Thursday, April 22, 2010

Celebrate Earth Day with 20 green iPhone apps

Happy Earth Day! Here are 20 green apps to use on your iPhone to help you celebrate:

CarCare - $4.99
CarCare comes in pretty handy when you have a vehicle to take care of. CarCare lets you know when you need any service done, such as a tire rotation or an oil change. CarCare does this by automatically calculating your gas mileage at the pump.

OffMaps - $1.99
OffMaps, by Felix Lamouroux, lets you access maps, and locations...wherever you may be. OffMaps also lets you search offline, because it the maps are stores straight to your mobile device.

RepairPal - free
RepairPal is there when an emergency strikes you and/or your vehicle. The app provides accurate repair estimates for your vehicle as well, and locates the nearest tow truck for you.

Traffic - $1.99
Wouldn't it be wonderful to know the traffic along your route so you have time to choose a different route? Traffic takes care of this for you. The app finds the current conditions in the area you choose, or the area where you are located.

Twavel - $1.99
Twavel calculates the CO2 emissions associated with your travel arrangements, and offers alternatives.

CouponSherpa - free
CouponSherpa gives great discounts on everything shopping, such as shoes, clothing, travel, jewelry, electronics, sporting goods, and books. Forget about the paper coupons, and stick with CouponSherpa.

CraigsMobileList - $.99
Search, browse, respond, and post to ads on your iPhone. How green is that?

Locavore - $2.99
For $2.99, you can check out government and NGO data of seasonal foods, by state. This way you won't have to google for hours to know what will be on your dinner plate.

Harvest - $1.99
With Harvest, you can select the best produce. This app gives you information on the healthiest, best tasting, and freshest produce around.

FoodMenus - $.99
You want to try out a new restaurant, but want to know the prices, and want to make your food choices healthy ones. With FoodMenus, you can search over 100,000 menus in the U.S., and be confronted with the healthiest items to order off each menu.

Green Sushi Selector - $.99
Find out more about the fish before you eat it. This app lets you know what fish are endangered, and what fish have been caught or farmed in ways harmful to the environment.

Seafood Watch - free
The Monterey Bay Aquarium informs consumers about the quality and origination of seafood at grocery stores and restaurants. Check out the information on Seafood Watch!

VegOut - $2.99
VegOut gives the up-to-date list of restaurants around the globe that are vegetarian, vegetarian-friendly, and vegan.

Drinking Water - $.99
Don't want to buy bottled water? Use drinking water to find water fountains across the globe.

TrackMyTour - free
Share your adventures with your friends and family through TrackMyTour. Regardless if you are biking, hiking, sailing, or just traveling, TrackMyTour is for you.

Trails - $2.99
Record, import, and export trails onto your iPhone. You can also geotag and geocode non-iPhone photos, and share with Google Earth!

iLocate - $.99
Ready for a vacation? Check out iLocate to search for national and local parks, beaches, theme parks, and amusement parks in the U.S.

FindGreen - free
Looking for sustainable businesses that are interested in making a difference? FindGreen searches everything from yoga centers to restaurants.

TheGoodGuide - free
On the search for healthy, safe and environmentally friendly products? Just scan the barcode, and check out The GoodGuides ratings for health, and environmental and social responsibility.

Greenpeace Tissue Guide - free
If you're looking for tissue and toilet paper, Greenpeace Tissue Guide can help you make the best decision.