Apple Maps vs Google Maps in 2024 - Are You SURE You're Using the Right One??

[@scott_hanna]

Your conclusion is exactly mine, I use Google to find places and Apple to get me there.

[@Prence]

@@scott_hanna I’ve used both Apple Maps and Google Maps, I still prefer Google to Apple.

[@borz_2k1]

ty, i can skip the video now.

[@JaiieF10]

@@borz_2k1 Lol same

[@guythatmakessense2033]

Curious to know, how do you go about it? I’ve been looking for the place in Google maps, then deselect the location, then create a pin right beside it, then copy the coordinates and paste them in Apple Maps. So much hassle… :(

[@18leon93]

Me too. But it's actually pretty annoying to use 2 apps. While navigating apple maps just looks so much cleaner with no distraction at all on the display, while google maps is so much better for doing any kind of research.

[@imperfectxennial3008]

One of my favorite features of Apple Maps is if I put in an appointment (such as for a doctor) in Calendar, and put the address in that app, I can pull up directions right from Calendar and it automatically opens up Maps.

[@lmc333]

Google Maps can do the same and the entire Google ecosystem is well integrated

[@dimiberberu]

Google is superior on everything ;)

[@yupnope9598]

@@lmc333 @lmc333 - Yes, but you have to use google calendar for that to work seamlessly on the iPhone. That's a no-go for some (myself included).

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@dimiberberu And herein lies the problem, as it's superior at storing your visit to a Head Shop and Planned Parenthood in your advertisement identity profile, which data collectors will then get and resell. Data aggregators pick it up and resell around to each other. Hackers hack it (like National Public Data back in August), it gets sold on the Dark Web--which incidentally is interesting as foreign intelligence agencies pick up that data, also CIA/NSA. Now explain to me again how the Google Calendar integration into Google Maps, is superior to the exact same thing on Apple Calendar and Maps?

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@dimiberberu Yeah it's superior at telling you "Turn right now" when there are three lanes of traffic you have to get over to make the turn. I'll definitely opt out of that kind of superiority and have a relaxed, calmed, informed driving experience. Thank you very much.

[@Tailsnpaws]

Used Google Maps for years. Many a wrong turn and mis-directions. Tried Apple Maps a year ago and never went back. Better graphics, more human like directions that actually make sense when driving at speed. More importantly, it never sent me in the wrong direction.

[@lmc333]

User error

[@Tailsnpaws]

@@lmc333 yeah… nah… garbage in… garbage out. 😆

[@ABDTalk1]

​@@Tailsnpaws "garbage in, garbage out" tells how poor input leads to poor output. The input is YOURS

[@jordydewaal3245]

@@ABDTalk1and if Apple Maps can make that bad input -> good output, then it’s better for this user. It’s personal preference…

[@Tailsnpaws]

@@ABDTalk1 hardly true because YOU show how much garbage is out there. How old are you??! My guts is about 9.

[@davidc9847]

I like that Apple’s navigation provides lane guidance. Very helpful at driving speeds.

[@DAJ007]

One important point you missed. Privacy! If you don’t want some random store that you commute everyday near them, use Apple Maps, otherwise you’ll start receiving ads on your Google search or Gmail about those random stores. Careful with whom you share your location with!

[@madonnagionta4334]

I’m not as interested in research and exploration. Navigation is the most important to me

[@noelv1976]

Then Waze is for you lol

[@JoeSiegler]

One of my favorite things with Apple Maps is if you have an Apple Watch it integrates with your watch. You'll get haptic feedback when you're getting close to needing to do something (turn mostly). It's far more useful than you'd think. Actually experiencing that one needs to happen, and you'll "get it".

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Yes indeed but I wouldn't be surprised if Samsungites will tell us they have the same thing. What's really great is if I'm driving to a trailhead or parking garage and have a walking route after, I go straight from planning it on Mac or iPad, into the iPhone as a little "briefcase" of it, get in the car and there's CarPlay, drive there with little "morse code" vibes on my wrist giving me haptic feedback for where to go right along with voice from CarPlay (or iPhone if I'm in someone else's car), to the trailhead or garage, where I get out and have it on my wrist. If I'm in someone else's car who doesn't have CarPlay, I find it's much easier to do a half second glance at the wrist, than take my eyes off the road and look at the phone.

[@nmeister67]

​@Äpple-pie-5k Yep you can indeed do that accross Samsung devices too. TBH there are loads of features like this that I assume are unique, only to find it's either been copied or copied from 😂

[@nixl3518]

@@Äpple-pie-5k No, they don' t have the same thing and probably never will. It requires different companies coordinating with each other in complex ways. Google has to inegrate with Windows and all versions of Android for this to happen and that is simply too much backtracking. The only alternative would be to create a whole new Map program that does this, but again the cross-referencing between three vast companies is easier said than done. That also includes a new OS for each and every other Watch to handle this challenge. Apple never had such dilemmas as its ALL based on the same OS. Programming on Apple's OS is a simple process compared to the rest of the gang! :)

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@nixl3518 Sorr you are right about it. Samsung Windows Google will never get their sh1t together as much as Apple,Apple,Apple, so you're right. But I want them to so that apple will be less lazy. Still of course in 2024 apple wins, every gold medal from bi- tri- and pentaholon

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@nixl3518 wrong

[@khakiswag]

I’ve transitioned to using Apple Maps. And it’s because I like the voice prompts on Maps more. Turn right at the next light is how a real person would give you directions. I also like how the Apple Watch taps your wrist to let you know you’re approaching a turn.

[@donlibes]

Not the way I like to give (or hear) directions. I say "At the next light, turn right" which stops drivers from prematurely turning right as soon as they hear the first half of the sentence.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@donlibes You're being too literalist. What it really and literally says is, "Go past this light, then turn right at the next one."

[@jpp7783]

I agree. Its speech pattern is far more natural.

[@novadon4729]

I have used both, and apple map is quite annoying. Google maps is more accurate and easier to follow. Even tells u traffic and police speed trap ahead

[@jpp7783]

@ Apple Maps does that too-accidents, speed traps, red light cameras, and traffic. I find them pretty much the same but the graphic presentation in Apple Maps is preferable.

[@Shrek_golf]

0:06 "At least untill 202012" boy that sure sounds like a while in the future

[@JohnHelmuth_]

HAHA wow I didn't realize I said that, even after watching it 1000 times during editing 😂

[@lildogg72]

I'm with you brother😂😂

[@oscarmike1131]

I’m watching this from 202012 actually. The iPhone still has 60hz on non pro models in our time.

[@initialdluvr]

I use Apple Maps because it's integrated well with my phone. I also really like that it shows traffic lights in navigation so you can see your next turn way ahead. Google Maps is good for finding places in a given area. Then I use Apple Maps to get there.

[@tikycz8261]

Same here I’m from Czech republic. I use double check with google maps and then i find it on Apple Maps and let Apple directed me to that destination.

[@DJ_Darkstar]

Google maps always shows traffic lights and speed traps as well

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Apple Maps also warns about traffic cameras and speed traps. So I started using it a while ago because of that. Not sure if Google Maps picked it up but ... true story, it literally saved me $300 on a yellow light with a hidden camera, that was conveniently timed to be shorter duration than usual so that it can catch you in a red intersection. $300 saved on Apple Maps. Apple for the W.

[@w2385-i2s]

Why you looking at the screen while driving?

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@w2385-i2s you missed the point, it's about Apple Maps makes you not look at the screen while driving, it's more important than 1 or 2 or 3 points, it's literallyt a decider

[@TheHuski]

Been an Apple user for years but I use Google Maps for Navigation as it shows more details.. It has been around a lot longer and Apple Maps when it started was really basic. As a courier I can tell you both apps still get you to dead end roads or want you to turn down the wrong way on a street you can't turn on. Neither is 100%. Google has the better reviews and info. Real world user.. :)

[@clurkroberts2650]

I just use Apple Maps. Flawless and crazy easy. It makes driving effortless and fun. My friend insists on using Google, when we travel, it’s slow and he struggles with it constantly. I’m not sure if it’s user issues, but I just ignore his input.

[@2078smith]

I dont know if apple maps does this, but if your speedometer dont work in your car, google maps show the street speed limit & also shows the speed your going at the sametime.

[@GoFastGator]

It does.

[@andrewk4172]

It might depend on what country you're in. I know that Apple Maps doesn't display the speed in Australia. I'm pretty sure that Google maps doesn't either. Admittedly this was a few years ago but the last time I asked Siri to tell me how fast I was going, she told me to look at the car speedo! I thought that was funny.

[@JimmyMcGuirt]

to turn it on.. open Settings-Apps(at bottom)-Maps. Under Directions section tap 'Driving' under Show in Navigation, switch both Compass and Speed Limit. I myself have Avoid Tolls and Compass and Speed Limit Selected. But have Highways not selected.

[@vrmartin202]

Like you said: Google maps for info and reviews. Apple for navigation primarily because my watch taps me on the wrist to get my attention for the next turn. I never turn the voice on.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Yeah it's so nice to not have redundant voice interruptions mess with my nice experiential bubble world of beautiful music. Or talking to a friend.

[@w2385-i2s]

There's no competition. I can't use Apple Maps on my Android.

[@arkansasrebel348]

As someone who owns the iPhone 14 PM, I absolutely hate Apple Maps. I use Google Maps. The main reason I hate Apple Maps, I absolutely hate the layout of Apple Maps on Apple CarPlay.

[@fixedgearforlife]

Using Google services on an idiot phone sucks. Get yourself a Pixel.

[@kiparue]

The tipping scale for me is google works better is rural travel for navigation AND Google uses Plus Codes. Plus codes are a game changer for finding a location that doesn’t have an address and requires Latitude and Longitude. You don’t need a back country mountaineering merit badge to use it. The location is so accurate that it can get you with 9 meters of your intended location. This works for people you don’t know or locations such as a ball field within a city park. When I need the Lyft driver to pick up at the rear of the the hotel I use a plus code and text them.

[@noelv1976]

I also love the "remember parking spot" function as well on Google maps

[@CommanDOH-JKU]

@@noelv1976 Apple maps automatically remembers mine, Notes it when I park and start walking. I also have Apple Tags in my vehicles, so I can also always find my way to them with the "Find my" which because of the apple Eco system pulls up the directions in apple maps...

[@rungxanh2901]

Google Maps has less chance of showing a wrong speed limit for me compared to Apple Maps

[@petermanach]

Both have a avoid highway tab. I would recommend having a preferred highway or a limited turn setting. For example my friend travelled between Omaha NE and Wichita KS for a family event. Both want to send them thru rural Nebraska and Kansas when taking I-80 to York and the US-81 and I-135 is 9 minutes longer and such less stressful drive especially at night being 4 lane divided highway the entire route. I think such a setting would be helpful for people driving to an unfamiliar location.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Apple Maps does have settings for: Less turns, Avoid tolls, Avoid highways/busy streets.

[@jeffsancricca7041]

Google is all about attaining information about you…. They already know enough about me through other apps… I guess I take it as a small victory by not letting them know where I’m going every day…

[@Satya.N]

All the points you mentioned for social interaction for apple maps are all available on Google maps too they work exactly in the same way

[@JohnHelmuth_]

Well that’s definitely good to know! Back when I was using Google Maps on Android that definitely wasn’t the case and now that I’m on iPhone it definitely isn’t the case. Just another reason why “it depends” is the correct answer for which app is better.

[@akafx6911]

​@@JohnHelmuth_ as a reviewer, shouldn't you have researched even a little bit?

[@dimiberberu]

@@JohnHelmuth_ Better social integration on the limited social system is crazy. Social means you can connect to any system. Obviously Apple Bias ;)

[@ZeerakImran]

@@dimiberberusocial means social. Not connect to anyone.

[@arge12]

I’m still using Waze…

[@mirkosoft1000]

Google maps is years ahead of apple maps. Especially for countries outside the USA.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

I don't think you're supplying any specific info or comparisons to back up your claims. Recent trip to Germany and Google Maps was absolute CRAP compared to Apple Maps. UK and Denmark seemed about even. I'm sure in your country you might be correct, but without specifics you're almost guilty of being a liar since you tell people this as if it's true everywhere outside of USA. Please give real specific useful meaningful information so we can learn where you are and what specific actual real feature is "years ahead". Thanks and have a good day.

[@gospy_]

like Argentina

[@nixl3518]

@@Äpple-pie-5k no it’s not true in Europe! It’s actually the other way around!

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@nixl3518 You're overgeneralizing. It's better in some European countries and worse in others. Nothing to freak out about, just switch between them depending on the country.

[@nixl3518]

@@Äpple-pie-5k That has been my experience thru several countries, though obviously not all, so "yes" and "sure"....

[@thedrewh10]

Apple Maps does not allow you to search anything along your route. It only allows you to pick from a few things. This is a dealbreaker for me. That’s why I use Google maps.

[@williamzeushardy]

This is untrue

[@thedrewh10]

@ Fair enough, I stand corrected. But I think they must have added that feature since the last time I used Apple Maps which was quite awhile back.

[@passdadoughnuts2299]

I like how Apple Maps integrates with Apple Watch.

[@Manuel-rl6um]

Google Maps integrates equally with WearOS watches like the Pixel Watch, but with better public transport directions.

[@paulsi1234]

Well I find the continual buzzing of the Apple Watch very annoying, so I use Google maps instead!

[@andrewk4172]

@@paulsi1234 What buzzing?

[@paulsi1234]

@@andrewk4172 the vibration “notification”, accompanied by “ding, ding” sound, every time a turn is approaching! It might be possible to turn it off, I haven’t investigated, I just use Google maps.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@andrewk4172 I think he means the little tap-tap vibes on the wrist that let you know it's time to make a turn. His reason for hating it but to each their own. I find it's absolutely amazing awesome because I can listen to my music without voice interruptions, and get a discrete polite little vibration on my wrist when the turn is coming up.

[@gundlachd]

Another advantage of Apple Maps/Apple Watch is if you are in a city where you need walking directions. Super helpful as you walk the watch prompts you when to turn and how far to go.

[@lukchem]

BTW Apple is also soon releasing Apple Maps on the Web so soon you can use it from anywhere too like Google Maps. Google Maps also has a permanent location sharing feature similar to find my. I prefer Apple Maps because of the better voice directions and also because I’m often using public transport and here in Germany it’s way better on Apple Maps. I really like that all the symbols on the map and in the route description match with what the Bus/Train company uses so it’s less confusing when trying to find out which Bus I have to take next.

[@smithsterj]

I use Waze. I like the interface and the features plus the crowd sourcing.

[@UrbanYeti13]

Google bought Waze and integrated many features of Waze

[@JT_70]

I’ve tried Waze several times but was never pleased. It always took me on the longest route. Many of the popular features of Waze have been incorporated into Google Maps.

[@blackstormer95]

@@JT_70 waze is the absolute best buddy, you must be high or something

[@judycoward4294]

As a directionally-challenged senior citizen, this was SO helpful. I've been frustrated using Google maps for a few years and have very recently tried Apple Maps. I'm a convert! This was helpful in confirming that and showing me new ways to use it. Thanks again.

[@donotneed2250]

One day at the last company I drove for I was at the main terminal taking a break and as I was sitting in the driver seat a young driver stopped as he was walking by and asked me what navigation app did I use. I reached down and picked up my Truckers Atlas and showed it to him. The look on his face and reaction was priceless. I was medically retired the next February and had 27 years of driving a big truck and a good many of the customers I went to I was familiar with.

[@lucasflachme]

As someone living in Portugal (or Europe in general), Apple Maps is useless. I really tried to love it, but just can't.

[@Winters11]

Vivo em Portugal também, Lisboa, e já so uso Apple maps. Ha 2 anos atrás era impossível. Hoje, considero melhor que o da Google. Indica aquilo que preciso de saber, e não uma catrefada de coisas inúteis que a Google gosta de impingir.

[@lucasflachme]

@@Winters11 Que legal! Vou tentar novamente. Obrigado pela dica.

[@breDAniel]

Same in South America.

[@lucasflachme]

@@breDAniel Yeah, I'm from Brazil, and it was always bad there. New roads don't exist, can't find places, wrong open hours, etc.

[@blackstormer95]

same in Latin America

[@sedawk]

I now use Apple Maps because its database is nearly as good as Google - but the look of Apple Maps is so much nicer.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Yeah and in-car directions are so superior. I used to be stressing about missing turns and being told to turn after it was too late to do it. After Apple Maps, I actually enjoy my drive. Not just better instructions that are easier to follow, but a nicer voice, a nicer looking map with less UI distractions, my brain can figure out the map in half the time so I can put my eyes back on the road, etc.

[@ZeerakImran]

The app ui and design is really nice and clear. It makes a bigger difference than it seems. I feel like google might be more accurate (not sure) but i am transitioning to apple maps for the interface alone. The voice is really nice too while google maps tells me useless information like road numbers after the road name for every turn. I don’t mean road numbers like m25 or m1 or a11. These are well known and major motorways and roads. I mean “a401” seemingly made up numbers for every road. It even tells me the one for my road and i have no idea even after living here for 10 years.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@ZeerakImran I don't know, I live in a nice place with trees, and apple maps literally shows me where I am from trees. this speaks to my brain, I see the trees and see the trees, my brain understands

[@SirSalter]

Take the sip of your drink every time he says cool

[@UserHorologium]

Are you trying to get me drunk?

[@douglasmckinley-sr1507]

Apple seems to give better notifications of upcoming turns. I like the GPS SPEED on Google Maps.

[@fierceraven9269]

The one feature I wish apple maps had that google maps has is Announce when entering a new state. ik it's not like super important but man really cool thing

[@cwarchibald5999]

I agree completely. That is exactly how I use my maps. I prefer the Apple map directions.

[@miletello1]

I only keep google maps installed for when I need street view.

[@andrewgurudata2390]

I am waiting for either of these apps to get some intelligence around multi-destination routing and business hour constraints. "I need to run errands to these 5 locations, give me the most efficient way to get to all of them making sure I don't get to any of them after they close." But it seems like none of them are even thinking of that kind of usecase yet...

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

I think they are, actually. AI for anything except chatting is still very new and frankly, not even newborn yet. When it does roll out I'm sure it's going to make some terrible mistakes at first, so probably 2-3 years after it will be buttoned down. So I imagine we'll all have the kind of thing you're talking about in 3-6 years.

[@alanhassall]

I took my wife to Chicago last year and used Google snaps as I always have. When I was in the city, I had trouble because Google Maps would tell me to turn left on some street in 1000 feet. The problem was that 1000 feet would take me through three intersections and the street signs were not in uniform places at each intersection and it was difficult to search for them while also watching out for pedestrians and drivers who knew where they were going. My wife seemed to be clueless that I might have needed help and didn’t pick up the phone to give me tips, but pointed out that I missed the turn after I missed the turn. I found later that Apple Maps would say go through two intersections and then turn left on some street. While I believe that Google maps may be more up to date, Apple Maps makes it easier in down town situations.

[@mountart2]

The visual and voice directions is by and far the most important feature of a map app. Everything else is minor stuff. So, for me, Apple Maps is far above the better app.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

You are correct. It's surprising how many people can't think it through clearly. Driving is inherently risky and even dangerous sometimes. Having a clear map you can visually understand twice as fast, can be a difference of life and death. Because eyes on the road. Having more humanlike directions given in a more timely manner might be too. Because sporadic spastic last second maneuvers is bad juju. And feeling calm from a nice voice that tells you ahead of time in the clearest way possible, keeps your head in a better space for driving. As a final bonus, all of this leads to a calmer more enjoyable experience, which is a true quality of life consideration as well.

[@nixl3518]

For a single driver, voice directions allows him/her to drive without having to look at the map, making Apple's version clearly safer, as it predicts and describes events such as traffic signals, stop signs and lane preference well in advance of having to take action. Then there is the EXTRA factor that has not been named anywhere I have seen so far: the Apple Watch. It provides haptic information to your wrist telling you of action that one should take imminently such as an upcoming turn even as it also shows more concentrated map actions, most useful if you happen to not have your screen easily visible as you drive. There simply is NO equivalent and it appeared longe before the vastly improved directions. Google has it's work cut out to catch up though it has no way of dealing with the Watch interface.

[@GeorgeKowalski135]

Apple Maps has three useful features: 1. It will automatically mark where you park your car so that you can find it in a sea of ever changing cars in a large parking lot, 2. When walking and looking at directions to get somewhere in a city with narrow streets and tall buildings, it shows a blue cone that radiates from you and if you walk in the correct direction the cone will be in front of you pointing the way to walk, 3, If you use Apple Car Play and your car has a heads up display, it will show you your directions in that display. Not all cars have that feature but Mercedes and BMW do. All this being said, for instant traffic reporting, I use Waze.

[@BananaBlooD9517]

Google map can do 1 & 2 🤷🏻

[@cruzin6123]

I agree, I have a Lexus with heads up display and it is invaluable when in heavy traffic.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@BananaBlooD9517 Which setting is it? For Apple it's automatic. It's not automatically happening for me in Google Maps.

[@BananaBlooD9517]

@@Äpple-pie-5k After each drive using your car screen there is an option to save your parking location. You can also press the blue icon (your location) to save it. Personally the only time I need to save my parking spot is when I can't park next to where I'm going

[@200900244]

What about updates on public transport ? Bus, train, etc?

[@TheAviationChannel]

When I drive buses and coaches, I use tomtom to get me to the postcode, and google maps to take me to a specific location on satellite view. When I drive cars/ vans, I use Apple maps if I'm not in a rush, google maps if I need to get somewhere a bit more quicker, or Waze if i'm on a mission to get somewhere ontime but already running late.

[@Nathansmithphotography]

So I’m an American living in Italy, and I do use Google maps for most of my navigation, but one relatively unused feature that I absolutely love about Apple maps is if you place your finger on the icon for a long press, a contextual menu pops up and then you can do “mark my location“. I use this whenever I get out of my car in an unknown location and this gives me easy walking directions back to my car. Now, both apps do sense when you’re driving and usually save a “parked car“. But if you’re just trying to mark a place quickly to come back to, this feature in Apple maps doesn’t even require you to open the app to quickly save your location to get back to it.

[@incognitofla592]

I get 18-20 miles to the gallon and love that I can 'recharge' at will within (5) minutes.

[@joemahma3457]

Main reason why I use iOS maps is because it tells me where to go next, I need all the help I can get and find it helps my anxiety

[@Eric-bn3dd]

I like apple maps, however I would also like to have the ETA time change to red when there is a lot of traffic

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

I agree but to be fair, it's not like you can't see if your path is a blue line or if it has lots of red and yellow line segments in it.

[@GalaxyFur]

One thing to keep in mind is that while Google Maps's core functionality is essentially the same on both iPhone and Android, the Android version generally offers more advanced features and deeper integration with other Google services on Android phones. Google Maps on Android often gets new features long before the iPhone version. For example, the whole pinning of your location is on the Android version of Google Maps. Also, generally, Google Maps still does better, more reliable directions than Apple Maps globally. Also, Waze is owned by Google. You can use Waze and Google Maps interchangeably. Not to mention, some Waze features are migrating to Google Maps. Google Maps also has greater AI integration than Apple Maps. Most people will prefer Google Maps since it is technically still superior to Apple Maps. However, personal preference and what works will always depend on the end user. Apple Maps is still a good maps app. If it works for you, then I would stick with it. However, Apple Maps isn't going to threaten Google Maps' dominance any time soon. Also, as a side note, Google Maps has fully flushed out desktop version.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

You're right about the platform differences. To add even more, you can't do Apple Maps on an Android except as a web page. So the app comparison is only relevant for iPhone users who can pick which maps app to use for different contexts. If you're on Android you're stuck with Waze or GMaps, and on iPhone you can pick from all 3. "Most people will prefer Google Maps since it is technically still superior to Apple Maps." For those who have a choice--that is, iPhone users--this is debatable and the main point of the video. My second main use for Maps is integration with messages, calendar, notes, browser, and so on. For people with a CHOICE between AMaps and GMaps, AMaps is superior because of Apple ecosystem. My MAIN USE for maps is getting in-car directions to navigate. And for this, Apple Maps is Mike Tyson and GMaps is a scrawny contender twitching and bleeding with a black eye on the floor and moaning "mommy mommy!" . After switching from GMaps to AMaps, the number of missed turns and wild dangerous traffic maneuvers to hit a turn just in time, has gone from "common" to "almost never". This isn't just about subjective preference. It's about the risk all of us undertake that SOMEONE ELSE using Google Maps might do a wild move and kill or injure us. Also, as a side note, Apple Maps has a fully flushed out desktop version, web version, and tablet version, so that whatever you figure out on one device is instantly ready for you when you go to your car.

[@nmeister67]

Glad someone said it 😅 Using Google Maps on Android vs iOS, you enjoy better integration on an overall more complete mapping application. A lot of the integration features Apple users mention as a plus for Apple Maps, Android users already enjoy with Google Maps. Apple Maps is doing well considering that it excludes over 70% of global phone users, but its that exclusion that will likely see it never seriously rival Google Maps.

[@GalaxyFur]

@@nmeister67@nmeister67 Yeah, it's not mathematically possible for Apple Maps to ever catch up with the limited Apple ecosystem. It would have to expand beyond Apple's ecosystem onto competing platforms. This is also why the Apple Maps community needs to be bigger to give Apple Maps the details Google Maps provides on a global level. Apple Maps is good in the United States. However, outside of Apple's home turf, it's not as flushed out and doesn't perform at the same level as in the United States. Apple Maps is the most reliable in the United States. It's also decent in some EU countries. But it's not as flushed out as Google Maps on the global stage.

[@Jack908r]

One big thing for me is google maps being able to route me around high traffic areas. They're excellent at that. But I agree with you on the use what works for you approach.

[@GalaxyFur]

@nmeister67 , indeed, Google Maps will always remain the top map application since its Community is vastly more prominent, and it's available on many more devices and across the world. Apple Maps works well in the United States, but when you enter other countries, it gets a lot more iffy and sometimes doesn't work well. Apple Maps is tailored towards the United States since that's Apple's home turf. Not to mention, the United States is one of the largest car markets on the planet. So, it only makes sense to dial in the United States for the maps. However, fewer resources are working on the improvements for Apple Maps globally.

[@gordonb1737]

Googles street view is indispensable for my job. The social integration part you gave to Apple. Google does the exact same thing with dropping and sharing pins and locations

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

yeah but I find that most Android users aren't even aware of it or really use it, so much so that I don't even bother asking. With Apple I can zap my Find My over to them and even grandma can tap the incoming to share her location back.

[@nmeister67]

​@@Äpple-pie-5kIt the same with Google Maps on Andriod. I've pinged my location over to many people without issue. You can do it direct in Maps, over text, chat, email. Also very simple to share back for a specific time-frame. We have a few family members who have permanently shared locations, and it can really come in handy when meeting up.

[@DjangoGroen]

i wanna see a google maps vs apple maps vs waze as navigation apps.

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

When I was driving groceries in our little town, I used a free map app called MAPS. Easy to put needles on addresses and delete them as you went along. Nice and easy.

[@ZeerakImran]

Did it come with the iphone. Because that is apple maps

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

@@ZeerakImran MAPS in offline mode

[@yellowglider]

One very important point (to me at least…): on Apple Maps the map while navigating is pretty neat, with the building in perspective and so on, but if you are just roaming around without a defined destination the map graphics are completely different and not that good at all. The map gats practically flat (even in 3D) with very pale colors all over that make it very difficult to understand what’s in front. On Google Maps (as well as in Waze) even without a destination the 3D map is slanted enough and is giving a much better view of what’s coming. That is a pretty significant thing and it’a also difficult to understand why Apple doesn’t allow at least to use the same navigation map…

[@GSP-76]

Google Maps integrates with EVs but Apple Maps doesn’t. Google Maps also sets stops for charging as needed along the trip.

[@goober96]

That’s not true. I use Apple Maps in my EV often and it integrates nicely and tells me SOC when I’ll arrive and will also navigate to chargers if necessary.

[@erikmortensen1091]

Twice experienced that apple maps could not find the address. Searched with Google maps it was correct. Searches were made with the same street, number and city. Should there be a different way to search with Apple maps?? J am using Iphone.

[@jcdom3841]

Hey, which is better for London? Apple /Google Maps?

[@Joseph_Kalder1492]

Apple Maps

[@jcdom3841]

@@Joseph_Kalder1492 Hi Joseph, thanks! What has made it better for you and do you live there or just visited?

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@jcdom3841 To be fair, I wouldn't trust YT comments given without an explanatory analysis. The best advice is to try both. For the reasons already given in this video, Google might be better at finding "where to go / what to do" and Apple would be better for navigation.

[@grjlynch]

Apple Maps constantly takes me to the wrong place in London, which is a bummer as I love the watch integration, so if I want to get somewhere I have to use google maps.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@grjlynch Never experienced that in London. Maybe it's the same 1 or 2 places giving you an unusual experience. What part of London and what kind of places?

[@steve0mania284]

I can’t stand google maps because when you’re 0.2 miles away which is actually a block, on google maps 0.2 miles away looks like half a mile or maybe more. On Apple Maps 0.2 miles looks like an actual block away! Hands down in my opinion Apple Maps is where it is 🍎🏆

[@dave6445]

I use Tom Tom live, it shows me where fuel stations are and how much their fuel is, which is a great feature. It also takes me away from heavy traffic areas and gets me there quicker. I can set both my Apple Maps and my Tom Tom and the Tom Tom, will always show a quicker route, sometimes up to 20 mins quicker. And while on route, if an incident has happened, say 10 miles ahead, it will reset automatically and steer me clear of it, taking me in another direction away from it! All clever

[@pmbrig]

Apple maps will automatically re-route too and has done so for years. It once saved us almost an hour coming back from western MA when there was a massive accident on the Mass Pike; it diverted us onto Rte 2.

[@Mjolnir106Exit13]

I’m sure some people might see the tie as a cop out. But I literally have both apps installed on my phone for the exact reasons you said. Google is just better overall when trying to find places to go or usability. But at the end of the day I always default to Apple Maps for all of the social integration and navigation. Great video!

[@skirolf]

How to use or rate the apps when you don’t have Internett conection ? What is the best one?

[@johnalexander541]

I agree with our assessment. How doe these compare with rerouting you due to traffic issues? Waze has always been great for this IMO.

[@skeller61]

“I don’t want to be too hyperbolic here, but it could save your life.” LOL😂

[@frankleemorris2431]

great review thanks a lot!

[@dielreis]

GM, of course.

[@KarenSchuessler]

I’ve always used Waze, but it gives directions like Google and I miss things about 25% of the time. For me, the contextual directions of Apple is reason enough to switch. Thank you!! I’ll start today!

[@vseanw]

Does apple Maps have a good reliable location history like Google timeline?

[@richarwalker]

John, I’m a 78-year-old retired cartographer and Mac user. When I planned my 20 17, 2018 trips to France and England , in particular Paris, I was able to create hour by hour itineraries for car, rail, subway, and bus to get to where I needed to go. I haven’t checked to see if Apple Maps gives bus and subway lines and stations, but I think this could be a good project for your review. At least add it as a planning criteria for your comparisons.

[@anthony-i1k8c]

I used Apple maps a few days ago. It took me to the street and said I arrived. Yeah thanks Apple. I switched to Google and it took me to the house.

[@theresawilliams5279]

I love your presentation!!! You say it like it is!!! Love your style!!! I give you 5 stars!!

[@waynewong3880]

I used Apple maps in Tokyo while on vacation. It worked flawlessly for walking and taking countless subway rides. I would walk for miles and transfer numerous subway lines without any errors. In the USA, Apple never let me down.

[@giampi2602]

I can say the same with Google Maps

[@jseden]

Google definitely has the better maps but apples improving. What’s wild is how many people don’t even know which they’re using. We try to encourage google reviews at my shop and it’s incredible how many people will pull up Apple Maps after insisting “yes I have google maps”

[@briangirling8638]

I converted to Apple Maps for the same reason. However, wintertime driving in Canada’s Prince Edward Island last January, Apple Maps directed me to 3 dead end roads (due to winter conditions) on my journey and it couldn’t locate a way out for me. Switching to Google maps showed me a true path back to main roads.

[@douglasmckinley-sr1507]

If the French Laundry is your favorite restaurant then your podcast must be doing really well.

[@opto17]

9:17 Apple Maps also has a website version now, it’s currently in beta!

[@InstinctivelySimple]

Yes!

[@rollvideo]

Apple Maps and the Apple Watch makes a nice combination because it taps you on the wrist before announcing the next turn.

[@danielmiller1565]

I have few classic cars and love that Apple Maps shows up on my Apple Watch. Just makes navigating nice when I can just glance on my watch for the next turn and the watch vibrates before next turn as well.

[@jlr5003]

Maybe its fixed now, but what drove me away from Apple Maps a couple of years ago was that Apple would try to reroute you through neighborhoods, or whatever small streets if it thought it could save you a few minutes. Let me tell you, when your driving a huge truck, definitely no bueno.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

You can approve your route before you start the navigation. You can even craft and edit it beforehand. It will suggest re-routes but not force you into them, if you didn't nail down a specific route first.

[@ZeerakImran]

@@Äpple-pie-5ki think he means it changes the route while driving. I have experienced it before. Not sure if it was google or apple but it annoyed me. I specifically picked the best route and it changed it half way. It wasn’t opt in, it was opt out with a 5 second timer. I couldn’t change it while driving and I couldn’t pull up for miles.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

what you describe is bassackwards, google changed on me and apple forced me to decide. I can't even say who is better there since it's opt-in to a better choice.

[@jlr5003]

@@ZeerakImran That is exactly what happened to me. I was driving a huge box truck and my route (pre-planned) took me through a city on a highway (2-lane, not an interstate). On the way, I was suddenly rerouted and found myself going down narrow single-lane roads, through neighborhoods, and what have you, only to eventually reconnect with the highway I was on before it rerouted me. Like I say, it may be fixed now, but that one experience has kept me from Apple maps for a long time.

[@pink74slk]

Nothing is better than Google Maps, and I use Waze for directions

[@mirkosoft1000]

I use Waze and it’s the best

[@Crvowner2022]

Working for the postal service I had android for a year and then went to iPhone but I learned to use both Google and Apple maps. Google got me to the house everytime and Apple was ok. They got better but Google is still the boss.

[@FiniteSteakMachine]

Google Maps loves to crash or get evicted for high memory usage, and then when it comes back, it forgets you were even navigating. Sometimes it didn't even save the locations you last searched for, let alone the whole multi-step route you configured. Just like Google's other apps like KZbin, there's zero attempt to seamlessly pick up where it left off, and that's a problem when your hands are busy driving.

[@Darryl5]

Google maps works much better in carplay when you don’t have a specific destination inputted. It will show you a detailed map of where you are and nearby cross streets, while Apple maps displays a broad map of the area that is almost worthless.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Really? What version of phone and CarPlay are you running? I get a much nicer map on Apple Maps that I can more easily adjust to my context and intentions.

[@Darryl5]

I am using IOS 18.01 with an iphone 15 max. Again, unless you input a specific destination, Apple Maps gives you a worthless overview of the area, vs Google Maps shows you a detailed map of the area you are in, including street names and traffic info.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@Darryl5 OK let's figure it out unless your a Samsung shill. I personally "unless you input a specific destination" never tried navigating with no destination. So we're in 3% whiner territory here OK. Answer us the special use where you are using navigation without knowing wtf you are going to, this is not mean, I really want to knows Apple helps, learns, and perfects thank you for answering

[@Darryl5]

I don’t know why you would have such a hostile tone. Or what Samsung has to do with this topic. I have wireless Apple Car Play and the map opens automatically every time I start the car. Most of the time I don’t need to input a destination because I basically know where I am going. But I still like seeing a detailed map including upcoming intersections and traffic on my route. And Apple Maps totally sucks at this.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@Darryl5 OK well, I don't know what to say. I don't need a destination for Car Play to show me where I am on Apple Maps. So I felt it's very hostile for you to say it sucks at this when in my opinion it looks nicer and is easier to locate where you are from it showing the trees and buildings more recognizably.

[@ChromeJob]

You're right about Apple Maps on the navigation factor. I recently traveled to Avon/Hartford CT, and had opportunity to use both via Carplay in a Nissan Rogue to navigate. Consistently, Google Maps made it hard to navigate, sometimes didn't present a "route forward" view (and I couldn't change it), and several times gave me vague directions that led to me missing my turn. In one case, I circled a block trying to find a restaurant. Google wanted me to drive off the road, up the sidewalk, and into a parking lot. Crazy. Apple Maps won out. As a long time Google/Android/Chromebook user now using Apple devices, I'm a bit surprised.

[@Mark-ul1hz]

One thing is important to see if they open first before you ask directions or you could get to a closed place

[@lostbydesign]

When testing both while driving I found Apple Maps to be 5-10 seconds slower. Maybe slow carrier issues are what cause drivers to veer last minute from fast lane across all lanes to the exit on the highway.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Hmmm, I have exact opposite experience. But to be fair, my iPhone stashes "offline maps" for my entire local area so is beholden ZERO to network issues. I'm going to see if I can get GMaps to stash offline maps and give it another try to see if that's the reason why it was always giving me late instructions I had no time to react to.

[@BruceMilpitas]

The “Turn right after this light” feature wins me over.

[@jonortiz9002]

I love Apple Maps through CarPlay. It figures out my most common destinations, and when I travel to them (like my office and home commutes), the app automatically displays the routes and drive times when I start my car. The drive time estimates and alternate route suggestions are spot on. It's changed how I drive.

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

Went to a friends house for the first time a couple years ago. Made the mistake of using Google maps. The exit it told me to take no longer existed. So I took the next exit and routed from there. Then it told me to make a huge detour when I could easily drive straight through an intersection and reach the next turn. Apparently the problem was caused by an exit being removed, another exit being added, and a new intersection… all changes that had occurred THREE YEARS EARLIER! Google maps was three years behind on updates to interstate and major road changes.

[@SebastianBlix]

As someone deeply entrenched in Apple’s ecosystem, Google Maps is still by far and away superior in late 2024. It does everything that Apple Maps does (including dropping pins and locating) but better. Almost everything. Apple Maps does do contextual navigation better. 1 point Apple, all the rest Google.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Interesting. So if you're giving an accurate and unbiased score here, let me tell you how that translates into the most typical scenario: I tell Apple Maps I want to go somewhere and go there with contextual navigation. Then I arrive. So 100% of meaningful points, Apple. All the rest of the points that don't matter for my trip, Google. HOWEVER, if your score is biased, it might be that Apple Maps is useful in more ways than you're saying. Like * listening to uninterrupted music while navigating because of ecosystem integration to Apple Watch * handoff between Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Watch, for different stages of your trip from planning to driving to parking to walking to finding parked car * better contextual navigation is SAFER (500 points), and less likely to miss a turn and add 25 minutes to my trip (150 points) * the UI/UX has less distracting info / icons / options, so that I glance at the map and in 0.2 seconds get the info I need and put my eyes back on the road, vs. stare at it for 3 seconds and get in a rear-end accident. This is without even mentioning the fact that the map is on my watch and I can see it in peripheral vision while keeping eyes on the road... * the UI/UX looks nicer * the voice is more calming, more timely, I find myself much less stressed. I may not even need the voice at all because my Watch taps my wrist to let me know when it's time to turn, allowing me to listen to Bach, Mozart, or DaftPunk in a bubble of musical experience I'm sorry, can you please tell me again what Google Maps does so much better than Apple Maps that I'm missing out big time? I really want to know and get the most out of it. Thanks.

[@SebastianBlix]

@@Äpple-pie-5k Of course I'm giving a biased score based on my use case, but I also don't believe my use case to be different from most. In the example of contextual navigation do remember that it's not an "all or nothing" scenario, there's nuance. Google Maps (GM) contextual navigation is not bad, it's actually quite good. Apple Maps (AM) is just slightly better. In that same vein AM is not bad, it's also quite good. It's just that GM is still much better. For example: * I can and regularly do listen to uninterrupted music while navigating because GM is also integrated into my Apple Watch Ultra. And my old Android phone. And my Windows laptop for work. * In the rare instance that use my Mac Studio or iPad Pro for navigation (realistically as does the majority by far I use Maps mostly on my iPhone) I can easily switch between devices because GM also remembers different stages of my trip between devices (both Apple and non Apple devices), including where I parked. * AM's slightly better contextual navigation is slightly more convenient. Both AM and GM offer the same level roughly the same level of safety while navigating. 1 point AM. * AM UI/UX is literally based on GM UI/UX. While I prefer GM more rich interface they both look roughly the same and function roughly the same. In either case please don't distract your attention from the road long enough to cause an accident. * Both GM and AM have multiple voice options. GM also silently taps my wrist (or speaks to me through my Watch if I so choose). And can do the same for my non Apple devices as well. So while I don't believe you're "missing out big time", in my (and I believe most) use cases Google Maps is still the better navigation app in late 2024. It can do everything that Apple Maps can do, and on multiple platforms. I will say, that if you lived in a COMPLETELY enclosed Apple echo chamber, and never used or interacted with a non Apple device, and never interacted with another person or entity that used a non Apple device, then Apple Maps would indeed be just as good as Google Maps.

[@citizenspeed]

I’m someone who works in a lot of remote areas. I will say that Google does a much better job of adding non-paved roads, lease roads, and pretty much everything in between.

[@astukel]

One other advantage of google maps has to do with language. On I phone if your main language is set to English, when you use Apple Maps in a foreign country it gives you directions in English with often awkward pronunciations of street names. Google somehow takes account of the locations and changes the language automatically.

[@polishtheday]

Google’s French pronunciation needs work, at least in Canada.

[@sid35gb]

@@polishthedayCanadian French is difficult for French nationals to understand.

[@polishtheday]

@@sid35gb If set to English, and you know a smattering of any French dialect, it’s hard to reconcile the word you see in on the street sign in Montreal with what Google says. I love telling people here to meet me at the pie 9 metro station. If they get the joke, you know they’re from Montreal regardless of whether they speak French, English, Quebecois.

[@ickess]

I like Apple Maps and how it notifies me on my watch. I do a ton of driving for work. I’m addicted to Waze. I really like seeing my speed on the screen next to the speed limit. Also the warnings of cops and objects on the road. If Apple Maps did that I’d switch

[@alunhoskins4513]

Nowadays it’s Apple Maps all the way for navigation, primarily for the far superior way the voice guidance works, just as you said. It is far more intuitive in the way it guides you and you never get that ‘instruction just as you pass the turn’ situation. Google maps always for the research before you leave home, Apple when you do. For so many other reasons too, if you’re an Apple user, it interacts with many other applications. Great video. New subscriber👍

[@Zaslawsky]

J’utilise les deux en fonction de mes besoins.

[@w2385-i2s]

Google Maps always wins because it works on iPhone and Android.

[@Prence]

I have both on my iPhone and honestly I prefer Google maps.

[@nixl3518]

You should try Apple Maps a bit more. It is much more helpful. Google's stark orders are sometimes distressing if you cannot match the directions given with the lay of the land. Apple's feels more like a human assistant sitting next to you.

[@notdonaldst]

Another note about integration: The Apple Watch chimes (or vibrates if on silent mode) before each turn when using Apple Maps. This can be pretty useful since you can have the volume down, the map up on a car or phone’s view screen, and not wake up a sleeping passenger when a turn approaches.

[@topofthegreen]

Google maps spins uselessly on an i pad, Apple Maps works flawlessly, and both are free for now.

[@mirkosoft1000]

You're so funny!

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

To be fair, it sounds like you're giving a single anecdote case. Yes I happen to be an Apple Maps fan but I find the truth is on our side so no need to make up stuff to sound like we're better. I've used both on iPad and they both work. The superiority of Apple Maps is it takes less than half the time to read the map during a quick glance, superior directions for when to turn and awareness of what leg of the trip I'm on and for how long before doing the next maneuver, a nicer voice I can select and customize, and a generally much more pleasant experience. There are some cases where one app does better than the other though. So I do try them both depending on the situation. Like if I'm driving around a neighborhood looking for a place to eat, kinda at random. It seems easier to do this on Google Maps.

[@StormyDay]

I like the integration and directions style of Apple Maps, but I dislike the interface. It’s clunky and very difficult to use IMO and personally makes no sense, which is typical for Apple. Trying to find places you recently went or your favorites is a nightmare, very inconsistent in Apple Maps on iPhone. Google is much simpler, especially when you want to go from someplace where you’re not at right now, Apple does not allow you to change the current location for the future, so I totally agree with you about that. It shows To and From and is so easy to use. You cannot do that in Apple Maps, and even if you can, I can’t figure it out.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

HUH? I switched from G to A and had a few frustrations in the first week. I realised it's because my brain was trained on Google so I watched the friendly 2 minute video on how to use it, and ever since, I find it far easier to use than Google Maps. You are absolutely incorrect that you can't pick To and From in Apple Maps.

[@StormyDay]

@@Äpple-pie-5k 😹😹😹😹😹😹 Apple has no videos whatsoever on how to use their products. You have no idea what you’re talking about. My brain is not trained on Google. I found Google after I’ve been using Apple phones for 14 years. I use Apple Maps every day and Google’s interface is far superior. FAR. But Apple’s directions are better. You cannot change the location of start other than where you’re at, with Google you can. Furthermore, everyone else here says the same. So why do you pick ME to bother and taunt? Go away.

[@jerkytoo8184]

I've used Apple Maps almost exclusively for the past 6 years. The navigation is great. In preparation for a trip, I was using Apple Maps to look up restaurants in the area I was traveling to. It was clunky. So I totally agree with the conclusion of this video.

[@slgr7]

What is most annoying about Google maps is if you are in a city during a busy time like rush hour, Google maps shows how busy all the adjacent streets (that are not on your route) are in red or yellow including your route which is red or yellow (since it is the busy time of day) that you thus cannot see your route because almost all the streets on the Google map is red or yellow.

[@2chuck]

When I am traveling long distances on Highways I like to use both Apple and Google Apps. They are both excellent in their own ways and I'm glad I don't have to decide to only use one.

[@uffeandersson6373]

google its the best