WhistleOut Awards 2026: Best Provider, Plans for Kids
Announcing the 2026 winner for a young person's first mobile plan, judged on predictable pricing and family friendly features.
Winner
Yomojo has scored its first WhistleOut award win, taking home the honour for Best Provider, Plans for Kids.
Runner-up
Kogan Mobile placed second, remaining a popular family focused option for kids' plans.
A seasoned telco product expert, Maricel knows this market inside out.
Naomi is our Digital Account Manager who brings expertise in consumer data analysis and digital strategy to the judging panel.
How we judge this award
Rather than being tied to one data tier, this award looks at any plan judged suitable as a child or teenager's first mobile service.
Value for Money leans heavily on price predictability here, favouring plans with no speed cap or excess data charges over cheaper options that risk an unexpected bill, since avoiding financial surprises matters more for this audience than chasing the lowest headline price or the largest data allowance.
Plan Features is judged against a checklist of eleven possible inclusions, each worth one point: no speed cap, 5G network access, some international calls, unlimited international calls, roaming inclusion, no excess data charge, data banking or rollover, data sharing, data gifting, streaming or subscription perks, and other bonus perks, with no speed cap, data banking and family bundle discounts carrying the most weight since they help a household manage a child's usage without nasty surprises or a sudden loss of service.
Support Channels tallies eight specific options: a physical store, phone support, online live chat, email or message support, a responsive social media or forum presence, 24/7 support availability, weekend support, and online account management, with online account management especially relevant here since it is what parents commonly use to monitor and adjust a child's plan.
Product Review draws on satisfaction ratings submitted by verified customers of the plan and its provider, and network performance is based on independently measured, provider level speed data. These five scores combine to produce the final Ranking.
The Judges
Maricel Calibjo
Telco Product Expert
Naomi Coales
Digital Account Manager
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kogan Mobile | Catch |
| 2024 | TPG | Catch |
| 2023 | Catch | TPG |
| 2022 | iiNet | Gomo |
| 2021 | amaysim | Woolworths |
| 2020 | amaysim | ALDImobile |
| 2019 | Belong | Lycamobile |
| 2018 | amaysim | - |
Related awards
Best Provider, International Calls Best SIM-Only Provider, Value Plans Mobile Provider Of The Year See all WhistleOut awards
FAQs
Who won Best Provider, Plans for Kids in 2026?
Yomojo was named the 2026 winner of the Best Provider, Plans for Kids award.
Has Yomojo won this award before?
This is Yomojo's first win in this category, based on the most recent 12 months of judging data.
Does WhistleOut get paid by award winners?
No. Award placements are editorially independent of any commercial relationship with providers. See our How We Work page for details on how WhistleOut earns money.
