While most of the apps are designed to cater to the consumer need, there are a few that are aimed at charity work.

They aim at making this world a better place by donating to the charities or to the environmental cause. It also comes in handy for you at times.

So basically it is a win-win situation on most of the occasion. These apps are not necessarily what you are looking for, but over a period of time these may help you in becoming more aware about the things that take place around you.

Try it out and make this world a better place

1. HTC Power to Give

By downloading the app, plugging in your Android phone and connecting to Wi-Fi, your phone’s spare computing power becomes part of a huge grid that provides power to a scientific project of your choice, like researching cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, AIDS, or understanding climate change, or searching for extra-terrestrial life.

2. Charity Miles
 

By tracking your progress and donating for each mile, this free app allows you to make every step count. Once you pick your charity and upload your results to social media, Charity Miles will donate 10 cents per mile for biking and 25 cents per mile for walkers and runners.

3. GoodGuide
 

The app’s barcode scanning feature lets you quickly access GoodGuide’s science-based health, environment and social ratings for over 170,000 products available in the U.S.

4. Check In For Good

When you check-in at participating businesses, that business donates $1 to a cause of your choosing and in turn you get coupons and incentives to go back again. Win-win.

5. Seafood Watch

Started by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, this app helps consumers and restaurants make responsible and informed choices about their seafood purchases. The database lists fish that are caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways and if those aren’t available, they will suggest good alternatives.

6. My Life as a Refugee
 

In the time it takes to download this game, eight people are forced to flee their homes because of war, persecution, or terror. This game designed by the UN Refugee Agency aims to raise awareness about these issues.

7. Tree Planet 2
 

Since the first version of this game was released, Tree Planet has funded over 340,000 real trees in 13 forests. Directions are in Korean but the game is easy to use. 

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