Maybe he does both. I certainly do. I choose to use Smile because I can give 0.5% of my Amazon purchases to my chosen charity with no extra charge to myself. I also give a regular monthly donation; I know that the smile donations help them a lot.
I don't have the Amazon app though; I just use the website.
Amazon is setting aside some money that people are paying them specifically to donate to charity if people choose. The donations are coming from your charges
I don't have the Amazon app though; I just use the website.