{"id":330,"date":"2025-09-02T19:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/02\/best-navigation-app-ex1\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:58:00","slug":"best-navigation-app-ex1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/02\/best-navigation-app-ex1\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze\u2014 former Uber driver shares which app is best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those of us <a href=\"\/gen-x-has-hit-that-stage-of-life-and-is-not-handling-it-very-well-ex1\" target=\"_self\">of a certain age<\/a> remember asking for directions and keeping two-inch thick road atlases in our cars to find our way around. Then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/crazy-internet-trends-that-are-now-forgotten\" target=\"_self\">with the internet<\/a> came the miracle of Mapquest, followed by the how-did-we-ever-live-without-this GPS systems you could attach to your dashboard.<\/p><p>Then smartphones kicked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/family-of-5-traveled-the-us-for-free\" target=\"_self\">the road trip game<\/a> up a notch with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/how-geoguessers-can-pinpoint-locations-around-the-world-from-just-a-google-street-image\" target=\"_self\">map apps<\/a> that not only give up step-by-step directions but also real-time traffic conditions and the ability to find a gas station or restaurant with gluten-free options along your route. <\/p><p>Even those of us who grew up with paper maps struggle to recall how we ever got anywhere before Google Maps.Now we&#8217;re so deep into the map app era that we&#8217;re past the wow stage and into the nit-picky stage. It&#8217;s no longer good enough to have a handheld computer tell us how to get someplace in real time. Now we have expectations, preferences, opinions and complaints. We also have data and anecdotes with which to compare different apps and discuss which ones do what best.<\/p><p>And hoo boy do people have thoughts on that front.<\/p><p>Former Uber employee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Altimor\/status\/1795234646357377534\" target=\"_blank\">Flo Crivello shared some info on X<\/a> about the analysis they did with three of the most popular map apps\u2014Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze\u2014using a dataset with millions of trips.<\/p><p>The big winner? Apple Maps.<\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When I was at Uber, we ran the numbers on the maps app offering the shortest routes<br><br>We prob had the biggest dataset with this info: we had millions of trips where we knew both which app was used and how long they took<br><br>Now this may be shocking, but the ranking was:<br>1. Best:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MOnyXJhPkZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/MOnyXJhPkZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Flo Crivello (@Altimor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Altimor\/status\/1795234646357377534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n <\/div><p>Google came in second, and Waze was a distant third (worst &#8220;by far&#8221;).<\/p><p>&#8220;The research also included which apps people *thought* was worse, and the order came in the exact opposite order,&#8221; Crivello shared. &#8220;We understood why Apple Maps got a bad rap given how bad it was at launch \u2014 it rapidly got better, but the brand stuck. Waze was more of a mystery, and we ended up realizing that people thought its routes were best because it was exposing them to so much info on traffic, construction, police presence etc\u2026 Everyone thinks they want a minimalist UI, but in practice, when they see all this info, they subconsciously conclude &#8216;wow, these guys really have their sh*t together&#8217; \u2014 even when the routes were actually the worst ones.&#8221;<\/p><p>Crivello said the results &#8220;may be shocking,&#8221; presumably because Apple Maps started with the worst reputation. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSBRE88R0SN\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple CEO Tim Cook famously apologized for Apple Maps in 2012<\/a> and recommended people use Google Maps instead.<\/p><p>However, in the years since, Apple Maps has redeemed itself while Google Maps has lost a bit of its initial luster. <\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost missed an international flight last weekend because of Bay to Breakers. Google Maps didn\u2019t pick it up &#8211; after was already in trouble discovered Apple Maps had it and the route to fix it.<\/p>&mdash; David Mort (@David_Mort) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Mort\/status\/1795235581095710864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n <\/div><p><br \/><\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My personal experience since the beginning of Apple Maps has been\u2026 horrible. Always. Consistently. And everyone else seems to know this. It frequently takes me to the wrong place. <br><br>Google has been solid.<\/p>&mdash; Travis Cook Unsupervised (@travis_cook_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travis_cook_\/status\/1795254365403656587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n <\/div><p><br \/><\/p><p>Then Waze came along, which people in cities with variable traffic touted as more accurate for timing and real-time updates, becoming some people&#8217;s favorite. But according to his data eight years ago, Apple was the winner.<\/p><p>Do those results still hold? Some people in the replies said Google Maps was the best, hands down, while other said they preferred Apple or Waze.<\/p><p>It might depend on where you live and what you look for in a map app (and whether you even have access to Apple Maps). Discussions about these apps abound, with some common threads throughout. Many people agree that the U.S. is where Apple Maps shines, but Google Maps works better abroad. Apple Maps offers more natural navigation directions, such as &#8220;Not at this stop sign, but at the next one, turn right,&#8221; instead of Google Maps&#8217; assumption that everyone knows how far 300 feet is. Google maps has great searchability and is easier to check reviews of places compared to Apple Maps. So opinions might vary on &#8220;best&#8221; depending on what you&#8217;re using it for.<\/p><p>Waze has loyal users and people who love to joke about where it reroutes you when there&#8217;s traffic.<\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My intuition was that Waze was better because it often produced the most convoluted route through backstreets when there\u2019s an obvious highway option, and I just trusted there must be major traffic on the highway to justify the additional 15 turns and stoplights<\/p>&mdash; David Short (@davidgshort) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidgshort\/status\/1795243365145178131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n <\/div><p><br \/><\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waze shows police.<br><br>Isn\u2019t that why it\u2019s the best?<\/p>&mdash; Enemy Mind (@enemyminds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/enemyminds\/status\/1795252815998419396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n <\/div><p><br \/><\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;ll conviniently take difficult turns and back streets to save 10mins in traffic&#8230;I love waze for long journeys.<\/p>&mdash; I&#39;m~dart~flutter~guy (@AbeTheDev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbeTheDev\/status\/1795393512432910705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n <\/div><p>These are not the only three map apps available, either. People who travel internationally and use public transportation seem partial to the CityMapper app, which makes finding train and bus routes simple with a user-friendly interface, so again, a lot depends on why you&#8217;re using the app in the first place.<\/p><p>As far as popularity goes, Google Maps boasts a whopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/google-maps-leads-way-over-1-billion-monthly-users-peter-h-j-auwerx-43sve\/\" target=\"_blank\">1 billion monthly<\/a> users. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/guides\/insurance-services\/u-s-speeding-trends-penalties-and-avoiding-traps\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MarketWatch<\/a> study, 70% of respondents said they use Google Maps, particularly to avoid speed traps. In that study, both Apple Maps and Waze tied for second place. However, there is data that shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/press\/79-of-gen-z-us-consumers-prefer-iphones-to-rivals-finds-bloomberg-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\">younger generations are partial to iPhones,<\/a> on which Apple Maps is a native app, so it might have a bit of an advantage there.<\/p><p><em>This article originally appeared last year.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you agree? 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