Comparison

Flinker vs Gramps2

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

Head to head
About

Flinker

Collaboratively build and explore your family tree with relatives. Add rich profiles, receive birthday reminders, and gain insights into your family's history and connections. Designed for ease of use and privacy.

Highlights
  • Collaborative family tree building
  • Rich relative profiles
  • Automatic birthday reminders
  • Interactive tree exploration
  • Private family spaces
  • Family insights and statistics
Features
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Flinker is the modern way to build your family tree — together. Most family history apps feel like research software. Flinker feels like a family app. Invite your relatives, build your tree as a team, and stay connected around the people who matter most. BUILD A TREE THAT'S TRULY YOURS • Add relatives with rich profiles: birthdays, photos, careers, education, languages spoken, hobbies, and the places they've lived. • Explore a beautiful, interactive tree you can pan and zoom. • Built for real families, including complex branches. INVITE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY • Share a private family space with a simple invite link. • Everyone contributes what they know, so your tree grows faster and stays accurate. • Owner, contributor, and viewer roles keep everything organized. NEVER MISS A BIRTHDAY • Automatic birthday reminders, delivered in your own time zone. • See who's celebrating next and plan ahead. DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY IN NUMBERS • Insightful statistics about your tree: members, generations, weddings, and more. • Birthday heatmaps, top locations, hobbies, and languages across your family. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your family data lives in your private family space. • You decide who to invite and what they can do. AVAILABLE IN YOUR LANGUAGE Flinker is translated into many languages and adapts to your device, including right-to-left layouts. Start your tree today and bring your whole family together in one place.

About

Gramps2

Build and explore your family's history with this app. Add relatives, dates, and photos to create an interactive tree. Share and collaborate with family members, and receive reminders for important dates.

Highlights
  • Interactive family tree diagram
  • Collaborative tree building via iCloud
  • Birthday and memorial reminders
  • Import/export GEDCOM files
  • Attach photos and documents
  • AI-assisted research tools
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Your family's story, in one living tree. Gramps2 turns names, dates, and old photos into a family tree you can actually explore — and share with the people in it. Build it together with your family over iCloud, and let Gramps2 quietly remind everyone of the birthdays and remembrance days that matter. BUILD YOUR TREE • Add parents, partners, and children in a couple of taps • Real-world genealogy dates: year-only, "about 1902", before/after • Birth and death places, notes, and links for every person • Children automatically ordered by birth date — or drag them into your own order • Blended families welcome: add a child to one parent only, and stepchildren stay clearly distinguished from someone's own children • Keep multiple trees — and search everyone by name SEE THE WHOLE STORY AT A GLANCE • An interactive diagram maps the generations around anyone • Tap a person to travel through your family — pinch to zoom • Profile photos right on the chart SHOW IT ON THE BIG SCREEN • Stream the tree chart to your TV with AirPlay — your iPhone becomes the remote • A TV-sized view built for the big screen, so even the largest tree fits • Perfect for family gatherings: walk everyone through the generations together GROW IT TOGETHER • Share a tree through iCloud and edit it side by side • Changes sync live between family members • Everyone keeps their own reminder preferences NEVER MISS A DATE • Birthday reminders for the whole family • Remembrance days for those who passed, with memorial milestones honored in many traditions: 40 days, 100 days, 6 months, 1 year — or your own • A two-week calendar of upcoming family events • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications with the next event at a glance BRING YOUR RESEARCH WITH YOU • Import GEDCOM files from Ancestry, MyHeritage, desktop Gramps, and other genealogy tools • Export any tree back to GEDCOM anytime — your research is never locked in PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS • Attach pictures and documents to anyone in your tree • Paste a photo straight from your clipboard onto any person • Pick a profile photo, add captions, and build a family album around each person STAY IN TOUCH • Keep an email, phone number, and address for anyone in your tree • Each detail shows when it was last updated, so an old address reads as old • Import them from Contacts in one tap, or add a person to Contacts with their birthday and photo RESEARCH WITH AI • Copy Summary puts a person's whole record — names, dates, places, parents, partners, children — on your clipboard • Paste it into any AI assistant and ask it to trace the family further PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your tree lives in your own iCloud — no account to create, no servers of ours • We never see your family's names, dates, or photos • Everything stays yours, and GEDCOM export means it always will be Gramps2 is made by one person — Nico. I built it so my own family's stories wouldn't fade, and I hope it keeps yours alive too. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Can I import my tree from Ancestry or MyHeritage? Yes — export a GEDCOM file there and open it in Gramps2. Can I print my family tree? Yes — export the chart as a PDF or image, then print or share it. Can my family work on the same tree? Yes — share it through iCloud and everyone can edit. Do I need an account? No — your tree stays in your own iCloud. GRAMPS2 PRO Gramps2 Pro unlocks everything. Current plans and prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://niapps.com/gramps2/privacy Terms of use: https://niapps.com/gramps2/terms

Screenshots

Flinker4 screens
Gramps24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flinker at none against Gramps2's 3. Flinker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Gramps2's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Gramps2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flinker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flinker ships an update every 4 days, Gramps2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flinker versus Gramps2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlinkerGramps2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOHAMED MAHFOUDniApps

Customer experience

Flinker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gramps2

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flinker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Gramps2

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Flinker free?
Flinker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gramps2 free?
Gramps2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flinker or Gramps2 have ads?
Neither Flinker nor Gramps2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flinker or Gramps2?
Flinker ships an update every 4 days, and Gramps2 every 3 days. Most recently, Flinker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gramps2 on November 5, 2026.

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