Moving from FamilySearch to LifeWell
A free, nonprofit family history site with a shared world tree and billions of historical records. Choose FamilySearch if you want to research ancestors you never met, with free access to historical records and help at a local centre. Choose LifeWell if the tree you want is the living one, kept privately by you, with the memories, health records and appointments of those people beside it.
Last checked 2026-11-07. The full comparison is on LifeWell and FamilySearch.
How to move across
- Open LifeWell and sign in. Start with yourself.
- Add the people you already have in FamilySearch, one record at a time (people). LifeWell does not import from other services, so start with those closest to you.
- Link them to each other, and the family tree draws itself.
- Add the memories that matter, with a photo, a date and a place (memories).
- Keep FamilySearch for anything LifeWell does not do, such as historical records or DNA.
How they differ
| Feature | LifeWell | FamilySearch |
|---|---|---|
| A record for each person in your life | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Draws your family tree | Yes | Yes (their page) |
| Memories with a photo, a date and a place | Yes | Yes (their page) |
| Speak it, and it is written down | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Share a page with someone who has no account | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Appointments with a reminder | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Medications, conditions and results kept | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Notes | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Download your own data | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Android app | Yes | Partly (their page) |
| A free plan that stays free | Yes | Yes (their page) |
| One plan for a household | Yes | Not stated on the pages we checked |
LifeWell does not keep the audio of a conversation yet: it writes down what you say. It cannot print your tree for a wall, it has no to-do list for today, and it has no iPhone app. It is not medical advice.
What they charge
| Plan | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch | Free (Free to everyone, funded by a church) | their page |
LifeWell's plans are on the plans page.
Check it yourself: FamilySearch website.