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Here in New Zealand, Apple Maps is more or less on par with Google Maps with a lot of variability in different areas. I switched from Apple to Google about a ye

Here in New Zealand, Apple Maps is more or less on par with Google Maps with a lot of variability in different areas. I switched from Apple to Google about a year ago and to be honest even if Google Maps is sometimes better than Apple, it's not always better. There are times I wish I had access to Apple Maps as they actually have better data (or in some cases they have data while Google has nothing at all to show) in certain areas. New roads for example take ages (sometimes in the order of years) to show up on Google whereas they're on Apple relatively quickly.

EugeneOZ 6y ago
Spain - Apple Maps are barely usable. Some roads are from outdated maps (> 10 years), it can not build bicycle route.
leesalminen 6y ago
That's interesting! I'm an American currently in Costa Rica. I use Apple Maps in the US and its quality is decent enough. Here in Costa Rica, Apple Maps is virtually unusable. It says it can't provide directions for something just down the street, <1 km away.
somedude895 6y ago
I wish I didn't have to use Google Maps, but in Switzerland Apple Maps is terrible. I try the switch again every now and then but I've never managed to go a week without having to hop over to Google because Apple is lacking, so I might as well just use Google 100% of the time. It's a real shame. It's not even just convenient features like opening hours and such, but the most basic searches for a business or something...
- fsflover 6y ago
  > I wish I didn't have to use Google Maps, but in Switzerland Apple Maps is terrible. What about openstreetmap?
  - novaRom 6y ago
    OsmAnd+ is much better than Google Maps on Android! The only missing feature is Satellite View, but all others are so much better. Frankly many people still not aware OSM apps and even web(www.openstreetmap.org) are so good today.
    - FridgeSeal 6y ago
      I’ve heard OSM is particularly good in a lot of European countries-from an update and accuracy point of view.
- llampx 6y ago
  I recently started using OSM (Mapy.cz) in Switzerland as I am visiting for a while, and am very happy with it.
7steps2much 6y ago
In Austria Apple maps are pretty much unusable. Unless you are in a big city and only want to use main roads you are better of just walking in the general direction and hoping for the best.
spondyl 6y ago
Also a New Zealander. One interesting thing that Apple Maps features is maps inside buildings. For example, I work inside of a Westfield mall and you can zoom into the mall and filter by floors. Each floor shows their respective retailers rather than it all being dumped in one flat 2D plane

EugeneOZ 6y ago

Spain - Apple Maps are barely usable. Some roads are from outdated maps (> 10 years), it can not build bicycle route.

leesalminen 6y ago

That's interesting! I'm an American currently in Costa Rica. I use Apple Maps in the US and its quality is decent enough. Here in Costa Rica, Apple Maps is virtually unusable. It says it can't provide directions for something just down the street, <1 km away.

somedude895 6y ago

I wish I didn't have to use Google Maps, but in Switzerland Apple Maps is terrible. I try the switch again every now and then but I've never managed to go a week without having to hop over to Google because Apple is lacking, so I might as well just use Google 100% of the time. It's a real shame. It's not even just convenient features like opening hours and such, but the most basic searches for a business or something...

fsflover 6y ago
> I wish I didn't have to use Google Maps, but in Switzerland Apple Maps is terrible. What about openstreetmap?
- novaRom 6y ago
  OsmAnd+ is much better than Google Maps on Android! The only missing feature is Satellite View, but all others are so much better. Frankly many people still not aware OSM apps and even web(www.openstreetmap.org) are so good today.
  - FridgeSeal 6y ago
    I’ve heard OSM is particularly good in a lot of European countries-from an update and accuracy point of view.
llampx 6y ago
I recently started using OSM (Mapy.cz) in Switzerland as I am visiting for a while, and am very happy with it.

7steps2much 6y ago

In Austria Apple maps are pretty much unusable. Unless you are in a big city and only want to use main roads you are better of just walking in the general direction and hoping for the best.

spondyl 6y ago

Also a New Zealander. One interesting thing that Apple Maps features is maps inside buildings. For example, I work inside of a Westfield mall and you can zoom into the mall and filter by floors. Each floor shows their respective retailers rather than it all being dumped in one flat 2D plane