With the current circumstance, many UK residents are desperately finding ways to save money and make extra money. Many are opting for keeping the heating off to save money and others are coming up with creative ways to keep their food costs down. Here are the best Eco apps to save money and make a little extra.
The My World App rewards your Eco-friendly actions with Karma coins. You log your every day Eco actions and get rewarded. The more you keep up your daily streak, the more you will be rewarded. So don't forget to keep logging your Eco activity. You can swap your karma coins for real money, getaways, plant trees and much more. They will also soon release retail offers for smaller things.
Good points
You get rewarded for being Eco-friendly.
You can track your Eco actions.
You can plant trees.
Swap your karma coins for real money or spend them on other things.
The app is fun and informative.
Has a referral scheme.
Bad points
If you miss your streak, you can't yet recover it.
You don't earn much and takes longer to earn higher.
There's a lot of features that aren't yet available.
Use my referral code to earn 6 karma coins: JZ2v5FPvyD
The WeWard App is perfect for those who do a lot of walking and like to keep active. This app rewards you for you for walking instead of driving etc. You convert your steps to wards and then you can spend your wards to get discounts or even spend at certain retailers. The app even gives you the opportunity to watch videos, play certain games and complete walking challenges to earn extra wards.
Good points
You can get rewarded for your walking activity.
There are lots of retailer options to get money off.
You can earn extra wards by watching videos and playing games.
Walking challenges to make the app extra fun and earn wards.
encourages you to drive less.
You can donate to certain causes with your wards.
They have a referral scheme.
Bad points
You wont get a lot of money through it.
slower to earn rewards if you don't to a lot of walking.
some retail stores aren't so Eco friendly - such as H&M etc.
Use to referral code to earn 200w at account creation and 100w at code entry: MEGA-NruNq
Tulip share is an investment app, but the best part, it allows you to invest in Eco-friendly campaigns. - one example is telling Coca Cola that they must produce plastic bottles made from 100% recycled materials. Like any investment share company, you can make money, and you can also support environmental campaigns. All you have to do is add to your funds and they will give you £25 when you add £10 to your funds - you can add any amount though.
Good points
You support Eco campaigns as well as investing your money.
There are lots of great campaigns to support
They give you money when you first add to your funds.
You can immediately withdraw your money or deposit more.
You can earn more with their referral scheme.
Bad points
When withdrawing money, you have to add all of your money back in.
Use my referral link to earn £10 when you add to your funds.
Too Good To Go is perfect for those who hate food waste and saving money on their food bill. Search the app for select local stores/ restaurants, buy the food bag with produce that is close to its sell-by date and you are away. You won't earn money on this app with rewards, but you will certainly save money on food. You can even filter for restaurants/shops that have vegetarian, vegan or special dietary requirement foods.
Good Points
You are minimizing food waste by buying food close to its sell-by date.
There are lots of places to get food bags (depending on location).
You can filter for veggie/vegan foods etc.
The app is easy to use and has lots of options.
You can set your location and your preferred distance.
Bad points
Lots of places run out of food bags quickly.
There are limited places with veggie/vegan foods (my location anyway!).
No referral scheme.
Treeapp is an app where you can plant trees and discover new Eco brands with exclusive discounts. There are many different locations where you can plant trees, and the more daily trees you plant, the more brands you will discover - it's a win win!
Good Points
You receive exclusive discounts from the Eco brands.
You can choose to plant more trees for a fee if you want to gift trees or plant extra.
If you keep planting every day, you will unlock more locations.
It tracks how many trees you have planted.
Bad points
There is no reward when you refer friends.
Some brands are repeated when you plant trees daily.
You can only plant one tree a day.
I hope these apps help you to save money and live a bit more sustainable too.
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