How are Apple Maps and Google Maps for cycling? (Image credit: TechRadar)

Google also has new route options that let you maximize fuel efficiency instead of choosing between just the fastest or shortest route. If you wanted to Google Maps would let you set up a single route that leaves your workplace swings past your local grocery store and then your kid’s school before taking you home. Apple can help you find a gas station should your car be low on fuel or find somewhere to grab a quick bite to eat, but Google offers much more possibilities. Google has a slight edge in other areas though.įor one it has more options for adding pit stops before you set off. Here the services are slightly better on their home platform simply because your phone’s inbuilt AI – Siri on iPhones or Google Assistant on Android – interfaces better with the native app. If you do encounter any road bumps, you’re also able to report them, so you can warn other drivers that they’ll soon be hitting queues or road closures.īoth apps also offer solid voice controls so you can give them instructions as you drive. Google Maps and Apple Maps will both feature a moving icon that follows your journey, with the screen giving you a look ahead at the next section of road you’ll be traveling on and what your next instruction will be.īoth services will also give you an estimate of your arrival time and the distance you’ll be traveling, with this time changing as you drive and if traffic changes.

Generally, both services look pretty similar if you’re after regular old turn-by-turn navigation as you drive.

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