The best applications for motorists. Useful applications for motorists

Practice shows that now it is better not to go on the road without a smartphone. He will tell you the route, save you from a fine, and help you call for help. Don't believe me? See for yourself. We will tell you about the most useful applications for drivers.

VIN check of car code through the traffic police and traffic police database

Not only people, but also machines have skeletons in their closets. The program will help you find out, if not all the ins and outs of a car, then at least a small part of its past. By scanning the VIN code of the model you are interested in on your phone, you will have its history in the palm of your hand. Is the car pledged to the bank, are there court restrictions on it, is it listed as stolen? All information is reliable, from the official traffic police databases. And most importantly, it will always help if you decide to buy a used car.

Name: VIN check of car code through the traffic police and traffic police database
Price: 15 rub.
Developer: Nikolay Zakharov
Link: Install

MultiGo Fuel

The gasoline needle is approaching zero, but you can’t see a single gas station nearby? Open the app and it will tell you where the nearest gas station is, the exact distance to it and even the cost of fuel. Color display of prices will indicate the most advantageous offers. In addition, the user will always be aware of additional services: is there a minimarket, car service, car wash nearby, is Wi-Fi working, what are the methods of paying for fuel, etc.

FRAMEWORK Roadside assistance

This is truly an indispensable application for all motorists. In one click, it allows you to receive any technical and legal assistance on the road, as well as call a tow truck if necessary. Did you have a problem or get into an accident? Just press the call button through the mobile application, and in a minute the operator will contact you. Describe the problem and they will help you right away. Whether it’s changing tires, delivering fuel, towing, consulting with a car lawyer, or something else. All user coordinates are read automatically via GPS, which means you will definitely receive support, even if you are away from home and do not know your exact location. By the way, the application works not only in Russia, but also in Europe, which, you see, is very convenient. The program is easy to use and will be understandable to every driver.

Rain, snow, fog, poor visibility are no longer reasons to postpone your trip. The application will help you create an accurate route anywhere in the world and get to the right place without being distracted from the road. Hudway is a navigator that projects an image onto the windshield. To do this, just place it on the front panel. In addition to the projection of the road itself, additional information will be displayed on the glass: current speed and distance to turns. And voice prompts will help you stay on track. The application only works in poor visibility conditions and at night.

AntiDPS: auto lawyer 2015-16

The road has its own laws, and motorists have their own rights. And it’s not enough just to know them; you also need to be able to defend them. This application will help drivers become legally savvy in this area. He will tell you how to competently understand a given situation, how to act in the event of an accident, correctly obtain insurance, and even draw up a complaint or petition. All information is up-to-date, presented in an accessible form with comments from lawyers.

Second Pilot

This is a good hint to drivers about traffic police posts and video cameras located on the road. The application also warns about all road irregularities and repair work along the way. And not only in Russia, but also abroad. All users can exchange information, warning each other about encountered dangers. Additional services are provided for residents of Russia, for example, issuing OSAGO and CASCO insurance policies with on-site employees.

Anytime, Delimobil

The first applications for per-minute car rental in Moscow. The service offers short-term trips around the city within the Moscow Ring Road. You select the closest available car on the map, book it and go for a ride. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to return the car to its original parking place. At the end of the trip, just park it in any convenient parking lot. The service covers the costs of gasoline, repairs, washing, and insurance. Applications allow you to rent a car, extend its use, receive information about the remaining fuel, and also consult on all issues in the call center.

SYNC Connect

Driving a car from your phone? Yes it is possible! By installing the program, the user will be able to determine the location of the car, open and close doors, start the engine remotely, and also monitor tire pressure, gasoline level and battery charge. True, all this will be available only to owners of the Ford Escape, which will go on sale in 2017. This is where this program will be used for the first time.

The augmented reality application was created by Hyundai manufacturers. This is a kind of virtual instruction for the device of the car. It is enough to point your smartphone at different parts of the car, and the program reads the image and displays all the information about the elements. Their location, functioning, operating rules. She will tell you, for example, where the air filter is located, how to properly fill the washer reservoir with water or change the oil.

However, the manufacturers Bentley turned out to be the most sophisticated, releasing the Inspirator application. It is able to select cars for buyers by analyzing their emotions. The program scans facial expressions while watching videos of various topics. And based on this, he selects the equipment of the car. So far, the application helps in purchasing a Bentley Bentayga. But soon the manufacturers promise to release a similar cheat sheet for other models.

Available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone platforms and distributed by the developer company free of charge (only traffic transmitted over the network is subject to payment).

The navigation application created by Yandex specialists provides road routes across Russia, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, taking into account the traffic situation. The program promptly rebuilds the route based on constantly updated information about traffic jams, accompanies the movement with voice prompts, warns about traffic events (accidents, repair work, etc.), speeding when driving along the highway and CCTV cameras, and also displays additional information about buildings and other objects on the map.

A special feature of Yandex.Navigator is support for voice control of the navigation application. Drivers can give verbal commands without taking their eyes off the road. Just click on the microphone icon, say the address, and the program will automatically plot the route. The vector format of maps deserves special attention, which allows you to scale without losing quality and save network traffic when downloading data from the Internet. To maximize traffic savings, there is a function to copy selected maps to the device’s memory. You can also use Yandex.Navigator to find nearby parking lots in the city and pay traffic fines.

Since we are talking about administrative offenses in the field of road safety, it would be logical to recall the existence of the Yandex.Fines program in the line of Yandex mobile products.

To obtain information about unpaid fines (or their absence), the owner or owner of the vehicle must enter the last name, first name, patronymic, driver's license number and vehicle registration certificate number in the program. After pressing the “Find fines” button, the application will search the database of the State Payment Information System (GIS GMP) and display the result. The user will see what fines he has, when they were issued and how long they must be repaid. You can make payment using Visa, MasterCard cards or a Yandex.Money wallet. After transferring funds, the program automatically transfers data to the GIS GMP. It would not be amiss to remind you that since January 1, 2016, our country has a law on a fifty percent discount on some fines for violating traffic rules. It applies provided that the payment is made within 20 days from the date of the decision in the case of an administrative offense. It should also be remembered that an unpaid fine entails not only its forced collection through the bailiff service, but also the initiation of a case for non-payment, which threatens the violator with punishment up to administrative arrest for a period of 15 days.

Fans of fast driving should take a closer look at the radar detector program"Arrow" , presented in versions for Android, iOS, Windows Phone platforms and informing the driver in advance about the presence of devices ahead that measure the speed of the vehicle.

“Strelka” operates in tandem with the GPS/GLONASS receiver built into the smartphone and supports three operating modes - “city”, “highway” and “metropolis”. Using a daily updated database, the program can warn about stationary photo and video recording systems of various types, traffic police posts, cameras monitoring public transport lanes and stop lines, as well as road sections that require increased attention (crossings, pedestrian crossings, speed bumps) , dangerous turns and tunnels). For each object, you can set a distance, upon reaching which a warning signal will be issued, and configure visual and voice notification profiles. The application is distributed in trial (Lite) and full (Pro) versions and supports background operation. Thus, Strelka can be used in conjunction with other programs running on a mobile device - for example, with Yandex.Navigator.

The multi-platform application “MultiGO Fuel” can serve car owners well, which shows the nearest and most affordable gas stations. The program database includes both gas stations of well-known brands (Rosneft, Lukoil, Gazpromneft, Surgutneftegaz, Shell, BP) and small private gas stations. For each gas station you can view prices for gasoline, gas and diesel fuel, driver reviews, contact information, information about discounts, promotions and related services: shops, cafes, tire inflation, car wash, service station, etc. All information is borrowed from the MultiGO.ru website and updated online. Any registered user can participate in monitoring fuel prices, add new gas stations or report changes in gas station data.

The program developed by the Russian Automobile Partnership deserves special mention in our top 10 useful applications for drivers"Road assistance RAT" for Android and iOS devices. With its help, it will not be difficult to obtain professional technical, legal and reference information assistance in the event of a sudden car breakdown, an accident, a broken wheel as a result of defects in the road surface and other troubles from which no one, even the most experienced motorist, is insured. It is enough to activate the previously purchased PAT client card in the application, indicate the problem that has arisen and press the “Get help” button. After this, the emergency dispatcher will contact the driver in trouble to provide the necessary assistance. The services of the Russian Automobile Partnership are provided throughout the Russian Federation, as well as in neighboring countries and in Europe.

In case of emergencies, we recommend keeping the “Mobile Rescuer” program developed by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations ready. Its special feature is an interface equipped with a large red “Send SOS” button. With just one click on it, a person can call the rescue service from anywhere in the country and notify loved ones, relatives and friends via SMS that he is in an emergency situation or an emergency has occurred. The application automatically determines the user's location, region of the Russian Federation, telecom operator and selects from the database the appropriate number to call emergency services.

Additionally, the program includes illustrated guides that clearly demonstrate first aid methods, rules of conduct in various emergency situations and other useful information. Using Mobile Rescuer, you can also find the nearest emergency response services, data about which is presented not only in the form of a list, but also on an interactive map. All operational departments are divided into groups: fire departments, search and rescue teams, police agencies, medical institutions, etc.

The shortage of parking spaces in large cities is the main headache after traffic jams for motorists, who are increasingly falling under the radar of tow trucks. The program will help you avoid encounters with the latter and a fine for illegal parking. CrocoDie . The principle of its operation is extremely simple: the user marks the parking location of his car on the map, and if there is a working tow truck at a distance of 300 meters from the parked car, CrocoDie sends an SMS notification to the client. Having received such a message, the owner will be able to prevent the vehicle from being moved to the impound lot. Information about tow trucks is provided to the service by active users (so-called “crocodile hunters”), who receive a small monetary reward for this.

CrocoDie requires a subscription, which costs 149, 299 or 2,990 rubles for a week, month or one year, respectively. At the same time, users receive a financial guarantee for the quality of the service: if the notification about the work of the tow truck is not received and the car is still towed, the subscriber will receive compensation in the amount of the cost of evacuation. At the moment, about 50 thousand people are registered in the system. The service is available to motorists in Moscow and the region (within the Moscow Small Concrete Ring), Nizhny Novgorod, Sochi, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Saratov and Novosibirsk. Over the entire period of operation, the service saved approximately 32 thousand cars from evacuation in all regions of its presence.

Among car owners you can find many who are accustomed to keeping scrupulous records of all costs, expenses and events that occur with the car during its operation. The mobile application DriverNotes, which is an analogue of a logbook, has been developed especially for this category of drivers. The program allows you to record and store the vehicle's history, monitor fuel consumption, and receive reminders about upcoming maintenance, insurance or repairs. DriverNotes presents all car-related expenses in the form of graphs and diagrams that clearly demonstrate the financial side of car ownership and help optimize costs. Thanks to the integration of the application with the socially oriented web service of the same name, you can view the logbooks of other drivers, communicate with them, exchange experience in operating cars, compare costs and find answers to your questions. According to statistics, almost 160 thousand users are already registered in the DriverNotes system.

Recently, Russian car owners have had the opportunity to independently record a traffic accident without the participation of traffic police officers and draw up a so-called European protocol to receive compensation under compulsory motor liability insurance. Judging by publications in the automotive press, the innovation implemented by the state has not found widespread support among drivers who are afraid of possible errors in filling out paperwork and subsequent difficulties in obtaining insurance compensation. To simplify the procedure for filling out a notification form about an accident, the application “Road Accident. Europrotocol", available for download on Google Play and App Store.

Program “Road Accident. Europrotocol" helps to exercise the right to an insurance payment under a compulsory motor liability insurance policy in the event of a traffic accident being registered without the participation of authorized police officers. With its help, you can document the fact of an accident, record data about the circumstances of the damage to the vehicle, take photographs of cars and their damage, and use the GPS/GLONASS receiver built into your smartphone to record the time and location of the accident. The information collected by the application is sent to the RSA information system for subsequent use by insurance companies, conducting expert assessments and making decisions on payment of compensation.

Well, today’s publication ends with the CamOnRoad application, which allows you to use a smartphone running Android or iOS as an advanced car DVR and navigator with support for Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. The program can work in the background, can save video in cloud storage and warn the driver about radars and speed cameras. In addition, it is equipped with means of recognizing emergency situations. According to the developer, CamOnRoad’s capabilities allow you not only to identify serious road incidents, but also to automatically call the rescue service. Such an impressive set of features is definitely worth a look.

Good luck on the roads!

1. Checking traffic police fines by car license plate number and registration certificate number.
2. Checking the car against the search database, as well as prohibitions and restrictions on registration actions in the traffic police, is carried out by VIN, body or chassis number.
3. Driver's license check. Searching for information about an issued driver's license with subsequent verification of its owner for deprivation of the right to drive vehicles.

Link to Google Play

Rating: 4.6
This application informs drivers about new changes in traffic rules and fines for violating them. The application contains many useful reference books for drivers: a directory of region codes, codes of red and black numbers, current texts of traffic rules of the Russian Federation and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, other useful regulations, methods of protection against deprivation of rights, a breathalyzer, the ability to online check fines, the validity of the MTPL policy and the availability licenses from an insurance company.

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MapcamDroid

Rating: 4.6
The program warns the driver about radars, speed cameras, traffic police ambushes and potentially dangerous places on the road. It will remind you to comply with traffic rules and speed limits, and will help you avoid an accident or a fine.
Link to Google Play

Rating: 4.6
Simply by traveling with Waze turned on, you can help keep traffic and traffic information up to date. You can also send reports about accidents, dangers, police and other events, as well as receive this information from others, including prices at gas stations. In addition, you can add friends, POIs, share your arrival time and trip.


Link to Google Play

Rating: 4.5
Program features:

• – Quick text and voice search by topic of violation and by article of the Code of Administrative Offenses
• – Checking unpaid traffic fines
• – List of regional codes of the Russian Federation with telephone numbers of the traffic police duty department and hotlines
• – Traffic rules, signs and markings, information on the rules of dialogue with the inspector, provisions for admitting a vehicle to operation

Link to Google Play

inDriver - taxi alternative

Rating: 4.4
This is not a taxi service, here the drivers themselves fight for your order and only you choose who you go with!

• - No need to call dispatchers - the absence of dispatchers significantly reduces the cost of the trip
• - Your order will be seen by the drivers closest to you, so the car delivery time is faster than usual
• - You can call the nearest driver directly
• - You can watch on the map how the driver moves towards you
• - You can watch reviews and ratings of the driver, as well as leave a review yourself after the trip

Link to Google Play

Rating: 4.4
The application is a transport tax calculator for all types of vehicles in all regions of the Russian Federation according to data for 2015. It is possible to calculate the amount of transport tax for various tax periods of 2013, 2014 and 2015.


Link to Google Play

BlaBlaCar - Search for travel companions

Rating: 4.4
Start saving on your intercity travel. The program pairs drivers who have available seats in their cars with passengers along the way to share the cost of transportation.
Link to Google Play

Speedometer DigiHUD

Rating: 4.2
A digital head-up display (HUD) that shows speed and other useful information on your car's windshield. The display can be switched between normal viewing and HEAD UP (HUD) projection mode, which reflects the screen of your device in the windshield of the car (most effective at night and depends on the brightness of the device).
Link to Google Play

RoadAR smart video recorder

Rating: 4.2
The application includes functions of video recording, recognition of road signs and warnings about their coverage area. The signs recognized on the device are sent to a common database, from where they are then distributed to other drivers. The more drivers there are, the larger and more up-to-date the database and the better the quality of the warnings.

Almost all motorists now have smartphones, but few use all their capabilities, unless they pay for parking using Moscow Parking. Meanwhile, developers are actively working to create applications that could simplify the lives of drivers in the metropolis. The automobile publication offered a selection of the most useful programs that every Muscovite should have on their phone.

iStrelka

As the name implies, the application will help you protect yourself from the omnipresent “Shooter” eye. You can choose the type of danger alert yourself, as well as the distance over which the service will send you a signal. In addition to cameras, the application will warn about traffic police posts, crossings, dangerous turns and speed bumps. The database of dangerous points can be expanded by adding your own. In addition, iStrelka has already learned to distinguish between types of video recorders - it detects not only “Strelka”, but also “Avtodoriya”, which measures the average speed of a car on a section of road. In this case, the warning signal will sound until the driver passes the measured segment, and the smartphone will show his current average speed all this time. The version of the application for devices on the Android platform is called “Strelka Radar Detector”.

RosYama

Another social application for drivers is a mobile version of the popular portal of Alexei Navalny. The service allows you to photograph defects on the roads and enter them into the database, as well as make statements to the traffic police regarding potholes and share information on the social networks Twitter, Facebook and VKontakte about the horror that is happening on the roads. The application is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.

Second Pilot

The essence of this application is the same - driver warning. However, the assistant in this case is not the computer, but the same drivers. Second Pilot's work is based on the principle of mutual assistance among car enthusiasts. If previously drivers warned each other about ambushes on the road with headlight signals, now they can use a special application. Having seen a traffic police officer lurking with a radar, the driver can add him to the map by pressing one button, and the service itself will determine his current location. In the same way, motorists can warn each other about accidents or video recording cameras. Thanks to this approach, Second Pilot contains much more information about various driver hazards than iStrelka.

MultiFuel

The MultiFuel application will help you quickly find a gas station nearby with reasonable prices. The gas station database with prices, reviews and ratings is updated every day. The driver can install any filters convenient for him: by type of fuel, by gas station brand, by type of accepted fuel cards, and so on. In addition, the application will allow you to personally participate in price monitoring. The service is available for both iOS users and Android device owners.

17 minutes

Another app for mutual driver assistance - it will help you find a person who will give you a free ride. The developers warn: if you want to be given a lift, then give others a lift; if you only want to drive, use a taxi. The passenger submits a request for a trip route, and the application finds drivers who are ready to help and are nearby. The maximum waiting time for a car should be 17 minutes, hence the name. However, in reality, you will often have to wait longer, or you may not even wait at all, because Muscovites don’t really like giving someone a ride for free. However, the service, which appeared at the initiative of the Department of Information Technology of the Moscow government, was included in the list of the 20 most promising proposals of the year. For now it is only available for Android and Symbian platforms.

Blablacar

This app, similar to 17 Minutes, has several fundamental differences that make it more popular than its competitor. Blablacar also helps passengers find drivers willing to give them a ride, but it still involves some kind of compensation for the service. Typically, a reward refers to payment of gas costs. In addition, the route, date and time of the joint trip are discussed in advance, so the passenger does not have to wait. Many drivers use Blablacar to find regular travel companions and thus save on gasoline. This service is also actively used for intercity travel. The mobile application is supported by iOS and Android platforms.

Spot

According to the developers, the Spot application will help the Moscow authorities deal with traffic jams and malicious violators. By downloading the application to their smartphone, any resident will be able to take a photo of a car parked in violation of traffic rules, mark its location and send a request to the traffic police. The application currently processes five types of violations: second-row parking, in handicapped spaces, on the sidewalk, under a “No Stopping” sign, and at a pedestrian crossing. In order to tell lies, you will have to enter your data, but the developers reassure the “informers” by the fact that this information will not be available to the offender. For the Android platform, a similar application is called “Scout”.

If you have always thought of themed smartphone apps as some kind of funny toys that can only sometimes be useful in certain situations, then it’s time to take a fresh look at the situation. Applications can not only perform certain functions or provide information support, but also bury entire segments of various devices alive. For example, it was they who practically destroyed the car navigator market in a matter of years. And the next victim has long been in sight. But we will not make predictions and will simply share those applications, or, more precisely, their varieties that we ourselves seem relevant and interesting.

Acceleration measurement

• Version: 2.1
• Google.Play rating: 3.7
• Number of installations: 50-100 thousand.
• Volume: 4.9 MB
• Link to the program:

What Russian doesn't like driving fast? And fast acceleration? A smartphone is a perfectly suitable tool for measuring these parameters. The bulk of such programs base their performance on data not from the GPS receiver, but from the acceleration sensor. The GPS receiver has extremely low accuracy for these tasks and a huge error. However, there are programs whose developers claim that GPS is also used to obtain readings and correct results.

"Acceleration measurement" uses only data from the acceleration sensor. Before starting, it is necessary to perform calibration. Recording of the result will begin automatically when you start moving. The main thing is not to hold the smartphone in your hands. This is the most common mistake among those who give this and all similar programs a low rating. The smartphone must be firmly secured in the cradle! At the end of the measurements, the program saves the result and can show the final graph.

If you have a manual car, then keep in mind that if it takes you more than 0.5 seconds to change the next gear, then this is a rather weak result. Professionals switch with lightning speed - literally with blows (if you practice, you won’t kill the box).

In addition to measuring acceleration dynamics in the application, you can specify a number of technical characteristics of the car, and then it can also build graphs of power and torque. Overall, the app is good, but tends to overstate the results. Although it all depends on the quality of the built-in sensor in a particular smartphone.

RoadAR DVR

• Version: 1.4.8
• Google.Play rating: 4.3
• Volume: 26 MB
• Link to the program:

The DVR is the very feature of a smartphone that could undermine the real market segment, but this has not happened yet. I don't think it will happen in the future. However, those who need this function from time to time can easily get by with software solutions, of which there are quite a few, and many of them have an expanded set of additional functions, such as RoadAR.

The application copes with its primary responsibilities perfectly. Time, coordinates and speed can be superimposed on the video. But there is no separate saving of short video fragments based on events from sensors. But there is a function for recognizing road signs: speed limits, pedestrian crossings, “give way”, prohibition of overtaking, prohibition of stopping and parking. If necessary, the application displays warnings, for example, if you are stopped in the area of ​​a “no stopping and parking” sign or if you accelerate too much in front of a pedestrian crossing.

In general, character recognition works quite satisfactorily. But you need to understand that the phone’s camera is not designed to work in backlit conditions, so on sunny days all camera-related functions will not work satisfactorily.

And one more caveat: RoadAR is very demanding on hardware resources. During a trip, when recording video, it drives two 1.2-GHz Cortex A9 cores to 100%. If you have a weaker single-core smartphone, then it is better to use another application, for example or.

Auto Expenses

• Version: 1.91
• Google.Play rating: 4.5
• Number of installations: 5-10 thousand.
• Volume: 5.4 MB
• Link to the program:

There is a category of citizens who like to scrupulously calculate expenses. There are those who are simply interested in what it actually costs to run one kilometer on their car or one month to maintain it. And there are serious revelations here. Many people are surprised to learn that if they had walked for three years, they would have paid off the mortgage long ago. A beer with friends after work would be a nice bonus.

There are also those for whom it is important not to miss the next replacement of spark plugs or air filter. In all these cases, apps like Auto Expenses will come in handy. In the above-mentioned application, you can separately keep records of a large number of expense categories, keep track of when and which consumables were changed, plus set up reminders for their periodic replacement, which is very convenient.

Automotive lawyer

• Version: 3.5
• Google.Play rating: 4.4
• Number of installations: 0.5-1 million.
• Volume: 2.1 MB
• Link to the program:

The application contains step-by-step instructions and scenarios for communicating with traffic police inspectors in case of violation of traffic rules or controversial situations. It also contains comments on the preparation of protocols, various background and related information, including the amount of fines and other educational measures. Plus a convenient interface.

The free version of the application has not been updated since spring 2013, so some of the information in it may be out of date. However, in general, it is quite suitable for everyday practice. And if you want to have more up-to-date information at hand, you can additionally install the “” application.

Traffic police fines

• Version: 1.0.6
• Google.Play rating: 4.3
• Volume: 12 MB
• Link to the program:

There are applications that help you check whether you have received fair (or not so fair) retribution and whether you have any debts to your homeland in the form of unpaid fines. The TKS Bank version, called “Traffic Police Fines,” is a little more practical than some of its competitors. Its advantages are the presence of a notification system (subscription), which will notify you of the appearance of “sudden debts”. The “” application is no less popular. It is supported by a large number of devices and it allows you to pay not only with a bank card, but also with Yandex.Money.

AALinQ Player in Auto

• Version: 1.2.1.0
• Google.Play rating: 3.4
• Number of installations: 100-500 thousand.
• Volume: 3.2 MB
• Link to the program:

Initially, this player was created as a software component to work with external hardware units that expand the capabilities of the built-in speaker systems of various cars. After all, automakers were able to teach their cars to play MP3 approximately 10 years after MP3 players were in the pockets of every second student. Therefore, various companies have offered and are offering their solutions that make up for this omission.

AALinQ is quite suitable for those car owners who have not yet installed a USB drive instead of a CD changer on their “rare Lexus” or who have Aux connectors or the ability to connect via Bluetooth.

The player's functions are quite standard. And the design for automotive use is expressed in large interface buttons and the ability to control playback from the lock screen. This can be useful when the smartphone is not charged in the car, but is used as a sound source, and in this case, according to the settings, the screen is dimmed to save battery power.

GPS AntiRadar Free

• Version: 1.0.39
• Google.Play rating: 4.3
• Number of installations: 0.5-1 million.
• Volume: 11 MB
• Link to the program:

The free version is an extremely simple application. The neat interface has just two buttons: one activates camera alerts, and the second allows you to add new detected cameras to the database. For each camera, the speed limit for a given area and the direction of monitoring are specified. In the settings, you can limit alerts only if the speed limit is exceeded by more than 19 km/h. The only minor flaw is that all road cameras are considered radar cameras.

In total, the database currently contains just over 9 thousand cameras throughout Russia, and their locations can be found here.

As an alternative to GPS AntiRadar Free, we can recommend the application, which is successful in many ways, has more than 500 thousand objects in the database, but warns about cameras on dedicated lanes for public transport, speed limits and speed bumps only when you subscribe. Moreover, the price bites.

Where is my car parked

• Version: 1.51
• Google.Play rating: 4.0
• Number of installations: 1-5 thousand.
• Volume: 3.2 MB
• Link to the program:

Blondes with topographic cretinism, mushroom pickers and travelers - this is for you. There are many similar applications, and we took this one solely because of the Russian interface. The application has only two buttons: remember your current location and show the saved location on the map along with your current one. Nothing more.

If you are not afraid of the English language, then it is better to install another more popular application - You can store several places in it, and also add photos and notes to the tags, for example, the number of a parking space and the floor in a multi-story parking lot.

iOnRoad - road assistant

• Version: 1.5.1
• Google.Play rating: 3.8
• Number of installations: 0.5-1 million.
• Volume: 5.2 MB
• Link to the program:

You don’t have a Mercedes and don’t have the opportunity to order a system for tracking road markings, distance to the vehicle in front and navigation with augmented reality mode? No problem. One of the most powerful startups in history will fill these gaps.

Before starting work, you need to securely secure the smartphone in the cradle and align its position with the virtual levels that appear on the screen in the event of a noticeable deviation along one of the axes. After the movement starts, the application takes 5-10 seconds to analyze the picture and recognize the markings and other objects in the frame. While driving, the distance to the vehicle in front is displayed on the smartphone screen, and warning signals sound in case of danger. The same thing happens when crossing a solid marking line. Overall, the app works well, but the lack of a lens hood on smartphone cameras makes the built-in camera difficult to operate on sunny days. The screen becomes overexposed and object recognition deteriorates.

In addition to the main function, the application will display the text of incoming SMS, transfer incoming calls to an external speaker and help you find the place where you parked your car. Moreover, it will link an automatically taken photo from the camera to this location and offer to set a timer with a reminder. It will also save pictures of unexpected situations during sudden maneuvers or braking. The application can run in the background and will not interfere with other navigation programs.

But the main thing is that there is a DVR function. Alas, it's paid. However, with it, all these “bells and whistles” that do not always work stably make sense.

Moscow transport

• Version: 1.4.2
• Google.Play rating: 3.8
• Number of installations: 0.1-0.5 million.
• Volume: 26 MB
• Link to the program:

The application contains a large amount of various reference information and several services. In essence, this is a repackaged and slightly expanded piece of the Moscow State Services application. The main point in the application is a map on which you can display up to 13 layers: intercept parking lots, gas stations with high-quality and low-quality fuel, park-and-ride routes, parking lots, payment machines, etc. In “Services” you can check a taxi by license plate number legality, view the list of issued fines and search the database of evacuated cars. The “Help” contains traffic rules, a list of fines, routes of ground urban transport and a number of other useful information.

One of the key functions of the application is sending messages to other motorists by license plate, provided that the owner has registered in this application or in Moscow State Services and has linked data about his car, and also enabled notifications via SMS or push in the application settings. Why are these notification methods initially disabled and are not offered to be enabled when linking a car? This is a question for the developers. After all, this negates the entire advertised idea. Each new user must realize that notifications must be turned on manually through the settings menu. Otherwise, you can only find out about incoming messages by launching the application and going to the “Messages” section. In addition, not all messages reach registered recipients. Sometimes they get lost.

Other complaints include stability. Cloud services often “hang” for hours, while the application produces some obscure script errors, and guess what exactly the problem is. But despite all the negativity, the application can be very useful.

BlaBlaCar - Search for travel companions

• Version: 4.1.23
• Google.Play rating: 4.3
• Number of installations: 1-5 million.
• Volume: 10 MB
• Link to the program:

If you want to cut down on gasoline costs on intercity trips or are just looking for company on the road, then BlaBlaCar, widely advertised on social networks, is a completely suitable solution. By registering as a driver (or you can do it without registering at all), you simply indicate the starting and ending point, departure date and time, the price for which you are willing to accept a passenger on board, free space for luggage, and leave a comment. Then you wait for applications from the “horseless”.

If you register, you will be able to add your photo to your avatar, indicate the make of the car and your attitude towards communicating on the road, listening to music, smoking and transporting animals in the cabin. Statistics also begin to be collected on you, which has a positive effect on your reputation in the system and will help you find travel companions faster in the future.

Breathalyzer - PartyFriend

• Version: 1.1.3
• Google.Play rating: 3.8
• Number of installations: 0.1-0.5 million.
• Volume: 1 MB
• Link to the program:

In the past, on weekends before lunch, traffic police officers were often on duty at the exits from cottage villages near Moscow, who caught the “early birds” and initiated the process of confiscation of driver’s licenses for the presence of minor “exhaust”. The business was profitable for them, and it is good that now this practice is fading away. Nevertheless. To correctly calculate the departure time, it is best to use a portable breathalyzer. Although Chinese “toys” give a large error, on the whole they are quite capable of “hinting” When it's a little early, huh When It's definitely possible. Well, if you don’t have such a “toy,” then you can use an approximate mathematical calculation using appropriate applications, of which there are a huge number. The optimal ones will be those who, in addition to your build, “understand” that you did not drink all the mentioned alcohol in one gulp at a strictly specified time, but over several hours. After that, an approximate graph of blood alcohol content will be built depending on the elapsed time. And “Breathalyzer - PartyFriend” is ready to help you with all this. But if you are not afraid of the English language, then you can install the application “” developed by Netigen Tools. It gives a less optimistic assessment and, in addition, has a built-in reaction speed test. So, just in case, for the self-confident.