Orbit Mobile 1 cheapest rows

AirPlans vs Orbit Mobile in Malawi

Side-by-side pricing for Malawi, straight from each provider's current real plans.

Cheapest overall

AirPlans

6/7 cheapest rows

Fully verified 12 of 12 facts confirmed Score 83/100 -10%

Best for: Budget travellers · Unlimited data · Multi-country trips · No ID check

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Orbit Mobile

1/7 cheapest rows

Fully verified 12 of 12 facts confirmed Score 75/100 -20%

Best for: Multi-country trips · No ID check · Short trips · Long stays

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AirPlans is the cheapest option in 6 of the 7 price rows for Malawi. The remaining rows go to Orbit Mobile. Live plans from each provider's catalog, re-checked daily.

Prices in Malawi

Cheapest live plan from each provider per trip size. Every price links to that exact plan.

	AirPlans	Orbit Mobile
Starting price	$4.60 500MB · 1 days Get eSIM →	$8.00 1GB · 30 days Get eSIM →
1 GB or more	$5.41 1GB · 1 days Get eSIM →	$8.00 1GB · 30 days Get eSIM →
5 GB or more	$18.15 5GB · 15 days Get eSIM →	$31.50 5GB · 30 days Get eSIM →
10 GB or more	$44.06 10GB · 30 days Get eSIM →	$95.00 10GB · 30 days 🌍 Regional Also valid in: Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso +38 more Get eSIM →
20 GB or more	$85.58 30GB · 30 days Get eSIM →	—
Best price/GB	$2.85	$6.30
Best price/day	$0.52	$0.27

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Starting price

AirPlans

$4.60

500MB · 1 days

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Orbit Mobile

$8.00

1GB · 30 days

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1 GB or more

AirPlans

$5.41

1GB · 1 days

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Orbit Mobile

$8.00

1GB · 30 days

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5 GB or more

AirPlans

$18.15

5GB · 15 days

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Orbit Mobile

$31.50

5GB · 30 days

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10 GB or more

AirPlans

$44.06

10GB · 30 days

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Orbit Mobile

$95.00

10GB · 30 days

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20 GB or more

AirPlans

$85.58

30GB · 30 days

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Orbit Mobile

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Best price/GB

AirPlans

$2.85

Orbit Mobile

$6.30

Best price/day

AirPlans

$0.52

Orbit Mobile

$0.27

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Networks in Malawi

AirPlans: Airtel4G Airtel Malawi4G
Orbit Mobile: Not listed

Plan types sold for Malawi

AirPlansOrbit Mobile Unlimited data ✓ — Regional bundles ✓ ✓ Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ ✓ Pay as you go — —

Policies compared

Confirmed from each provider's own site — see the trust card on each provider page for the verification date.

ID verification

AirPlans: Not required

Orbit Mobile: Not required

Refund policy

AirPlans: Full refund within 30 days if the eSIM was never installed or activated, wasn't delivered, or had a verified unresolved technical failure; installed plans and wrong-destination purchases are non-refundable.

Orbit Mobile: A refund is possible within 30 days of purchase or during plan validity if the eSIM is unactivated, not downloaded, or if the phone is incompatible. A full refund also applies if the plan fails to work due to technical issues. Installed or used eSIMs are non-refundable

Validity starts

AirPlans: On most plans validity begins the first time the eSIM connects to a supported network at the destination, not at purchase or install; AirPlans' Terms note some plans instead start on installation, as stated in each plan's terms.

Orbit Mobile: The plan starts automatically once you arrive in the destination and connect to a local network, and must be activated within six months of purchase or it expires.

Fair-use limit

AirPlans: Unlimited plans come with a daily high-speed allowance (1GB, 2GB or 3GB per day depending on the plan), after which speed drops to a stated rate (512 Kbps to about 2 Mbps) until the next day. Both figures are published per plan in their feed and shown on each plan row here.

Orbit Mobile: No fair-use cap

Top-ups & rollover

AirPlans: Existing eSIMs can be topped up with more data from the My eSIMs screen in the app, no reinstall needed.

Orbit Mobile: New plans can be added to the same installed eSIM with no reinstall; a plan for the same country or region kicks in automatically once the current one runs out or expires.

Support

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

Orbit Mobile: Live chat · 24/7

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