ReunionTouch

I have used both Reunion on my iMacs and Reunion Touch for many years but I am now trying to wean myself away from the Mac OS platforms as the independent iPad and IOS platforms are so powerful. What I would love to have is the ability to create my family file directly on my iPad by importing a standard gedcom file but I cannot do this in the current version. Once established I can then sync the family file to my Dropbox version as now. Apple are building very powerful iPads that are capable of doing most of what one once needed a Mac computer to do. Else maybe you could build a new IOS app that has all the features of the Mac version. I would be happy to purchase that.

Very disappointed that you have to use DropBox and can’t use Apple cloud to sync. Decided to uninstall app

Very good baby app, handy when your out and about. Well made, does what it says on the tin.

It's rare that an app so nicely replicates a programme and is so straight forward and easy to use. This programme is powerful, intuitive and very useful. When your away from your Reunion Programme, say looking at monumental inscriptions or hearing important details, you can record it on the app and then it automatically gets uploaded on your Mac's Reunion and it works in reverse - so you'll always have your information with you. The downloading is simple -overall a great app

Handy to do research at the library and have immediate update happen on my MacBook Pro when I get home. A very nice program.

I have been using Reunion on my Mac since around 1994. it contains the data expertly, and I'm full of gratitude that it has kept my data intact for nearly 30 years The Mac version is totally un-Maclike. I don't think the designers ever looked at Mac user interface guidelines. Same is true for Version 1.0.19 for iOS: version; they don't take advantage of any of the user interface genius of the iPhone. It works, and I'm glad to have it available on my iPhone. Dealbreaker: when I added a note to a person's record on my iPad and added a photo, those changes did not sync back to my iPhone even after restarting both devices. Dear Product Manager, please ask Apple for help. You need it. ... Now I understand when it says "Family files on this device". I mistakenly thought that it would have a link back to iCloud. My mistake. And I see that it says "Download a family file from iCloud Drive" They never promised to synchronize my file. Why not? That's the whole point of iCloud. So I deleted the app from my iPhone, because it is dangerous to have two separate files on two separate devices being updated, and they know that. I take responsibility for my mistake in understanding how it works. But they should make it more clear. They should make it clear that if I use Dropbox, either it will sync, or it will be the same problem: downloading and not synchronizing.

I like the Reunion app, but I am totally disappointed with the fact that I have to pay for expensive updates to get very little value from them. In particular, why do I have to keep using Dropbox to sync after all these years later? It is totally disappointing that Reunion can’t move forward, I love my past but I like to use apps that keep up with my current life. Please!!! I would like to sync this app like the rest of my apps.

I had been happily using Reunion for years, easily syncing computer and iPad weekly. Then Dropbox entered the picture. Ridiculous to pay over $100 a year in addition to the one-time cost of Reunion. (Free Dropbox account is unusable since it has a 3-device limit.) MacFamilyTree is harder to use but I’m trying to learn it. Cloud sync makes it the winner.

What is wrong with this company that they force a user to use Dropbox, and not iCloud? There is no excuse for this! I do not understand how a company that has always been an Mac/iOS company refuses to support iCloud syncing. I don’t want Dropbox installed on anything I own, yet I’m forced to in order to use an otherwise great app (MAC and iOS.) Another update, and still no iCloud support! Still no iCloud support! It’s been a year since I wrote my initial review. The app gets updated and yet still no iCloud support. I had reluctantly installed Dropbox just for syncing my file from my Mac. After recently discovering the dirty tricks that Dropbox in doing on the Mac , I deleted it completely from all of my devices. So now I have a useless app since the developer will not support other syncing or manually transferring your files.

Long-time Reunion user. User interface needs to be made more intuitive. Otherwise, the app seems to work fine.