Mobile navigation app comparison

[Jan]

Google Maps vs Waze vs Apple Maps — Best mobile navigation apps in South Africa

South Africans have a wide range of mobile navigation apps they can use to find the fastest routes to destinations or travel without getting lost.

A recent MyBroadband poll showed that our readers had an overwhelming preference for Google Maps.

 

[backstreetboy]

Who writes these articles? Stevie Wonder

Integration Only works on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS

Works on every system if you use duckduckgo.com. Apple maps is fine albeit not as hyper local and it can have wrong locations.

 

[karnuffel]

I stay away from Waze just because it loves taking me on the kakkest routes possible. It just loves the JHB CBD

 

[mpdjhb]

I stay away from Waze just because it loves taking me on the kakkest routes possible. It just loves the JHB CBD

Yup - the twisty winding routes it suggests has me driving all over the place instead of just taking me straight.

 

[BigAl-sa]

I stay away from Waze just because it loves taking me on the kakkest routes possible. It just loves the JHB CBD

And of course google maps is much better:

That Tourist Who Got Shot In Nyanga Is Suing Google For ‘Sending Him Into Violent Township’ – 2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Last year was rough when it came to tourists being directed into dodgy parts of Cape Town only for terribly traumatic things to happen to them.

www.2oceansvibe.com

 

[epah]

I stay away from Waze just because it loves taking me on the kakkest routes possible. It just loves the JHB CBD

Better than being routed through Nyanga.

 

[Bucks_Fizz]

I use Waze, primarily because it has a speedometer and the faster rerouting. On IOS, I can't get a speedometer on Google Maps (Unless someone has a way I haven't tried yet).

 

[blunt]

waze looks too much like a kids game to me
google maps it is

 

[pimpassdaddy]

That time, Google Maps owns Waze...

 

[karnuffel]

And of course google maps is much better:

That Tourist Who Got Shot In Nyanga Is Suing Google For ‘Sending Him Into Violent Township’ – 2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Last year was rough when it came to tourists being directed into dodgy parts of Cape Town only for terribly traumatic things to happen to them.

www.2oceansvibe.com

In my case google maps is a bit better than Waze in terms of horrible routes, hence my comment. Can be different for other people/areas.

 

[BTCStallion]

Waze - Traffic info, potholes in the road, pigs in the road ....

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Waze to avoid traffic cops
Google to get to the destination
Apple only if you haven't realised Android is superior

 

[Superjakes]

I use Waze, primarily because it has a speedometer and the faster rerouting. On IOS, I can't get a speedometer on Google Maps (Unless someone has a way I haven't tried yet).

I am also quite dependent on the speedometer function. Waze, it is. Bow at me, as I am Waze Royalty...

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Apple maps is fine

 

[backstreetboy]

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Sour grapes?

Editorial: When Apple is 2 years behind you, put your things in order | AppleInsider

Oh no! It seems Apple is "years behind" competitors in Virtual Reality, TV content subscriptions, self driving cars and home voice assistants. That's a clear sign the company may be studying the market like a cat about to pounce on its target, just as it did with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and...

appleinsider.com

Despite initial flaws, Apple Maps rapidly began displacing Google Maps on iOS. It also enabled Apple to launch CarPlay (centered around Maps navigation) a year ahead of Google's own automotive support for Android. Suddenly Google's solid 7 year lead in mapping didn't seem to be helping the company at all. Apple's being behind again looks like an advantage more than a detriment. It is as if Apple gives everyone else an opportunity to fail to set a baseline for it to exceed.

 

[Pho3nix]

Have actually started using Apple Maps for my local trips around town. Waze still for anything that has me on the freeway for longer than 20min though.

It’s actually pretty decent. Very little on the UI to distract you, just wish their “Add Stop” functionality worked a bit differently but overall happy.

 

[leafhead]

Google Maps has my home address in the middle of a quarry, and reporting it hasn't helped. Which makes home deliveries impossible.

 

[HAL 9000]

Option B - use a dedicated Garmin GPS instead - it has free lifetime Map Updates, a speedometer display, fastest route or shortest route planning options, traffic alerts for sharp curves, speed changes, school zones and more, and provides real-time services such as live traffic and weather.

Garmin Drive™ 53 & Traffic, EU

Live traffic with smartphone app

www.garmin.com

 

[kolaval]

Option B - use a dedicated Garmin GPS instead - it has free lifetime Map Updates, a speedometer display, fastest route or shortest route planning options, traffic alerts for sharp curves, speed changes, school zones and more, and provides real-time services such as live traffic and weather.

You still stuck in 2003?

 

[HAL 9000]

Yup - still works for me in a 2008 car that doesn't have a 'Big Brother' infotainment system in it...