( CNN ) -- Are you missing a beloved four-legged friend from the past ? Or , on a far sillier note , would you like your very own Grumpy Cat or Doge ? A new app aims to help you find a lookalike for your departed or dream pet by using photo-matching software to find the closest match in your area . PetMatch lets you upload a picture of a dog or cat , or use one from its gallery . It then tries to find you a pet available for adoption that is the closest possible match to the one you posted . The app is from startup Superfish and uses its patented image-recognition technology . It scans your photo , registering details like the shape of an animal 's mouth , the distance between its eyes , its coloring and its general size and shape . It then performs a similar search on PetFinder , a database with photos of hundreds of thousands of animals up for adoption throughout the United States , and gives you the closest overall matches , as well as the closest ones in your area . Of course , it 's not perfect . If the picture you upload shows an animal at an odd angle , is blurry or otherwise differs from typical shots by animal-rescue groups , there 's no telling what it will return for you . ( Tech-news site The Verge claims a photo of Lady Gaga produced a `` matching '' image of a hamster . ) The app also does n't necessarily consider the breed of the animal you photograph , if that 's something that 's important to you . And , of course , we love our animals for reasons other than their appearance . Photos do n't show personality . Or intelligence . Or , in special circumstances , megalomaniacal tendencies and palpable disdain for underlings . We tested the app with a photo of Cash , a gray-and-white Scottish Fold cat in Atlanta , and it returned matches of cats with similar coloring in Jefferson , Georgia ; Knoxville , Tennessee ; Huntsville , Alabama ; Charlotte , North Carolina , and other neighboring states . A few of the cats looked vaguely like Cash , although most did not . But the pool of available cats may grow larger as more pet shelters connect with the database . The PetMatch app , released this month , is currently available only on Apple 's iOS operating system . And while it will no doubt be helpful to pet seekers , PetMatch is not the only product the folks at Superfish have in mind . The company has been around since 2006 and its photo-recognition tool has been available as a standalone iOS app or a Web browser extension for a while . Now , it 's planning to expand its item-specific offerings , with jewelry and furniture apps in the works .
New PetMatch app lets you upload photos to find a lookalike for a dog or cat . The company says it has been working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its new pet matching app. It 's currently available only for Apple mobile devices .