Ancestry: Family History & DNA

Name: Ancestry: Family History & DNA
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.349999904632568 (157184 reviews)
Author: Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com

In-app purchases

4.3

157K reviews

10M+

Downloads

PEGI 3

About this app

Explore who and where you personally 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

Phone and Tablet Features:
• Curious about your family tree? Simply look up a relative's name, discover their story, and then share it with your loved ones
• Review your personalized hints
• Add photos, hints, or ancestor stories and watch your personalized family tree grow
• Easily upload or scan photos and add facts or stories to your family tree
• Learn about historical events that affected your ancestors’ lives.

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

View our Terms and Conditions at: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions
View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement
CCPA Notice at Collection https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement#personal-info-categories
*Within free apps in Google Play Store Books & Reference category

Updated on

19 Sept 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.

No data shared with third parties

Learn more about how developers declare sharing

This app may collect these data types

Location, Personal info and 8 others

Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.3

140K reviews

Rod Woodward

10 July 2025

The online version is so much better. When you sign in, your tree is downloaded, but after this it is useless as any new records you find and add to your tree, the tree doesn't update. If you add more people then these are not displayed. You have to clear the cache and sign back in for it to update, is it only me having this issue?

17 people found this review helpful

Ancestry.com

17 July 2025

Thanks for taking the time to reach out. Can you please reach out to us through an email to mobileapps@ancestry.com to describe this more? The app will sync with the website data each time it opens as well as anytime data is changed from within the app.

Phoebe Dolle

25 June 2025

I love everything that I have been able to find, and I am grateful for the access. However, given the monthly price (around $42 after tax) and the fact that its 2025 and tech is so advanced it can emmulate a human mind, I am often flabbergasted at just how inconsistent the app experience is. (Edit) The App needs less focus on "aesthetic" and more focus on technical function. One problem is fixed to be replaced with another. I get you want to keep people employed, but figure it out.

45 people found this review helpful

Ancestry.com

1 July 2025

Hi Phoebe, We are sorry to hear you are having issues with the app. Please try these troubleshooting steps: https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Troubleshooting-Ancestry-Apps. If the issue persists, please email our mobile team here: mobileapps@ancestry.com. Please include app & OS version, device type and Ancestry username. Ancestry App Team

Sean Davis

6 September 2025

HORRIBLE! I signed up for the premium account through Google Play. I've wanted to cancel but the app sends me to the Store which does not have my subscription listed, YET they continue to charge me. I purposely did not have the money available in the connected account so they've taken money from one my wife's card which is not associated nor authorized for payment! I tried going through "help" but they require a transaction number that I can't access because the subscription doesn't show up!

16 people found this review helpful

Ancestry.com

25 September 2025

Hi Sean, Please note that Google Play app purchases are a third party to ourselves. If you subscribe to Ancestry through a third party provider then you're billed by that provider and your financial information is held by them. Please see the following: https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Canceling-a-Subscription-from-the-Ancestry-App Ancestry

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