![]() The Siri integration in Apple Maps allows users to submit a report easily by just saying “Hey Siri, there’s something on the road,” and the same way works both on the iPhone and on CarPlay. While you can obviously rely on touch input for the whole thing, the recommended way to go is voice support, as it allows you to focus on the road and still send reports. There’s also a difference in how you send these reports. Waze comes with a plethora of options, including multiple levels of traffic jams and police checks, objects on the road, broken traffic lights, floods, fog, roadkill, and so many others.īest of all, all Waze reports are available for everybody regardless of the platform, so they can be sent on both Android and iPhone. Then, it’s the type of reports users can submit in the two apps.Īt this point, Apple Maps only allows users to report accidents, hazards, and speed traps. Still, in the long term, if the Cupertino-based tech giant wants its app to become a fully-featured alternative to Google Maps and Waze, that is going to be one major shortcoming. Needless to say, there’s no chance to see Apple launching Apple Maps on Android. So, in addition to Apple’s own platforms, Waze also supports Google’s operating system while also expanding the same experience to cars running Android Auto. Waze The first thing that makes a big difference between the two is platform support.Īpple Maps is only available on iPhone and CarPlay, whereas Waze can be installed on Android, iPhone, Android Auto, and CarPlay. Google and Waze are overly optimistic in their predictions and thus their users arrive later than expected.įor detailed methodology and comparison data, check out the source page.Apple Maps vs. In other words, Apple sandbags its estimates so that users on average arrive at the predicted time or slightly sooner. Using Apple Maps, I on average arrived 1% faster than initially estimated, versus 2% slower with Google Maps and 11% slower with Waze. ![]() One interesting tidbit from Artur, is that Apple Maps ‘sandbags estimates’:Īverage error results were the exact opposite of estimated trip time. The lengthy comparison concludes that if you want to get to your destination most quickly, Google Maps is the best option, but for those who want an accurate prediction from their navigation app to help them arrive at their destination on time, Apple Maps should be their top choice. Estimated driving time for each app (i.e.Which app was randomly selected to follow for each trip.For each observation, I randomly selected to follow one of the three navigation apps and recorded: trips) of navigation app estimated and observed performance. To find out which of these three navigation apps actually gets you to your destination most quickly, a detailed comparison has been shared by arturrr, while also taking into account which navigation app estimates the shortest travel time and how does each app over or underestimate travel times. Meanwhile, Waze has emerged as the best third-party alternative to both Google and Apple Maps in recent years. It even used to be iPhone’s default maps app until Apple Maps replaced it in iOS 6. Without a doubt, Google Maps is the world’s most commonly used mobile navigation app.
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