Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps vs Yandex Maps & Navigator

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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. [R11] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US Lifetime Membership Fixed: I posted recently about how I couldn’t download updated maps even with a lifetime membership but that has been corrected. All in all this is one of the best “Offline Map” navigation that exists. Thank you for your prompt response and resolution.
2. [R19] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Constantly forgets my downloaded maps: Every time I go to the app, it says I have Washington state downloaded. Yet every time I try to use the map in the wilderness, it says I’ve never downloaded any maps. Completely unreliable.
3. [R23] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US This is what you use for those times you have no signal!: I have been there. Leaving a spot in the mountains that I had followed a family member to, I had no signal and no idea which way to go to get back to the interstate or at least a recognizable spot. I just had to drive in the direction I thought was toward the main highway until I got signal. I determined that would never happen again, and
4. [R29] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US Happy long-time user: I’ve been using Sygic GPS Navigation for a long time and they’ve added a lot of useful features. What keeps me using it, though, is the offline maps and being able to navigate with no signal or with a poor signal. The other major navigation apps either require you to be online, or their offline capability doesn’t work reliably when the signal is weak.
5. [R5] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 4/5 · US Works well: Been using this GPS for several weeks now, & it’s rapidly becoming my favorite. Works well, pretty prompt directions and seems accurate. Wish it would connect better with our calendar, but still highly recommended.
6. [R7] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Fix your darn app and update your maps: I paid for premium and it’s absolute junk. Can’t figure out proper lanes. Takes me on odd longer routes even though fastest is selected. Thinks that main roads are unpaved randomly. Fire whoever the heck is in charge of your software and maps and hire somebody who can actually make this a nav app of value. Do not waste your money on premium with this app. Ha
7. [R24] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Functions are great, US navigation is lousy: Listen, the app itself is great and the dashcam integration is super smooth. But the navigation in the states is terrible. Random unnecessary turns, unnecessarily complicated routes that are longer than needed, and it’s like the app has a thing against left turns, even in areas with easy intersections.
8. [R39] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Speed Limits - Yikes: There is much to like about this application. But coming home last night, it was telling me the speed limit was 30 mph while we were in a 50 mph zone. And 20 miles off is really too much. Can I trust the application? Probably not, and that’s a real shame.
9. [R3] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Good but not perfect.: It's good but it has its own annoying flaws which make it a poor choice for daily driver navigation on carplay. 1. Poor carplay integration. Navigation volume is tied to BT volume, can't hear navigation unless you listen to radio. Tomtom and apple maps got this part right. 2. It is annoying while driving. Is the camera still there? Ridiculous. Route changes every 5 minutes.
10. [R9] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Need Enhanced: I’m deleting favorites all the time and always appear back. The most pain is home address, because don’t let me delete old one
11. [R12] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Needs work: With Google, Waze and Apple Maps a successful product needs to at least meet or beat the features of the top 3. The notifications are a struggle to enable and disable. The voice is absolutely horrible. Finally to really be a viable contender it needs to support CarPlay 100 % so that Siri can give directions. As it stands you give Siri directions when Sygic is up it defaults to apple ma
12. [R22] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 2/5 · US FIX THIS!! $$$: I believe in this app I remember downloading it several years ago and really enjoying it and I just recently came back to it. I did upgrade and pay for extra features, however, no matter how many times I edit or delete my previous home or work location every time I reopen the app it says if I never did anything. Sometimes I just try to edit it instead of “deleting” it but regardl
13. [R8] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US Updated review: After leaving a harsh, but sincere review compaining about the obnoxious in-app purchase upselling when I’ve already purchased multiple subscriptions and the app, it appears this has been addressed. This is very much appreciated to see developers who care about the feedback and want to make their product better for their customers. Thank you Sygic!
14. [R20] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 4/5 · US Great but why we need premium+ and forced offline maps: I loved the map but I needed premium after 7 days so had to reinstall like why we need to pay and have a subscribe for a subscription per year or month like Waze, google maps and maps is free and why are we forced to download offline maps.
15. [R33] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Err: The app has become annoying because every time you open it, an ad for subscribing to the program appears
16. [R45] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US It Used to be Great: The constant upselling is ridiculous and always in the way when the main map is loading. I paid for the app, so stop. As the app has evolved over the years it is getting less accurate and harder to use.
17. [R6] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Battery hog: Something changed recently where now the app drains the phone battery real fast when using car play.
18. [R14] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 4/5 · US Great GPS: Nice app but GPS eats up resources on your phone. Other than that great app.
19. [R41] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US Good but: Fix the crashing also can we keep the voices for non premium users
20. [R43] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Maps are wrong, battery hog, messed up Bluetooth: Roads that haven’t changed in 30 years are wrong and have wrong speed limits. Not accurate in the USA. Also even if they were correct it’s a battery hog. Even with a fast charger I lose battery power. All other apps when plugged in I stay at 80% charge no problem. Can’t save preferred routes with waypoints. I select Bluetooth, which plays for a
21. [R1] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Subscription: Doesn’t let you unsubscribe. Account management is very confusing
22. [R4] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Very dissatisfied: I have tried this app twice. It fails to list POI in my area and limits gas stations to two brands. I emailed for help and received a response from AI instead of a person in two occasions. Both times I was told to send them the info so they could add it to the app. Sorry. I don't get paid to do their job and correct their app. I cancelled my Sygic Premium subscription. It coul
23. [R13] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Account lied about FREE 7-Day Trial: Beware this app says that you could try it for free for seven days but there’s no where to cancel the subscription prior to the 7 day trial ending.
24. [R53] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US Fantastic: I've had the paid app for a few months and live it. The customer service is outstanding. They always answer quickly. Yes the computer voices are robotic but Marias voice is the best of them. I like the live cam features and hud display especially at night
25. [R15] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 3/5 · US Better, but still lacking: At least it finally tells you the name of the street onto which you are turning before you have to turn. Doesn’t show stop signs or stop lights, but shows other roadside signs, weird. Still can’t find a lot of poi’s and often wants me to circle the block while mid-route. That is the strangest action. I’ve had this app since it was first released. It has SLOWLY improved.
26. [R17] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 5/5 · US speedcam: app is great, the only downside are missing Bosnia speedcam
27. [R34] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Not worth your time: This app was recommended off the Spoke app. I paid for the premium thinking that it was gonna be useful for my CDL box truck. But there’s no options to input for size and weight. Which leaves me in the blind. Well, I live in Las Vegas, Nevada, sometimes the maps don’t work even after you download it. A few times it didn’t recognize and give me directions. And you would think i
28. [R46] Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps 1/5 · US Terrible app: Consistently has wrong speed limit, does not give exit number. US Maps outdated. Even my home address shows wrong town… correct streets but wrong town. Also forget about trying to upgrade to their RV app, it wouldn’t show any maps and every time I tried to give it a destination it said maps needed updating, id go thru the process of updating them and it would do the same thing ag
29. [R67] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Ads: Ads and more ads, and even more ads here. This could have been a review, but it's an ad, because using the maps has become impossible. Half the interface is ads. You can't plan your own route because when you zoom, a bottom window with the route pops up. I drag it down and the whole route shows, but I had zoomed in for a long time looking for my spot, where there was an ad again. I'm tired of the ads. · translated
30. [R81] Yandex Maps & Navigator 3/5 · US Windows: Please remove the Rosneft pop-up windows, they are very annoying and disruptive. · translated
31. [R82] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Too many ads: The app has turned into a dump. Banner ads are annoying. I'll wait until this dump is removed from the App Store! · translated
32. [R88] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Stupid ads: Why aren't all places marked, and why does an ad for some random apartment pop up when I'm driving?!!!!!!! If you're going to have ads, make them more relevant for drivers! WHY DO I NEED AN AD FOR A 3-ROOM APARTMENT GOD KNOWS WHERE, TAKING UP 20% OF THE SCREEN AT 80 KM/H?!! DO YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT DRIVER SAFETY? · translated
33. [R63] Yandex Maps & Navigator 3/5 · US .: I was looking at buses, and it showed that my bus would arrive in 2 minutes. About 5 minutes passed, no bus came. I went back to check, and it was gone, and it showed it would arrive in 25 minutes. · translated
34. [R70] Yandex Maps & Navigator 1/5 · US Transport: Bus arrival times are set randomly. · translated
35. [R87] Yandex Maps & Navigator 3/5 · US Bus problem: No issues with the navigator, but the buses are a disaster. It always shows one time, but the bus arrives 15 minutes late or doesn't arrive at all. I don't know whose fault it is, GPS or the driver, but it's a nightmare. I can stand at a stop for 40 minutes, and there will be 0 buses, but according to the map, 7 should have arrived. How does that happen? · translated
36. [R105] Yandex Maps & Navigator 2/5 · US Schedule: The bus schedule changes every second, it's impossible to decide. · translated