RootsMagic Reviews – Page 5
4/5 rating based on 68 reviews. Read all reviews for RootsMagic for iPhone.
RootsMagic is free iOS app published by RootsMagic, Inc.
Looking forward to more functionality
Jazapp
I was annoyed by the set-up steps at first, too, but iTunes is only one option- Dropbox is another, and it only took a few minutes. How else is your tree going to get from your computer to your phone or iPad? Remember, your RootsMagic tree isn't online. You have to transmit the tree by following the steps, of course. That said, its functionality is a big disappointment. I scan source documents with my phone and iPad and hoped to be able to upload them to my tree through this app like I could on Ancestry's app, but it looks like all you can do is SEE your tree with this app.
Couldn't get database created
crispyApple8
As others have said, too many steps to get going. Tried the Dropbox option, authorized it, but it still kept asking for a database location. This is just a terrible way to get someone started if you can't even get a db location figured out in quick easy steps.
No .ged conversion
Pookanator
The "Description" suggests you can convert .ged files for use with the RootsMagic app. Not exactly. You have to buy RootsMagic desktop software before you can convert your .ged to a useful format.
Roots Magic app for iPad is not user friendly
Grandma Kelly
I am at a total loss to why the RM App for my iPad makes it so difficult to load a file. I am an avid genealogist and have worked with many genealogy programs over the last 35 years, but this is without a doubt the WORST App to install information in that I have ever seen. I love the RM program for my personal computer. But the RM app is a total nightmare for my iPad. Why the designers require iTunes or Dropbox to load a file does not make any sense. I have been trying for three days to get this stinker up and running and have not figured it out yet. Not user friendly at all!!
Perfect
Geogenie
Just installed on my iPad Pro. Using Dropbox, it took all of about 3 min to get my file from the computer to the app. Yes, it's just a viewer for now but that is all it is advertised to be. Works great.
Total Waste - Don't bother
jlamarca
I'm highly experienced at genealogy researcher with decades of experience and am quite computer literate. Although RootsMagic for Windows is an excellent program, trying to share that information with other devices is essentially impossible. I am able to see some data on my iPhone but it is IMPOSSIBLE to connect to the data on my iPad. The fact that the people at RootsMagic refuse to all devices to share on ANY cloud storage system is beyond comprehension. RM REQUIRES that data be share ONLY with Dropbox is outlandish; however, even then I can't connect with anything other than my phone. They claim that iTunes may also be used but that can oly occur if All devices are Apple products. Really. REALLY! Don't bother with this app and don't believe RM when they claim you can use other devices to see your data.
Rootsmagic mobile - Love It
jvmccormick
I downloaded RootsMagic for iPad and installed it on my iPad. I transferred my RootsMagic Database through iTunes. Simple and no issues. Love this program.
Works just fine
HappyMomof3boys
For what this app is it works completely fine. Remember it is viewer, so you can take your tree with you. You cannot add to it or do research. I have found it handy to have when visiting relatives and needing to look up dates. You have to connect your tree and load the app to Dropbox through roots magic on the computer. There is an option for this in the drop down menu on roots magic. It is very easy to do and I have no idea what all these bad reviews are for. They must not be able to follow directions. I have not tried it through iTunes. I do wish that I could connect through OneDrive or Google Drive because I had to add another syncing service to my computer which I didn't want to do. But I understand about needing to load the database. Hopefully someday they will figure out how to get the app to just need the backup file or something.