For the socially conscious consumer, these charitable apps make it fun and easy to donate your money to a good cause. With the rise of smartphone technology, many non-profit organizations and charities have found innovative ways of engaging consumers. From hunger to homelessness, these apps help raise funds for meaningful causes.
One way organizations have made it easier for consumers to raise funds is by turning everyday activities into a means of collecting charitable donations. Whether it is a new hobby or a daily ritual, these apps make everyday activities count for so much more. Some examples of everyday charity apps include fundraising fitness apps, dieting donation apps and medication-managing apps.
For more specialized causes, there are charitable apps that seek unique ways of engaging consumers. For example, there are fundraising apps that unlock corporate donations for local homeless shelters. There are also travel-based charity apps that allow users to donate a portion of their holiday expenses.
25 Examples of Charitable Apps
From Surplus Food Donation Apps to Travel-Based Charity Apps:
Katherine Pendrill — Jul 21, 2015 — Social Good
25
Contactless Donation Shops
This Interactive Display Window Collects Contactless Payment Donations
24
Daily Donation Apps
The Tinbox App Enables Users to Donate EUR 1 a Day to Charity for Free
23
Facial Hair-Encouraging Apps
The Movember Nokia App '#MoWithLove' Aims to Raise Awareness
22
Convincing Santa Claus Apps
The ‘Kringl’ App Convinces Your Kids Santa is Real
21
Dieting Donation Apps
FoodTweeks' App Helps You Cut Out Calories and Feed the Hungry
20
Marvelous Movember Apps
The Movember Mobile App Helps You Manage Your Movember Journey
19
Charitable Hunger Apps
Feeding Forward Helps With Donating Food and Eliminating Food Waste
18
Charity Alarm Clocks
iCukoo by Chelsea Apps Factory Donates Money Every Time People Hit Snooze
17
Smartphone-Obsessed Charitable Endeavors
The UNICEF Tap Project is Taking Away Your Smartphone
16
Food Donation Apps
The 'Foodcloud' App Will Distribute Unwanted Grocery Store Food to Charities
15
Hunger-Fighting Apps
Hunger Crunch's Charity Game Staves Off Fictive & Real World Hunger
14
Touchless Donation Posters
Oxfam's Contactless Donation Stations Support NFC-Enabled Devices
13
Charitable Fitness Apps
Charity Miles Reverses Traditional Cause Marketing to Donate More Money
12
Charitable Food Photography Apps
The Feedie App Lets You Donate a Meal Simply by Taking a Picture
11
Surplus Food Donation Apps
The 'Spoiler Alert' App Helps Streamline Supermarket Food Donations
10
Charity Fundraising Apps
The 'WeShelter' App Sends Corporate Funds to Local Homeless Organizations
9
Charitable Playlist-Hogging Apps
Guilty Pledgers Lets Users Add Songs to Playlists for a Donation
8
Medication-Managing Apps
Mango Health Turns Taking Pills into a Rewarding Game
7
Charitable Logo-Recognizing Apps
Based in the UK, This Donation App Makes Giving Easy for Donors
6
Travel-Based Charity Apps
This App Enables Travelers to Donate Part of Their Holiday Expenses
5
Monetized Lock Screens
The Locket App Places Targeted Ads on Your Phone's Home Screen
4
Data-Donating Initatives
The #4Good Campaign Lets Mobile Users Gift Their Unused Data to Charities
3
Charitable Connected Laundry Machines
Whirlpool's Appliances Manifest the Internet of Good Things
2
Disabled Vigilante Apps
The Parking Mobility App Lets the Disabled Punish Law Breakers
1
Data-Donating Parkinsons Trackers
The Health Tracking App Enables Users to Get Paid for Their Data
Related Ideas
Unpackaged Food Supermarkets
Original Unpacked is Lowering Food Waste by Unconventional Means
Outfit-Modeling Mirrors
Neiman Marcus' Memory Mirror Digitally Compares Outfits
Local Solutions to Hunger
Gary Oppenheimer's Speech on Hunger is About Food Pantries and Produce
Recycled Mobile Homeless Shelters
The Homelessness Project Uses Discarded Items to Provide Housing
Disease-Fighting Apps
The tinAway mHealth App is Being Developed for Chronic Tinnitus
Enhanced Smartphone Softwares
Apple's iOS 8 System Offers Improved Design and Functionality
Ambient Lighting Alarms
The JBL Horizon Gentle Alarm Clock Uses Soft Light to Wake You Up
Poverty-Aiding Supermarkets
This Social Supermarket Decreases Food Prices by 70 Per Cent
Philanthropic Virtual Drawing Walls
Doodles on DraftFCB's Holiday Wall Support Typhoon Survivors
Educational Anatomy Apps
The Humanatomy Health App Helps to Teach Children About the Body
Charitable Arcade Games
These Charity Arcades in Swedish Airports Raise Money for the Red Cross
Wearable Wrist Payments
Barclaycard's Contactless Payment bPay Bands Will Reduce Cash Transactions
Drink Pre-Ordering Apps
Starbucks' Mobile App Will Soon Let You Order and Pay in Advance
Charitable Temporary Tattoos
Tattly's Temporary Tattoos for Good Help NFP Organizations
Unappealing Food Share Campaigns
The #MealForShare Instagram Food Campaign Serves Up Better Eats
Gluten-Monitoring Devices
The Canary is a Portable Gadget That Allows You To Test Gluten in Foods
Contactless Donation Shops
This Interactive Display Window Collects Contactless Payment Donations
Beverage Brewing Clocks
The Barisieur Alarm Clock Design Makes a Cup of Coffee to Wake You Up
Eco-Conscious Cone Campaigns
The Ice Cream Expedition Hopes to Spread Conservation Education
Kidult Alarm Clocks
The stylepie JELLY Gravity-Controlled Clock is for the Young in Spirit
Daily Donation Apps
The Tinbox App Enables Users to Donate EUR 1 a Day to Charity for Free
Furniture Identifying Apps
This App Will Find Decor For You Using Visual Recognition Technology
Mental Health Apps
The MoodHacker App Helps Fight Depression in the Workplace
Wellness Monitoring Kits
Cue is a Home Testing System for Monitoring Your Own Health
Digitized Stained Glass Windows
Shiseido’s Interactive Store Display Draws Consumers In
Intelligent Acupuncture Devices
The Vitastiq Smart Pen Informs Users of Vitamin Deficiencies
Matchmaking Gift Apps
Argos' Gift Finder App Uses a Swiping System Like Tinder
Acclaimed Veggie Apps
James Beard Foundation Vegetables Puts Award-Winning Recipes in Your Pocket
Adhesive Health Trackers
The Health-Monitoring Patch Prototypes Measure Movement and Deliver Drugs
Personal Nutritionist Apps
The Nutrino Nutrition App Helps You Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
Projected Countertop Stoves
The Whirlpool Interactive Cooktop Begins with a Blank Canvas Kitchen
Social Blood Donation Campaigns
WHO's Blood Donation Campaign Encourages Social Sharing
Wearable Banking Wristbands
The CaixaBank Contactless Payment System is a Spanish Alternative
Farmer Appreciation Campaigns
This World Food Day Campaign Gives Kudos to Local Farmers
Targeted Marketing Platforms
ST Beacon From SmarTone Helps Retailers Apply BLE Technology
Matchmaking Travel Packages
Swipe Right is a Romantic W Hotel Package to Connect Singles
Food-Donating Apps
This Food App Donates Money to Food Banks Every Time You Eat at a Restarant
Social Music Apps
The Sounds App Optimizes Visual Social Media Platforms for Audio
Phone Charger Clocks
This Modern Alarm Clock Design Features a Built-In USB Port for Charging
Dieting Donation Apps
FoodTweeks' App Helps You Cut Out Calories and Feed the Hungry
Charitable Donation Boxes
The Salvation Army's Boxes for Goods Represent the Items It Accepts
Anti-Food Waste Apps
The PareUp App Lets You Buy Excess Food From Retailers at a Low Cost
Temporary 12-Hour Stores
iZettle's Temporary Store Hosts Small Businesses for Just 12 Hours
Educational Phone-Unlocking Apps
The Unlock Lessons Vivo App Makes Kids Correctly Answer Questions
Sight Identifying Apps
Image Recognition App for the Blind Determines Objects with a Phone Camera
Collaborative Food Drives
The Stamp Out Hunger Drive Helps to End Hunger Across America
Homemade Meal-Sharing Apps
Toronto's Homefed App is Like an Airbnb to Find Home Cooked Meals
Generous Foodsharing Campaigns
Ben & Jerry's Food Waste Campaign Shares What You Don't Eat
Charitable Hunger Apps
Feeding Forward Helps With Donating Food and Eliminating Food Waste
Smartphone-Based Depression Treatment
Ginger.io Uses Big Data for Mental Health Treatment
Waste-Transforming Startups
Eat Limmo Created a New Plant-Based Ingredient Used in Baking
Portable Donation Cans
Magia's POS Can Helps to Collect More Donations for Kids with Cancer
Job-Hunting Apps
Poach's Job Search App Works in the Background to Detect Opportunity
Contactless Payment Saddles
People Can Use Contactless Payments for Donkey Rides at this UK Beach
Philanthropic Startup Movements
The Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Lets Companies Help
Parkinson's-Relieving Motion Sensors
This Hacked Kinect Sensor Helps Parkinson's Sufferers Walk
Medication Reminder Wristbands
Alzheimer’s Watch Keeps Tabs on Pill Doses for Forgetful Patients
Waste-Powered Supermarkets
This Sainsbury's Supermaket Will Be Powered by its Own Food Waste
Waste-Reducing Mobile Discounts
EcoBasket Hopes to Offer Perishable Food Coupons via Smartphones
Food Donation Apps
The 'Foodcloud' App Will Distribute Unwanted Grocery Store Food to Charities
Biometric Health Monitors
The SensoTRACK Keeps Track of Your Vitals Like No Other Device
Crowdsourced Connected Refrigerators
USB-Integrating Fridge ChillHub is on Display at CES 2015
Hunger-Fighting Apps
Hunger Crunch's Charity Game Staves Off Fictive & Real World Hunger
Sustainable Bamboo Sunglasses
Every Purchase of This Eyewear Plants Five New Trees
Predictive Health Apps
The Nurse App for Health Makes Disease Predictions for a Patient
Outsourced Wake-Up Apps
Wakie is an Alarm Clock App Where a Stranger Will Call to Wake You Up
Charitable Frequent Fliers
The Extra Mile Donates Flights To People Visiting Dying Loved Ones
Civic Messaging Apps
The Tell Me About Politics App Ask Amy Lets Youth Ask Questions via Text
Charitable Fitness Apps
Charity Miles Reverses Traditional Cause Marketing to Donate More Money
Tech Expertise-Donating Platforms
#charity Asks You to Volunteer Skills in Technology to Charities
Leftover Food Charities
All You Can't Eat Makes Charitable Meals Out of Leftovers
Healthy Nutrition Coaching Apps
The Rise App is a New Way to Diet and Healthy Eating
Appliance-Connecting Sensors
The Smappee Energy Monitor Gives Your Devices Connected Capabilities
Animal-Avoiding Diets
Aline Ploeg's Talk on Veganism Explains Why a Plant-Based Diet is Best
Homeless Handwritten Typefaces
The Newly Compiled Homeless Fonts Use Their Actual Handwriting
Charity Fundraising Apps
The 'WeShelter' App Sends Corporate Funds to Local Homeless Organizations
Charitable Playlist-Hogging Apps
Guilty Pledgers Lets Users Add Songs to Playlists for a Donation
Blanket Social Businesses
Sackcloth & Ashes Donates Blankets for the Homeless for the Ones You Buy
Transferable Playlist Tapes
Share Your Music Using Sharetapes
Music Streaming Devices
Beep Music Independently Connects to the Internet to Free Up Smartphones
Smartphone-Controlled Water Flow
This Smart Home Leak Detection Technology Prevents Water Damage
Neglected Song Appreciation Sites
The Forgotify Site Features Unlistened to Spotify Songs
Political Food Apps
BuyPartisan Shows the Political Support Food Brands Provide
Charitable Logo-Recognizing Apps
Based in the UK, This Donation App Makes Giving Easy for Donors
Empowering Food Projects
The Campus Kitchen Uses Gardens to Educate Kids on Food Waste and Hunger
Soft Alarm Clocks
FeltTwo by Sebastian Herkner is Minimalist and Textured
Romantic Interconnected Commercials
This is a Tech Advertising Example for the Internet of Things
Mind-Controlled Music Players
This Unique Player Will Let You Control Playlists with Your Mind
Data-Donating Initatives
The #4Good Campaign Lets Mobile Users Gift Their Unused Data to Charities
Curating Chef Apps
The Food Network App Lets You Feel Like a Professional
Heat-Sharing Switches
The Rootswitch Donation Button Helps Homeowners Heat Others' Homes
Water Monitor Apps
The WaterStatus Concept Would Offer Quality Data Using Connected Sensors
Handheld Donation Devices
This Charity Donation Platform Lets Commuters Give Leftover Credit
Charitable Connected Laundry Machines
Whirlpool's Appliances Manifest the Internet of Good Things
Charitable Falling Food Videos
‘Raining Food’ Shows YouTubers Being Sloshed with Food for Charity
Calorie Donation Programs
Fitbit's Fit for Food Turns Calories Burned into Meals for the Hungry
Gamified Charity Platforms
Makerble's Online Donation Site Centers in on Millennial Donors
Choosy Charity Search Engines
Sleio Donates 100% of Profits to the Charitable Cause of Your Choice
Self-Listening Cooking Microwaves
This New Whirlpool Microwave Listens to Itself Cook
Taco-Texting Apps
The Taco Text App by XOXCO Lets You Send a Taco Emoji to Friends Anytime
Collaborative Health Apps
The uMotif is Designed to Give Clinicians Broad Patient Info
Surplus Food Supermarkets
Community Shop is a Social Enterprise on a Pilot Program
Heroic Paper Towel Packaging
Brawny Joins the Wounded Warriors Project with Special Packaging
World Hunger Photoshoots
Power Hungry by Hargreaves and Levin is Artistically Insightful
Smart Home Beacons
Airfy is a Beacon Home System to Make Your Home More Intelligent
Deaf Danger Apps
This Sound Translation App Recognizes Risk and Notifies the Hard of Hearing
Food Conservation Apps
The FoodKeeper App Minimizes Waste with Cooking and Storage Tips
Food Expiry Apps
'The Fridge' is an App That Warns When Your Groceries Will Spoil
Streamlined Digital Turntables
iPad's Pacemaker Turntable App Will Rock the DJ World
Heart-Sharing Campaigns
Dawca.pl's Health Social Media Campaign Encourages Users to Share Likes
Auto-Enabled Thermostats
Nest Smart Thermostat Partners with Automatic Smart Driving Monitor
Opera-Accompanying Apps
This Philadelphia Orchestra App Provides Real-Time Content for Audiences
Monetized Photography Apps
EyeEm is a Photo-Sharing Network and Marketplace
HD Radio Alarm Apps
RadioON HD Brings the World's Best Radio Stations Together
Charitable Athlete Ales
Jeff Smith's Big Moose Beer Improves the Lives of the Less Fortunate
Inclusive Menstruation Apps
The Dayima Women's Health App Also Has Features for Men
Waste-Reducing Public Refrigerators
This Public Fridge Lets Anyone Take or Leave Leftover Food
Underprivileged Networking Stunts
This Charity Marketing Stunt Involves a Mock Profile on LinkedIn
AI Alarm Clocks
'Miranda' by Capsule.fm Wakes Users up by Reading the News
Health Record Platforms
The OurNotes Scheme Lets Patients Contribute to and Access Medical Records
Charitable Microfinance Companies
Kiva Loans Empowers Less Unfortunate People Around the World
Charitable Greeting Card Alternatives
Don't Send Me a Card Invites You to Raise Money for a Cause
Crowdfunded Fact Checking Charities
Full Fact Hopes to Fact Check Politics Before the UK Election
Charitable Water Apparel
Charity:Water Gives Proceeds to Communities with Limited Water Access
Consumption-Monitoring Startups
Simple Energy Lowers Consumers' Consumption and Costs
Celebrity-Encountering Charities
The Prizeo Organization Helps Fans Meet Their Favorite Celebs