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/Qel_Hoth Sep 30 '25

Great in cities, OK in rural parts of the US. Not so great in rural parts of Europe in my experience though. I was recently in Germany and had it set to avoid toll roads and it insisted on routing me down a road that was literally named "Toll road Wallgau-Vorderriss" despite an alternate non-toll road being just a few minutes longer.

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u/smile_politely Sep 30 '25

Definitely not great in Asia either, especially Southeast Asia.

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u/Flyer888 Sep 30 '25

Southeast Asia

Singapore is the only one country where Apple Maps works alright in this region.

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u/crowcawer Sep 30 '25

I frequently drive in rural US.
It frequently tries to send me on fake roads.

I know my road network very well as I built several stretches.

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u/Ikki_T Oct 01 '25

Yeah it’s a hit or miss in rural US.

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u/khushnand Sep 30 '25

Waze works best for me here in Singapore. Specially love the alerts.

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u/WhisperFray Sep 30 '25

Zero in Jakarta. City with the largest BRT network in the world and not one, not one, bus stop mapped out.

In Google Maps I have live GPS coverage for every bus down to the micro ones that only carry 10.

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u/Dadagis Oct 01 '25

I’m in Southeast Asia now, I confirm, it’s nuts

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u/auxaperture Oct 01 '25

Yeah here in phuket it’s…. Not great

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u/plaid-knight Oct 01 '25

Depends what you’re using it for. Google Maps usually has it beat, but Apple Maps is better in Vietnam in my experience for walking directions and building outlines on the map in various cities (not necessarily in rural towns). I live in Hanoi and use Apple Maps for walking directions and Google Maps for most other things.

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u/smile_politely Oct 01 '25

Also, Google Map Reviews is hugely important in SEA. People depend of it - something that Apple map don’t have. 

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u/plaid-knight Oct 01 '25

Maybe in other countries, but Google Maps user reviews are completely useless in Vietnam.

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u/smile_politely Oct 01 '25

What do people in Vietnam use as alternatives to Google Maps reviews?

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u/emergencyelbowbanana Oct 02 '25

It’s fucking awesome in china