Yandex Maps
@YandexMapsBot
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Traffic in your city, an address or a company shown on a Yandex map inside the chat. Strongest in Russia and neighbouring countries; the interface speaks Russian, English, Ukrainian and Turkish. Free.
Key features
- Live congestion level for a city
- An address shown on the map in the chat
- Company lookup in the Yandex business directory
- Interface in Russian, English, Ukrainian and Turkish
What Yandex Maps does
The bot answers three kinds of question. How bad is traffic right now — it replies with the city's congestion level and a map. Where is this address — it shows the point. Where is this company — it finds the organisation in Yandex's business listings and shows it the same way.
All of it happens inside the chat, as a picture with a link, which is the whole reason to use a bot instead of the app: you are already in a conversation about being late, and the answer belongs in that conversation.
The catch is coverage. Yandex maps Russia, the neighbouring countries and Turkey in depth, and thins out elsewhere; the business listings, which is where the bot is strongest, are essentially a Russian-market product. Outside that region a global map service will serve you better.
How to start
- Open @YandexMapsBot and press Start
- Ask about traffic in your city
- Or send an address or a company name
Pricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Traffic and business listings in one place
- The answer stays inside the conversation
- Free, four interface languages
- Useful mainly in Russia and neighbouring countries
- No turn-by-turn navigation
Alternatives
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Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 8 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 8 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 79.5 |
FAQ
Does it work in my country?
It is most detailed in Russia, the neighbouring countries and Turkey; further away both the traffic layer and the business listings thin out.
Can it build a route?
No. It shows traffic and places; for navigation open the Yandex Maps app itself.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
