The best app ever
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The best app ever
They go to for all HI needs
We’re gonna need
We’re gonna need
Well it’s working for now & I use the vin number of the boat & it’s exactly what I was looking for.
Good app
Really
How come you can search a vessels name ? I work on the upper Mississippi River and it don’t work I would like a refund
Response from developer
HINSearch does NOT do searches by vessel name. This app decodes and validates vessel Hull Identification Numbers, and provides some manufacturer data. Potential users should read the full App Description before purchasing this or any other app. You can request a refund from Apple at "reportaproblem.apple.com".
HIN Search rating
I purchased this app. for my iPhone last year, when I was in the process of buying a boat. It seemed to work good, as a search of the HIN I entered returned the former owner’s name. I completed the title transfer in WA. state before the end of July, 2020. For kicks, I searched my HIN today, over a year later. It still lists the former owner’s name! The app. may be good, but the author is not pulling updated data to reflect transfers in ownership. For that reason, I deduct two stars, giving it a “meh” rating.
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2022-01-16: This is a reply to a recently entered developer reply. You wrote: “I am not sure exactly what this review is referring to. HINSearch does NOT provide any boat ownership or registration info.” Run a search for HIN BL1G54CKB787. Scroll towards the bottom of the page, where you will see the following: “Owner/Contact Name: Keith Mitchell Phone: 5078255851” How can you claim that HINSearch does NOT provide any boat ownership or registration info? Hint: I am the legal owner, since July 20, 2020, but my name is NOT Keith Mitchell. Perhaps Keith was a first owner? I don’t know. If this is a situation where you are pulling stale information from a state database, perhaps it is best to not show it.
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2022-01-16: This is a reply to a recently entered developer reply. You wrote: “I am not sure exactly what this review is referring to. HINSearch does NOT provide any boat ownership or registration info.” Run a search for HIN BL1G54CKB787. Scroll towards the bottom of the page, where you will see the following: “Owner/Contact Name: Keith Mitchell Phone: 5078255851” How can you claim that HINSearch does NOT provide any boat ownership or registration info? Hint: I am the legal owner, since July 20, 2020, but my name is NOT Keith Mitchell. Perhaps Keith was a first owner? I don’t know. If this is a situation where you are pulling stale information from a state database, perhaps it is best to not show it.
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Response from developer
Thank you for the update. The "Owner/Contact Name" is referring to the Builder/Manufacturer. I will make this super clear in a future release. HINSearch does NOT provide any boat ownership or registration info (as stated in the App description). HINSearch WILL tell you who made the boat, when, and a little bit about the company that made it. It will also do some checks for suspicious or fraudulent HIN numbers.
