Comparison

FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) vs Rootkin

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

Head to head
About

FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad)

Collaboratively build your family history by inviting relatives to share stories and information about ancestors. This app helps you organize and manage your family relationships through shared profiles.

Highlights
  • Collaborative family history building
  • Crowdsource ancestry information
  • Share ancestor stories
  • Manage family relationships
  • Build ancestor profiles
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Collaborative family history: Crowdsource your ancestory. Inviting a family member that invites another family member, building up profiles of your ancestors by sharing stories you may have of them. Ultimately, enabling you to manage family relationships.

About

Rootkin

Build and share your family tree while capturing spoken memories from relatives. This private space allows you to record stories, organize photos, and create shareable keepsakes. It keeps your family connected with gentle reminders and ensures your data is always exportable.

Highlights
  • Build interactive family trees
  • Record and attach voice memories
  • Share trees with family members
  • Organize photos by person
  • Create shareable newsletters/cards
  • Export tree data as GEDCOM
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Rootkin is where your family actually shows up. Build your family tree, share it with the people in it, and capture the stories — in their own voices — before they fade. Rootkin is a private space for your family, not another social network and not a public database. RECORD THE VOICES THAT TELL YOUR STORY This is the part most family trees miss. Pick a question — "Tell me about the first house you ever lived in" — hand the phone over, and press record. Two minutes is plenty, and no account is needed to answer. Every recording gets an automatic transcript and stays tied to the people in it, so you can find it again by person or topic. ASK, AND THE ANSWER COMES BACK Send a question to your mom, your uncle, your grandmother. They record their answer from a simple link — no app, no account — and the moment they finish, their voice lands in your tree. BUILD YOUR TREE TOGETHER Add parents, children, siblings, and partners, or just describe your family in your own words — Rootkin turns what you say into people and relationships. Invite family with a simple code, and everyone sees the same tree, kept in sync in real time. SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY An interactive tree shows how everyone connects — including step and adoptive relationships. Pinch to zoom, pan to explore, and tap anyone to jump to their page. PHOTOS THAT BELONG TO PEOPLE Attach photos to the people in them, so the family album organizes itself over time. KEEPSAKES WORTH SHARING Turn memories and photos into a PDF newsletter or greeting card for the whole family — complete with codes that play the voices out loud. GENTLE REMINDERS Birthdays, anniversaries, and a daily feed of what your family has added — without notifications that nag. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your tree is only visible to the family members you invite. Nothing is public, nothing is searchable on the open web, and nothing is sold. Photos and details about children get extra protection, managed by the people you trust. YOUR DATA, YOURS Export your full tree anytime as GEDCOM — the standard format every genealogy tool understands. No lock-in. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOUR FAMILY IS iPhone, iPad, and the web. Grandma on her tablet, your cousin at a laptop, you on your phone — same tree, in sync, at the same time. A family tree, full of spoken memories. SUBSCRIPTIONS Viewing and listening are always free. Rootkin Family is an optional auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly, that covers you plus a co-editor, unlimited viewers on your tree, and voice recording for your family. Pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rootkin.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rootkin.app/privacy

Screenshots

FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad)4 screens
Rootkin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) at none against Rootkin's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Rootkin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) against 5.0 for Rootkin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) versus Rootkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFamilyTreeApp (4b3aad)Rootkin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUlysses Vazquez-PerezLloyd Financial Consulting LLC

Customer experience

FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rootkin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad)

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rootkin

Subscriptions2
  • Rootkin Family$4.991 Month
  • Rootkin Family$39.991 Year

Questions

Is FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) free?
FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rootkin free?
Rootkin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) or Rootkin?
FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) and Rootkin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) or Rootkin have ads?
Neither FamilyTreeApp (4b3aad) nor Rootkin shows ads.

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