bortovoy.com

What It Is

Bortovoy («Бортовой») is a mobile maintenance-log app for specialized equipment, agricultural machinery, and commercial vehicles. It treats each piece of equipment as a separate chat, where foremen, mechanics, or engineers can record operating hours, repairs, expenses, part replacements, and spare-parts requests using text, voice, and photos. The system uses Whisper and OpenAI models to turn spoken Russian into structured equipment events.

Key Features and Collaboration

The core idea is “chat as the logbook.” For example, if you say “changed the oil, hours 1234,” the system creates a maintenance record and updates the hour counter; if you say “need a hydraulic filter,” it automatically creates a spare-parts request. The equipment list can show status and current hours, while the event log is summarized by date. For collaboration, team members view records in the same information feed, with configurable visibility—for example, a foreman can see all equipment, while a mechanic sees only their assigned machines. It also supports saving basic records and voice notes offline, then recognizing and syncing them once the network is restored, making it suitable for construction sites, farms, and other environments with unstable connectivity.

Pricing, Integrations, and Deployment

The service is currently in a pilot stage and is free to use. A Freemium model is planned: the terms state that up to 3 pieces of equipment and 3 users will be free, with additional equipment costing about 200 RUB/month or the equivalent in KZT. However, the page FAQ also says future paid plans may start from 990 RUB/month per piece of equipment, so final pricing still needs official confirmation. For deployment, Android is currently available on Google Play, while the iOS version is still under development; no self-hosting option has been disclosed. As for integrations, two-way 1C integration is not yet live, CSV/XLSX report export is planned for Q3 2026, and integration with the spare-parts platform куплюзапчасти.рф is also planned for a later version.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

Its strengths are a low barrier to data entry and a workflow that matches frontline voice-reporting habits, helping reduce paper logbooks and lost information in group chats. Equipment-specific chats also make it easier to track history. The downsides are that the product is still early-stage: iOS, integrations, reporting, and enterprise-grade support are not yet mature. AI recognition can make mistakes, and the official disclaimer says its outputs do not constitute formal technical documentation, accounting records, or legal evidence. It is best suited to small fleets, maintenance teams, and equipment owners in Russia and CIS markets that operate multiple construction machines, agricultural machines, or commercial vehicles.

Access from China and Alternatives

Access from mainland China, network connectivity, and payment methods are not disclosed, and the service depends on Google Play and OpenAI-related capabilities, so real-world availability is uncertain. Chinese companies that need local compliance, Chinese-language support, multi-level approvals, finance, and ERP integration may be better served by evaluating local equipment management, maintenance work-order, or fleet management systems first.