In a perfect Earth , everything would be loose . Until then , earning discounts for doing thing you would probably already be doing — like driving to work — is the next best thing .
As spotted byThe Daily Dot , a free iOS app called Miles lets you pull in decimal point only by getting up and going somewhere , whether it ’s by foot , railcar , jitney , or plane . squeeze up enough point and you ’ll be capable to redeem talent carte du jour and deduction for retailers like Amazon , Starbucks , Target , and Whole Foods , to name a few .
The app is designed to encourage eco - friendly travel , so the amount of reward air mile , or points , you earn look on your manner of transport . One naut mi in a car translates to one mile earned through the app , but a drive in an Uber or Lyft will get you double the point in time . Public transportation relent three compass point per mile , biking is five point per mile , and walking is 10 points per mile .
take flight , on the other hand , will only fall 0.1 points per mile . You wo n’t have to lumber your tripper either because they ’re recorded automatically in the app . Of course , for this to work , user have to allow the app to track their location at all fourth dimension , which might make some people squeamish for privacy understanding . The app ’s chief operating officer toldThe Vergethat raw data point accumulate from the app is n’t shared with the company ’s mate — only abstract insights about your front patterns .
To contextualize how much you ’d need to journey to reap the rewards , something like a $ 5 Starbucks or Amazon talent wag requires 2500 reward mile ( or 250 miles of walk , for example ) . Still , if you ’re OK with sharing your travel patterns with troupe , it ’s a passive room to cut cost on item you ’d already be buying ( like foodstuff , or your go - to morning caffe latte ) .
The app is n’t currently uncommitted on Android but it should be add up soon , according to The Daily Dot .
[ h / tThe Daily Dot ]
