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Jul 8, 2025
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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.
28 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
Heather Alvarez
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13 October 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.
76 people found this review helpful
Ancestry.com
10 January 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
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jaime erin irene
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27 December 2024
very unintuitive. hard to navigate, so difficult to add siblings! all of the auto adds default to parents. very frustrating. also difficult /confusing to mark adoptive branches and relationships. it is unintuitive to decipher adoptive vs adopted relationships. once I confirmed our known family (adopted) it seems to have deleted my mom's biological relationships I'd added. difficult/impossible to add info/people's profiles from existing listings