What-is-it
Langtian Du Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
What-is-it is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Langtian Du. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated June 24, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 3 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 24
- 2026 · v1.3
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About What-is-it
WhatIsIt — AI Object Identifier Point your camera at anything and get an instant AI-powered answer. Plants, food, insects, gadgets, medications, artwork — if you can photograph it, WhatIsIt can identify it. --- IDENTIFY ANYTHING Snap a photo or import one from your library. WhatIsIt analyzes the image and returns a name, description, and confidence score in seconds. Not satisfied? Upgrade to a more powerful AI model for a second opinion. ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS Identification is just the start. Ask the AI anything about what it found — "How do I care for this plant?", "How much is this worth?" — and get contextual answers on the spot. TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS Photograph any printed text — menus, signs, labels, letters — and WhatIsIt will extract and translate it into your language. Supports 7 languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, German, and French. TIERED AI POWER - Fast model: quick, everyday identifications - Powerful model: deeper analysis for tricky subjects YOUR HISTORY, SAVED Every identification is saved to your personal history so you can revisit results, share findings, or track what you've discovered. --- AI-generated results may be inaccurate. Do not rely on this app for medical, safety, legal, or critical decisions. Privacy Policy: https://www.myphonetools.com/WhatIsIt/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.myphonetools.com/WhatIsIt/terms.html Support: [email protected]
What’s new
Version 1.3 · Updated June 24, 2026
Translate - Translated photo overlay. Photograph a sign, menu, or document and you'll see the translation rendered right onto the original image — each text region replaced in place, with overlapping blocks shrunken so every line stays readable. Tap for a fullscreen pinch-zoom view. - Mixed-script photos. A Japanese sign with English captions, a French label next to a Chinese menu — each region is recognized separately and translated into your Default language in one tap. - 60+ languages, sorted with the most-used at the top of the picker (English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Portuguese, Italian first, then the rest). Offline (Local) Mode - Free, unlimited on-device translation on iOS 18 and later — no subscription, no daily cap, no data needed. Works on planes and abroad. - Cloud / Local toggle at the top of the Translate and Audio tabs. Auto-flips to Local when there's no connection. - 8 languages supported offline through Apple's on-device Translation framework: English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian. - Profile → Offline Languages. New screen where you can pre-download every language pair you'll need (or "Download All" for a road trip). Downloads continue in the background regardless of which tab is on screen. - Explicit source-language picker in Local mode. Tell the app "this image is in English" and it skips auto-detection entirely so it can't accidentally ask to download a different pack. - Smart download dialog. If you try to translate a pair you haven't installed yet, you get a clear dialog with Download Pack + Switch to Cloud buttons instead of a surprise system prompt. Audio - On-device transcription in Local mode using Apple's Speech framework. No backend, no quota. - Cloud audio always translates to your Default language. No more guessing about direction — Cloud is now a one-way "translate everything to my language" tool. Bidirectional conversation lives in the Conversation tab. Subscription & access - In short period, there is no more daily-limit walls. When you hit your free quota or your trial ends, the app keeps working — a small banner just suggests subscribing for unlimited use. Subscribe and Dismiss buttons let you act when convenient, not mid-task. - Continue as Guest now actually continues from the login screen at first launch (previously the button did nothing as the root view). Polish - Lighter, more readable login screen — the navy was too dark for the secondary actions. - Identification history with the translated overlay attached for image translations. - Mixed-language LLM translation prompt so the backend always translates every language in a piece of text into your Default, not just the dominant one.
App privacy
The developer, Langtian Du, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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