software for tablet

[snowy owl]

Hi

I am considering purchasing Apple Ipad or android tablet and am currently using Family Historian which appears not to run on either.  Can you recommend a program i can use  which I can then transfer my current  ged com files to. 

I tried the free app on my daughter's ipad but couldn't get my data on it.  I'm not computer savvy!!!!

Thanks

[arthurk]

I like Family Bee for Android, which works with GEDCOM files. It's read-only so you can't change your files when out and about (some would see this as an advantage) but you can make notes to incorporate in your main program later.

Arthur

[snowy owl]

Thanks that;s ok but I want to be able to use it like I do on my laptop but not buy a laptop as I fancy the tablet for other uses.

[alanmack]

I like Family Bee for Android, which works with GEDCOM files. It's read-only so you can't change your files when out and about (some would see this as an advantage) but you can make notes to incorporate in your main program later.

Arthur

Thanks for that Arthur. I might have a look at that as an alternative to GEDmill,
 which generates a suite of web pages that I transfer over to my Android tablet for reference purposes.

[arthurk]

Thanks that;s ok but I want to be able to use it like I do on my laptop but not buy a laptop as I fancy the tablet for other uses.

I'm not sure what your options would be, then. A key question is whether you see the tablet as a complete replacement for your laptop, or whether you want to use both. If you're using both, you'll need to find some way of sycnhronising data between the tablet app and whatever program you have on the laptop.

Arthur

[snowy owl]

Thanks Arthur

Yes I have a laptop which often used by other members of the family so the tablet  would be in addition to that.   However if there is all encompassing software I could "ditch" the laptop?

[Old Bristolian]

It's worth looking at Heredis which I use on my iPad. It was free when I downloaded the app and seems quite versatile, although I tend to use it only for reference

Steve

[snowy owl]

Thanks Steve  Ill have a look at that

[RJ_Paton]

Although the field is growing in both Android and iPad it is still relatively limited I use Gedview and Heredis on the iPad.

If you visit the Family Historian User Group website there are various discussions about tablets and the various Apps available.