About Us

Last updated: May 28, 2026

SaudiBalanceCheck.com is an independent reference website built to help mobile users in Saudi Arabia quickly find the USSD codes, step-by-step instructions, and account management guides they need for their specific network. Whether you are checking your prepaid credit balance, looking up your remaining data, or trying to recharge from outside the Kingdom, this site exists to give you a clear, verified, and easy-to-understand answer.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be the most reliable and easy-to-use reference for Saudi mobile network codes in the English language. Saudi Arabia has nine active mobile networks serving millions of prepaid users, including a large and diverse expatriate community from South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, and beyond. Many of these users rely on prepaid SIMs for daily communication, sending remittances home, and staying connected with family. When their balance runs low or their data unexpectedly stops working, they need a fast and trustworthy answer.

The official websites and apps of Saudi mobile operators are not always easy to navigate for non-Arabic speakers, and search results often surface outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate code lists. We built SaudiBalanceCheck.com to close that gap: a single, well-maintained, English-language resource that covers all major Saudi networks in one place.

What We Cover

SaudiBalanceCheck.com provides detailed guides for the following mobile networks operating in Saudi Arabia:

  • STC (Saudi Telecom Company): Saudi Arabia’s largest network, covering both the Sawa prepaid brand and the STC Tourist SIM
  • Mobily (Etihad Etisalat): The country’s second-largest network, covering prepaid and postpaid accounts
  • Zain KSA: The third major operator, with prepaid and postpaid services for residents and visitors
  • Jawwy: STC’s fully digital sub-brand, which operates without USSD codes and is managed entirely through the Jawwy app
  • Lebara Mobile KSA: A popular MVNO running on the Mobily network, widely used by South Asian expatriates
  • Friendi Mobile: An MVNO running on the STC network infrastructure
  • Virgin Mobile KSA: An MVNO sharing the Mobily billing and network infrastructure
  • Salam Mobile: A newer operator offering competitive prepaid plans
  • STC Tourist SIM: A separate SIM product from STC specifically designed for visitors to Saudi Arabia

For each network, we cover balance check codes, data balance check codes, recharge methods, my-number codes, emergency credit procedures, troubleshooting guides, and customer service contact information. We also publish a master reference page listing all USSD codes across every network in a single table for quick comparison.

Who Uses This Website

Our readers come from a wide range of backgrounds and situations. The most common use cases are:

  • Expatriate workers from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt, and other countries who use prepaid Saudi SIMs for daily calls and data
  • Saudi residents who want a quick reference without navigating an operator’s app or website
  • Visitors and tourists to Saudi Arabia who have purchased a local SIM and need to manage it
  • People checking their balance for the first time after buying a new SIM
  • Users who have forgotten their USSD codes or whose codes have stopped working
  • People checking their Mobily, Lebara, or Virgin SIM balance from outside Saudi Arabia and looking for app-based alternatives to USSD codes

Why We Built This Site

The idea behind SaudiBalanceCheck.com grew out of a straightforward observation: accurate, comprehensive, English-language information about Saudi USSD codes is hard to find. Forum posts go out of date. Social media answers contradict each other. Even some official operator pages are not straightforward for users who are not familiar with the network’s app or website structure.

Jawwy is a good example of the confusion this creates. Thousands of users search for a Jawwy balance check code every month, expecting to find a USSD shortcode like they would for STC or Mobily. The answer, that Jawwy has no balance check USSD code at all and the app is the only method, is simple but takes significant searching to confirm through official sources. We wanted to give users a single, trustworthy page that answers this question clearly, with context and without making them dig through community forums.

The same problem applies to MVNOs like Lebara, where many users accidentally try the Mobily code (*1411#) and wonder why it does not work. Or to Zain users who receive an SMS code and do not know whether it applies to prepaid or postpaid accounts. Small pieces of clear, verified information save users real time and sometimes real money.

How We Research and Verify Information

Primary Sources

Our starting point for every guide is the official source: the network operator’s own website, app, official press releases, and where applicable, direct customer service contact. We document the source for every key piece of information and note when that source was accessed.

Practical Testing

Where possible, USSD codes are tested on active SIM cards before being published. Testing confirms not only that a code connects but also what the response looks like, so we can describe it accurately to readers who are seeing it for the first time.

Regular Review

Each page on this site displays a “last updated” or “verified” date. We review pages regularly, prioritising those that cover networks or code types most likely to change. When a reader reports that a code has changed or stopped working, we investigate and update the page promptly.

Community Feedback

Readers who notice an error or an outdated code are encouraged to contact us at [email protected]. Reader feedback has helped us catch changes made by operators without public announcement, particularly for MVNO networks that do not publish formal press releases about service changes.

Our Commitment to Accuracy

We take accuracy seriously because the information on this site has practical consequences. A wrong code, if dialled on the wrong network, could result in an unwanted service being activated or a small charge being applied. We do not publish codes we have not verified, and we do not list codes for services that may have been discontinued without publicly confirming their removal.

That said, mobile operators change their systems frequently and without notice. A code that was correct last month may not work today. We always recommend verifying critical codes directly with your network operator, particularly for recharge codes and service activation codes, before relying on them for an important purpose.

We are transparent about uncertainty. Where we are not certain whether a code applies to all plan types or all regions, we note this clearly on the page rather than presenting incomplete information as definitive.

Our Relationship with Mobile Operators

SaudiBalanceCheck.com is a fully independent website. We have no commercial relationship, partnership, sponsorship, or affiliation with any mobile network operator in Saudi Arabia. We do not receive payment from STC, Mobily, Zain, Jawwy, or any other operator in exchange for coverage on this site.

The networks we cover are selected based entirely on their relevance to users in Saudi Arabia. We cover STC because it is the largest network, Jawwy because it is frequently misunderstood, and Lebara because it is widely used among the expatriate communities our readers come from. Our coverage decisions are editorial, not commercial.

Advertising on this site is served by Google AdSense. Advertisers have no influence over the content of our guides or which networks we cover.

Contact Us

We welcome questions, corrections, and feedback from our readers. If you have found an error, noticed that a code has changed, or want to suggest content we should add, please get in touch:

We read every message and respond as quickly as we can. If you are reporting an inaccuracy, please include the URL of the page with the issue and as much detail as you can about the correct information so we can verify and update it promptly.

Thank you for using SaudiBalanceCheck.com. We hope the guides on this site save you time and make managing your Saudi SIM a little easier.

How We Run This Website

Running a website involves real costs: hosting, domain registration, content research, testing, and ongoing maintenance. SaudiBalanceCheck.com covers these costs primarily through display advertising served by Google AdSense. When you visit a page on this site, you may see advertisements from Google or its advertising partners. These advertisements are targeted based on the content of the page and, where applicable, based on your browsing history across websites.

We want to be transparent about this because we believe readers deserve to know how the site is funded. Advertising revenue has no influence on our editorial decisions. We do not receive payment from mobile operators to feature their networks, and we do not accept paid placements in our guides or code lists.

We may in the future participate in affiliate programmes that allow us to earn a referral fee when readers purchase mobile plans or top-up services through links on this site. Where this is the case, we will clearly label such links as affiliate links. As of the current writing, no affiliate arrangements are in place.

Our Content Standards

Every page on SaudiBalanceCheck.com is written with the following standards in mind:

  • Accuracy first: We do not publish information we have not verified. If we are uncertain, we say so.
  • Plain language: Our guides are written in clear, direct English that is accessible to readers who may not be native English speakers.
  • Complete information: We aim to answer the full question, not just the headline. A balance check guide should explain what the result means, not just give the code.
  • No filler: We do not pad our guides with unnecessary introductory content or repetitive paragraphs. We respect our readers’ time.
  • Up to date: We review our content regularly and update it when networks change their codes or procedures.

Accessibility

We are committed to making SaudiBalanceCheck.com accessible to as many people as possible, including users with disabilities. We aim to follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) where practical, including providing sufficient colour contrast, clear heading structures, descriptive link text, and images with appropriate alternative text.

If you encounter any accessibility barrier on this website, please let us know at [email protected] and we will do our best to resolve the issue promptly.

Technical Information

SaudiBalanceCheck.com is built on WordPress using the Kadence theme. The site is hosted on Hostinger and uses HTTPS encryption for all traffic. Pages are optimised for fast loading on both desktop and mobile devices, which is particularly important for users accessing the site on mobile data in Saudi Arabia or from countries with slower internet connections.

The site is structured to load quickly on 4G and 3G connections, with optimised images, minimal scripts, and efficient page caching. We want users to be able to find the code they need in the shortest possible time, on whatever device they are using.

Our Promise to Readers

We make the following commitments to everyone who uses this website:

  • We will always clearly label information that is uncertain, outdated, or network-specific
  • We will update pages promptly when we receive credible reports of inaccuracies
  • We will never accept payment to alter, add, or remove information in our guides
  • We will be transparent about how the site is funded and how we research our content
  • We will protect your privacy as described in our Privacy Policy and not sell your personal data

SaudiBalanceCheck.com exists to save you time. We hope it does exactly that.

Staying Current with Network Changes

Saudi mobile networks update their USSD codes, apps, tariffs, and account management systems more frequently than most users realise. STC has launched new features through the MySTC app that have replaced older USSD procedures. Jawwy has updated its eSIM activation process multiple times. Lebara has adjusted its recharge codes. We monitor official operator announcements and community reports to stay on top of these changes and reflect them in our guides as quickly as possible. If you notice something has changed before we have updated our pages, please email us at [email protected] and we will prioritise that update.