| Rank | Program | R2012 | N2012 | R2011 | N2011 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancestral Quest | 4.94 | 14 | 4.89 | 11 | +0.05 |
| 2 | Ahnenblatt | 4.83 | 61 | 5.00 | 6 | -0.17 |
| 3 | Family Historian | 4.82 | 16 | 4.63 | 12 | +0.19 |
| 4 | Personal Ancestral File (PAF) | 4.80 | 23 | 4.61 | 20 | +0.19 |
| 5 | My Great Big Family | 4.76 | 14 | 4.62 | 11 | +0.14 |
| 6 | XY Family Tree | 4.70 | 15 | --- | 0 | |
| 7 | The Next Generation (TNG) | 4.67 | 74 | 4.45 | 38 | +0.22 |
| 8 | GenSmarts | 4.62 | 13 | 4.52 | 12 | +0.10 |
| 9 | Clooz | 4.60 | 15 | --- | 0 | |
| 10 | iFamily for Leopard | 4.47 | 10 | 4.16 | 9 | +0.31 |
| 11 | Brother's Keeper | 4.46 | 58 | 4.42 | 49 | +0.04 |
| 12 | Family Tree Maker - Up To Version 16 | 4.36 | 45 | 4.18 | 35 | +0.18 |
| 13 | Heredis for Mac | 4.35 | 23 | --- | 0 | |
| 14 | Heredis for iOS | 4.33 | 12 | --- | 0 | |
| 15 | Reunion | 4.19 | 29 | 4.36 | 26 | -0.17 |
| 16 | RootsMagic | 4.18 | 52 | 4.45 | 46 | -0.27 |
| 17 | Genbox Family History | 4.18 | 17 | 4.47 | 15 | -0.29 |
| 18 | Legacy | 4.17 | 83 | 4.06 | 73 | +0.11 |
| 19 | Family Echo | 4.09 | 17 | 4.01 | 6 | +0.08 |
| Congratulations to the above programs rated >= 4.00 who have all won GenSoftReviews User Choice Awards for 2012 | ||||||
| 20 | Ultimate Family Tree (UFT) | 3.99 | 20 | 4.59 | 14 | -0.60 |
| 21 | Family Tree Builder | 3.76 | 31 | 3.71 | 30 | +0.05 |
| 22 | Heredis for PC | 3.69 | 13 | --- | 0 | |
| 23 | WikiTree | 3.62 | 34 | 4.48 | 24 | -0.86 |
| 24 | The Master Genealogist (TMG) | 3.62 | 122 | 3.61 | 92 | +0.01 |
| 25 | GenoPro | 3.32 | 10 | 3.93 | 8 | -0.61 |
| 26 | Gramps | 3.11 | 33 | 3.21 | 25 | -0.10 |
| 27 | MacFamilyTree | 2.99 | 21 | 2.89 | 13 | +0.10 |
| 28 | Family Tree Maker - Current Version | 2.22 | 133 | 2.51 | 107 | -0.29 |
| 29 | Geni | 1.89 | 128 | 1.71 | 67 | +0.18 |
| The programs below did not have 10 reviews with at least one in 2012 that are needed to be eligible for the awards | ||||||
| 30 | dynastree | 3.24 | 10 | 3.24 | 10 | |
| 31 | Second Site for TMG | 5.00 | 9 | 5.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Genealogie Online | 4.86 | 8 | 4.86 | 8 | |
| 33 | Behold | 3.95 | 7 | 4.37 | 6 | -0.42 |
| 34 | Aldfaer | 3.95 | 7 | 3.95 | 7 | |
| 35 | Ancestry Member Trees | 1.66 | 7 | 2.89 | 6 | -1.23 |
| 36 | FamViewer | 4.81 | 6 | 4.81 | 6 | |
| 37 | PhpGedView | 4.46 | 6 | 4.46 | 6 | |
| 38 | Ages | 4.25 | 6 | 4.25 | 6 | |
| 39 | DISGEN | 4.17 | 6 | 4.17 | 6 | |
| 40 | Family Tree Legends | 4.12 | 6 | 4.12 | 6 | |
| 41 | Gaia Family Tree | 2.30 | 6 | 2.30 | 6 | |
| 42 | AniMap | 2.08 | 6 | 4.62 | 5 | -2.54 |
| 43 | Get My Ancestors | 1.46 | 6 | 5.00 | 4 | -3.54 |
| 44 | Census Tools | 5.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |
| 45 | PAF Companion | 4.94 | 5 | 4.78 | 4 | +0.16 |
| 46 | webtrees | 4.85 | 5 | 4.75 | 4 | +0.10 |
| 47 | TreeDraw | 4.82 | 5 | 4.82 | 5 | |
| 48 | TribalPages | 5.00 | 4 | --- | 0 | |
| 49 | Geves | 5.00 | 4 | 5.00 | 4 | |
| 50 | GenealogyJ | 4.82 | 4 | 4.41 | 2 | +0.41 |
| 51 | The Complete Genealogy Reporter | 4.72 | 4 | 4.72 | 4 | |
| 52 | GensDataPro | 4.47 | 4 | 4.54 | 2 | -0.07 |
| 53 | MinSläkt | 4.00 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |
| 54 | PRO-GEN | 3.78 | 4 | 3.36 | 3 | +0.42 |
| 55 | Mundia | 1.74 | 4 | --- | 0 | |
| 56 | Family Tree Maker for Mac | 1.50 | 4 | --- | 0 | |
| 57 | HuMo-gen | 5.00 | 3 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Pocket Genealogist | 5.00 | 3 | 5.00 | 3 | |
| 59 | Tree Seek | 5.00 | 3 | 5.00 | 3 | |
| 60 | CensusMate | 5.00 | 3 | 5.00 | 3 | |
| 61 | FamilyTreeCircles | 5.00 | 3 | --- | 0 | |
| 62 | Relatively Yours | 4.74 | 3 | 4.74 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 63 | GedStar | 4.50 | 3 | 4.50 | 3 | |
| 64 | Kith and Kin | 4.44 | 3 | 4.44 | 3 | |
| 65 | HistoryGeo | 4.16 | 3 | 3.49 | 2 | +0.67 |
| 66 | Family History CD | 3.99 | 3 | 3.99 | 3 | |
| 67 | MyHeritage | 2.84 | 3 | 2.84 | 3 | |
| 68 | Family Tree Heritage | 2.81 | 3 | 2.81 | 3 | |
| 69 | Embla Familie og Slekt | 2.46 | 3 | 4.50 | 2 | -2.04 |
| 70 | familylink | 2.03 | 3 | 2.03 | 3 | |
| 71 | MagiKey Family Tree with Census Tracker | 2.00 | 3 | 2.00 | 3 | |
| 72 | Lineage Family Tree Software | 1.35 | 3 | 1.64 | 2 | -0.29 |
| 73 | GEDitCOM | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |
| 74 | Ezitree | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |
| 75 | Gene Macintosh Genealogy Software | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |
| 76 | Genoom | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |
| 77 | GEN-BOOK | 5.00 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 78 | GENMatcher | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Branches | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |
| 80 | All My Cousins | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |
| 81 | Personal Ancestry Writer II (PAWriter) | 4.64 | 2 | 4.64 | 2 | |
| 82 | tpstry | 4.52 | 2 | 4.52 | 2 | |
| 83 | Family Bee | 4.50 | 2 | 4.50 | 2 | |
| 84 | Legacy Charting | 4.46 | 2 | 4.46 | 2 | |
| 85 | FamilyTreeFactory | 4.38 | 2 | 4.38 | 2 | |
| 86 | Familienbande | 4.00 | 2 | 4.00 | 2 | |
| 87 | Ancestral Forest | 4.00 | 2 | 4.00 | 2 | |
| 88 | GenQuiry | 4.00 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 89 | GedStar Pro for Android | 3.45 | 2 | 5.00 | 1 | -1.55 |
| 90 | Generations | 3.32 | 2 | 3.32 | 2 | |
| 91 | FacTree | 3.31 | 2 | 3.31 | 2 | |
| 92 | Related Families | 3.21 | 2 | 3.21 | 2 | |
| 93 | GedScape | 2.85 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | +1.85 |
| 94 | Ancestris | 2.84 | 2 | 5.00 | 1 | -2.16 |
| 95 | Findmypast Family Tree Explorer | 2.64 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 96 | MobileFamilyTree Pro | 2.21 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 97 | FamilyRelatives.com | 1.89 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 98 | SharedTree | 1.00 | 2 | --- | 1 | |
| 99 | WP Family Tree | 1.00 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 100 | GenDetective | 1.00 | 2 | --- | 0 | |
| 101 | Gedcom Census | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 102 | Lifelines | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 103 | TMG Utility | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 104 | On This Day | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 105 | Family Origins | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 106 | Genius Family Tree | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 107 | Ancestrologie | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 108 | GenPlus | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 109 | GenTools | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 110 | GENViewer | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 111 | Genealogica Grafica | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 112 | FotoTagger | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 113 | Transcript | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 114 | ViewGED | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 115 | Kinship Calculator | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 116 | Ancestral Sources | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 117 | Lineascope | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 118 | Ancestor Tree | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 119 | Ancestory | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 120 | GenoPresse | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 121 | Progeny Link | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 122 | My Family Tree | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 123 | gedcomToDatabase | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 124 | gedcomToDatabase (PHP version) | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 125 | GenScriber | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 126 | 5amily | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 127 | Legacy Stories | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 128 | rootsy | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 129 | TribalPages App | 5.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 130 | Famtree | 4.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 131 | Haza-21 | 4.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 132 | Famiva | 4.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 133 | GeneWeb | 4.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 134 | GenMerge | 4.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 135 | Ohile | 4.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 136 | GEDmatch.Com | 4.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 137 | Billion Graves | 4.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 138 | myHistro | 4.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 139 | Timeline | 4.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 140 | Uencounter.me | 4.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 141 | Family.Show | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 142 | Family History System | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 143 | Ges-2000 | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 144 | GEDCOM Utilities | 3.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 145 | Personal Historian | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 146 | DateCalc | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 147 | MyBlood | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 148 | Généamania | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 149 | GeneaQuilts | 3.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| 150 | SmartGenealogy | 2.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| 151 | GenealogyWise | 2.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| 152 | Reunion for iPad | 2.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 153 | 3D Family Tree | 1.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 154 | GEDCOM Crawler | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 155 | Community Express | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 156 | Research Logger | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 157 | Names In Stone | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 158 | Sort Your Story | 1.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 159 | My Family Lineage | 1.00 | 1 | --- | 0 | |
| 160 | ROOTS | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 161 | SeeGEDCOMX | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 162 | WinFamily | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 163 | GEDxlate | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 164 | Genealogy Research Organizer | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 165 | GedReporter | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 166 | FamilyInsight | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 167 | Genealogy Browser | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 168 | RecordAGrave | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 169 | Genealogy Ancestors Search Tool | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | |
| 170 | Mocavo Genealogy Search | --- | 1 | --- | 0 | |
