250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed
The best ancestors apps on iPhone average 4.7★ across 250+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated August 2026.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ads | In-App Purchases | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Free | 4.8★ (631K) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 2 |  | Free | 5.0★ (2) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 3 |  | Free | 4.8★ (496K) | No | No | Aug 2026 |
| 4 |  | Free | 4.8★ (557K) | Yes | No | Aug 2026 |
| 5 |  | Free | — | No | Yes | Jul 2026 |
| 6 |  | Free | 4.9★ (65K) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 7 |  | Free | 5.0★ (2) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 8 |  | Free | 3.7★ (3) | Yes | No | Jul 2026 |
Explore your personal heritage through historical records, photos, and stories. Discover your ethnicity and connect with family communities. Build and preserve your family tree, and uncover ancestral insights.
Build and explore your ancestry with this app. It helps you create a detailed family tree, discover connections, and preserve your family's history for future generations. Share your legacy through interactive maps and printable trees.
Explore your family history by building and documenting your family tree. Discover ancestors through historical records, preserve memories like photos and stories, and collaborate with others to enrich your heritage.
Explore your genetic heritage and potential health predispositions. Connect with DNA relatives and gain personalized insights into your ancestry and wellness. Offers tiered services for deeper health analysis and research participation.
Explore your family history, build a detailed family tree, and discover new relatives. Bring old photos to life with AI animation and uncover your ethnic heritage through DNA testing. Access billions of historical records to map your ancestry.
This app guides aspiring genealogists through family tree research. It offers tips for beginners, articles on social history, and advice on decoding old photos to help you build your family tree.
Access your Family Tree Maker genealogy data on your iPhone or iPad. View your own trees, explore shared family trees, and add sticky notes for relatives. Syncs with desktop software via cloud services.
Easily capture, preserve, and share cherished family moments. Upload photos, documents, recordings, and stories, and link them directly to your family tree. Identify relatives in your media, and store your precious memories securely for free.
Access the world's largest free online collection of burial information. Search millions of graves, add new memorials with photos and GPS, and find loved ones' resting places. Honor ancestors by creating memorials and sharing discoveries.
Create and manage detailed family trees with intuitive canvas-based editing. Record member profiles, gain data-driven insights into your lineage, and easily share your heritage.
