# Family Tree Maker Connect

> Companion app to Family Tree Maker® users and their guests.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mackiev.ftmconnect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mackiev.ftmconnect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.mackiev.ftmconnect`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Software MacKiev Company
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 49,891
- **Rating:** 2.24 / 5 (206 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.2(512)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-18
- **First published:** 2019-11-26
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mackiev.ftmconnect)
- **Website:** [https://familytreemaker.com](https://familytreemaker.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.mackiev.com/privacy\_policy.html](https://www.mackiev.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Family Tree Maker Connect is the companion app for Family Tree Maker 2024 desktop genealogy software. It lets you view your up-to-date Family Tree Maker tree on a phone or tablet, explore trees relatives have shared with you, and place Relative Hint notes that sync via TreeVault cloud services.

Top features include: take the latest copy of your tree anywhere; navigate families and generations with the Family view (hourglass chart) or the Index of Individuals; view and comment on trees relatives share (no edits); create a free TreeVault guest account from the login screen; send Relative Hint notes to relatives so they appear in Family Tree Maker 2024; browse all Sticky Notes, and view Person Info with facts, color coding, relationships, notes, and web links. Identify yourself to see how you’re related and explore the Famous Trees collection. Requires Family Tree Maker 2024 desktop software, a TreeVault account, and an Antenna Tree uploaded to TreeVault.

## Rankings

- #300,118 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.mackiev.ftmconnect.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users find the Family Tree Maker Connect app easy to navigate and useful for quick viewing of family trees, especially for privacy-conscious users. However, the app has major issues including frequent failures to load trees on Android, lack of editing and research features, synchronization problems with desktop updates, crashes, and limited record integration. Many users express frustration with poor app functionality and unresponsiveness from support, though it works better on some devices like iPad and certain Android phones.

### Pros

- App has a good layout and is easy to navigate.
- Useful as a quick viewer to access the family tree on the go.
- Works well on some devices such as iPads and certain Android phones without crashing.
- Does not upload the entire master tree to Ancestry, appealing to users wanting privacy.
- Provides a basic summary view which is intuitive to navigate.

### Cons

- App frequently fails to load or display the family tree on multiple Android devices.
- Lacks editing capabilities—only a viewer with no option to edit or update tree data.
- Synchronization issues where updates from desktop do not reflect in the app.
- No connection or integration with Ancestry hints or records, limiting research functionality.
- App often crashes or freezes and has navigation bugs leading to unrelated tree sections.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mackiev.ftmconnect)