Sim Local vs Yesim

At a glance

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

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Plan types on offer

Sim LocalYesim

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles No ✓ 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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Sim Local Yesim

ID verification

Sim Local: Not confirmed yet

Yesim: Not confirmed yet

Refund policy

Sim Local: Full refund within 14 days if the eSIM has not been activated, no questions asked; failed activations caused by a technical issue are refunded even outside that window.

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

Sim Local: Validity trigger varies by network operator - some start counting when the eSIM is installed, others only on first connection at your destination; check the specific plan for which applies.

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

Fair-use limit

Sim Local: Unlimited plans include up to 10GB per day of full-speed data; consistently exceeding 10GB per day may trigger the Fair Use Policy and plan suspension, at the discretion of the network operator (no fixed throttle speed is disclosed).

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

Sim Local: Top-up ability and method depend on the network operator (for example the My3, EE, or Lycamobile apps or sites), accessed via Sim Local My eSIM account area; a few operators do not support top-ups at all.

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

Lost device / reinstalling

Sim Local: Sim Local warns that deleting an eSIM before its validity period expires may make it impossible to redownload, so confirm the eSIM has expired before deleting it.

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

Sim Local: Checkout supports multiple currencies including USD, GBP and EUR with prices shown in your selected currency; no explicit conversion-fee disclosure was found.

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

Support

Sim Local: WhatsApp · Email · Help center · Live chat · 24/7

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

Payment

Sim Local: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

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

Headquarters

Sim Local: Dublin, Ireland

Yesim: Baar, Switzerland

Legal entity

Sim Local: Sim Local (Ireland) Ltd.

Yesim: GENESIS GROUP AG (Switzerland)

Founded

Sim Local: 2011

Yesim: 2019

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Discount codes

Sim Local -10% ESIMKART10

Yesim -20% ESIMKART20

Sim Local vs Yesim — common questions

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