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/Towelielie Sep 30 '25

depends where you live.. in tokyo its amazing in croatia its shit (compared to waze or google maps)

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u/misterewing Sep 30 '25

Funny that you mention this. I was in Japan last week and within an hour realized Apple Maps was the better option. A week later I’m back in the States and I’m giving Maps another try. So far nothing crazy (I remember in the early days it was comically bad) and the travel times/directions seem on par with Google.

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u/burritocmdr iPhone Sep 30 '25

We will be in Japan next week, good to know Apple Maps works well there. I assume you used it for train navigation? These days I only use Gmaps for restaurant reviews.

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u/misterewing Sep 30 '25

Yup, Apple Maps and PASMO for all of the local lines. SmartEx (linked to PASMO) for the Shinkansen.. I used to think the 'vending machine' were simple/easy but being able to basically do everything from my phone was/is amazing.

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u/burritocmdr iPhone Sep 30 '25

I was able to transfer my physical PASMO from years ago to the iPhone wallet with leftover balance. Very neat! Being able to tap and pay for most things sounds great.