Nomad travel eSIM
Overview
What is Nomad?
Nomad is a travel eSIM service run by LotusFlare Inc. of Santa Clara, California, launched in 2020 and selling prepaid data plans across 200+ destinations. It offers local, regional, and global plans, including unlimited tiers with a fair use policy, supports hotspot use on most eSIMs, and asks for no identity document at sign-up. Simscanner tracks these facts from Nomad's own pages; per-country rankings and performance scores stay pending until each is independently verified.
Preview state. Brand-level facts are sourced; per-country positions and scores appear only after independent verification.
What Nomad is
Nomad is a travel eSIM service operated by LotusFlare Inc., a software company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with the eSIM line launched in 2020. It sells prepaid mobile data plans across per-country, regional, and global options, which travellers install on an eSIM-capable phone to get online abroad without a physical SIM. Plans are bought and managed through Nomad's app and website, and Nomad states coverage across 200+ destinations.
This page describes what Nomad offers and how Simscanner tracks it. It is a factual record, not a recommendation: Simscanner does not sell eSIMs, does not show prices, and does not name a best brand. Corporate details, the fair use policy, hotspot allowance, KYC stance, and refund terms above are read directly from Nomad's own pages; per-country presence and performance scores read as pending until each is independently verified.
Countries tracked
This section will list every Simscanner-published country where Nomad has been independently verified, each card linking to that country's full ranking. Verified country presence is pending, so no count or per-country claim is shown yet.
Coverage data pending
PendingNomad's verified presence is read country by country from the brand's own plan pages and re-checked at least every 90 days. Until at least one country listing is verified, Simscanner does not publish a country count or a per-country presence claim for Nomad.
In the meantime, you can open any published country page to see which brands are currently compared there.
Regions tracked
Simscanner tracks eight canonical regions. A region shows as covered only once Nomad's regional plan for it is independently verified. In preview, every region reads as pending.
Coverage
How clearly a brand publishes the country list for each plan, and how Simscanner checks it.
Coverage transparency measures whether a brand publishes, on its own plan pages, the exact list of countries each plan includes, so a traveller can confirm a destination is covered before relying on it. Simscanner reads that published list directly from the brand source and re-verifies it on a schedule, rather than repeating marketing claims about how many countries are "supported".
Nomad states coverage in 200+ destinations on its own pages, and Simscanner records that brand-stated figure as a sourced claim rather than a verified Simscanner count. The exact country list behind each individual plan is still being checked plan by plan against Nomad's product pages, so Simscanner does not yet assert a verified coverage figure of its own. For how breadth is weighed across brands, see which eSIM has the best coverage.
Country list published per plan
Whether each plan names its included countries on the brand's own page.
PendingRe-verification cadence
Coverage is re-checked at least every 90 days once verified.
PendingLocal network transparency
Which local carrier a brand connects to in each country shapes real-world speed and reliability. Simscanner maps this country by country from sourced data, never from assumption.
Network mapping pending
PendingLocal-network mappings for Nomad are confirmed on each country page, not asserted at the brand level. Simscanner publishes which network a brand uses in a country only when that mapping is sourced and verified for that specific country.
Unlimited and fair use policy
Whether a brand markets "unlimited" plans, and whether it publishes a fair use policy (FUP) threshold, is one of Simscanner's tracked categories. Thresholds are only ever shown as a sourced quote, never estimated.
Nomad · unlimited & FUP
FUP wording sourcedYes, Nomad sells unlimited plans in many destinations, and it publishes a fair use policy that caps daily high-speed data. On Nomad's unlimited plan documentation, high-speed data runs to roughly 2 GB per day; once that daily allowance is used, the connection is throttled to about 512 kbps for up to 24 hours before the high-speed allowance resets. Throttle wording can read differently on individual country listings, so Simscanner treats the brand's own unlimited plan document as the primary reference.
"Unlimited plans include a fair use policy: above 2 GB of data per day, speeds are reduced to 512 kbps for up to 24 hours." · Nomad unlimited plan documentation, retrieved 02 Jun 2026
Source: Nomad unlimited plan documentation → · Background reading: are "unlimited" eSIMs really unlimited? and what is FUP on an unlimited eSIM? · Category definition: how we score unlimited & FUP →
Hotspot tethering
Hotspot (tethering) support varies by brand and sometimes by plan. Simscanner states a brand's policy only from its own published wording, with the date retrieved.
Some travellers depend on tethering, sharing the eSIM connection with a laptop, tablet, or a travel companion's phone. Because policies differ and occasionally change by plan, Simscanner does not infer hotspot support; it records the brand's stated allowance, with a retrieved date.
Yes, Nomad supports hotspot and tethering on most of its eSIMs, with the brand noting that stability can vary by device or network. It is not promised on every plan, so check the listing for the destination you are buying. For how this category is weighed, see hotspot with a travel eSIM.
Hotspot allowed?
Supported on most Nomad eSIMs; stability may vary by device or network.
SupportedSource & retrieved date
Nomad help centre, hotspot/tethering article, retrieved 02 Jun 2026.
SourcedDevice compatibility & activation
The general requirements that apply to any travel eSIM. Brand- or model-specific details are only listed once sourced.
Like all eSIMs, a Nomad plan needs a device that is both eSIM-capable and carrier-unlocked. Nomad's installation guide describes three ways to add an eSIM on iPhone and Android: an automatic add, scanning a QR code, or entering the details manually. A plan is typically installed before departure and switched on after arrival. Sign-up needs only a Nomad account, with no KYC or identity-document submission, and refunds are available within 30 days, with uninstalled or unactivated plans fully refundable.
These are general eSIM mechanics plus Nomad's own documented steps, not claims about specific phone models. Simscanner does not publish a supported-device list it has not sourced; model-specific compatibility is listed only where the brand confirms it.
Requires an eSIM-capable, unlocked device
A general requirement for every travel eSIM.
GeneralInstall & activate in-app or by QR
Standard activation flow for app-based eSIMs.
GeneralModel-specific compatibility
Supported-device specifics are listed only when sourced.
PendingSpeed & reliability signals
Performance depends on the local network a brand rides on in each country, so Simscanner reports it country by country from public performance data, not as a single brand-wide figure.
Speed data pending
PendingBecause a brand's real-world speed reflects the local carrier it connects to, Simscanner does not publish a global speed score for Nomad. Sourced speed and reliability signals appear on the relevant country pages once verified for that destination.
Reviews & user sentiment
A summary of signal, not an editorial verdict. Simscanner never invents ratings and never republishes a number without a primary source.
Independent review signals for Nomad are pending. Simscanner does not republish App Store, Play Store, or third-party ratings without a primary source. When sourced, each rating is shown with its review count and the date it was fetched, never as a Simscanner score, and never emitted as rating schema.
Where Nomad data is pending
An honest ledger of every field still under verification. Nomad is not penalised for pending data; it simply isn't ranked on a field until that field is independently sourced.
Compared with peers
Nomad sits alongside three close peers, Airalo, Holafly, and Saily, across the categories Simscanner tracks. Each verified head-to-head publishes once Nomad and the peer both reach the data gate. Until then, the comparison reads pending; brand-level facts such as fair use policy and hotspot allowance are sourced, but per-country scores are not yet assigned.
Airalo
Profile planned. Head-to-head comparison publishes once both brand profiles reach the data gate.
Open profile → Peer profileHolafly
Profile planned. Head-to-head comparison publishes once both brand profiles reach the data gate.
Open profile → Peer profileSaily
Profile planned. Head-to-head comparison publishes once both brand profiles reach the data gate.
Open profile → Peer profileHelloRoam
Profile planned. Head-to-head comparison publishes once both brand profiles reach the data gate.
Open profile →Head-to-head pages publish on the data gate
Coming soonA dedicated Nomad-vs-peer page publishes once both brand profiles reach verified status. The verified-state comparison turns each peer column above into a sourced, country-by-country breakdown, never on price, and never on a paid arrangement.
How Simscanner profiles Nomad
Every category is defined publicly and scored from primary sources. A brand reaches verified only when each required field is sourced, and is re-checked on a schedule.
Coverage breadth
The published country list per plan, read from the brand's own pages.
how-we-score#country-coverage →Unlimited & FUP honesty
Whether "unlimited" is marketed, and whether a FUP threshold is published.
how-we-score#unlimited-fup →Hotspot policy
The brand's stated tethering allowance, quoted with a retrieved date.
how-we-score#hotspot-policy →The brand's official URL appears once, above, with rel="nofollow noopener". Brand-level facts (legal entity, HQ, launch year, destinations, fair use policy, hotspot, KYC, refund) are read from nomadesim.com; plan prices in USD are cross-checked against per-country listings (primary where the brand publishes its own country page, otherwise the esimdb aggregator, marked secondary). Simscanner did not receive payment from Nomad, and Nomad did not review this page before publication.