Yandex Navi – navigation, maps

★ 4.7
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Jun 12, 2026
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Nov 5, 2026

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Marketing versus reality estimates how well promised features are supported; stability estimates complaints about crashes and speed. Project activity is calculated from update recency, review activity and store availability. Percentages are not guarantees or success probabilities; missing data does not mean a zero score.

What it actually doesYandex Navigator is a GPS navigation app with traffic, camera, and road event information, but often unstable on iOS, displays incorrect location, and heavily filled with ads that interfere with driving.

35%Marketing ≈ reality25%Stability99%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓Turn-by-turn nav80% of reviews
  • ✓Информация о пробках и событиях на дороге25% of reviews
  • ✓Available in Russia30% of reviews
  • ✓Subscription15% of reviews
  • ✓Speed Camera Detection20% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • ⚠Car navigation
  • ⚠Маршруты с несколькими точками (до 10)
  • ⚠Оплата топлива в приложении
  • ⚠Оплата парковок
  • ⚠Голосовое управление Алисой
  • ⚠Выбор времени отправления и прогноз пробок
  • ⚠Маршруты для грузовиков с параметрами
  • ⚠Widgets
  • ⚠Offline maps

Common complaints

  • ✗Frequent crashes and freezes on iOS25% of mentions

    «Crashes constantly on iPhone SE 2020. Works on the fifth or tenth launch but not stably»

  • ✗Inaccurate location detection (shows in river, forest, sea)20% of mentions

    «When using the navigator, my location is either in a river or in the middle of the forest! But I live in a city»

  • ✗Aggressive ads distracting while driving30% of mentions

    «Ads in the app have become very intrusive and dangerous. While driving, an ad window appears and the route shifts to the right corner of the screen»

  • ✗Offline maps work incorrectly, inaccurate positioning15% of mentions

    «In offline mode it directs you wherever it wants. I walked 1 km instead of 200m»

  • ✗Interface cluttered with ads and unnecessary features (music, insurance, fuel)20% of mentions

    «They removed route bookmarks and put Yandex Music, insurance and other junk on the home screen»

What people praise

  • ★Reliable route planning with traffic congestion consideration

    «I always use it on business trips by car. The navigator warned that there was traffic on a familiar road and suggested an alternative route»

  • ★Offer of alternative routes during traffic jams

    «The navigator warned that there was traffic on a familiar road and suggested an alternative route»

  • ★Timely map updates

    «Maps update on time, overall it doesn't glitch too much even when internet is disconnected»

  • ★Convenient main app for driving

    «Very convenient! Can't go anywhere without it»

  • ★Alerts about road events and traffic cameras

    «The navigator shows events on the route and warns about cameras»

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