# MyEarth - Track carbon savings

> Track energy usage and savings to monitor environmental impact. (iPhone/iPad app by University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myearth-track-carbon-savings/id982015211 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/908478605)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 16 App Store ratings · 55 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-04-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myearth-track-carbon-savings/id982015211/reviews.md

## What is MyEarth?

Created by researchers and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology, MyEarth is an application that helps you to track your energy usage and savings.

Choose activities to perform, check your progress, and track your total impact!

- Development team -
John Meurer - Lead Engineer
Victor Tavares - Mobile Engineer
Lance Hartung - Migration Engineer
Andy Stevens - Envirometrics Lead

- Advisement -
Nancy Wong - Professor of Human Ecology
Suman Banerjee - Professor of Computer Science 

This product is also based on software first developed by  Sulabh Agarwal and Kevin Kamel, who gave us full access to their software and codebase. Their contributions are greatly appreciated.

Please leave a review :). Thank you!

## Key features

- Track energy usage
- Monitor savings
- Select activities
- Check progress
- Track total impact

## Recent user reviews (10 of 55)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myearth-track-carbon-savings/id982015211/reviews.md

### 4/5 — CSappreview

*2015-12-17, version 3.3*

Overall, I think this app is useful and would be best targeted towards very environmentally conscious people. It's amazing to use the app and then become aware of how much you waste. However, I don't know how many people my age would download it and have time or even remember to enter everything into the app. However, I think it's a great start and fantastic idea!

### 3/5 — MyEarth V1

*2015-12-12, version 3.3*

While this app is easy to use and easy to understand it's very easy to cheat. It would take a person very committed to tracking their carbon emissions to use this app as everything must be entered manually. Likewise there are only set items to choose, you can't enter your own actions. So while I would be curious to see my reduced carbon emissions I couldn't stay committed to tracking it with this app.

### 4/5 — Good idea but may be hard to keep up with

*2015-12-11, version 3.3*

I think the app is a great way to make a consumer aware of their choices and make them take responsibility for their actions. The idea is great, however I don't think I could necessarily keep up with it as easily as I can keep up with a food or exercise tracking app (which are easier to use in my opinion). I think the app is a great tool to spread awareness and I do believe something like this will be more popular as people get more educated about the environment and want to take action.

### 4/5 — Great idea but may be hard to keep up with

*2015-12-11, version 3.0*

I think the app is a great way to make a consumer aware of their choices and make them take responsibility for their actions. The idea is great, however I don't think I could necessarily keep up with it as easily as I can keep up with a food or exercise tracking app (which are easier to use in my opinion). I think the app is a great tool to spread awareness and I do believe something like this will be more popular as people get more educated about the environment and want to take action.

### 4/5 — Good idea, may need improvements

*2015-12-11, version 3.3*

I think that an app to track individual’s carbon footprint is a great idea, especially because this is a growing issue that is continuing to gain more awareness. People are now realizing how much their actions are having a detrimental effect on the environment. A majority of people know that their actions are harmful, yet they don’t know what they can do to help the problem. This app provides a great resource to educate people on the impacts of their decisions and what they can do to help.
 
One problem with this app however, is that it may grow tedious to use. It’s a great idea, but having to constantly take time out of busy schedules to individually enter in all the data will grow tiresome. There may need to be improvements made to make this process easier, otherwise it is likely that use will be high when first downloaded and then steadily taper off.

### 3/5 — MyEarth Review

*2015-12-10, version 3.3*

The app is helpful in showing ways to decrease resource consumption through little daily habits. It also shows your progress and makes visualizing your impact easy. However it takes a long time to enter the information. I don't see myself using it daily.

### 5/5 — MyEarth Review

*2015-12-10, version 3.3*

This is a great app! It is super easy to use and a great way to track the impact you have on the environment. If you are a forgetful person you can even set daily reminders to track your activities, however I couldn’t get this feature to work the first time I used it. Prior to this app I never realized how much carbon was used from leaving a charger plugged in while it’s are in use or even from doing a load of laundry. I have definitely become more environmentally conscious.

### 3/5 — Rewarding but not interesting

*2015-12-09, version 3.3*

After using this app for a few weeks I have developed a better understanding on how much energy I use each day. I enjoyed the calculation tab that directed me to links where I could inform myself about carbon emissions. I found it rewarding to see my overall carbon savings over a period of time. Unfortunately I found it difficult to commit to constantly tracking my savings and became uninterested quickly.

### 2/5 — No use

*2015-12-08, version 3.3*

I personally did not find this app very helpful due to its disorganized manner. It was hard to find any "green" activity easily, with out a complicated search. I think that the app itself had good potential and had a good idea, but the way it is set up doesn't make me want to log all my green activities. Overall, I was not super happy with this app and don't find further use for it.

### 4/5 — My Earth Feedback

*2015-12-03, version 3.3*

I used the My Earth app for over a month and the features helped me become more aware of my daily water, electricity, reducing, and travel practices. I became more conscious of my energy decisions throughout the week and made more of an effort to eliminate waste. I never realized how easy it could be to cut back on water and electricity usage. This app helps you realize the negative impact that your actions can have on the environment. I challenged myself to cut back each day and tried to improve my personal practices. Overall, this app is a great tool if you want to analyze your energy savings and do your part to be a waste eliminator.

## Frequently asked questions about MyEarth

### What does MyEarth do?

MyEarth is an application designed to help users track their energy usage and savings. It allows you to select activities, monitor your progress, and see your total environmental impact.

### How can I track my progress with MyEarth?

You can track your progress by choosing specific activities within the app. The application then allows you to check your progress and monitor your total impact over time.

### Is MyEarth free to use?

Yes, MyEarth is a free application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating it is provided at no cost to the user.

### Who developed MyEarth?

MyEarth was created by researchers and students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology. The development team included John Meurer, Victor Tavares, Lance Hartung, and Andy Stevens, with advisement from Nancy Wong and Suman Banerjee.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0.3 — 2018-02-14

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Bug fix for users with more than 1000 activities completed

### 5.0.2 — 2017-02-22

This is the best MyEarth yet!

### 4.0 — 2017-01-13

Update!! This is the best MyEarth yet.

### 3.3 — 2015-11-25

Allows for more than 1000 completed activities.

### 3.1 — 2015-10-21

Improvements to user experience and platform.

Please review the app!

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