Kakeizu: Family Tree Maker
Visual family tree & timeline
Free · In‑App Purchases
No registration, login, or ads! A vertical family tree app with 12 templates. Animate family history with the Time Machine & let AI generate vivid ancestor stories.
◆ A new kind of family tree app to experience your family's history across time!
"Kakeizu: Family Tree Maker" is a full-fledged family tree app featuring a Time Machine and an AI Ancestor Generation function. Simply by moving the era slider, you can visually experience how your family's history has been woven together from the past to the present.
▼ Time Machine Feature
- Travel freely through time from the past to the present.
- Animate the flow of time with the play button.
- Choose from 5 playback speeds to suit your viewing style.
- Automatically displays all Japanese eras from Taika (645 AD) to Reiwa.
- Check historical events that happened in those years simultaneously.
▼ AI Ancestor Generation
- Based on a person in your family tree, AI automatically generates a historical story of your ancestors.
- Select story themes such as "Turbulent life" or "Peaceful everyday life."
- Set original themes using free text.
- Try it once for free in the basic version!
▼ Full-Fledged Family Tree Creation
- Intuitively add parents, spouses, and children.
- Record detailed info: phonetic readings, maiden names, occupations, and Chinese zodiac signs.
- Add profile photos to put faces to names.
- Freely adjust the layout with drag-and-drop.
- Add family crests for a prestigious finish.
▼ Family Insights
- Longevity rankings and average lifespan statistics.
- Analyze birth month distributions and peak months.
- Visualize age gaps between generations (parents/children, siblings).
- Discover trends and patterns in Kanji used in names.
▼ Timeline
- View family events (births, deaths) chronologically.
- Overlap historical events with your family's journey.
- Focus on specific individuals to relive their life stories.
- Export to PDF.
▼ Family Calendar
- Centrally manage birthdays, death anniversaries, memorial services, and longevity celebrations.
- Countdown display for upcoming events.
- Automatically calculates longevity celebrations (60th, 70th, 77th, 88th, etc.).
▼ Never Forget Important Anniversaries
- Get notified of birthdays 1 week before, 1 day before, and on the day.
- Reminders for death anniversaries and Buddhist memorial services (1st to 50th year).
- Freely customize notification times.
▼ Versatile Export & Sharing
- Save as high-quality PNG images.
- Export to PDF in A4, A3, or Letter size.
- Bulk export data via CSV.
- Ensure compatibility with other apps using the GEDCOM format.
- Securely store precious data with JSON backups.
▼ Designed for Japanese Culture
- Fully supports all Japanese eras from Taika (645 AD) to Reiwa.
- Automatically calculates and displays the Chinese zodiac.
- Automatically calculates Buddhist memorial years.
- Beautiful vertical writing layout.
【Free Version】
- Register up to 50 people and create up to 2 family trees.
- Time Machine feature.
- Auto-align function.
- Birthday notifications.
- Family Insights.
- Personal/Family History Timeline.
- 1 free AI Ancestor Generation.
- PNG/PDF export (with watermark).
【Premium Plan (Unlimited Access)】
- Unlimited people registration and family tree creation.
- Unlock all designs and fonts.
- Notifications for death anniversaries and memorial services.
- Family Calendar (birthdays, memorials, longevity celebrations).
- 1 free AI Ancestor Generation per month.
- CSV/GEDCOM import & export.
- Full data backup.
- Save images without watermarks.
【About the Premium Plan】
Period: 1 Month / 1 Year (Auto-renewal)
(Detailed pricing is displayed in the app and varies by region)
- Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account.
- Auto-renewal can be canceled up to 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- You can check, manage, and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.
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[New Features]
- Shortcuts: Added support for zooming in and out using Command + + / Command + - on the Mac version.
The developer, Shogo Watanabe, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Shogo Watanabe
- Size
- 68.6 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- プレミアムプラン (月額) $3.99
- プレミアムプラン (年額) $39.99
- AI Ancestor Credit (10 uses) $7.99
- AI Ancestor Credit (5 uses) $3.99
- AI Ancestor Credit (1 use) $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Shogo Watanabe