What's New

- With the new family groups space, you can collaborate with your family members to explore and preserve your family history

App Description

Explore who and where you came from through photos, stories, historical records, and so much more— even your ethnicity and family communities if you’ve taken an AncestryDNA® test. And with just one relative’s name, you can start to discover your family history anytime, anywhere with Ancestry®, the top genealogy app*.

Why you’ll love to discover your family story using the Ancestry® app:
• View your family tree, search and add new family members, upload photos, and share stories - all with just a few taps
• With a free trial or paid subscription easily access more than 30 billion records, photos, and more
• The dynamic Discover feed lets you review, dismiss, and save your discoveries and hints for later
• Activate your AncestryDNA® kit and view your ethnicity results
• See your DNA matches and compare your results with them
• Learn even more about your family story when you combine your tree with your DNA results
• Preserve your history with your own personalized family tree
• Collaborate with friends and family - it couldn’t be easier
• Our modern layout design makes it even easier for you to explore
• Discover stories, photos, and records about your ancestors with Ancestry Hints®
• Personal traits. Add Traits to your DNA results to see how your genes could influence 35+ fitness, nutrient, sensory and appearance traits.

Free Features:
• Build a family tree
• Search the census records and access more than 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 an optional free trial or subscription:
• View more than 30 billion records.
• Use Ancestry Hints® to learn about ancestors
• Find pictures of your family
• Discover new relatives
• Unrestricted messaging

iPhone and iPad Features:
• Curious about your family tree? Simply look up a relative's name, discover their story, and then share it with your loved ones
• Remember the high school years by finding yearbook photos to share with your close family and friends, all with just one quick tap
• Review your personalized hints
• Add photos, hints, or ancestor stories and watch your personalized family tree grow
• Watch Ancestry Academy Videos that get you started with genealogy research
• Easily upload or scan photos and add facts or stories to your family tree
• Learn about historical events that affected your ancestors’ lives.

Apple Watch Features:
• Get on-this-day alerts for events from your family history.

Download the Ancestry Family History & DNA app to start exploring your heritage and more, today!

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*within free apps in the Apple App Store's Reference category

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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Apple Watch Screenshots

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App Changes

  • April 13, 2011 New version 2.0.3
  • April 07, 2011 New version 2.0.2
  • March 07, 2011 New version 2.0.1
  • January 30, 2011 New version 2.0
  • August 03, 2010 New version 1.1.1
  • July 13, 2010 New version 1.1
  • April 03, 2010 New version 1.0.2
  • February 05, 2010 New version 1.0.1
  • November 21, 2011 New version 3.0.1
  • March 07, 2012 New version 3.1
  • March 08, 2012 New version 3.1.1
  • March 17, 2012 New version 3.1.2
  • August 18, 2012 New version 4.0
  • August 31, 2012 New version 4.0.1
  • October 01, 2012 New version 4.0.2
  • October 22, 2012 New version 4.0.3
  • November 13, 2012 New version 4.0.4
  • December 21, 2012 New version 4.0.5
  • January 15, 2013 New version 4.0.6
  • March 26, 2013 New version 4.1
  • April 04, 2013 New version 4.1.1
  • May 04, 2013 New version 4.2
  • August 14, 2013 New version 4.2.1
  • September 16, 2013 New version 5.0
  • September 18, 2013 New version 5.0.1
  • October 22, 2013 New version 5.0.2
  • November 06, 2013 New version 5.0.3
  • December 05, 2013 New version 5.0.4
  • December 20, 2013 New version 5.0.5
  • January 11, 2014 New version 5.1
  • February 07, 2014 New version 5.1.1
  • March 27, 2014 New version 5.2
  • May 02, 2014 New version 5.2.1
  • August 28, 2014 New version 6.0
  • September 04, 2014 New version 6.0.1
  • September 09, 2014 New version 6.0.2
  • September 19, 2014 New version 6.1.1
  • October 10, 2014 New version 6.1.2
  • November 25, 2014 New version 6.2
  • December 05, 2014 New version 6.2.1
  • December 30, 2014 New version 6.3
  • January 29, 2015 New version 6.3.1
  • March 03, 2015 New version 6.4
  • March 07, 2015 New version 6.4.1
  • April 20, 2015 New version 6.5
  • April 21, 2015 New version 6.5.1
  • April 27, 2015 New version 6.5.2
  • April 29, 2015 New version 6.5.3
  • May 14, 2015 New version 6.5.4
  • June 12, 2015 New version 6.6
  • July 05, 2015 New version 6.6.1
  • July 28, 2015 New version 6.6.2
  • August 02, 2015 New version 6.6.3
  • September 01, 2015 New version 6.6.4
  • September 22, 2015 New version 6.7
  • October 09, 2015 New version 6.7.1
  • October 23, 2015 New version 6.8
  • November 22, 2015 New version 6.9.1
  • December 21, 2015 New version 6.10
  • January 06, 2016 New version 6.10.1
  • January 19, 2016 New version 6.11
  • January 25, 2016 New version 6.11.1
  • February 20, 2016 New version 7.0.1
  • February 20, 2016 New version 7.0.1
  • February 20, 2016 New version 7.0.1
  • February 24, 2016 New version 7.0.2
  • March 20, 2016 New version 7.1
  • July 09, 2016 New version 7.4
  • July 19, 2016 New version 7.5
  • July 30, 2016 New version 7.5.1
  • November 09, 2016 New version 7.8
  • November 16, 2016 New version 7.9
  • December 19, 2016 New version 7.10
  • March 29, 2017 New version 8.1
  • May 17, 2017 New version 8.2.2
  • August 03, 2018 New version 9.12.1
  • June 14, 2019 New version 10.34
  • June 18, 2019 New version 10.35
  • July 03, 2019 New version 10.36
  • August 17, 2019 New version 10.39
  • September 24, 2019 New version 10.42
  • October 29, 2019 New version 10.44
  • November 12, 2019 New version 10.45
  • November 26, 2019 New version 10.46
  • December 17, 2019 New version 10.47
  • December 24, 2019 New version 10.47.1
  • January 14, 2020 New version 11.0
  • January 28, 2020 New version 11.1
  • July 15, 2020 New version 11.13
  • October 23, 2020 New version 12.0
  • October 28, 2020 New version 12.0.1
  • December 10, 2020 New version 12.23
  • February 28, 2023 New version 15.3.2
  • September 15, 2023 New version 15.17.2
  • October 03, 2023 New version 15.18.1
  • November 15, 2023 New version 15.22

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