# Identify things

URL: https://isthereathing.com/categories/identify/

Point your phone at it, or hum it.

## Checked answers

- [Is there an app that can name a song by humming?](https://isthereathing.com/an-app-that-can-name-a-song-by-humming/) (yes; updated 2026-10-02): Yes. Google's hum to search, YouTube Music's Sound Search and SoundHound all take a hummed or sung tune. Shazam, the one most people try first, is built for music that's actually playing. Markdown: https://isthereathing.com/an-app-that-can-name-a-song-by-humming.md
- [Is there an app that identifies plants?](https://isthereathing.com/an-app-that-identifies-plants/) (yes; updated 2026-10-02): Yes, several, and Pl@ntNet and Seek are free. Treat results as a suggestion: a 2023 study of four apps concluded that apps cannot be used to safely identify edible plants. Markdown: https://isthereathing.com/an-app-that-identifies-plants.md

## Being checked

- Is there an app that can identify bird calls?
- Is there an app that can scan coins for value? (draft answer: yes, not checked yet)

## What people ask

- Identify things (songs, plants, birds): 54 autocomplete phrases (gb+us, 2026-10-02)
- Music, songs, sheet music: 64 autocomplete phrases (gb+us, 2026-10-02)