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Is the esim travel app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

81 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-11-03. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many esim travel apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

Newcomers rarely survive Only 2 of 11 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings; 6 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge.
Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings
2/11
top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings
Too young to judge
6
released in the last 6 months, not counted either way
Over 24 months
7/24
same ratings threshold
Median release year, top-10
2024
of 61 dated apps
Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "esim card virtual travel data" suggested after typing 38% (position 2).
Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are esim travel apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

3 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 37.99 USD to 99.99 USD.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5RatingsWhat it chargesLast update
Instabridge: WiFi Hotspot Map4,160,47294.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $94.99 per itemupdated 2026-11-02
WiFi Map: Free Wi-Fi Near You3,037,76737.99 USD — IAP $1.49 - $37.99 per itemupdated 2026-10-10
Maya – savings, loans, cards​1,737,984free, sells nothingupdated 2026-10-20
Maya - Period & Health252,42799.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $99.99 per itemupdated 2026-10-10
Airalo: eSIM for travel & data193,860free, sells nothingupdated 2026-10-30

REVENUE CHARTS

Do esim travel apps make money on Google Play US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

See the App Store figure for esim travel →

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a esim travel app, and which keywords does nobody target?

None of these 8 keywords has a top-10 app aiming at it.

KeywordDifficulty (0–100)Apps targeting it
affordable global data9nobody — 0/10
esim with travel data gigsky10nobody — 0/10
eskimo travel esim and calls10nobody — 0/10
save 90 on roaming16nobody — 0/10
esim data in 19021nobody — 0/9
nomad esim travel data22nobody — 0/10
holafly esim travel data23nobody — 0/10
esim travel mobile internet25nobody — 0/10

73 more keywords in the full report.

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top esim travel apps?

Most common: Crashes & bugs, 242 of 441 classified 1–2★ reviews.

Crashes & bugs242/441
Billing45/441
Hard to use32/441
Support31/441
Paywall28/441
Ads14/441
Slow & battery drain12/441
Missing feature12/441
Inaccurate data6/441
Privacy & permissions3/441
Data loss & sync2/441
Login & account1/441
Other13/441
How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

Each 1–2★ complaint was assigned one theme by an AI model. A second AI model re-read 100 random labels in September 2026: about 7 in 10 matched its own pick and 9 in 10 were a reasonable reading. Read the order of the leading themes, not exact shares. Classified on 2026-09-16.

OTHER STORE

Is the esim travel app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

See esim travel on App Store US → 1 of 16 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there