MeSIM vs Yesim

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

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Plan types on offer

MeSIMYesim

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cruise / at-sea plans No No

Pay as you go No No

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Policies compared

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MeSIM Yesim

ID verification

MeSIM: Not required

Yesim: Not confirmed yet

Refund policy

MeSIM: Activated or used eSIMs are non-refundable except where required by law, and incompatibility with an unsupported or locked device is generally not refunded. If an eSIM is not delivered or a fault is attributable to mesim or its partners, they may offer a replacement, credit or refund. Contact [email protected] before any payment dispute.

Yesim: Refunds within 30 days of purchase only if the plan/top-up hasn't been activated, used or expired (installing the eSIM profile counts as activation); approved refunds go to the original payment method, but amounts of €10 or less are credited as Ycoins.

Validity starts

MeSIM: For almost all plans validity starts at the first data session in a supported country, not at purchase; most eSIMs should be activated within 30–60 days of purchase (each product page states the exact rule).

Yesim: You select a desired activation time when purchasing a plan in the app -- validity is not automatically triggered at purchase.

Fair-use limit

MeSIM: "Unlimited" or "high-speed" plans may be subject to fair-use or speed-management policies imposed by network partners (Terms §5); daily-allowance plans state the high-speed amount per day.

Yesim: Yesim itself does not enforce a Fair Usage Policy on its Unlimited plans, but some of its partner network providers may apply their own FUP as part of their own terms, per Yesim's Help Center.

Top-ups & rollover

MeSIM: Dependant on plan

Yesim: Additional data can be bought at any time from the Yesim app or website, added to the same eSIM.

Lost device / reinstalling

MeSIM: Most QR codes install only once and deleting an installed eSIM may prevent reinstallation; some networks allow a one-time reissue if the eSIM hasn't been used, not guaranteed.

Yesim: Yesim eSIM profiles use a one-time activation code -- don't remove the profile or rescan the QR code, as that can wipe your settings; if lost or it fails to install, contact Yesim support for a new QR code.

Billing currency

MeSIM: Prices are shown in the selected currency (USD default) at checkout.

Yesim: Based on the pre-selected currency on the account. Yesim accepts EUR, AUD, CAD, PLN, GBP, USD

Support

MeSIM: Email · Help center · WhatsApp · Monday - Sunday 9:00 - 18:00 AWST + 800

Yesim: Live chat · Email · Help center · 24/7

Payment

MeSIM: Card

Yesim: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Crypto

Headquarters

MeSIM: Australia

Yesim: Baar, Switzerland

Legal entity

MeSIM: Mathew Wishnu Bowyer

Yesim: GENESIS GROUP AG (Switzerland)

Founded

MeSIM: 2024

Yesim: 2019

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Discount codes

MeSIM -15% ESIMKART15

Yesim -20% ESIMKART20

MeSIM vs Yesim — common questions

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