GedView App Reviews

Very hard to import gedcom, but excellant support. Maps are great; unique even. Linking to contacts/pics would be nice. Dick Eastman wrote excellant reviews, but all these apps are first gen.

The gedcom file was easy to import to my iPod touch over WiFi; it uses your computers browser for this. The data is easy to navigate, although as advertised it shows only parents and children, so going up many generations takes some time. Havent figured out what the bookmark option is for; the program closes when I press some of the buttons.

This app is extremely well priced considering the features and ease of use. Im not exactly clear how you can add marriages to the existing people, but Im sure Ill figure it out shortly. I found the load of my GEDCOM file to be extremely easy.

When I first downloaded the program it took a while to figure out, since there no instructions. But its a good program and does what its suppose to. I wish it could import pictures then it would be worth five stars.

Ive added another star since the last release and my last review. It is now possible to create family trees as a standalone app. As far as I can tell, this is unique on the iPhone if you also want to be able to export your work to desktop apps on a PC. The sexes of the people in the tree still change on their own when you edit other data. Theres bug in the program that makes me nervous. Theres a tree view feature in the manual but I cant seem to get it to work. Might be me... The list of what should come next is very long but my immediate requests would be: - the ability to attach pictures to people - auto calculation of ages - relationship names between people in an easier way - import, export, or sync info from the iPhone contacts database per individual Keep working on this. I think theres a lot of potential here. Or, if the competition would unlock their apps from their Mac apps, that would work too... Thanks.

I would like to see the ability to have the children sorted in age order from oldest to youngest. also the ability search a topic in the help document. Glen

I found this little app ideal for my family tree of 1300 individuals. I use Family Tree Maker 2011 on my computer and GED View stores a copy in only 475 kb. Its fully searchable sand will be a great asset on genealogical field trips. Thanks for a great app.

I only had this App on my phone, not on my computer... For people who are new at this, a warning would help. Last updated erased everything, need to start over. Boo :-(

I have only had this programme running for less than a day. So far I have no issues. It downloaded and installed quickly. Loading the Gedcom file from an email was super fast and easy once I figured out how to do it. Read the manual;). I have my research and data on a laptop computer. I would not want to work primarily from a phone or IPod etc. So this works well as a handy mobile reference. I think that to expect more is impractical. I have over 5,000 names now and no glitches so far. I would like to see more tree options, especially direct descendancy and compression of the existing tree. The family group sheet also displays initially in the corner oft screen. Full screen would be nicer. I would give this a five but not until I see further refinement. All in all a nice little app.

Good application. I only wish I could print something from this app.

Excellent App. I downloaded a Gedcom file from Legacy 7.5. Navigation between detail, pedigree, and ancestor views is a breeze. Screen layouts and content are excellent. Down load of Gedcom is a little tricky, but the help was sufficient to get it done. I am using this strictly to view the Gedcom contents.

Converted my Family Tree Maker 2012 into GEDCOM. Installation was smooth & easy and app is well layer out for ease of use. Very happy to recommend this app.

Very nicely done! Exported my Family Tree Maker 2006 data to GedCom format and imported it to iPhone via my home WiFi in seconds. All my data (~800 individuals including extensive notes) seems to have transferred perfectly. Has a good password feature so that your data will not be accessible to anyone who picks up your phone. Locations are clickable and bring up a map--very nice! Also has a good little graphical tree view for pedigree although it did crash the program once (hence only 4 stars in my rating) although the problem has not been repeated. I had waited and asked for an app like this for my Blackberry for 3 years but no one could oblige. Nice to have an iPhone + this app as it will make it easy to check my data when out and about. Many thanks to the programmer, great job!l

Loved this on my iPad, now really love it on my phone. This is the only app I ever paid for and have not regretted it. Thank you so much Mr. Knight, you have made my genealogy so much easier to work with. This app is not just for when you are away from home either. I use it to look at multiple individuals while Im on my PC using my genealogy software. Love that I can access multiple trees with minimal hassle!

Would have gone 5 stars but there is one little problem. When I try to view descendants, with quit a few it bounces me back to the start screen, like right out of GedView.

Im finding this app rather useful for viewing the GED I exported from Family Tree Maker. I especially like the way it will show a map of birth locations and its search capability.

I am using Family Tree on my desktop ... which is far too heavy to carry around ! This little viewer allows me to have the whole family im my pocket. Very easy and intuitive to operate. Good product. Alberto

Excellent portable tree app. Professionally done and is very easy to use. Ive never had a problem with it, yet it continues to be updated and improved.

Since the last update it hasnt opened even once! ;(. Whens the fix for this??

When I try to open the app it crashes. Unable to access my data. Old version worked great. I want that old performance back!!!