Is GeoGuessr Boost (GeoGuessr Cheat / Hack) safe to install?
GeoGuessr Boost (GeoGuessr Cheat / Hack) asks for 4 browser permissions and 11 site patterns. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.
Chrome extension by geoboost · Lifestyle · Entertainment
What the developer says, and 5 screenshots
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At a glance
Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.
- Site access
- Access to specific sites only
- Data collection
- 4 kinds of data declared
- Upkeep
- Updated 10 days ago
- Publisher
- Established publisher
- Audience
- 718 users · 4.7/5
What data it declares
The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:
- Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
- Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
- User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring
- Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open
The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.
The listing links to a privacy policy.
This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
What Chrome asks you to allow
When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:
- Read and change your data on a number of websites
Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.
What it can reach
Specific sites only: 11 match patterns.
https://www.geoguessr.com/*only www.geoguessr.comhttps://openguessr.com/*only openguessr.comhttps://www.openguessr.com/*only www.openguessr.comhttps://geotastic.net/*only geotastic.nethttps://www.geotastic.net/*only www.geotastic.nethttps://worldguessr.com/*only worldguessr.comhttps://www.worldguessr.com/*only www.worldguessr.comhttps://freeguessr.com/*only freeguessr.comhttps://www.freeguessr.com/*only www.freeguessr.comhttps://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/*only nominatim.openstreetmap.orghttps://geoboost.win/*only geoboost.win
Worth knowing
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Run its own code on the pages it can access
scripting
Routine for an extension
Pages it runs its code on
It runs its own code on specific pages only: 23 site patterns.
https://www.geoguessr.com/*only www.geoguessr.comhttps://openguessr.com/*only openguessr.comhttps://www.openguessr.com/*only www.openguessr.com
Show the remaining 20
https://geotastic.net/*only geotastic.nethttps://www.geotastic.net/*only www.geotastic.nethttps://worldguessr.com/*only worldguessr.comhttps://www.worldguessr.com/*only www.worldguessr.comhttps://freeguessr.com/*only freeguessr.comhttps://www.freeguessr.com/*only www.freeguessr.comhttps://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/streetview*only www.google.comhttps://google.com/maps/embed/v1/streetview*only google.comhttps://freeguesser.com/epano*.html*only freeguesser.comhttps://gamesgeoguessr.com/epano*.html*only gamesgeoguessr.comhttps://geoguesserfree.com/epano*.html*only geoguesserfree.comhttps://geoguessfree.com/epano*.html*only geoguessfree.comhttps://guesslocation.com/epano*.html*only guesslocation.comhttps://freegeoguesser.com/epano*.html*only freegeoguesser.comhttps://freeguesser.com/pano*.html*only freeguesser.comhttps://gamesgeoguessr.com/pano*.html*only gamesgeoguessr.comhttps://geoguesserfree.com/pano*.html*only geoguesserfree.comhttps://geoguessfree.com/pano*.html*only geoguessfree.comhttps://guesslocation.com/pano*.html*only guesslocation.comhttps://freegeoguesser.com/pano*.html*only freegeoguesser.com
A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.
How usual this is for its category
In Lifestyle · Entertainment, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.
The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.
Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.
Who uses it and how it is kept up
718 users
- 2026-08-31235
- 2026-09-02251
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- 2026-09-27555
- 2026-09-28577
- 2026-10-04666
- 2026-10-08712
- 2026-10-09733
- 2026-10-10749released 1.1.2
- 2026-10-13765released 1.1.5released 1.1.6
- 2026-10-16696
- 2026-10-18684
- 2026-10-19694
- 2026-10-22678released 1.1.9
- 2026-10-23694
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- 2026-10-25696
- 2026-10-27708
- 2026-10-29718
- 2026-10-31718
- Last updated in the store 10 days ago, on 2026-10-21.
- We have seen 9 new versions in the last 90 days.
What the store shows
- Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.
The listing says it offers in-app purchases.
Has it asked for more over time?
This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.
- Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)
Versions we have seen
- Version 1.1.9
- Version 1.1.8
- Version 1.1.7
- Version 1.1.6 · Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)
- Version 1.1.5 · Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)
- Version 1.1.4
- Version 1.1.3
- Version 1.1.2
Who publishes it
geoboost, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-23 and was last updated on 2026-10-21.
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How to check or remove it in Chrome
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Questions people ask
- What can GeoGuessr Boost (GeoGuessr Cheat / Hack) access?
- Specific sites only: 11 match patterns. It declares 4 browser permissions.
- What data does GeoGuessr Boost (GeoGuessr Cheat / Hack) collect?
- The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Location, User activity, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
- Has GeoGuessr Boost (GeoGuessr Cheat / Hack) asked for more permissions over time?
- Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-13.
- Does GeoGuessr Boost (GeoGuessr Cheat / Hack) publish a privacy policy?
- Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.
We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-10-31.
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