Note: Every effort has been made to find accurate information for this page, but the result is not perfect. I don't have a PDA that runs Windows CE and can't run Pocket Genealogist. The information on the Northern Hills website doesn't address each of the categories used here. The effort to address that information will continue. Please feel welcome to email any corrections or suggestions that might make this page more useful to me.
Each of these programs is supported by a small development organization, and in most cases by a single programmer who devotes the bulk of his time and years of programming experience to keeping his customers happy.
| Feature | Pocket Genealogist | My Roots | GedStar | GedWise |
| Price | Basic $20.00 Advanced $35.00 |
$17.95 | $11.95 | $17.99 |
| PDA Operating System | Windows CE | Palm | Palm | Palm |
| Add or edit data on the handheld* | Allows "research notes" | Yes | No | No |
| GEDCOM converter for PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| GEDCOM converter for Macintosh | No | Yes | No | No |
| Other conversion | Direct from Legacy (Advanced version only) | |||
| Person view | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Family Group Sheet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ancestor trees | Don't know | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Descendant trees | Don't know | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Screen shots on website | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Product Age | Don't know | 2 1/2 years | 2 1/2 years | 1 year |