Ancestry: Family History & DNA

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4.6
154K reviews
10M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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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 AncestryDNAĀ® test. And with just one relative’s name, you can start to discover your family history anytime, anywhere with AncestryĀ®, the top genealogy app*.

Why you’ll love to discover your family story using the AncestryĀ® 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 AncestryDNAĀ® 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 HintsĀ®
• 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 HintsĀ® 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
• 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.

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
Consumer Health Privacy https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/wa-health-privacy

*Within free apps in Google Play Store Books & Reference category
Updated on
Aug 25, 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

4.6
137K reviews
Heather Alvarez
October 13, 2024
I used to love this app now its full of bugs. You used to be able to see the tree expand when you clicked on a person's profile, now I keep getting an error. You can no longer see what percentage of YOU came from each parent (was free now it's pay for). It doesn't feel as easy to use anymore when looking up potential ancestors. It feels too jumbled. Previous versions of this app were much better.
128 people found this review helpful
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Ancestry.com
January 10, 2025
Hi Heather. We are sorry to hear you are having issues with the App. Please try the troubleshooting steps here, https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Troubleshooting-Ancestry-Apps If the issue persists, please email our mobile team on mobileapps@ancestry.com. Please include app & OS version, device type, ancestry username Ancestry App Team
Gregory J
July 24, 2025
What happened? This app and platform was amazing. It really assisted us in finding out information about our family that we were never able to find out and for that I am grateful. However, as for the recent updates it is unusable. Information is hidden, clues are no longer working, access that was free is now behind a pay wall, items that were paid for now require additional charges. When you go to pay the pricing is inconsistent, and I've been directed to setup a new profile multiple times.
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Amber Kramer
August 15, 2025
Still one of my top genealogy apps, but the developers' attention to detail that made this top-tier has disappeared over the past 5 years. I can no longer add partially-known or unknown family members to the tree. It's first and last name or you're out of luck. The Hints algorithm has given me so many incorrect hints that I've stopped reporting them. And why take away the ability to start a name with a capital letter? Now I can't connect to Ancestry via the app after the last update to 17.15.1
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Ancestry.com
August 16, 2025
Hello, Your problem needs more detailed examination. Please report it to our technical support team at MobileApps@ancestry.com. We are always looking to help our users.

What’s new

You can now transcribe more documents and images of tombstones that you upload to your gallery.\nWe made some updates to viewing historical records to make it easier to navigate and find the information you need.