Add and amend details with notes, Upload photos to embellish your tree, Offline mode for viewing family trees, Automatic syncing across devices, Privacy settings (Private, Invitation only, Public), Import GEDCOM files

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Generally okay app
- 👍 Works well for family trees
- 👍 Good for novices
- 👍 Can be used offline
- 👍 Free to use (initially)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Confusing interface
- 👎 Lacks modern UI
- 👎 Difficult to navigate
- 👎 Tedious to add information
- 👎 Limited view of the whole tree

**Reported bugs**

- Fatal errors on startup
- Cannot delete tree file
- Fatal errors when trying to get going
- Wouldn't upload images from iPhone 11
- Siblings not in the right order

**Requested features**

- Ability to export/share trees
- View the whole tree at the same time
- Videos online under 6 years old
- Easier to add people from different relationships (half-sibling, other parent)
- Easier to remove people from the tree


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Discover Your Ancestors free?

Discover Your Ancestors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is TreeView free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Discover Your Ancestors or TreeView?

Discover Your Ancestors is rated higher. Discover Your Ancestors averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TreeView averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Discover Your Ancestors or TreeView have ads?

Neither Discover Your Ancestors nor TreeView shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Discover Your Ancestors or TreeView?

Discover Your Ancestors ships an update every 10 months, and TreeView every 6 days. Most recently, Discover Your Ancestors was updated on October 27, 2026 and TreeView on October 7, 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.*