Apple’s really determined to right the mapping wrongs. In addition to posting apublic apologyon its web site and offeringinstructionson accessing mapping web apps from Google and Nokia, the Cupertino, California-headquartered designer of gadgets just posted a curated recommendations section in the App Store, listing third-party Maps alternatives for the iPhone and iPad…
A dedicated new section entitled “Find maps for your iPhone” is now live in the App Store storefront on the iPhone and iPad, as well as in desktop iTunesvia this link.
At post time, Apple’s list included the following third-party software, both paid and free:
• MotionX GPS Drive•Waze social GPS traffic & gas•MapQuest• GPS by TeleNav• Garmin USA• Gokivo GPS Navigator• Navigon USA• CoPilot Live Premium USA – offline GPS navigation•CoPilot GPS – Plan & explore with on-board maps & directions•Bing• Magellan RoadMate North America•AT&T Navigator: GPS navigation subscription fee appears on AT&T bill
As our reader Rich Marchetti noted onTwitter, it’s interesting how Apple didn’t feature the TomTom app in the section. As you know, Apple collaborates with TomTom on iOS 6 Maps so probably Apple didn’t want to highlight the company which supplies it with widely criticized data sets.
If you’re contemplating downloading any of these,Cult of Machas a nice overview of each Apple-endorsed alternative.
I think you’re able to’t go wrong with Waze or MapQuest, even if the choice of the best alternative comes down to your personal preference, expectations, usage patterns and other factors.
