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Privacy concerns have me using Apple Maps over Google Maps

I use apple maps if I'm actually using it to get me some where as I find it more visually pleasing and like that it stays on my lock screen instead of having to open it to view it.

I use Google maps if I need to see what's close by in terms of restaurants or coffee or if I'm DJing a multi stop trip as I find that feature easier to use in Google maps.

I generally prefer the UI of Apple Maps (Google is way too cluttered), but Google has much more complete review data, hours, and menus, so I usually end up using Google.

I use Apple Maps because it’s not Google.

Apple Maps has been handling my needs well enough the past few years that I no longer have Google Maps installed.

Google Maps for business search, Apple Maps for directions.

Apple Maps has never steered me wrong, and I like how it pings my Apple Watch so I don’t have to even look at the screen.

Plus no on-screen ads, like 3rd party apps do.

Where I live, Apple Maps and Google maps are basically at feature parity for what I care about. Directions, traffic, ETA, public transportation. So I'm using Apple Maps because fuck Google.

Sometimes I feel compelled to use Waze when there is heavy traffic and/or when I know there would be speed traps on the way, but it's propensity to suggest absolutely atrocious directions just to "save" 2 mins (and I always end up losing much more than that) is the worst.

Apple Maps vibrates my Apple Watch when a turn is coming up, and a different pattern depending on the turn. I much prefer that to voice announcements interrupting my music or conversation, and I can’t rely on myself to constantly keep an eye on the map on CarPlay.

AppleMaps. I prefer the integration with my watch and being able to have my screen off and auto activated as I’m getting close to the next step.

Apple Maps for 90% of my trips, though that’ll be 100% with iOS 17 and offline maps.

The voice prompts are so much better in Apple Maps. I feel comfortable in an unknown area, and that’s important to me.

Google Maps is just too good in my country and Apple lags behind by a lot.

But lately I have been using Apple Maps while I walk to and fro office as it supports turn by turn directions on Apple Watch.

E: I wish Google Maps supported Apple Watch.

Google Maps. The reason is not living in the US. Apple Maps is a complete joke over here. Like, it’s at least a decade behind. Roads and residential areas newer than that simply don’t exist, it constantly suggests making illegal turns, and searching for places is just sad. Results are places in different cities and in the US.

I like Apple Maps while driving because it’s better integrated with my digital cluster/CarPlay and voice prompts are simpler and easier to understand (at the next light turn left vs in 500ft turn left at main St.) other than that, I do majority of my searches with google maps and often use google to double check routes!

Google maps 100%. I live in Canada and if I search “sushi” in Apple maps it brings up restaurants in fucking California. Also it’s directions suck here. Google maps works as you’d expect it to.

Google has made me dislike them, I’ll try to always use an alternative.

For me it’s simply inertia with google maps. I’m not terribly partial to be honest. For my partner, it’s more leftover bias against Apple Maps from their rough start.

One of them showed the speed limit first.

Apple Maps for default/system integration. I like that  maps doesn’t have too my ads at the moment, but this is supposed to change.

Google Maps is better for traffic data and it’s "live map" (basically any information that relies on to the minute information).

It should be noted that Google Maps shows ads in places on the map, which isn’t bad, but it is supposed to be getting worse. I use Prolific.ac, and they keep running crowdsourced surveys which shows Google Search and Google Maps with even more ads than they already have.

When the mapping data is good enough I prefer apple maps.

In the country I am currently working neither google maps or apple maps is a good option as things changes so quickly. Restaurants etc is still good to get from google maps though. I use waze here.

But if I go to a far enough on main road I still try apple maps to drive somewhere close, it integrates well with my car through carplay

Google maps are absolutely atrocious in Sweden.

Tried to find a spot my brother-in-law was camping at from the position he sent last week. After parking and walking for an hour, we switched to Apple maps instead, and surprise! There’s an impassable stream between us!

If I have a specific destination, I use Waze most of the time. Knowing where 5-0 is hiding is invaluable.

If I am searching an area for something then I will use google most of the time.

I found Google tends to get things like construction updates more quickly

Waze!

On my iOS device I use Apple Maps. Like the way the apps is designed and presented and back when I compared to Google, I also prefer some of the differences in how turn by turn directions were given.

I find the data where I am in Australia to be good and haven’t really had the quality issues some regions have in that respect.

Long time Siri integration has also been important for me for setting directions while driving. Don’t have CarPlay, so having the standard Siri assistant play well with the maps app while hands free is essential.

I’ll fall back to Google sometimes for Street view or on a PC, business lookup and details.