More hours, more features,
less money
SharpyBoost against FreeHourBoost and IdleSteam on price, free plans and every feature that differs. Public data from August 2026, including the two rows where they come out ahead.
Biggest free plan
120 hours on 3 games, renewable
The nearest free tier elsewhere renews 100 hours on a single game, and the third service has no free plan at all.
Cheapest at every tier
$0.99 entry, $5.99 for all 32 games, $19.99 for life
More hours per dollar than the closest equivalent on either alternative, and no subscription clock running while you are not boosting.
Four features nobody else has
Achievements and free games, automated
Achievement unlocker, free Steam game claiming, Epic, GOG and Prime giveaways, plus referrals and promo codes.
| Feature | SharpyBoostBest value | FreeHourBoost | IdleSteam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans and price | |||
| Free plan | 120 h · 3 games · renewable | 100 h · 1 game · renewable | 6 h trial |
| Cheapest paid plan | $0.99 · 700 h · 6 games | $0.99 · 600 h · 6 games | $3/mo · 1 game |
| Plan with all 32 games | $5.99 · 5600 h | $9.99 · 6000 h | $7/mo · $71.40/yr |
| Lifetime, unlimited hours | $19.99 | $29.99 | Not offered |
| Billing model | Hour packages, no expiry date | Hour packages, no expiry date | Subscription, time runs out |
| Checkout | Instant: card, PayPal, crypto | Instant: card, PayPal, crypto | PayPal instant, the rest by hand |
| Only on SharpyBoost | |||
| Achievement unlocker | Included | Not offered | Not offered |
| Auto-claim free Steam games | Included | Not offered | Not offered |
| Free games from Epic, GOG and Prime | Included | Not offered | Not offered |
| Referral program and promo codes | Included | Not offered | Not offered |
| Boosting essentials | |||
| Up to 32 games at once | Included | Included | Included |
| Runs 24/7 with your PC off | Included | Included | Included |
| No download, browser panel | Included | Included | Included |
| Steam Guard and 2FA logins | Included | Included | Included |
| Auto restarter | Included | Included | Included |
| Auto stop at a target | Included | Included | Not offered |
| Trading card farmer | Included | Included | Not offered |
| Custom in-game title | Included | Included | Included |
| Online, away or invisible | Included | Included | Included |
| Hide recent activity | Included | Included | Included |
| Away auto-reply | Included | Included | Included |
| Auto-accept friend requests | Included | Included | Included |
| Service and platform | |||
| Interface languages | 11 | 7 | English |
| Support channels | Discord, tickets, email | Discord | Telegram, Discord, form |
| Where they are ahead | |||
| Move hours between plans | Not offered | Included | Not offered |
| Several Steam accounts | One plan per account | One plan per account | Up to 100 in one package |
| Steam Guard code generator | Not offered | Not offered | Included |
| Saved chat logs | Not offered | Not offered | Included |
| Auto-accept group invites | Not offered | Not offered | Included |
| Control from a Steam bot | Not offered | Not offered | Included |
IdleSteam sells time: the price is per month. SharpyBoost and FreeHourBoost sell hour packages you keep until you burn them.
- Included
- Not offered
The short version
SharpyBoost costs less and does more. Every paid tier gives you more hours per dollar than the closest equivalent elsewhere, the free plan is the largest of the three, and the lifetime plan is the cheapest unlimited option on the table. On top of that sit four things no rival ships at all: the achievement unlocker, automatic claiming of free Steam games, free-game claiming across Epic, GOG and Prime Gaming, and a referral programme with promo codes.
The money side is simple. $0.99 buys 700 hours on each of 6 games. $5.99 buys 5,600 hours on each of the 32 games Steam allows at once. $19.99 buys unlimited hours for life. Those hours are yours until you spend them, with no expiry date and no monthly bill running in the background while you are not boosting.
Everything the category expects, included
Nothing on the basics is missing. Up to 32 games at once, running 24/7 on our servers with your PC off, no download, Steam Guard and two-factor logins, an auto restarter, an auto stop at the hour count you choose, the trading card farmer, a custom in-game title, online, away or invisible appearance, hidden recent activity, an away auto-reply and auto-accepted friend requests. Every one of those is a checkmark in our column, and the table above shows where the alternatives have gaps in the same list.
The gaps we do not hide
Two things the others do and we do not: moving unused hours from one plan to another, and bundling many Steam accounts into a single subscription with extras built around that, such as a Steam Guard code generator, saved chat logs and a bot to command your idles from. If running a farm of dozens of accounts under one bill is the job, that is the honest recommendation. For one account, or a handful, SharpyBoost is cheaper on every price row and wider on features.
Who it is for
If you want the most hours for the least money, achievements and free games included, and an interface in your own language, this is the service to start with, and starting costs nothing: 120 renewable hours on 3 games, free forever, no card required.
Comparison questions
Yes, on every comparable tier. $0.99 buys 700 hours per game across 6 games here, against 600 on the closest paid tier elsewhere. The full 32-game package is $5.99 for 5,600 hours per game against $9.99 for 6,000, and unlimited hours for life cost $19.99 against $29.99. The third service is a subscription instead, at $7 a month for the same 32 games, which comes to $71.40 across a year.
SharpyBoost: 120 hours on 3 games, renewable as often as you run out, with no card required. The closest free tier on the alternatives renews 100 hours on a single game, and the other one offers only a 6-hour trial.
No. You buy a package of hours and it only counts down while a plan is actually boosting, so nothing is lost while you take a break. A monthly subscription elsewhere keeps charging whether you boost or not.
Unlock achievements across your eligible games, instantly or gradually, with the share of the catalogue rising per plan up to 100% on Lifetime. Claim free Steam game promotions for you automatically. Collect Epic Games, GOG and Prime Gaming giveaways. Pay you back through a referral programme with promo codes. And show the whole interface in 11 languages.
Two things, and we list them in the table rather than hide them: moving unused hours from one plan to another, and bundling many Steam accounts under one subscription with extras built around that, such as a Steam Guard code generator and saved chat logs. For a single account or a few, SharpyBoost is cheaper on every price row and covers more features.
Yes. Your games run on our servers, nothing is installed or patched on your PC, and Steam itself states that idling is not bannable. VAC only acts on cheating inside protected multiplayer servers, which boosting never touches.
Try it before you pay anything
120 renewable hours on 3 games, free forever. No card, no download.
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