Ubigi has launched UbiClub, a loyalty program that hands you a discount on future data plans every time you buy one through the Ubigi app. It's the kind of perk that's easy to ignore, but if you're a repeat traveller who already uses Ubigi, it quietly shaves money off your next purchase with nothing extra to set up.
The short version: you buy a plan, you earn UbiCoins, and those UbiCoins come off the price of your next plan. Below is the full picture, including the small print that decides whether it's actually worth caring about.
What is UbiClub?
UbiClub is Ubigi's official loyalty scheme. Every eligible purchase you make in the Ubigi app earns UbiCoins, Ubigi's virtual reward currency, which you then redeem as a straight discount on a later plan. There's no separate points shop and no tiers to climb: UbiCoins simply work like credit in a wallet attached to your account.
You're enrolled automatically the first time you buy a plan in the app. There's no sign-up form, no card, and no activation step, and the program is free to join.
How it works
The mechanics are deliberately simple, and it runs in three steps:
- Buy a data plan. Purchase any eligible plan in the Ubigi app.
- Earn UbiCoins. They're calculated automatically on the final amount you actually paid and added to your wallet after payment.
- Spend them as a discount. Apply your UbiCoins as an instant discount on your next eligible purchase.
Ubigi shows how many UbiCoins a purchase will earn you at checkout, so there's no guessing about what's building up in your wallet.
How much you earn
UbiClub pays up to 8% cashback in UbiCoins, with the exact rate depending on the size of the plan you buy, larger plans earn a higher percentage. There's no cap on the balance, so UbiCoins keep stacking as you travel.
To put that in context, let's say you're going on a $20 Ubigi Japan plan an 8% rate would return $1.60 in UbiCoins toward your next purchase. It's a genuine saving for frequent Ubigi users, though it's worth being clear that 8% is the ceiling, not the standard rate, smaller plans earn less.
The rules worth knowing
A loyalty program lives or dies on its fine print, and UbiClub has a few conditions that matter:
- In-app purchases only. UbiCoins are earned on purchases made through the Ubigi app. Plans bought on the Ubigi website don't count.
- Valid for 365 days. Your UbiCoins stay valid for a year, and the clock resets with every new purchase, so an active traveller's balance effectively never expires.
- No minimum spend to redeem. You can use UbiCoins on any eligible plan. The one exception: if your UbiCoins would cover almost the entire cost, a residual payment of $1 is required.
- Usable on one-off and annual plans. Both plan types are eligible for redemption.
- Not stackable with promo codes. UbiCoins can't be combined with a promotional code on the same purchase, so you'll choose whichever saves you more.
You decide when to spend your UbiCoins, there's no obligation to redeem them at the first opportunity, so you can let a balance build and apply it to a bigger plan later.
Tracking it in the app
Everything sits in your UbiClub wallet inside the Ubigi app, where you can check your current UbiCoins balance, your earnings history, and the discounts you've already used. Because it's all in the app, there's no separate portal or login to manage.
Where UbiClub fits when you're comparing eSIMs
Here's our honest take. A loyalty program is a reason to stay with a provider, not a reason to pick one in the first place. UbiClub only ever pays you back on Ubigi purchases, so it's most valuable if Ubigi is already competitive on the route you're travelling and you buy from them regularly.
The thing to keep in mind is that cashback is a discount on Ubigi's own prices, not a like-for-like comparison against everyone else. Up to 8% back is real money, but it doesn't automatically make Ubigi the cheapest option, a rival plan that's 20% cheaper per GB still wins even after you've banked your UbiCoins. The fair way to judge value is the same as always: price per GB, compared across providers, with any loyalty discount treated as a bonus on top rather than the deciding factor.
So the sensible approach is to compare plans on price first, and if Ubigi comes out well for your destination, UbiClub is a nice extra that rewards you for coming back. For repeat Ubigi travellers it's a clear win; for a one-off trip, it barely moves the needle, since you only start spending UbiCoins from your second purchase.