Better World Shopper

Ellis Jones

About this app

Better World Shopper allows ethical consumers to make informed choices about brands and companies by providing an A to F rating based on the companys record in the areas of: human rights, environmental sustainability, community involvement, animal protection, and social justice. All data utilized in this ranking system is provided by independent, third party sources that can be verified by consumers themselves. Based on the same system as the bestselling Better World Shopping Guide, including over 25 years worth of data, this app empowers consumers to vote with their dollars.

Ratings and reviews

Seems too out-dated to be useful. 30 years of data sounds great, but not when it's over 2 years old, and the majority of companies are still in the category for too little data. We need to know which companies are responding responsibly to current events, like COVID-19, BLM protests, Police excesses, Election events, and other local and world issues. Unless the database is constantly being updated from transparent sources, this app is going to continue becoming less relevant.

It's a great concept, but provides no real information. I think the fact that this app currently has a 4.4 rating just shines a light on another issue with the world today, people just want to be told what to do. I want to shop responsibly, but I also want to know the why behind the grade. This app won't tell you that. They don't provide the reasons a company got a particular rating, you're just supposed to take their word for it. "Oh, I want to buy this... Cool, shiny blue A" No idea why.

Good, but keep building plz, This is definitely the kind of app that needs a platform of users and data in order for people to make educated choices when being a consumer in this day and age.