Review by Raistlin

Look, I know this won’t be a very popular review due to the average rating so let me make this very clear: I love ancestry .com and am not saying this is bad software. I’m merely saying it’s an average deal. Here’s why: the software user interface and capabilities are pretty similar to what you get with the online subscription.

I started online only and didn’t have this software last year. Once I tried the software I realized that they work almost the same way. You get the same tree, the same updates, and the same documentation options. But here is the difference: when you need to get some info the software takes you online anyway! So why do you need the software? You really only need it if you already have been using it and want to update your existing save files. There are some printing options as well.

The bottom line is that the price is what you pay for 6 months online access anyway so you may as well get the software. But you really aren’t getting much more than what you get online anyway.