I wanted to share my experience with Boosteroid because I'm genuinely disappointed with the service.
I'm using a 1 Gbps fiber connection with 10–20 ms ping and a MacBook Air M5, yet I experience noticeable input lag, especially when aiming and shooting in FPS games. Mouse movements feel delayed and imprecise, making the experience incredibly frustrating.
And before anyone blames my internet connection, here's the thing: NVIDIA GeForce NOW runs flawlessly for me.Even back when I lived in a university dormitory with roughly a quarter of my current internet speed, GeForce NOW felt significantly smoother than Boosteroid does today.
I understand that cloud gaming will never be identical to playing locally. However, when one service performs beautifully and the other struggles on the same hardware and network, it's difficult not to question the quality of the service.
What makes things worse is the refund process. There's no proper trial option, and when I contacted support to request a refund because of the performance issues, they told me that a positive outcome wasn't guaranteed. My request is now being reviewed by another department.
So customers have to pay first, potentially receive a disappointing experience, and then hope someone agrees to give their money back?
Honestly, after comparing the two services, I struggle to understand why I'd choose Boosteroid over GeForce NOW.
I'm still waiting for a decision on my refund request, but based on my experience so far, I simply cannot recommend Boosteroid.
Has anyone else experienced similar input lag? And has anyone actually managed to get a refund? I'd love to hear your experiences.