16 Social Good Apps That Make It Simple To Impact The World Everyday

Mobile devices have changed the way everyone lives. Here is a list of some amazing Social Good apps that can be used for a variety of different things. Some of theses apps can be used on a day to day basis, others can be used for research, and some can be used to educate. No matter the reason, these mobile apps gives you the ability to stay consumer conscious and socially involved in every facet of your life.

eGood

eGood connects communities, companies and causes to bring purpose to profit, helping businesses grow, and create awareness and funding for causes. On eGood we first ask you help us build the eGood community by suggesting your favorite businesses and causes you care about. Once we’re in your community, you’ll find listings of businesses that have signed up to support various causes. Whether scouting them out via eGood.com or our app, or just checking-in via the in-store iPad system, the business donates a percentage of your purchase to a worthy cause, in return for your loyalty. iTunes

Orange Harp

We partner with the most creative small businesses that make unique, high-quality products the right way. You will get a complete biography of our products and find comfort in the fact that your purchases are authentic, well-made, long-lasting, and socially-conscious. We curate products that are made of high-quality, natural, or renewable raw materials. Our brands care for our communities by giving back and upholding fair standards for people and animals. Our brands practice energy-saving manufacturing techniques, eco-friendly shipping, and other methods that protect our earth. iTunes

Feedie

Feedie is a mobile app created by the Lunchbox Fund that lets you share your passion for food with others. In doing so, restaurants make a donation to the Lunchbox Fund. When you are at a participating restaurant just snap a pic of your food and post it. the Lunchbox Fund is a non-profit organization that provides meals to school children in South Africa. Check out the Lunchbox Fund here. Check out the list of participating restaurants here. iTunes Google Play

One Today

One Today is a mobile app that brings together people and nonprofits through the simple act of giving $1.One Today will present you with a new project every day from a nonprofit that is changing the world. You can donate to the projects that inspire you with just one click. Amplify your impact by sharing your donations with your friends on social media and matching their contributions to your favorite projects. iTunes Google Play

Stand4

Stand4 is a social impact app that empowers you to see your entire impact on the world, in one place. To make an impact, you can log on once a day and take a stand for your favorite cause. Each stand activates a monetary donation from Stand4’s corporate sponsors to the cause you stood for. Everything that comes as a result of your stand is compiled and shown on your profile page; giving you the ability to immediately see all the lives you’ve touched, problems you’ve helped solve, and overall impact you’ve made on the world. iTunes Google Play

Share The Meal

ShareTheMeal is an initiative of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger. Each year, WFP reaches 80 million people with food assistance in around 80 countries. WFP is 100% voluntarily funded, so every donation counts. WFP’s administrative costs are among the lowest in the non-profit sector — with 90% of donations going directly to WFP operations that are building a world with zero hunger. iTunes Google Play

GoodGuide

The GoodGuide app instantly reveals whether products are safe, healthy, green and socially responsible. The app’s barcode scanning software lets you quickly access GoodGuide’s science-based health, environment and social ratings for over 170,000 products. You can also choose the issues you care about most. GoodGuide’s mission is to help you shop your values wherever you shop. iTunes Google Play

Charity Miles

Charity Miles is a free app that allows you to earn money and raise awareness for charities by walking, running or biking– all courtesy of our corporate partners. Just choose a charity and hit the streets. As you walk, run or bike, the app will measure your distance and you will earn money for your charity: 10¢ per mile for bikers; 25¢ per mile for walkers and runners, all up to our initial $1,000,000 corporate sponsorship pool. iTunes Google Play

Givelifly

Use the Givelify mobile giving app to conveniently give donations, tithes and offerings to any charity or church in the US. Enjoy easy access to accurate donation records for tax time. Your church or favorite charity doesn’t even need to be registered to receive your donations. Simply search, donate and let Givelify handle the rest. Donate during fundraising events, worship services, while vacationing, at work, conventions or anywhere else. Donations can be completed in as few as three taps on your mobile phone and access to donation records is as easy as two taps. Currently available to churches only. Will soon be available to non profits. iTunes Google Play

MicroHero

Download the free iPhone app and start answering survey questions. With each response, you earn real dollars for your favorite non‑profit. Donations are paid for by companies that are conducting market research, or just need quick answers to urgent business questions. It’s that simple. iTunes

Fotition

Fotition offers a social experience that doesn’t exist with any other social sharing network. Fotition will be the first social currency exchange — a place where you can post photos in exchange for real dollars given by brands to support the causes you care about. With Fotition, you Fote to support campaigns by completing fun photo challenges. As you post and share photos through the Fotition app, you are effectively raising money and awareness for good causes. You will also be creating communities rallying around those causes, and around the charities, brands, and people that support them. iTunes

CharityBox

Find your favorite charities and donate to them with any credit card or link your bank account. We’ve made it so efficient, donating will become a part of your daily routine. We take your donations and give you back a tax-deductible receipt right away. Then your donations are processed to the charity with the industries best rates on charitable giving. The charities get your donations directly into their bank account or get mailed a check. We do all the work, so your favorite charities can now just focus on doing good. iTunes Google Play

Horyou

Horyou is the Social Network for Social Good where members, organizations and personalities support and promote solidarity through actions, while advocating a humanistic approach to technology. Horyou provides resourceful functionalities to promote new ways of interacting with one another. At Horyou, social networking facilitates the process from ideas to concrete actions, while contributing to the building of meaningful and constructive interactions between the online and offline worlds. iTunes Google Play

We365

What if everyone took one positive action, big or small, every day? We365 is a community of people making the world more awesome by accepting inspiring challenges that impact hundreds of causes. From the environment to human rights, We365 makes taking positive action and tracking your impact easy. Better yourself, your community and the world! We deliver you inspiring challenges daily. Care about the environment? Want to beat cancer? Are you ready to up your game on random acts of kindness? We challenge you to start here! iTunes Google Play

Forward

You don’t need to throw away your good, old items anymore. With Forward, you can easily give them away. The people receiving them will donate a small amount of money to a charity of your choice. To get started, all you have to do is take a picture of the item you would like to give away, put a price on it, and pick a charity from the list. You can get rid of your stuff, people get things in good condition that are almost free, and charity organizations get extra help. Everybody wins! iTunes Google Play

CharityTap

Each time you tap the bowl you donate one grain of rice to hungry people all over the world. The rice is donated through the United Nations World Food Programme, which has distribution networks to everyone in need. Once you open the app, all you have to do is tap the bowl of rice! The world total updates automatically so you know you are making a difference! Through Game Center you can see how many grains of rice you and your friends have donated through Charity Tap! Try to be the best of everyone you know! iTunes

Originally published at causeartist.com