Yandex Mail
★ 4.8What it actually doesRussian email client with support for multiple accounts, built-in translator and document scanner, but significantly burdened by intrusive ads and notifications even for paid users.
Actually does
- ✓Email client90% of reviews
- ✓Multi-account5% of reviews
- ✓File sharing6% of reviews
- ✓Навязчивая реклама Яндекс-сервисов (Диск, Алиса, подписки)(bonus)64% of reviews
- ✓Правила фильтрации писем (недоступны на мобильных)(bonus)4% of reviews
- ✓Управление уведомлениями (проблемы с отключением рекламных пушей)(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Freemium12% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠OCR / Document scan
- ⚠Translation
- ⚠Speech-to-text
- ⚠Фильтрация спама и защита от вирусов
- ⚠Two-factor auth
- ⚠Массовая отписка от рассылок в одном окне
- ⚠Cloud sync
Common complaints
- ✗Intrusive ads for Yandex services (promotional emails, push notifications, banners) even with paid subscription64% of mentions
«How many more push ads?!?!?!?!?!??! There are too many Yandex service offers, it's starting to feel like I should delete this app from my phone...»
- ✗Fraudulent emails and spam present, unable to delete them (requires paid subscription or complex setup)10% of mentions
«1 star rating for Яндекс Mail for mass distribution of fraudulent emails and inability to set up a rule to permanently delete emails»
- ✗Sync issues: emails disappear, especially when sending, notifications don't arrive8% of mentions
«Syncs poorly with the server. Emails periodically disappear, especially when sending»
- ✗Missing basic features on mobile (filter rules, group mailings, disable Alice voice synthesis)8% of mentions
«In 2026, you still can't create a rule on your phone to send certain emails to specific folders»
- ✗Interface bugs (ads shown instead of email on tap, forced Яндекс.Disk installation to open attachments)6% of mentions
«When you tap on an email, Яндекс.Disk advertising opens instead of the email»
What people praise
- ★Core email client functionality works (reading, replies, attachments)
«Everything works as it should, the email»
- ★Stable operation when there are no sync issues (reviews about reliability and functionality)
«Thanks for a stable and functional app that has been helping us for many years»
- ★Overall ease of use (interface, performance)
«The app is convenient, works well!»
- ★Less intrusive ads compared to other platforms (e.g., Mail.ru)
«Great app, works stably, ads don't interfere, you can dismiss them anytime»