Навител Навигатор Россия
★ 3.7What it actually doesOffline navigator with maps of 49 countries, 3D visualization, and traffic/camera information, but with critical issues in purchase recovery, crashes after updates, and slow map downloads.
Actually does
- ✓Turn-by-turn nav70% of reviews
- ✓Offline maps50% of reviews
- ✓Voice calls10% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync15% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)40% of reviews
- ✓Поддержка CarPlay15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Информация о пробках (Навител.Пробки)
- ⚠Предупреждения о камерах и радарах
- ⚠3D-картография и развязки
- ⚠Грузовой граф (маршруты для грузовиков)
- ⚠Неограниченное количество точек маршрута
- ⚠Dark mode
Common complaints
- ✗App crashes/won't start after update25% of mentions
«After the update it constantly crashes. Offers to restore purchase and then crashes again. The app stopped working.»
- ✗Can't restore/activate purchased maps and licenses35% of mentions
«All previously purchased maps of Russia and Europe have disappeared. It says 'no previous purchases'.»
- ✗Critically slow map downloads (5-15 KB/sec)10% of mentions
«Maps update at 5 KB/sec. It was stuck updating the whole night.»
- ✗Search by addresses and POI not working10% of mentions
«Keyword search (e.g., 'Ivanov Business Center') never returns anything. Address search also can't find it.»
- ✗Infrequent map updates (once a year), lagging behind competitors15% of mentions
«Software update once a year? Road situations change more often! Changes on M7 still aren't reflected.»
What people praise
- ★Works fully offline via GPS, independent from network
«It works without cellular network at all, only via GPS. And there's no signal on the roads anyway, so Navitel is the best navigator!»
- ★Cloud sync and restoration of waypoints/routes
«Everything restores properly, both waypoints and routes are loaded from Navitel cloud.»
- ★Convenient, functional interface on smartphone
«On a smartphone it looks quite functional and makes a good impression.»
- ★Long-term user loyalty (11+ years on a single license)
«Using it for 11 years, 4th or 5th device on one license.»
- ★Maps of 49 countries with detailed coverage