ReunionTouch vs Block Island Directory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReunionTouch
Access and manage your family tree data on your mobile device. Add new individuals, upload photos, document details, and make edits on the go. Changes automatically sync with the desktop version.
- View and navigate family trees
- Search family information
- Edit data on the go
- Add new people and pictures
- Automatic syncing with Reunion for Mac
- Supports iPhone and iPad screen sizes
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ReunionTouch is a companion product to Reunion 14, 13, 12 or 11 for Mac. Take your family tree with you! View, navigate, search, and edit your information on the go. You'll always be ready to add people, add pictures, document new information, and make corrections to your data — all while automatically staying in sync with Reunion for Mac. If you have Reunion 13, you can use iCloud Drive or Dropbox to download and sync your family file with ReunionTouch. If you have Reunion 12 or 11, you can use Dropbox to download and sync your family file with ReunionTouch. ReunionTouch takes advantage of all iPhone and iPad screen sizes.
Block Island Directory
Access a digital version of a local directory, eliminating the need for a physical phone book. Quickly find contact information and perform reverse phone number lookups.
- Electronic directory access
- Click-to-call functionality
- Reverse phone number lookup
- Contact information search
- Offline access to directory
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The Block Island Directory in electronic format. No need to carry the phone book everywhere with you. Simply download the App and have all the numbers just a click a way. Also you can reverse lookup names by typing phone numbers in when you are on the "people" tab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReunionTouch at 45% against Block Island Directory's 0%. ReunionTouch also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (57 vs 1). Block Island Directory's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Block Island Directory is free to download; ReunionTouch costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ReunionTouch holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReunionTouch has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of ReunionTouch's written reviews are positive against 0% of Block Island Directory's.
| Parameter | ReunionTouch | Block Island Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (57 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leister Productions, Inc | Robert Berczuk |
Customer experience
ReunionTouch
Block Island Directory
Bugs and requests
ReunionTouch
Reported bugs
7 issues- Reunion Touch pretends no people in file after upgrade
- Changes do not sync back to iPhone from iPad
- Cannot open Dropbox files
- App spins when trying to upload files
- Interface interferes with task switcher bar on iPad Pro
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- Large database causes long waiting times for searches
- Unable to access ReunionTouch on iPad after desktop upgrade
Requested features
13 requests- Add iCloud sync option
- Improve GEDCOM file upload process
- Make app more independent of Mac OS platform
- Build a new iOS app with all Mac version features
- Allow creation of family file directly on iPad
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- Improve search function speed
- Bring back manual sync option
- Provide option to not download images in Reunion Touch
- Allow switching between family trees
- Make the user interface more intuitive
- Improve synchronization between devices
- Add option for dark mode
- Make the app more useful and less bare bones
Block Island Directory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReunionTouch
No in-app purchases
Block Island Directory
No in-app purchases
Questions
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