The 5 best green apps for smartphones

Sustainable cell phone applications for smartphones motivate to save energy. We present the 5 best green apps that you can use to help protect the environment.

Green app 1: climate protection with the CO2 calculator

iPhone users can use the green "CO2 calculator" app to create their own CO2 balance and compare it with the average. With the free application, CO2 emissions can be better estimated.

• Home: In this area you create your personal CO2 balance. You can view the CO2 values ​​for each area in a bar chart. Make sure that the settings within the areas of heating, electricity, mobility, consumption and nutrition are also adapted to your situation. Compare your balance sheet with the national average.
• CO2 footprint: This function shows you a list of products. For each product, you can view the associated CO2 emissions and find out the performance that you have to provide to offset the emissions.
• Info area: Here you will find tips on saving energy, news on climate policy and climate change.

Green app 2: carpool

Separate car journeys are more harmful to the environment than carpooling. With the app "Carpool" you can search for free places or offer a ride yourself. Both iPhone users and users of Android smartphones can download the app.

• Registration required: Download the "Ridesharing" app and register.
• Search: If you want to search for ridesharing, enter the start address and the destination address. Select the date and go to Search. You will receive a list of offers including the payment amount. You can use the filter to restrict offers.
• Enter trip: Use the plus button to call up the "Enter trip" menu. Here you can enter trips yourself and thus offer other users a ride.

Green app 3: the sustainable shopping cart

As a consumer, you can help protect the environment and conserve resources. You can contribute a lot to the environment and resources through your purchase decision. The sustainable shopping cart for Android smartphones helps you to make a purchase decision.

• Guide: Whether traveling, living, mobility, toys, cleaning or food - the guide gives you tips on many topics. You also have the option of entering specific terms on certain topics in the search bar and thereby receiving new information.
• Notepad: You can collect important tips on the notepad.
• Seal: Here you will find information on important product labels and seal evaluations.

Green app 4: lifecycler

The application "Lifecycler" helps you to give away used articles. In times of scarce resources, it is important to extend the life cycle of articles. The app is available for both iPhone and Android users.

• Search for articles: On the start page of the app you can find information about new articles that are being given away. You can also use the search field to search for items that you can use.
• Lifecycle it: The app provides functions with which you can post articles and upload up to four pictures. To be able to use this function, however, you have to register.

Green app 5: ecotastic

With the "ecotastic" app for Android smartphones, you can collect points by presenting your environmentally conscious actions. Whether carpooling, the purchase of organic food or the correct separation of waste: with every action you can contribute to environmental protection. From a certain point you will even receive a reward.

• Registration required: When you start the app for the first time, ecotastic prompts you to create a user account.
• Collect points: To increase your score, you need to take photos of environmentally friendly promotions and upload them. You will receive between 2 and 20 points for every accepted action. You can also rate photos of other users and earn a point. If you are the first place at the end of the week, you will receive extra points.
• Collect ideas: The overview of the last actions shows you how other users act in an environmentally friendly way. Here you will find ideas that you can integrate into your everyday life. Other users can also be inspired by your ideas.
• Reward: The app includes a voucher offer. If you have collected enough points, you can exchange your reward for vouchers from partner companies. Each voucher contains a short description and the number of points you need for the voucher.

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