Kogan Mobile Review
If you’ve heard of Kogan Mobile and wondered whether it’s any good, Canstar Blue has all you need to know about Kogan Mobile’s prepaid deals.
Kogan was founded by entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan 25 years ago in Australia as an online own-brand electrical goods retailer. Since then it’s grown into a huge company, selling a wide range of products on its NZ and OZ websites.
Here in Aotearoa, it owns online retailer MightyApe.co.nz. However, despite its size, the Kogan Mobile brand is still a small player in the market. But it’s deserving of greater attention, because if you’re after a cheap, no-frills phone plan, Kogan Mobile’s pre-paid deals are some of the cheapest around.
What phone plans does Kogan Mobile offer?
Kogan keeps it simple with just four pre-paid phone plans. And just two pre-paid periods: 31 Days and 365 Days.
Prepay (31-day period)
Kogan offers a discount if you pay for a 12-month plan upfront, as shown:
$15 Plan:
- Features: Unlimited Calls & Texts to NZ & OZ – 1.5GB Data
- $160 per year ($13.93 per 31 days)
$25 Plan:
- Features: Unlimited Calls & Texts to NZ & OZ – 4GB Data
- $250 per year ($21.23 per 31 days)
$35 Plan:
- Features: Unlimited Calls & Texts to NZ & OZ – 15GB Data
- $198 per year ($16.82 per 31 days)
$55 Plan:
- Features: Unlimited Calls & Texts to NZ & OZ – 32GB Data
- $294 per year ($24.97 per 31 days)
As you can see there are considerable savings to be had if you sign up for a year-long deal. However, there are a couple of things to consider before signing up to Kogan’s 365-day plans:
- You’ll need to pay the entire cost upfront
- If you cancel your 365-day plan at any time, you’ll forfeit your unused credit
Note: before you can sign up for Kogan Mobile, you have to order a Kogan sim card for $5.
Are Kogan’s pre-paid plans value for money?
Compared to other prepaid deals in the market, all of Kogan’s mobile plans stand out as being excellent value for money.
However, as Kogan is a no-frills provider, it does not offer the benefits available from some other telcos, such as free Spotify and free data. Also Kogan is an online company, so does not offer the type of customer service available from telcos with physical stores.
Prices correct as of 27/06/2025.
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About the author of this page
Bruce Pitchers is Canstar NZ’s Content Manager. An experienced finance reporter, he has three decades’ experience as a journalist and has worked for major media companies in Australia, the UK and NZ, including ACP, Are Media, Bauer Media Group, Fairfax, Pacific Magazines, News Corp and TVNZ. As a freelancer, he has +worked for The Australian Financial Review, the NZ Financial Markets Authority and major banks and investment companies on both sides of the Tasman.
In his role at Canstar, he has been a regular commentator in the NZ media, including on the Driven, Stuff and One Roof websites, the NZ Herald, Radio NZ, and Newstalk ZB.
Away from Canstar, Bruce creates puzzles for magazines and newspapers, including Woman’s Day and New Idea. He is also the co-author of the murder-mystery book 5 Minute Murder.