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GearUP Booster
GearUP Booster
Verdict: A polished booster with unusually wide device support that can fix bad routes to far-away servers, but hidden prices and sticky trial billing need care.
By Karan Tiwari · Editor, TapDeals
GearUP Booster reroutes your game traffic over its own network to cut ping, jitter and packet loss, and works on Windows, Android, iOS and, through a router, on consoles. It helps most when the route to your server is the problem, not your Wi-Fi. Prices only appear inside the app, the free trial needs a payment method, and most purchases aren't refundable outside the EU, UK and Korea.
Best for: Players on distant or unstable routes to game servers, on PC, mobile or console
I went through GearUP's product pages, user agreement, auto-renewal FAQ and HYPEREV page, the US App Store listing and Trustpilot, and compared it with ExitLag, NoPing and WTFast's pricing pages. YouTube captions weren't readable during my research, so this review doesn't draw on video reviews. I haven't installed GearUP or measured its effect on my own ping.
Read our full review methodologyHigh ping is one of the most frustrating problems in online games, and it's often not your fault. Your connection might be fast, but the path your ISP takes to a game server can be long, congested or unstable, especially if you play on a server in another region. Game boosters like GearUP promise to fix that by sending your game traffic along a better route. You can try GearUP free for 3 days to see if it helps your connection.
Ping reducers attract a lot of hype and a lot of sponsored videos, so I went through GearUP's product pages, its user agreement and billing FAQ, the App Store listing and Trustpilot, and compared it with three rivals. Here's what I found.
GearUP is a game booster, sometimes called a gaming VPN. You pick a game in the app, and GearUP routes that game's traffic through its own servers along a path chosen by what it calls Adaptive Intelligent Routing. The rest of your internet traffic goes as normal. GearUP is made by GearUP Portal Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, and it claims 8M+ monthly active users and 3,000+ supported games.
It's available for Windows (7 to 11), Android and iOS. For PlayStation, Xbox and Switch you boost through a supported router (selected ASUS models bundle GearUP) or GearUP's own HYPEREV gaming router.
What it isn't: a privacy VPN, an FPS booster for your graphics card, or a fix for bad Wi-Fi. GearUP says it only optimises your connection and doesn't change the game. That's also why it says using it is safe in games with anti-cheat. It also works with some publishers directly, including PUBG and Escape from Tarkov.
This is where a booster earns its money. If you play on a server in another region (say, Asia from Europe, or North America from South America), your ISP's route can bounce through extra hops and congested links. GearUP's network can take a more direct path, which reduces ping spikes and packet loss. Many of its happiest users describe exactly this case, like finally playing with friends on another continent's servers.
| Plan | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile, 1 week | $3.49/wk | Weekly membership, as listed in the US App Store. |
| Mobile, 1 month | $4.49/mo | Cheapest monthly option in the US App Store. Other monthly tiers cost $7.99 to $9.99. |
| Mobile, 12 months | $52.99/yr | Cheapest yearly option in the US App Store. Other 12-month tiers cost $59.99 and $66.99. |
| HYPEREV router | $62 one-time | Gaming router that boosts consoles, excluding tax. You also need a GearUP membership. |
Prices checked Oct 27, 2026. Pricing can change — confirm current plans on GearUP Booster’s website.
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It can, when the route between your ISP and the game server is the problem, for example on servers in another region or with packet loss on the way. It can't fix Wi-Fi or a congested home network, and if your direct route is already good it may make little difference. Use the built-in ping test during the trial.
GearUP doesn't publish prices on its website. In the US App Store, a week costs $3.49, monthly tiers cost $4.49 to $9.99 and 12-month tiers $52.99 to $66.99 (checked 27 October 2026). PC prices appear inside the Windows app.
No. There's a 3-day free trial, but you need a payment method to start it, and it converts to a paid plan unless you cancel. GearUP says to cancel auto-renewal at least 3 days before the billing date.
GearUP has a built-in ping test that shows your current ping to a game's servers and what it expects to achieve with boosting. Use it. The honest answer to "does a game booster lower ping?" is: sometimes, depending on your route. If your direct route is already good, a booster can't beat it, and an extra hop can even add a few milliseconds.
Few rivals cover as many devices. ExitLag, for example, lists Windows, Android and iOS. GearUP adds consoles, Steam Deck and VR headsets through its router plugin and HYPEREV. If you play the same game on PC and phone, one GearUP account covers both apps.
LAN Play lets you play local-network games with friends over the internet, and a Twitch Drops feature collects drops for you. They're not why you'd buy it, but they're nice to have.
GearUP doesn't publish prices on its website. The prices below are from the US App Store on 27 October 2026, and they're the only official figures I could find:
PC prices appear in the Windows app. Taxes and card or foreign-exchange fees are extra, and renewals charge the original price of the plan you bought. For comparison, ExitLag costs $7.50 a month for one player ($4.48 a month on its annual plan), NoPing $2.99 a month, and WTFast $13.37 a month.
On Trustpilot, most reviewers say GearUP lowered their ping or made far-away servers playable, often in shooters, Roblox and MMOs like Aion 2, and many praise how simple the app is. The negative reviews focus on the automatic region choice, games where it made no difference, and trials that turned into paid subscriptions before the reviewer had decided.
Keep two things in mind. GearUP invites reviews and has offered free VIP for 5-star store reviews. And it pays affiliates up to 70% commission on Windows sales (TapDeals is one of them), which explains why so many YouTube videos about it are glowing. I couldn't read video captions during my research, so this review doesn't rely on any of them.
GearUP Booster is a well-made game booster with wider device support than most rivals. It's genuinely useful if your problem is the route to the game server: playing in another region, or an ISP that sends your traffic the long way round.
The way to buy it is the way it's designed to be tested. Start the trial, use the ping test, play your usual games with boosting on and off, and set a reminder to cancel at least 3 days before the trial ends if it doesn't help. If your lag comes from Wi-Fi or a busy home network, fix that first, because no booster can.
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GearUP says it only optimises your network connection and doesn't modify games, and it partners with publishers like PUBG and Escape from Tarkov. Game rules can change, so check the terms of any competitive game you play.
Its terms say purchases are non-refundable unless the law requires otherwise. In the EU, UK and Switzerland you can cancel within 14 days for a pro-rata refund, and in South Korea at any time with conditions. App Store and Google Play purchases follow those stores' refund processes.
Yes, but not directly. You boost consoles through a router with the GearUP plugin (selected ASUS routers) or GearUP's HYPEREV gaming router, which costs from $62 excluding tax and still needs a membership.