Yandex Navi – navigation, maps
★ 4.7What 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.
Actually does
- ✓Turn-by-turn nav80% of reviews
- ✓Информация о пробках и событиях на дороге25% of reviews
- ✓Предупреждение о камерах и ограничениях скорости20% of reviews
- ✓Available in Russia30% of reviews
- ✓Subscription15% 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»