Comparison

Yandex Metro vs GPS Маяк

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Yandex Metro

Plan your metro journeys across multiple cities with detailed maps, optimal route calculations, and estimated travel times. Discover station exits, get information on closures, and even pay for public transport fares directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Metro maps with station details
  • Optimal route planning
  • Estimated journey times
  • Station exit information
  • Public transport fare payment
  • Closure alerts
Features
Currently charting
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Plan your metro trip in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Uzbekistan and know how long your journey will take, including any line transfers. The app displays the optimal route, shows which metro car will be most convenient, shows station exits on the map and forewarns of any closures. • Metro map with everything you need to know On the map you can see which stations are closed for repairs, and which stations are best for getting to railway stations and airports. Enlarge the map to see more detail, like different types of interchanges between stations. • Optimal routes and metro cars for convenient transfers Yandex Metro shows you how long a journey will take, the number of transfers and whether any stations are closed for renovations. It shows which metro car to choose to speed up your trip and not waste time when changing lines. Information about metro exits • Information about metro exits See detailed information about every station: how many exits and which streets they lead to, working hours and warnings of any closures. Hail a taxi to pick you up from your chosen metro exit right within the app. • Pay your fare in the app Use the app to top up Moscow’s Troika and Strelka public transport cards. • Accessibility The app supports VoiceOver, so it can be used by people with visual impairments. • More than 20 schemes – Russia: Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Samara, St. Petersburg. - Austria: Vienna. - Azerbaijan: Baku. - Armenia: Yerevan. - Belarus: Minsk. - Hungary: Budapest. - Greece: Athens. - Georgia: Tbilisi. - Italy: Milan, Rome. - Kazakhstan: Almaty. - UAE: Dubai. - Poland: Warsaw. - Portugal: Lisbon. - USA: San Francisco. - Turkey: Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Bursa, Ankara. - Uzbekistan: Tashkent. - Ukraine: Dnipro, Kiev, Kharkiv. - Sweden: Stockholm. - Finland: Helsinki. - Czech Republic: Prague.

About

GPS Маяк

This app allows users to monitor their vehicles online and access detailed information about them. It serves as a mobile companion to the monitoring-gps.com.ua website.

Highlights
  • Online vehicle monitoring
  • Detailed vehicle information
  • Mobile companion app
  • Website integration
Features
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Мобильное приложение сайта monitoring-gps.com.ua. С его помощью вы можете видеть свой автомобиль он-лайн, а так же расширению информацию о нем

Screenshots

Yandex Metro4 screens
GPS Маяк3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GPS Маяк at fortnightly against Yandex Metro's every 2 months. GPS Маяк also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Yandex Metro's advantage is chart position (#129 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yandex Metro ships an update every 2 months, GPS Маяк fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Yandex Metro versus GPS Маяк: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYandex MetroGPS Маяк
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (837 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings837 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirect Cursus Computer Systems TradingAndrii Buchkivskyi

Customer experience

Yandex Metro

All ratings837 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative40.1%

GPS Маяк

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Yandex Metro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent log-outs
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Laggy performance on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more metro systems from around the world
  • Ability to disable certain metro lines on the map
  • Option to pin frequently used stations
  • Improved offline functionality

GPS Маяк

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yandex Metro

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Маяк

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yandex Metro free?
Yandex Metro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Маяк free?
GPS Маяк is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yandex Metro or GPS Маяк have ads?
Neither Yandex Metro nor GPS Маяк shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yandex Metro or GPS Маяк?
Yandex Metro ships an update every 2 months, and GPS Маяк fortnightly. Most recently, Yandex Metro was updated on October 18, 2026 and GPS Маяк on September 2, 2026.

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