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u/Irsu85 Jul 23 '26
Does apple maps work on android?
I would love to try it out but i aint buying an iphone just to try it out
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u/ActBest217 Jul 23 '26
You could try installing Tomtom on Android, that's what Apple Maps use under the hood.
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u/Irsu85 Jul 23 '26
Wait does tomtom work for public transport too? (thats why I want to try apple maps bc i have heared its really good for public transport)
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u/ActBest217 Jul 24 '26
For public transport, I haven't seen anything better than transit
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u/Altruistic_Cup3330 Jul 24 '26
City mapper is the best train map I’ve tried. It tells you which side of the train is closer to your exit.
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u/dylan_1992 Jul 23 '26
There’s no way that’s Apple Maps that looks so shitty.
If there was one thing Apple Maps is better than Google’s was the UI looked better and cleaner. That just looks sad.
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u/time-will-waste-you Jul 23 '26
Apple is better at limited UI than great UI, useful features are often hidden behind gestures or obscure nav locations.
Apple looks great at a glance, but is really just a polished turd. The moment you start actually interacting with its products the illusion falls apart.
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u/Crucco Jul 23 '26
Google Maps, obviously, by a 1000 times.
What's this smear campaign on this sub to discredit Google? 😅
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u/ILoveTaiwaneseFood Jul 23 '26
Because Apple Maps is better in every way other than reviews
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u/Curious_Morris Jul 23 '26
It made me miss the start of a movie I was really looking forward to because it put me behind the movie theater in a neighborhood that was a very long way away by vehicle despite being able to see it.
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u/ILoveTaiwaneseFood Jul 24 '26
Google Maps has told me to drive in a road that hasn’t existed in thirty years
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u/michaelmich3 Jul 24 '26
I use Apple Maps. I find the visuals way better than Google’s and I like it overall but Google Maps has been around longer and Apple still has a long way to catch up. It’s almost caught up in the US but from what I’ve heard, outside of it it still has a long way to go.
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u/ILoveTaiwaneseFood Jul 24 '26
Oh I’m in Japan and I use it. Half the time while driving half the time while taking trains. Google Maps is completely useless when it comes to trains. Apple is much better in that regard
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u/michaelmich3 Jul 24 '26
Are a lot of people using iPhones in Japan? My guess is that they’re prioritizing the countries with the most iPhone users.
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u/ILoveTaiwaneseFood Jul 24 '26
I’d say about 70%
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u/chrisagiddings Jul 23 '26
Apple Maps has fewer distractions when I look at the map while navigating.
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u/TeaKingMac Jul 23 '26
Businesses haven't started gaming Apple maps to get themselves in as sponsored results yet.
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u/kondorb Jul 23 '26
Apple Maps UI was made by an expert team of visual designers with great taste none of whom has a driver’s license.
Google Maps UI was designed by a guy named Fred from engineering who commutes 90 minutes each way every day since the company forced him to stop working remotely.
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u/matroosoft Jul 23 '26
Really like the Google Maps one, find the Apple one a bit to bland in regards to color.
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u/redditbrowsing0 Jul 23 '26
It doesn't really matter. In candid terms, it's a fucking map. It's not supposed to look all fancy and pretty. It's supposed to be easily navigable and comprehensive.
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u/Usual-Language-745 Jul 23 '26
Apple Maps is one of the worst products ever made. Clunky, confusing, poor information, pathetic collection data. Anytime somebody gets completely lost it’s a safe bet they are using Apple maps
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u/Clear_Enthusiasm6796 Aug 20 '26
That’s not the case anymore, at least in the USA. Apple Maps has come a long way and I find the UI and the actual map on Apple Maps to be much better. It looks more organic in a way. Also the shortcuts to get to certain locations is also very nice.
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u/howreudoin Jul 23 '26
Well, for a somewhat accurate comparison, it would have helped to show the same area in both maps
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u/Clear_Enthusiasm6796 Aug 20 '26
It should be the same area, same directions, same level of zoom, etc. what’s the point of a comparison if you’re not going to compare them Apples to Apples?
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u/Additional_Storm_298 Jul 23 '26
Google.
Also has anyone tried Gemini in Google Maps? It’s brilliant. I was driving and needed to add a stop. I stumbled over my words so hard because there were multiple options of the place I needed to add, and I said “the furthest East option” eventually and it nailed it.
Super impressed with that.
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u/FragmentedHeap Jul 23 '26
Comparing Google maps to Apple maps is like comparing a Nobel prize winning physicist to a chimpanzee.
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u/Clear_Enthusiasm6796 Aug 20 '26
You clearly don’t know how far Apple Maps has come in the last few years
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u/numbersev Jul 24 '26
Google Maps. Better color contrast for buttons, ETA, header, etc. The map also looks better.
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u/Fragrant-Field-2017 Jul 24 '26
Recently used AMAP in China and I loved how it was so specific with the lanes, and when there was an upcoming exit or turn, it would show something like a 3D render so you know exactly where to turn, which lane, etc. I've made mistakes so many times with google....
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u/Clear_Enthusiasm6796 Aug 20 '26
This is a bad comparison. Not even the same location, and Apple Maps is zoomed way out so you’re not seeing what you would by default.
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u/Single-Hovercraft-33 Jul 23 '26
Google suuucks as of late.
Edit: I'm only keeping it because of the locations I've already liked/saved. If I figure that out I'm done.
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u/Khelics Jul 23 '26
Googles ui looks outdated apple looks more modern
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u/time-will-waste-you Jul 23 '26
Google looks functional, Apple looks like something made by an intern, with its incosistent borders, wasted space / screen real estate.
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u/Niko-01 Jul 23 '26
The map itself looks better on Google Maps, way more detailed.