Comparison

Yandex Metro vs Duck Tracker

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

Duck Tracker

Record and save your running, hiking, and other travels with detailed route and statistics. Track distance, time, speed, and altitude with various activity types. View your history grouped by day and activity.

Highlights
  • Record GPS tracks
  • Save travel history
  • Detailed statistics (distance, speed, altitude)
  • Multiple activity types
  • Speed and altitude graphs
  • History grouped by day and activity
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GPS tracker for recording your running, hiking and other travels. Record tracks and save it in the device history. Keep a complete history of your tracks with route and statistics details. Choose one of several types of activity in the application: run, walk, scooter, bike, electro scooter, electro bike, hike, car, bus, train, boat, airplane, or specify “other” as the activity type. See distance, drive time, speed, pace, average and maximum speed information while recording a track. After the track is recorded, speed and altitude graphs will become available. The main screen contains the statistics of your tracks, grouped by day and activity type. Please note that GPS route recording in the background reduces the device's battery life.

Screenshots

Yandex Metro4 screens
Duck Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Duck Tracker at 100% against Yandex Metro's 53%. Duck Tracker also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Yandex Metro's advantage is chart position (#133 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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, Duck Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Yandex Metro versus Duck Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYandex MetroDuck Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (837 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings837 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirect Cursus Computer Systems TradingRoman Rozinko

Customer experience

Yandex Metro

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

Duck Tracker

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Duck Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yandex Metro

No in-app purchases

None

Duck Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yandex Metro free?
Yandex Metro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duck Tracker free?
Duck Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yandex Metro or Duck Tracker have ads?
Neither Yandex Metro nor Duck Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yandex Metro or Duck Tracker?
Yandex Metro ships an update every 2 months, and Duck Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, Yandex Metro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Duck Tracker on October 14, 2026.

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