Commons: Smart Money for Good

Commons App

About this app

Join hundreds of thousands of people using Commons or a better wallet and a better world.

TRACK YOUR SPENDING 


Your money has the power for good. See the impact of your spending in weekly, personalized reports. Plus, get everything you need to hit your goals.


SAVE MONEY AND BOYCOTT OVERCONSUMPTION 


Set savings goals and get the motivation you need to avoid brands that are fueling overconsumption. Plus, get exclusive discounts at sustainable brands like bookshop.org, EarthHero, Bite toothpaste, Lettuce Grow, Organic Basics, and more.


SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE 


Before you buy, browse hundreds of expert ratings and verified community reviews to find brands that actually care and don’t greenwash.


GET FEEL-GOOD REWARDS 


Earn points for your sustainability wins — from taking public transit and thrifting to avoiding Amazon. Redeem your rewards for discounts at top-rated brands or to support environmental projects. 


MORE FINANCIAL FEATURES: 


• Monthly Collective Challenges: Together, thousands of users buy less and buy better to make a bigger impact. Our challenges have included: Skip Amazon, Shop Secondhand, Boycott Fast Fashion, and more. 


• Real-time Footprint Tracker: See the emissions of each purchase and track your progress over time. To give you the most accurate carbon footprint, Commons calculates the emissions of each transaction based on your carbon profile and what you purchased. 


• Personalized Insights: Transaction by transaction, get tips and insights to improve your spending over time. 


• Trusted, personalized offset subscription: Offsets are a way to compensate for our unavoidable emissions. When you offset your emissions with Commons, you invest in a vetted, diverse portfolio of climate solutions that are lowering global emissions, supporting local communities, and restoring ecosystems.  


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Ratings and reviews

Love this app and the different challenges! I wish there were more options for a sustainable purchases. I shop mostly secondhand, and it's frustrating that Goodwill purchases are the only ones I get rewards for. I also take the bus and put money on a bus card, yet for all the promotion of using public transportation, that transaction isn't recognized by the app as a sustainable purchase. This isn't to say I don't love the app, I just wish they could expand the sustainable purchase options

I like this app! It's nice that there's educational articles, community challenges, and store alternative recommendations! I also like the spending tracking. The one gripe is that, when it comes to the emissions scores on stuff/amount of points you earn for buying from sustainable stores, they only count the stores they're partnered with! I put effort into researching sustainable stores (that they don't always have that type of in their recommendations, btw!), only for the affiliate stores count

A very intuitive and progressive way to measure personal change and impact made on CO2 emissions. The only downside I've experienced so far is that the success rate of linking my bank to the app is minimal, at best. You will not be able to get the most out of the app without linking your card to show how well you purchase, which is a major flaw. There have been some major updates with the app lately and the information it provides is very abundant and useful for the eco-conscious mind!

What’s new

For new users, setting up an account is even easier. Share a bit about yourself, connect a card, and start getting spending insights on day one.