GearUp Exchange vs Conscious
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GearUp Exchange
Connect with others to rent and list equipment for various activities. Find affordable gear for outdoor adventures, sports, travel, and hobbies. Secure transactions and in-app messaging simplify the rental process.
- Browse and list equipment
- Rent gear for activities
- Earn by listing equipment
- Secure transactions
- In-app messaging
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GearUp is a two-sided marketplace connecting gear owners and renters. Browse, list, and rent equipment for outdoor activities, sports, travel, and hobbies. Rent affordable gear from community members or earn by listing your own equipment. Secure transactions and in-app messaging make renting easy.
Conscious
Research company ethics and environmental impact before you shop. Get detailed scores, green and red flags, and news on brands. Join organized campaigns to support causes you care about and track your ethical spending.
- Company ethics ratings
- Environmental and human impact scores
- Green and red flags
- Parent company ownership
- Organized boycott campaigns
- Community reactions and sharing
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Conscious Spend helps you understand the real-world impact of companies. Search any brand to see an overall grade along with detailed breakdowns across Environmental Impact, Human Impact, and Transparency. Each profile includes green flags and red flags, parent company ownership, company certifications, and recent news so you can stay informed on what's happening right now. You can also explore the sources behind every score, giving you full transparency into how each grade is determined. Conscious Spend also helps you turn your values into action with Boycotts. Explore organized campaigns around causes like Palestine, Sudan, ICE divestment, and corporate ethics, and see every company involved in one place. Each listing is attributed to the advocacy organization that named it, along with its stated reason and cited sources, so you always know where the information comes from. Discover the everyday brands tied to parent companies on a list, join the boycotts that matter to you, and keep track of them all in My Boycotts. You can also react alongside the community to see how others feel about a brand, and share campaigns to spread the word. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GearUp Exchange at none against Conscious's 10. GearUp Exchange also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Conscious's advantage is ratings volume (780 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Conscious sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GearUp Exchange asks for nothing beyond the download.
GearUp Exchange holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conscious has 780 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GearUp Exchange ships an update every 3 weeks, Conscious weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | GearUp Exchange | Conscious |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (780 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 780 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #18 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gearup App | Farran Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
GearUp Exchange
Conscious
In-app purchases
GearUp Exchange
No in-app purchases
Conscious
- Member Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Member Yearly$5.001 Year
- Member Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Member Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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