Names in a Hat User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience50.9% of reviews
Neutral12.7% of reviews
Negative experience36.4% of reviews

~ Based on 55 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Names in a Hat Safe?

Names in a Hat appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Names in a Hat is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 131 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
6.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 131 App Store ratings for Names in a Hat.

Is Names in a Hat Legit?

Names in a Hat appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Names in a Hat is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Perfect app for my need highly recommend

I was having a two week long raffle and I had to input entries daily. I was having saving issues so I contacted the developer. I given suggestions to make sure I was saving correctly and then they took it one step further and wrote and pushed an update with auto save functionality. Very impressive response and assistance. Thank you Thank you.
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Perfect for school!

I let my students tap to get the next name and they love it. Keeps everyone on their toes. I also like the lightening picking for teams. Makes assigning random groups quick and I don’t get blamed for the students put together. Can’t wait to use this on the iPad!

The hat to end all hats

Say bye bye, berets. Farewell, fedora. Sayonara, safari hat. Names in a Hat will allow you to clear out your entire hat wardrobe, because this app does it all. Whatever your random draw needs, Names in a Hat offers a solution. I use this app regularly whether at work, with friends, or by myself. There is one problem... I don’t know what to do with all the space I gained when I threw out all my hats. C’est la vie. #YOLO
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Love this app!

As a regular fantasy footballer, this app comes in handy when picking draft positions and divisions. Who doesn’t love a random draw? Here are a few of the things we’ve use NIAH for: meatloaf draw, FF long pick cash, secret Santa, not so secret Santa and poker dealer. Stop denying yourself fun and download this baby
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Nice little app

Does just what I need it to do

Great app

Have been using this app since it was originally released and it still comes in handy. Highly recommend if you’re over using the old fashion pen/paper method. Secret Santa option is great and so useful as well. If you haven’t downloaded yet then you’re missing out.

Names in a hat

So easy to use!!! Makes picking names for games or Christmas so easy!!!

Names in a hat

How do I get a refund? This app doesn’t work at all!

Response from developer

bluepoodke9 - I created a help page to walk you through how to use the app. See: https://namesinahatapp.com/help If you are still having issues, please reach out. My contact is on that site.

Nice

The team names shuffle every time I open the history

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. The issue you raised was fixed in version 3.4.

Robbed me!

Absolutely poor! Paid 99p and doesn’t work. You can enter names. Doesn’t do anything else :-(

Response from developer

Please see the help page I created here: https://namesinahatapp.com/help If you are still having difficulties using my app, please feel free to reach out. My contact is available on that site.

Great app!

Great app! I run a smallish youtube channel and use this application to host giveaways for my subscribers. You manually enter the names of all the people and it randomly selects a winner. There is no (from what i have seen) limit as to how many people can be entered into one draw either which is wonderful!
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Directions

Not clear how to use. Does not come with direction. Will update review when I know how to use. Very disappointed I wasted .99 cents.

Response from developer

Hi Patriots1969. I'm sorry that the app wasn't clear for you. There will be an update shortly that will provide more guidance. In the meantime, here's some help. If you're looking for just names randomly drawn, use the "Standard Draw". If you want to divide names randomly into two or more teams, use "Team Draw". If you just want to keep pulling random names forever, use "Infinite Draw". When you select a draw type, the first screen will be your list of hats. If you're a teacher, you might have a hat for your Math class, and a different hat for your English class. Hit the plus sign in the top right to create and name your new hat. You'll then be taken to the Edit screen where you can enter names. Tap the "Add name..." to start adding names to your list. When you are done adding names, hit Done to dismiss the keyboard and Save to proceed. If you are Team Draw, you'll be taken to similar set of screens to create manage your teams. For example, if you want to divide names into four teams, you might create a "Colors" set, and add Red, Green, Blue, Purple. Once you are at the draw screen, simply tap the screen to start drawing names one-at-a-time. If you just want to quickly see the results, tap the Finish button in the top corner. When the draw is completed, you'll see the results. Use the action button in the lower left corner to share your results or hit the Done button in the corner to return to the home screen. The History button is used to review your previous draws. Please feel free to reach out directly if you have any additional issues (or suggestions to make it better).

Needs iOS 11 update!!!

Please get an update our ASAP! I use this in my class daily but it won’t work with new Apple update.

Can’t wait for the update!

I’m a teacher, and I need this updated ASAP! I count on this app to run my classroom. Please get it going soon! I cannot use the app at all until it is updated, so I’m very sad. 😔😪

Response from developer

Version 3.0 was released on Oct 3 which added support for iOS 11. Please let me know if you continue to have any issues. Thanks.

Doesn't work

Not sure what's wrong, but other than setting up a list of names it doesn't do anything else🙈

Response from developer

There is now a help page that will guide you through the process of using the app. Please reach out if you have any other concerns.

Waste of $

Could get it to work:(

Response from developer

There is now a help page to guide you through the app. Please reach out if you still continue to have any issues.

Takes too long to shuffle names again

A complete waste of $0.99. The interface reminds me of iOS 4. No joke. But what's worse is that when I'm tutoring a group of kids & I want to shuffle their names in random order (so each can take a question), it works fine... despite all the tapping I have to do to get there). But when I want to do a second round, I have to tap a total of six times just to shuffle their names again. Might I add that there's a plethora of unnecessary taps & that the options (animations) are relatively slow.

A complete waste of money & time!
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Response from developer

All of your concerns have been addressed. 1. I added an Infinity Draw option so you can continue to pull names out of the same hat. There’s also two methods for drawing names, one that will allow repeats, and one that won’t. 2. I added a redraw option to the standard draw types to limit the number of taps if you don’t want to use the Infinity Draw. 3. The interface has a fresh coat of paint. I appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback. I hope you are able to find the app useful. If you have more suggestions, please reach out!

Can I delete names from current lists?

The support function for this app is not working, it directs to a blank website. I would really like to delete names from the lists once i’ve used them, and can’t figure out how to do so. If there is any help available I”d appreciate it!

Response from developer

You can swipe to delete a name. You can also tap the “Edit” button at the top and then use the delete icons to remove a name. I also added a Help page for further help with the app.

perfect little surprise!

Didn't think such an app existed but it does - works great if you can't decide on which restaurant to go to, if you need to pull names for gift swapping...type in the names, tap the screen, and you've "pulled" one. Genius and so helpful!

Good idea but needs improvement

There's got to be a better way of inputting 100 names in this app other than me typing them in one at a time.