LightSim vs Yatelo

At a glance

Whole-catalog figures — every active plan each provider sells today.

Price check in popular destinations

The cheapest plan each provider sells for two realistic trip sizes, in the destinations both cover that travelers check most. Every price is a live plan you can buy.

Plan types on offer

LightSimYatelo

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Global bundles (50+ countries) No ✓ Yes

Cruise / at-sea plans No No

Pay as you go No No

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Policies compared

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LightSim Yatelo

ID verification

LightSim: Not confirmed yet

Yatelo: Not required

Refund policy

LightSim: 14-day refund window from date of purchase; LightSim reviews requests within 24 hours. Available for technical inability to deliver the service, activation failures, device incompatibility, duplicate/incorrect charges, or an accidental purchase that was never activated/used. Not available once the plan has been used, has expired, or its disclosed usage/validity/fair-use limits have been reached.

Yatelo: Refunds only for issues on Yatelo's side, requested within 30 days of purchase and only for unused data; used data is non-refundable and approved refunds may carry processing fees.

Validity starts

LightSim: Plan validity starts only when you activate the eSIM at your destination, not at the time of purchase.

Yatelo: Your plan only starts counting once you connect -- the countdown begins at first network connection, not purchase.

Fair-use limit

LightSim: Selected plans are a fixed high-speed data allowance per day (shown per plan) rather than a fixed total; hotspot/tethering sharing is unlimited (no separate cap or speed limit) on every plan.

Yatelo: Fixed-data plans hard-cap at the purchased allowance. Standard unlimited plans feature a daily high-speed cap and throttle speeds once crossed; Truly Unlimited plans have no daily cap. Plan details for all options explicitly state these terms prior to purchase.

Top-ups & rollover

LightSim: Top up your existing plan directly in the app in seconds - no need to reinstall the eSIM.

Yatelo: Add more data or buy a new plan anytime within the app.

Lost device / reinstalling

LightSim: Not confirmed yet

Yatelo: If you delete the eSIM or change phones, contact support and they help reinstall or replace the eSIM, depending on the plan.

Billing currency

LightSim: Not confirmed yet

Yatelo: United States Dollars (USD)

Support

LightSim: Live chat · Email · 24/7, average reply under 5 minutes

Yatelo: Email · Live chat · 24/7

Payment

LightSim: Not confirmed yet

Yatelo: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Headquarters

LightSim: Tallinn, Estonia

Yatelo: Canada

Legal entity

LightSim: TeleXchange System OU (Estonia, Registry Code 11428965)

Yatelo: Nimbleedge Inc.

Founded

LightSim: Not confirmed yet

Yatelo: 2024

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Discount codes

LightSim -10% ESIMKART10

Yatelo -15% ESIMKART15

LightSim vs Yatelo — common questions

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