New: AI at the service of your history

Heritage comes alive.

Every family in the world has a story. A structure. A memory. Ancestria is the only family tree designed to honor them all — exactly as they are.

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Every tradition deserves to be passed on.

Ancestria was born from a simple observation: existing genealogy tools were designed for a single family model. We chose to do things differently. We respect traditions, customs, and cultural heritage from around the world — whether from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, or Europe. Every practice has a story. Every story deserves to be passed on without being translated, softened, or forced into another model. The only thing Ancestria refuses: when that transmission becomes a tool of constraint or erasure. Beyond that, if it exists in the world, Ancestria can represent it.

🌍 100+ cultures represented📜 Local terminology respected🤝 No judgment, no hierarchy🔒 Your data, your story

For every family

Your family has a shape. Ancestria can draw it.

In Lagos, a father has three wives and twenty children across two continents. In Ulaanbaatar, brothers share a wife according to a thousand-year tradition. In Paris, two dads adopted a child born through surrogacy. In Yaoundé, an entrusted child grows up in their maternal uncle's family. In Mumbai, an arranged marriage has united two lineages for centuries. Ancestria judges none of these families. It draws them. All of them. As they are. With one limit: respect for everyone's dignity.

– universal structures –

Monogamous couple

Civil · partnership · free union

Blended family

Step-parent · half-siblings

Donor conception

Gametes · gestational carrier

Single-parent family

One parent · several children

Monogamous couple

Civil · partnership · free union

Blended family

Step-parent · half-siblings

Donor conception

Gametes · gestational carrier

Single-parent family

One parent · several children

Co-parenting

Without formal union

Domestic adoption

Simple or full

– all family shapes –

Monogamous couple

Civil · partnership · free union

Polygyny

Ranked wives · timeline

Fraternal polyandry

Brothers sharing a wife

Nikah · bridewealth · Vivah

Customary and religious

Polygyny

Ranked wives · timeline

Fraternal polyandry

Brothers sharing a wife

Nikah · bridewealth · Vivah

Customary and religious

Kafala · entrusted child

Guardianship · social filiation

Levirate · sororate

Recognized cultural links

Walking marriage

Separate residence

Consanguine union

Cousins · alliances

500+ member lineage

Six generations and beyond

Any structure you name

Custom types · free terminology

If it exists in the world, Ancestria can represent it.

Family context

Choose your culture. The app does the rest.

On first sign-in, the app adapts union types, terminology, and presets to your family context.

The app suggests

Europe / Classic West

Add a union — adapted options

Civil / religious marriage
Civil union / domestic partnership
Legitimate / adoptive filiation

Everything is customizable. Nothing is fixed, nothing is imposed.

For all family stories

Ancestria is designed to adapt to your unique transmission needs.

For Transmission

You want to offer your children and grandchildren the knowledge of their roots.

For the Diaspora

Is your family scattered around the world? Reunite them virtually.

For Memory Keepers

Do you have boxes of photos and documents? Centralize everything in a safe place.

Large families

Your tree can have 3 members or 500. It stays readable.

A clan of 500 members spread across four generations and three continents. A patriarch, his wives, their children, their children's children. Entrusted children, adopted children, customary unions that no standard form can capture. Ancestria groups them, organizes them, makes them readable — without erasing what makes each branch unique.

Features

Everything you need

A complete set of tools to build, enrich, and preserve your family heritage.

Fluid interactive tree

Navigate generations with ease — even for families of 500+ members.

Your family, as it is

Polygamy, kafala, levirate, bridewealth, co-parenting, customary marriage. Each link has its visual style and meaning.

iOS, Android & Web

One tree, every screen. Real-time sync.

Total privacy

Your data is encrypted. Nothing is public without your explicit consent.

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Quests & Badges

Turn research into a game and complete your tree step by step.

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Migration mapping

Track your ancestors' movements across the world and eras.

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Storyteller AI

Transform raw dates and places into exciting family stories with our narrative AI. Don't let your ancestors be just names on a list. Our contextual AI analyzes eras and places to weave the thread of their existence.

Automatic historical context
Adapted narrative style (Tale, Biography...)
Instant translation in 30 languages

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Raw Data

Name: Jean Valjean

Born: 1845, Paris

Profession: Gardener

Marriage: 1870, Lyon

Generated Story

"Jean Valjean was born in the tumultuous Paris of 1845. His life took a decisive turn when he left the capital to become a gardener. It was in Lyon, in 1870, that he united his destiny..."

🔒 Ethics & Privacy

Your data belongs to you. Period.

Your data stays yours. You are the sole owner of your tree. Ancestria acts as a digital safe for your family history.

E2E Encryption

AES-256 encryption for all your personal data and documents.

Free Export

Your data belongs to you. Export at any time in GEDCOM, JSON or PDF.

GDPR Compliant

Access and deletion rights guaranteed and simplified.

Zero Ads

No tracking, no resale, no third-party cookies. Ever.

They trust us

Families everywhere. One app.

My father had three wives and fourteen children between Accra and London. Finally a tree that represents him faithfully.

Kofi A.

Diaspora · Ghana / United Kingdom

Nikah, bridewealth and each wife's rank — it's all here. The first app that truly understands my family.

Fatima Z.

Mother · Morocco / France

Vivah, matrilineal lineage, diaspora mixed marriage — all named correctly, no workarounds.

Priya S.

India / United Kingdom

Our family split between Jakarta and Amsterdam finally fits in one readable tree.

Siti R.

Indonesia / Netherlands

Three different unions, four children, one stepson. No app represented my family correctly — until Ancestria.

Sophie L.

Blended family · Lyon, France

In Cameroon, a child can belong to two families at once — their biological family and the one that raised them. Ancestria is the only app that understands this dual belonging.

Roseline N.

Yaoundé / Paris

Our walking marriage is a thousand-year-old Mosuo tradition. No one asks us to explain why we don't live together.

Mei L.

Yunnan / Toronto

I was looking for an app that recognizes my parents' customary marriage as valid as a civil one. I found Ancestria.

Amadou D.

Dakar / Brussels

Ancestria Connect

Your family. Connected. Without distractions.

A chronological family feed, private discussion spaces, encrypted messages — and a trusted directory to help each other.

Family feed

Births, marriages, memories — no algorithm, no ads.

Private rooms

Plan an event without cluttering the main feed.

Encrypted chat

Private messages between members, securely.

Family mutual aid

Recruitment, referrals, skills directory.

Family feed, Rooms, and encrypted chat — coming soon in the app.

Migration & compatibility

Already have a tree elsewhere? Bring it.

GEDCOM import

Your existing tree arrives in a few clicks. All standard formats are supported.

Free permanent export

Your data belongs to you. Export anytime — GEDCOM, PDF, JSON.

Nothing is lost

Your years of genealogical research are welcome here.

Multi-platform

Your family history, in your pocket.

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One tree. Every screen. Add an ancestor from your phone. Browse the full tree from a computer. Print a poster from the web for Grandma's birthday. Everything syncs in real time.

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