Yango Maps: карты и навигатор
★ 4.4What it actually doesYango Maps is a GPS-based navigation app supporting driving, public transport, and walking routes with offline map downloads, but with unstable performance in Russia and internet dependency issues.
Actually does
- ✓Turn-by-turn nav40% of reviews
- ✓Offline maps15% of reviews
- ✓GPS Tracking20% of reviews
- ✓Информация о пробках в реальном времени20% of reviews
- ✓Car navigation30% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Public transport
- ⚠Поиск парковок
- ⚠Поиск заправок
- ⚠Android Auto Support
Common complaints
- ✗Does not work in Russia without VPN or does not work at all17% of mentions
«Doesn't work in Russia without VPN, Yandex you're hitting rock bottom with each passing year.»
- ✗Cannot work without internet despite offline maps20% of mentions
«Useless app. The slightest internet glitch and it stops working, it doesn't help even that there are downloaded maps of the region»
- ✗Intrusive advertising27% of mentions
«They launched ads here too. Yandex in a nutshell. Ugh.»
- ✗Android Auto does not work or stopped working12% of mentions
«doesn't work with Android Auto in Russia. shameful»
- ✗Route recalculation issues when deviating from route3% of mentions
«If you go off the route, it starts getting confused. The navigator gets stuck on the old route.»
What people praise
- ★Convenient download and offline maps work on SD card
«Thanks to the developers, they fixed the issue with choosing a USB drive to store downloaded maps. Now I'm going far, calmly downloaded to SD card»
- ★No intrusive ads on screen compared to competitors
«No pop-up ads at every traffic light like in that other well-known navigator, which really drives me crazy»
- ★Reliable navigation outside Russia
«Downloaded it just to test how Yandex performs abroad, it looks like Yandex Maps but in blue. Literally everything works the same as in Yandex Maps»
- ★Yandex account integration and organization data sync
«Same account, same organizations»
- ★Real-time road alerts