Yandex Maps & Navigator vs MAPS.ME

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R58] Yandex Maps & Navigator 5/5 · US Review: Excellent app, I use it constantly. The maps are very detailed, roads and houses are drawn accurately, traffic jams are shown very precisely, it's indispensable for the city. I particularly like the organization search: there are almost always up-to-date opening hours, phone numbers, and reviews. The navigator verbally warns about cameras and accidents, and plots routes considering real traffic. I also like the "layers" function (for example, · translated
2. [R61] MAPS.ME 2/5 · US Great interface, but limited: I like the user experience. However, it can only find the businesses I’m looking for about half the time. Even major ones like KFC or Tractor Supply. And you can’t put in addresses, so I can’t get to them that way, either. I end up looking up the street on the web, getting directions to that street, and driving around looking for the business. I love the offline capab
3. [R65] MAPS.ME 5/5 · US Great travel maps app: I’ve been using maps me for years and it’s never let me down. The maps are up to date and accurate to even small details are included. I’ve used it in several countries and loved using it.
4. [R10] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Ads: Ads and more ads, and even more ads here, this could have been a review, but it will be an ad, because using maps has become impossible, half of the interface is ads, it's impossible to build your own route because when zooming in, a bottom window with the route pops up, I drag it down and the whole route is shown, but I zoomed and searched for my place for a long time where there was an ad again. The ads are annoying, · translated
5. [R12] Yandex Maps & Navigator 3/5 · US Lately it constantly crashes! Plus, part of the interface is very inconvenient: The reason is completely unclear. I have to constantly restart. What happened there, fix it! Regarding the interface: there is no way to simply close a built route with an 'x', you have to go back using the arrows, which is extremely inconvenient and slow! Also, it's annoying that when viewing a built route, something always pops up · translated
6. [R72] MAPS.ME 3/5 · US Ads!: Ads anywhere! Get rid of them. New update is awful because of all the ads
7. [R16] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Unstable performance: I used the app for over 20 years. It refuses to work with VPN, I'm tired of jumping back and forth. Google Maps works more stably. RIP · translated
8. [R37] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Terrible app: Poor route selection. Bus schedules are incorrect. · translated
9. [R90] MAPS.ME 3/5 · GB In decline: I used to love maps.me for navigating walks, I recommended it to everyone over other map apps, however…it’s becoming worse and worse with its constant “you should upgrade!” reminders and the fact you now can only download a few maps. I hope they try and make it more usable again but I’m close to ditching it
10. [R33] Yandex Maps & Navigator 3/5 · GB Good, but...: The maps have become much better lately, in terms of routes, map details, you can make entries in different places, take notes, in general, it's convenient, no doubt, but everything is spoiled by the intrusive ADVERTISING that appears in the navigator, when building a route, even if you have a Plus subscription (399₽) you still get additional advertising materials (such · translated
11. [R63] MAPS.ME 3/5 · US used to be awesome: been using maps.me for years and its annoying they have started to take away features and started charging annual subscription for those features
12. [R76] MAPS.ME 1/5 · US Money, money, money: J’utilise Maps.me depuis plus de 10 ans. L’application m’a accompagné à travers le monde. Néanmoins, l’appât du gain fait qu’on passe d’une application open source gratuite à une planche à billet. 5 euros par moi pour une application de navigation. Bye bye je m’en vais trouver une nouvelle application ( il y en a plein sur le marché) Quand l’appât du gain détruit un applicat
13. [R55] Yandex Maps & Navigator 2/5 · US WHAT IS THIS UPDATE?: I never write reviews, but I'm fed up. Yandex Maps is the best app for navigation, but what have you done with the latest update?! Everything was perfect before! Why can't you view the entire route when building one? There used to be such a function, now they've made stupid steps, and you can't see the whole thing. · translated
14. [R78] MAPS.ME 3/5 · US Unable to access Pro: I signed up for Pro a while ago, but the app now won’t let me access my maps and saved places. It says that I cannot use my phone number (which was originally used to upgrade). Developers need to fix this!
15. [R82] MAPS.ME 1/5 · US Unable to cancel subscription: I wrote to support to cancel my paid subscription, deleted my account, but they keep charging money! · translated
16. [R71] MAPS.ME 5/5 · US Love it: Must download to use without wifi. That’s a blessing. Just gotta be up to date. It will get you where you need to go without internet. That’s a A+ for me.
17. [R110] MAPS.ME 5/5 · US Off-Line!: I really like how easy it is to use offline. I used a Garmin for years because it ran offline. Now I just use maps. Me