Everything your family needs, in one private circle
A family tree everyone builds together, with views that make sense at a glance, stories and photos for every person, birthday cards for the whole family, and the controls admins need.
The tree, the way you want to see it
Five views, smooth animation, and family highlighting that shows who belongs to whom.
One person with parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, spouse and children. Perfect on phones.
The person in the middle with relatives on rings around them.
Everyone at once, smartly packed to fill your screen with no wasted space.
One row per generation, great for printing and big family gatherings.
The whole family as photos with name and age. Hover a face for details.
Pick someone and their family lights up, with animated gold, teal and pink lines to parents, siblings and the spouse's family.
One click shows the husband or wife's family too.
Find anyone by name, nickname, house or place. Ctrl/⌘+F jumps straight to it.
Connect an ancestor to a descendant even when the people in between aren't known yet.
Arrow keys move up to parents, down to children and across to siblings.
A story for every person
Profiles hold everything a family wants to remember.
Add many photos per person. ✂️ Crop and ↩️ rotate before saving.
Life stories, sources, questions and notes the family can add to.
Tharavad or house names, hometowns, jobs and titles.
Shown under the name; first name appears until a nickname is added.
Multiple marriages, in-laws, step-families and adoptions.
Pick any two people and see the exact relationship.
Add your own fields like blood group or village, and choose who sees them.
Placeholder pictures and sample families for Kerala, American, Hispanic and Chinese families.
Built for the whole family, together
Everyone adds what they know. Invites, messages and notes keep the family talking.
Invite anyone with the right role and a personal message. The link works once and expires in 30 days.
Invite people who aren't in the tree yet. They place themselves when they join.
If their card already exists with the same email, joining links to it. No duplicates.
Family members can message each other right from the tree.
Ask questions and share memories on any profile or relationship.
Relatives who aren't members yet can send a message to the admins.
Signed in, the tree opens on your own card, ready to explore.
Phones, tablets and computers, with no app to install.
Honour your ancestors
See where everyone comes from, remember the ones who came before, and find the missing pieces together.
A half-circle fan chart up to 6 generations, father's side and mother's side in colour. Open it from the toolbar, the side panel or any profile. Tap to explore, tap + to fill a gap, print to frame.
Portrait, years, family, photos, stories and memories from the family, in one beautiful page.
Built automatically from the tree: birth, marriage, children, losses and grandchildren, with the history they lived through and their age at the time.
Add milestones in your own words, like graduating, moving abroad or starting a business, with an icon and the story behind it.
On the anniversary of a passing, a gentle "In Loving Memory" card in the family email.
A list of the gaps in the tree, so relatives can ask, research and fill them in.
Family stories, beautifully told
Write the stories behind the names: how grandparents met, the house everyone remembers, a favourite recipe. Add photos, tag the people in them, and pick a look.
Polaroid photos with tape, handwritten captions and a family stamp.
Dark, dramatic chapters on a glowing timeline, one year at a time.
A big headline, columns with a drop cap, a pull quote and a photo strip.
Upload new photos or pick ones already in the tree. No photo? The people you tag appear instead.
Every member can read the family's stories, and each one prints nicely.
Never miss a birthday or anniversary
On the day, the whole family gets one email with a beautiful card, made from the person's photo or an elegant gold monogram.
"Happy 60th Birthday, Grace!" with their photo, or their initials in gold when there's no photo. Anniversaries show both spouses.
Everyone in the tree with an email gets it, sent privately (BCC). Several celebrations on one day share one email.
The tree shows today's and this week's birthdays and anniversaries, with 🎂 Post a Birthday Wish.
Admins choose the time zone, preview the email, send a test, or turn it off.
Admin tools that keep things organised
Roles decide who can see and change what, and admins get a full control panel.
Super admin, Admin, Family head, Historian, Moderator and Member, each with clear permissions.
Give a family head control of just their own branch.
Search, filter and change several roles at once. Remove access or sign someone out.
See every invite, then 🔄 resend, 📋 copy the link or ⛔ revoke.
A score and a list of gaps to fill: missing parents, dates, genders and photos.
The latest 500 changes, showing exactly what changed and who changed it.
Rename, hide, reorder and add fields for your family.
Contact visibility, who can invite, visitor view, tree name, your own mailbox and more.
Plan, renewal date and downloadable receipts, right inside the tree.
Private by design
Your family's story stays in the family.
Sign in with Face ID, Touch ID or your phone. Nothing to remember, nothing to phish.
Authenticator apps with recovery codes, and admins can require it.
One-time sign-in codes, so no password is needed.
Signed-out visitors see only what you allow, or just a sign-in page.
Phone, email and address are encrypted on the server and shown only to the people you choose.
Captcha, rate limits and automatic blocking of floods from one address.
Every change is permission-checked on the server, not just in the browser.
We never sell or share your data. You own your family's information.
Your data, your way
Start from a spreadsheet, and take everything with you any time.
A ready-made template with sample rows for your family's style. Fill it in and import.
Parents and spouses are matched by name automatically.
Download everyone as Excel, CSV or a full backup whenever you like.
Changes appear for everyone within seconds, with ↩️ Undo for your own edits.
Helpful AI, when you want it
Optional. Turn it on with your own Claude API key, stored encrypted.
"Who are the oldest living members?" "What details are missing?" Answers come from your tree.
Turn dates and details into a warm short biography.
Read old handwriting and describe what's in a photo.
A short summary of a person's family line, ready to share.
Hosted or on your own server
The same app either way. Pick what suits your family.
| ☁️ Hosted on our cloud | 🏡 Self-hosted | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $0.99/month; Unlimited $39.99/year | $249 once, 1 year of updates included |
| Set up | Ready in seconds after checkout | Upload to any PHP host in about 5 minutes |
| Updates | ✅ Automatic | Download new versions while your licence is active |
| Your address | app.familytreecircle.com/?t=your-family | Your own domain |
| Birthday emails, admin tools, passkeys | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Billing & receipts in the tree | ✅ | In your account |
| Support | ✅ Email support | ✅ Email support |
| 14-day money-back guarantee | ✅ | ✅ |
Start your family's circle today
Explore the sample family first. No sign-up needed.