Ancestry: Family History & DNA

Editor's Review

Uncover your origins with the Ancestry® app! 🌟 Delve into your personal history through photos, stories, and historical records. If you've taken an AncestryDNA® test, explore your ethnicity and family communities. Just a relative's name can start your journey into family history anytime, anywhere. Ancestry® is the top genealogy app for discovering your roots. 🌳

Why you’ll love using the Ancestry® app:

• Family Tree & Sharing: View your family tree, add members, upload photos, and share stories with ease. 📸
• Extensive Records: Access over 30 billion records, photos, and more with a free trial or paid subscription. 🗂️
• Dynamic Discover Feed: Review, dismiss, and save discoveries and hints for later exploration. 💡
• DNA Activation: Activate your AncestryDNA® kit and see your ethnicity results. 🧬
• DNA Matching: See your DNA matches and compare results. 🤝
• Combined Insights: Combine your tree with DNA results for deeper insights into your family story. 🔍
• Personalized Tree: Preserve your history with your own personalized family tree. 👪
• Collaboration: Collaborate with friends and family effortlessly. 🗣️
• Modern Design: Our modern layout makes exploration even easier. ✨
• Ancestry Hints®: Discover stories, photos, and records about your ancestors. 📜
• Personal Traits: See how your genes could influence fitness, nutrient, sensory, and appearance traits. 💪

Free Features:

• Build a family tree. 🏗️
• Search census records and access over 1.1 billion free records. 📊
• Receive hints based on your tree. 📌
• Scan or upload your own family pictures. 🖼️
• Receive messages from Ancestry members. ✉️
• See your ancestors' life stories on a map. 🗺️

Available with a free trial or subscription:

• View over 30 billion records. 📚
• Use Ancestry Hints® to learn about ancestors. 🕵️
• Find pictures of your family. 🖼️
• Discover new relatives. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
• Enjoy unrestricted messaging. 💬

Phone and Tablet Features:

• Easily look up a relative's name and discover their story. 🧐
• Find and share yearbook photos. 🎓
• Review personalized hints. 📌
• Add photos, hints, or ancestor stories to grow your family tree. 🌱
• Watch Ancestry Academy Videos to get started with genealogy research. 🎬
• Learn about historical events that affected your ancestors’ lives. ⏳

Download the Ancestry Family History & DNA app to start exploring your heritage today! 🎉

Features

• View family tree, add members, and share stories

• Access over 30 billion records and photos

• Dynamic feed for reviewing discoveries and hints

• Activate AncestryDNA® kit and view ethnicity results

• Compare DNA results with matches

• Combine tree with DNA results for deeper insights

• Add Traits to DNA results to see genetic influences

• Scan or upload family pictures easily

• See ancestors' life stories on a map

Pros

• Preserve family history with a personalized family tree

• Collaborate with friends and family easily

• Modern layout for easy exploration

• Discover ancestors' stories, photos, and records

• Learn about traits influenced by your genes

Cons

• Requires subscription for full access

• May contain inaccuracies in historical records