When I mention that I’m a runner and that I actually enjoy running many miles on a daily basis, I usually get a weird response from the other person. Who actually likes to run? It’s no secret that most runners are strange creatures who get off on punishing their bodies, but what most people don’t realize is that almost every running event out there is created to raise money for a charitable organization. When I mention to the same person that I race for charity, the light bulb usually goes off and the weird face melts away. So when a fellow running friend of mine told me about the Charity Miles app for Android, I had to check it out and am so pleased to share it with all of you.

Charity Miles is a free app that encourages you to raise money for charities while walking, running or biking. All you have to do is select a charity and hit the ground running. As soon as you start moving the app will track your mileage and will donate 10¢ per mile for bikers; 25¢ per mile for walkers and runners, all up to $1,000,000 thanks to the app’s corporate sponsors.

Pros:

Free for you

Motivates you to get active and stay active

Donate money for a charity of your choice

Motivate and share achievements with your friends and family

You can earn up to $1,000.00 to donate to your charity

Cons:

Automatic Facebook posting (to avoid this change the app privacy setting so that only you can see your Facebook posts from this app, or change setting to hide posts completely)

Can drain battery life from GPS

You have to have a Facebook account to use this app

How it works:

Download the app

Log in with Facebook this app will post all of your achievements automatically to FB, change app settings if you do not want to flood your friend’s FB feed

Select a charity

Turn location settings on your device to “ON”

Choose run, bike, or walk

Hit the streets and watch your earnings rise for your charity

Conclusion:

Charity Miles is the perfect way to do what you love and help out a charity at the same time. If you aren’t already an active person who enjoys to run, bike, or walk, downloading this app is great motivation to start. The app does require a Facebook account, so I hope that does not deter anyone from checking it out. It’s a cool concept that deserves a second look, especially if running, biking, or walking is already a part of your everyday life. If you do decide to download Charity Miles, don’t forget to tell us what you think in the comments below.

Charity Miles is available for free in the Google Play Store. Requires Android 2.1 and higher. Play Link

This is part of our Android App of the Day series. We take our favorite app for Android for each day and post it here for you to check out. Feel free to check out all of our App of the Day posts here.