Replacing iOS 6 Maps: Hands-on with MapQuest, Bing, Waze, Google, Nokia

If the author searched for John Hancock Center on Bing (which is the actual name, not the John Hancock Building), he would have not only got the right building, but he would have gotten Venue Maps for the inside of the building.

As someone else noted... he doens't use the term "John Hancock Building" or "John Hancock Center" consistently, which you can see from the screenshots.

He used "Building" for Bing and Mapquest (neither found it). He uses the term "Center" for Waze, Google, and Nokia (they all found it).

I'd suggest the author use the same search term for all tests if he wants to draw reasonable conclusions.

If US experience is subpar, international is even worse. Take HK for example, iOS 6 Maps doesn't even come with basic street numbers! To add to the insult, just try searching for "Hong Kong" on Waze, for a laugh... Yes the deformed blob is meant to be HK! Obviously Tim Cook never tested international searches before recommending it...

Commercially this just doesn't make sense given China is the fastest growing market for Apple.

All in all, a very disappointing user experience.

I've been using Waze pretty heavily for almost 3 years, and have only had problems with it very early on, when it didn't have great road connection data.

The fact that I can contribute corrections to the data set makes it a win for me.

I like Waze for when I drive because it gives you pretty accurate traffic and police reports. Of course this is all socialized so if you live in a less populated area these features become less useful.