Family Connections

Finally Answer "How Is Uncle Steve Related to Us?"

Family relationships are confusing - especially for kids. KinPatch maps out how everyone is connected, so your family can finally understand who's who.

Map Your Family

Is that a second cousin or first cousin once removed?

Extended family relationships are confusing. Kids don't understand why they call someone "aunt" who isn't really an aunt. You probably can't explain the difference between second cousins and first cousins once removed either. KinPatch figures it out for you.

How the Family Tree Works

Add Family Members

Start with your immediate family, then add parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Define Relationships

Specify how each person is connected (parent, child, spouse, sibling). The tree builds itself.

See the Connections

View your family as a visual tree. Click any two people to see exactly how they're related.

Why Families Love the Family Tree

Visual Family Map

See your entire family laid out visually. Zoom in on branches, see connections at a glance.

Automatic Relationship Calculation

Once you add the connections, KinPatch calculates complex relationships automatically. Second cousin once removed? No problem.

Great for Kids

Help children understand their family. "Grandma Rose is daddy's mom" makes more sense when they can see it.

Collaborative Building

Family members can help add people and fill in the blanks. Grandparents often know connections you don't.

See your family across generations

A visual family tree makes relationships clear. Kids can see exactly how they're connected to grandparents, cousins, and that "uncle" who isn't technically an uncle.

Interactive visual tree
Multiple generations
Automatic relationship labels
Add photos to profiles
Collaborative editing

Grandpa

Grandma

Dad

Mom

You

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Frequently Asked Questions

Start by adding yourself, then add family members and their relationships. As you add parents, children, spouses, and siblings, the tree builds itself. You can add extended family by connecting them to existing members.

Yes! Once you've added the basic connections, KinPatch automatically calculates relationships. It can tell you that someone is your second cousin once removed, or your great-aunt, without you having to figure it out yourself.

Absolutely! Family members can add their own relatives, fill in missing information, and help complete the tree. This is especially helpful for extended family history that you might not know yourself.

Yes. KinPatch is focused on your living family and modern family relationships, not genealogical research. It's designed to help your kids understand how they're related to Aunt Susan, not to trace your ancestors back centuries.

Yes! KinPatch displays your family as a visual tree diagram that you can zoom and pan. See multiple generations at once and understand the connections at a glance.

Map your family connections

Help your family understand how everyone is connected. Start building your family tree today.

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