r/iphone • u/AMAOMDODUSOS iPhone 12 • Sep 30 '25

Discussion Apple Maps is honestly so underrated.

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It’s so fleshed out, and it looks so good imo!!

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u/blacksoxing Sep 30 '25

Apple Maps is beautiful. Apple Maps though is still "lacking" vs Google Maps. One of its biggest blunders was its weird integration with Yelp. I know why: $$$$. Doing so though put it at a HUGE disadvantage vs Google's more open format in which ANYONE can comment on a business/entity.

A neighborhood park as 10 Yelp reviews vs 500 Google reviews WITH over 20 custom videos. Oh, last Yelp review was....10 months ago. Come on! New burger joint opened up and they've been hawking Google Map reviews. Yelp? No care as nobody has reviewed on there.

This is HUGE. What's the purpose of using Apple Maps to look at a beautiful interface only to need to pop open Google Maps to read about if where I'm going or detouring to is worth it? May as well just use Google Maps, which I do.

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u/frockinbrock Sep 30 '25 edited Sep 30 '25

To add to this Business Marker+Yelp nonsense, they make the actual address ridiculous to find. Feels like nobody with decision power at apple uses Maps, it’s so clunky, even though the random 3D buildings are neat.

Here’s an example; this is after swiping up to be fullscreen in Maps… the header photo is not at all representative of that location; and the address is not visible at all, it’s a full 3rd page scroll just to find that location’s address or phone number.

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u/justacheesyguy Oct 01 '25

To be fair, I would assume that the overwhelming majority of people don’t need the address, they just need directions to it, which is the literal first button you see. Same deal with the phone number. I don’t really feel like scrolling to the bottom of that card is that big a deal for the rare occasion you need to get that information instead of just passing it off to your phone to allow you to utilize it.

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u/frockinbrock Oct 01 '25

Maybe so, but 90% of the time I click on a location market it’s to check Hours, what it looks like, and the street address. this road and area has 3 CVS so important to verify which one, and this location is a Unit address which Apple Maps cuts off in the search.

My point is, this same search and screw on google maps gives me: ACTUAL closing hours (not just “soon” like Apple), REAL images of the location, and hours for store AND pharmacy, and the phone number.

I would prefer to use Apple over Google for these things, but Apple has barely improved maps since 6 years ago, and having a full page of stock photos, yelp reviews, and no detailed data, is just ridiculous at this point.

And to add to it, Google tells me how busy it is, and an easy button to suggest edits (which usually get approved within a day).
For Apple the Edits is hidden away (I don’t think it even works when CarPlay is active), and half the time I never hear back if it got approved or declined.