Truecaller, the caller ID app used by over 500 million people, has added a travel eSIM product to its app. The idea is rather simple: instead of hunting for a local SIM card at the airport or coming home to a roaming bill, you buy a data plan before you leave and activate it when you land.
The plans run from 1 GB over 7 days to 20 GB over 30 days, and at launch cover 29 countries including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and a chunk of Europe. Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Chile, and a few Nordic countries are on the list too.
India, which is Truecaller’s biggest market by far, is not, most likely because India blocked similar services like Airalo and Holafly over fraud concerns.
The product is digital, so there’s no physical card involved. You pick a country, pick a plan, pay, scan a QR code or tap a link to install it, and switch it on when you arrive.
Your regular number stays active alongside it, so calls and messages through WhatsApp or FaceTime work the same as they do at home.
Right now you can buy through the iPhone app or the website. Android app support is still in the works, but Android users can already purchase and install via the web.
There’s no shortage of travel eSIM providers already, including Airalo, Holafly, and NordVPN’s Saily. Truecaller’s argument is that it doesn’t have to build an audience from scratch the way those companies did and that the existing trust and scale of its user base give it a real distribution advantage.
The launch also comes at a rough moment for the company. Truecaller recently cut 70 jobs, and its Q1 2026 results showed net sales down 27% to around $39 million, with ad revenues falling 44%.
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As a result, the company is actively pushing into subscriptions and new services to offset the advertising slump, with eSIM joining features like AI Assistant and Family Protection as part of that shift.
