VIN Hunter Pro™

There's now a new version of VIN Hunter Pro (1.0.5) in the app store! The new version has a greatly improved barcode scanner. Give it a try!

A new update of VIN Hunter Pro is now available. The update fixes a small Black Book Drill Down issue and adds the ability to create a VIN Hunter Pro account directly in the app. The new version is available at the iTunes App Store.

VIN Hunter Pro has been approved and released into the Apple App Store! Get your free copy of the client at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vin-hunter-pro/id349439708?mt=8, or http://www.itunes.com/app/vinhunterpro. iTunes is required.

I've been getting several questions related to data entry in VIN Hunter Pro. People have been concerned about the need to enter the VIN and their account information every time the access the program. Fortunately for VIN Hunter Pro this isn't the case.

VIN Hunter Pro is a native iPhone application, giving us the ability to store information about your vehicles in a local database. This means you enter a VIN once and have it decoded and it's available for whatever services you wish to access, without having to enter that VIN in again.

This means you can retrieve a CARFAX, Black Book, and NADA report one after the other without having to re-enter any information. The idea behind VIN Hunter Pro is that speed is of the essence. By storing this information you'll never need to do dual data entry, and the vehicle data is the the next time you need it.

We also store your CARFAX and VIN Hunter Pro account in the system meaning once you've entered it you'll never ...

I was interviewed for the January issue of the Dealer Business Journal! Check out the article on the developer who built a VIN decoder.

Peter Salinas and crew did a great job.

Mark, one of our excellent beta testers has a great tip for everyone:

Tell the other users if they turn off wifi and just use the 3g the battery will last much longer. The auctions have wifi in the building but it doesn't extend outside so the phone is constantly looking for a signal every time you walk back outside, which is very often.

Thanks Mark!

Last night I submitted VIN Hunter Pro to Apple for approval! Hopefully in the next couple of weeks it will be available for download. The app itself is free, but in order to access the services from CARFAX®, Black Book®, or NADA you'll need a subscription from this site. Subscriptions vary in price by the level of access you require.

Needless to say we're very excited! Soon all of the hard work invested in this project will finally pay off. Thanks to all of our partners and beta testers for making it all happen!