amaysim vs GloBird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
amaysim
Manage your amaysim mobile and NBN Home Internet services with ease. This app allows you to set up SIMs, activate services, check balances, top up data, and switch plans. It provides a simple and fun way to handle all your amaysim account needs.
- Transfer mobile number
- Set up SIM/eSIM plans
- Activate NBN Home Internet
- Check mobile balance
- Manage NBN service
- Top up data/credit
- Switch plans
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The amaysim app is your one stop app for all things amaysim – from getting started with your SIM or eSIM to activating NBN® Home Internet, and much more. Join 1.5 million happy amaysim customers and download the app to make managing your account simple, seamless and (dare we say it) fun! - Transfer your mobile number - Set up your SIM plan - Activate your NBN Home Internet service - Check your mobile balance - Manage your NBN service - Update your personal and payment details - Top up your data or credit - Switch your plan at any time - View your data usage and payment history - Get quick answers to your questions - Manage and customise call waiting, voicemail and roaming and more The amaysim app is free and can be used even if you've run out of data, but download charges do apply for downloading from the App Store. When using the app overseas international roaming charges will also apply.
GloBird
Manage your energy account, view balances, and submit meter readings. Monitor usage charts and control your battery for virtual power plant participation.
- View account details and balance
- Submit meter reads
- See recent correspondence
- View usage charts
- Control battery for virtual power plant
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The GloBird Energy app lets you view your account details, account balance, submit meter reads, see recent correspondence, view your usage charts, and control your battery as part of our virtual power plant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GloBird at weekly against amaysim's every 4 weeks. amaysim's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 45%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
amaysim ships an update every 4 weeks, GloBird weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | amaysim | GloBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (732 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 732 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | amaysim Mobile Pty Ltd | GLOBIRD ENERGY PTY. LTD. |
Customer experience
amaysim
GloBird
Bugs and requests
amaysim
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during plan changes
- Inability to update payment details
- Inconsistent data usage tracking
Requested features
4 requests- Apple Watch support
- More transparent account management
- Improved in-app notifications
- Easier plan upgrade/downgrade process
GloBird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
amaysim
No in-app purchases
GloBird
No in-app purchases
