Is There a Thing
Is there a thing for that? Usually, yes. Here's which one, and the catch.
One question per page, as people type it: an honest yes, partly or not really, and the real tools that do it.
Status: Live · content · built and run by Jack Stovell at Adapt Progress Evolve
What it is
Is There a Thing answers one question per page, worded the way people type it into Google: is there an app that identifies plants, is there an AI that can edit videos. Each page gives a straight yes, partly or not really, then a shortlist of real tools with their free tier, cheapest paid price, platforms and the catch, each cited to a dated source.
Who it's for
I built it for anyone who suspects somebody has already made the thing they need, and wants the answer and the shortlist without wading through ads and affiliate lists.
How it works
- An honest verdict. Every page opens with yes, partly or not really. When nothing does the job properly, it says so and points to the nearest fix.
- Facts from the vendor. Free tiers, prices, platforms and catches come from each product's own pages, cited by number with the date checked. If a price couldn't be confirmed, the page says "not checked".
- Ours, labelled. Where one of our own products fits, it sits in the list with an "ours" label, never forced to the top. No affiliate links.
- An explorable sky. The homepage is a canvas of autocomplete phrases grouped into categories. Bright stars are answered questions, and there is a plain list view too.
- Readable by machines. Every page has a Markdown mirror, and llms.txt lists every question with its verdict and summary.
Timeline
- — Launched
Facts
- Categories
- 12
- Affiliate links
- 0
- Verdicts
- Yes, partly, not really
Under the hood
Stack: Astro, Cloudflare Workers.
Agents in the fleet that work on it: Writer.
FAQ
Is there a website that tells you if an app or tool exists for something?
Is There a Thing answers that one question at a time: each page takes a question as people type it, says yes, partly or not really, and lists the real tools that do it with prices and catches.
Where do the prices and free tiers on Is There a Thing come from?
Is There a Thing reads them from each product's own pages, help centre or app store listing, cites each one with the date it was checked, and marks anything it couldn't confirm as "not checked".
Does Is There a Thing recommend its publisher's own products?
Sometimes. Where one of Adapt Progress Evolve's products fits, Is There a Thing lists it with an "ours" label and never forces it to the top. It has no affiliate links.