From my standpoint, I would rather read a user review that look at a rating. At the very least this disparity should be raising some questions about the ratings. For 2015, it has 4.79 and seems to be gaining in its ratings. Its overall rating is 4.34 out of 5.0 stars with 93 reviews. RootsMagic does much better on than it does on. In looking at the review, I found it to be inaccurate in its characterization of the RootsMagic Record Hints feature that contrary to what is implied links to 's Family Tree and 's family tree.
gives this program a high rating because it stores and organizes large volumes of data. Those few folks who reviewed this program seem to love it. The overall rating is 4.76 out of 5.0 stars and the rating for 2015 is 5.0. On, the program has only garnered 38 reviews, but they are more favorable than the preceding two programs. TopTenReviews rates it high because of "ease of use and accuracy scores." I find that the program is lesser known in the United States. This is a UK based company and the product is popular in the UK. Why is there such a disparity between the commercial evaluations of the program and that of the users? This is the question you have to answer for yourself. The reviews in 2015 rate the program even lower with 2.2 stars out of 5.0. There have been 127 reviews and the combined rating is 2.9 stars out of 5.0. is not quite so enthusiastic about Legacy Family Tree 8. The statement made by the TopTenReviews folks is that "The best genealogy software provides tools for research, charting and organizing your family tree." In that one statement there are two links to advertisements for other products which I have removed. Second place from TopTenReviews goes to Legacy Family Tree 8. Most of the reviewers give this product only one star.
The reviews in 2015 rate the program 1.69 stars out of 5.0. The current version of Family Tree Maker is rated 1.57 stars out of 5.0 with 410 reviews. What do the folks at have to say about Family Tree Maker 2014? Click here for the current reviews. My comment is that there is also a Mac version of this program available called "Family Tree Maker 3" but it is not mentioned in the review. This is the TopTenReviews Gold Award winning program. You should also note that there is a separate Apple Macintosh genealogy software review. The website has advertisements and special offers on the some of the products. TopTenReviews claims to evaluate the programs based on an overall rating, web capabilities, creating connections, charting capabilities and citation and organization. I will also throw in a few of my own observations.
Here is the line up of the TopeTenReviews with a note about each of the program's comparison with GenSoftReviws of the same product. In fact, I currently have seven different programs on my computers. I have found that no matter what I say, someone disagrees. As I have stated at various times on this blog, I do not do software reviews. You could spend your whole life comparing brands and looking at reviews for everything from food items to a new house.Īs a matter of fact, The TopTenReviews folks just came out with their list of the " 2015 Best Genealogy Software Reviews and Comparisons." I thought is might be interesting to compare their recommendations to the current lineup on, a user initiated review forum.
It may be somewhat painful, but you have to analyze your own shopping habits and attitudes before you decide how much effort and time you might want to spend in determining what items you buy and what you do not buy. See, for example, " Top Ten Genealogy Software Reviews for 2013" by Randy Seaver on his Genea-Musings blog. For example, there is a website called " " If you read the "reviews" of the company, you will find a plethora of criticism of their methods and opinions. Notwithstanding this fact, there are hundreds of places where you can go to get lists of the top 10, 20, 40 or whatever. There is no "best." The best is what you personally prefer. One of more commonly reoccurring questions I am called upon to answer is "Which is the best genealogy program?" In reality, this question is the functional equivalent of asking which is the best car or computer or washer or whatever on the market.
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