FWIW I tried apple maps today, motivated by this thread. I doubt my observations are one-of-a-kind but:
- Apple Maps has a different UI (obviously), which I think was the most annoying aspect of the switch
- Google Maps shows the speed limit, and the speed you're going at. Apple Maps just shows the limit. I prefer the google maps version here
- Apple Maps gave instructions like "go through this light, and turn left at the next one" or "turn right after the Starbucks". This is very close to how a human would give instructions, and I like that -- I'm already 'familiar' with it. I find Google's spoken instructions less natural.
I didn't notice anything else very different. Are there killer features that I missed? If not, I'll probably stay with google maps for just because of the UI familiarity.
- Apple Maps has a different UI (obviously), which I think was the most annoying aspect of the switch
- Google Maps shows the speed limit, and the speed you're going at. Apple Maps just shows the limit. I prefer the google maps version here
- Apple Maps gave instructions like "go through this light, and turn left at the next one" or "turn right after the Starbucks". This is very close to how a human would give instructions, and I like that -- I'm already 'familiar' with it. I find Google's spoken instructions less natural.
I didn't notice anything else very different. Are there killer features that I missed? If not, I'll probably stay with google maps for just because of the UI familiarity.