Google Home vs Ancestree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Home
Manage your smart home devices and stay updated on home activity. Easily control devices with voice commands and view live camera feeds. Organize your home into custom dashboards for quick access.
- Home status overview
- Device grouping into dashboards
- Live camera view and history
- Voice control with Gemini for Home
- Streamlined settings navigation
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The Google Home app helps you get the most out of Gemini for Home. See your home at a glance The Google Home app is designed to show you the status of your home and keep you up to date with what you may have missed. Keep up with what’s important Updated design and streamlined organization help you group your devices into dashboards and easily navigate your settings. Plus you can check in on your home anytime. Scan camera events quickly The camera live view and history interface makes it easier than ever to see what happened. Search or ask your home Control your home in a brand new way. Just say what you want your devices to do with Gemini for Home. * Some products and features may not be available in all regions. Compatible devices required.
Ancestree
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Ancestree helps you build, preserve, and share your family's story — starting in minutes, no research experience needed. Add relatives, connect generations, and attach photos and notes to each person in your tree. Watch your family history take shape visually as you go. Start for free, no account needed Explore the core features right away as a guest — build a tree with up to 10 people and 50 MB of photos and notes, no sign-up required. Create an account for more room Sign in with Google, Apple, or email to raise your limits to 15 members and sync your tree across devices. Grow with your family As your tree grows, upgrade to Starter (100 members, 500 MB) or Family (unlimited members, 5 GB) — and invite relatives to collaborate on the same tree together, so no one has to fill in the whole family history alone. Built for real research Ancestree links out to trusted genealogy resources — including FamilySearch, FindMyPast, FreeBMD, and The National Archives — so you can dig deeper into records when you're ready. Whether you're documenting your parents' stories, tracing your roots back generations, or building something to pass down to your kids, Ancestree grows with your family. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Home at none against Ancestree's 4. Google Home also leads on chart position (#15 vs unranked). Ancestree's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, update cadence and device support 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
Both are free to download. Ancestree sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Google Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Home ships an update weekly, Ancestree every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Home | Ancestree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4M ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4M — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 637 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Google LLC | James Methven |
Bugs and requests
Google Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to remove 'ghost' devices
- Inconsistent connectivity between app and devices
- Unreliable motion detection
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize notification settings
- Integration with more smart home devices
- Improved video history browsing
Ancestree
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Home
No in-app purchases
Ancestree
- Ancestree Starter – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Family Monthly$5.991 Month
- Starter$24.991 Year
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- Family Yearly$49.991 Year
