Comparison

RootsLegacy vs OneTree

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

Head to head
About

RootsLegacy

Features
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RootsLegacy lets you create, enrich and share your family's family tree. • Add profiles with photos, birth and death dates, biographies • Visualize the interactive family tree and navigate between generations • Share access with your entire family in real time • Receive reminders for birthdays and important dates • Export a family heritage book as a PDF • Invite members with a secure family code Preserve the memory of your ancestors and pass your history on to future generations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OneTree

Features
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OneTree is a private place for everything your family shouldn't forget — the people, the photographs, and the stories that hold a family together. Invite the people you love, build your family tree together, and watch a shared timeline fill in across the generations. Everything stays private to your family — no ads, no tracking, and we never sell your data. YOUR FAMILY TREE • An interactive, hand-drawn tree you can pinch, zoom, and pan • See at a glance how you're related to everyone — "your first cousin once removed," "your great-aunt" — and exactly how the line connects • Tap any relative to explore their branch, or step into another side of the family A TIMELINE OF YOUR FAMILY • A living timeline that spans decades — births, marriages, moves, milestones, and everyday moments • Add a memory in seconds; photos you upload appear automatically on the right date • Filter by person or kind, or keep some moments private to just you PEOPLE & STORIES • Rich profiles: nicknames, life dates, birthplaces, biographies, and heritage notes • Photo galleries kept private to your family and served securely • Gentle prompts to help you capture the stories only you remember SHARED, BUT PRIVATE • Create a family and invite relatives with a simple code • Roles for everyone: admins manage the family, editors add to it, viewers explore • Private moments are visible only to you — even admins can't see them • A family map of the places you've all been, shown only if you choose to share OneTree is built for the long haul: a calm, beautiful archive you'll want to keep adding to for years. Start with one memory today. Account & privacy: Signing up needs an email and a display name. You can permanently delete your account and your access at any time from inside the app (Family tab → Your account → Delete my account).

Screenshots

RootsLegacy4 screens
OneTree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OneTree at none against RootsLegacy's 10. OneTree also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. RootsLegacy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $22.00 per year. OneTree asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RootsLegacy ships an update every 2 weeks, OneTree every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
RootsLegacy versus OneTree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootsLegacyOneTree
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilfried TsoblefackJoshua Ossip

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RootsLegacy

Subscriptions3
  • Family Storage, 1 year$22.001 Year
  • Clan storage - 1 year$35.001 Year
  • Heritage Storage$59.001 Year
One-time7
  • Heritage Book PDF$17.99
  • Upgrade to Clan plan$45.00
  • Family Plan - Lifetime Access$59.00
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  • Clan Plan$99.00
  • Upgrade to Heritage plan$119.99
  • Upgrade from Family to Heritage$149.99
  • Heritage Plan - Lifetime Access$229.00
None

OneTree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RootsLegacy free?
RootsLegacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OneTree free?
OneTree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RootsLegacy or OneTree have ads?
Neither RootsLegacy nor OneTree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RootsLegacy or OneTree?
RootsLegacy ships an update every 2 weeks, and OneTree every 2 days. Most recently, RootsLegacy was updated on October 1, 2026 and OneTree on October 10, 2026.

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