How to organise relatives
One group called "Family" with ninety people in it is the same as no groups at all.
Short answer
Split an extended family along the lines it already splits along in real life: your immediate family, your spouse's family, each grandparent's branch, the people in one city. A group should be something people could plausibly be invited into and post in. Anything that is really a private label about a person — their profession, how you know them, where they live — belongs in a tag instead, because tags are yours alone and cut across every group.
Follow the real divisions
Families already have structure: branches, households, the ones who gather at Eid and the ones you see at weddings. Groups work when they match a gathering that actually happens.
Keep groups small enough to be used
A group that is too large gets muted, and a muted group might as well not exist. If a poll in it would be irrelevant to half the members, split it.
Use tags for the crosscutting facts
Relatives who are doctors, relatives in Cairo, relatives you only see at funerals. These cut across every branch and none of them belong to a shared space.
Tags are private, so you can label honestly.
Let the tree carry the genealogy
Do not try to encode descent in group names. The tree already holds it, and it holds it better.
Frequently asked questions
Can a relative be in two groups?
Yes, in as many as make sense.
Do group members see each other?
Yes. A group is a shared space and members can see the member list.
Can I remove someone from a group?
Yes, from the group's details screen.
TreeLinker — a family relationship management app.
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A family organiser that keeps decisions findable
Organise relatives into private groups, label contacts with your own tags, and settle family decisions with polls and named discussions that stay findable.
Groups
Private, invitation-only shared spaces for a family, a neighbourhood or a class, with polls, named discussions and shared memories.
Tags
Private labels with a colour, an icon and a list of assigned contacts. Nobody else ever sees them.
Start with the contacts you already have
TreeLinker is free on Google Play. No ads, no subscription, and your address book never leaves your phone.
Android. Free. No account required to browse your own contacts.