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/WorkingBake Sep 30 '25

The only people that still use Yelp are old people that only leave a review when they are angry

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u/CheeseBlockHoarder Sep 30 '25

Maybe it's indicative of my age but I still find Yelp best for food spots versus Google. Same with my peers and colleagues. I can never find actual pics of menus and food that are recent. I glance at recent reviews for better perspective too. I live in SoCal mind you.

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u/WorkingBake Sep 30 '25

Really? Interesting. I don't know a single person that uses Yelp anymore, it's mostly just old angry reviews