These 8 Apps Are Helping Change The World For The Better, And You Can Help
World Improvement? There's an app for that!
1. Forest helps combat deforestation by ignoring your phone
Use Forest when you want to focus on your work and not your constant barrage of notifications. Set an amount of time you'd like to stay in the zone, and as the time ticks your tree grows and you gain coins (if you leave the app, your tree dies and you earn no coins). Once you get 2,500 coins, Forest will plant a tree in an area plagued by deforestation.
Download it here.
2. Charity Miles raises money while you run
Charity Miles' sponsors donate 10 cents per mile for bikers and 25 cents per mile for walking and running to the charity of your choice when you record your workout with the app. So get out there and raise some money!
Download here.
3. Literally share your food with Feedie
Snap a photo of your food at participating restaurants and they donate the price of one meal to The Lunchbox Fund.
Download here.
4. Cash in your best for good with Budge
Challenge your friends to anything you like - serious or silly - and whoever loses has to donate to charity!
Download here.
5. MicroHero donates for your valuable opinions
For each market research survey question you answer in the MicroHero app, the company sponsoring the question will donate to your favorite non-profit!
Download here.
6. Tap for free rice with Charity Tap
Literally all you do is download this app donate a grain of free rice per tap in the bowl, so turn your commute time into valuable donations!
Download here.
7. Turn your images into photographic gold with Donate a Photo
For each inspiring photo that you upload (limit 1/day), Johnson & Johnson will donate $1 to a cause of your choice! The photos are added to a gallery to inspire others but are never used for other purposes.
Download here.
8. Raise money by going out on the town with Check In For Good
Check in at participating businesses on your smartphone and they will donate $1 to a cause of your choosing. It also provides coupons and deals as incentives to return (and check in again!)
Download here.