Apple Maps or Google Maps -- which would you recommend for a cross-country drive?

Google.

Or maybe Waze, which is built on Google Maps but has a whole lot more additional services, like real-time delays, police locations, and other things reported by motorists.

I’ve had better results with Google Maps.

Google Maps have worked well for me too but I have heard good things about Waze as @elbanditoroso says.

Google. Waze is TMI, like every pot hole or stalled car on the side of the road.

I don’t use the app or drive. But my sister and her husband both prefer Google Maps for the GPS stuff. And they both have iPhones and have used both.

I used Waze to get from lower Manhattan to Brookline Mass. Worked great for me! It will help avoid traffic problems.

Looks like Google is a winner. I’ve never gotten quite used to it but gonna give it a try. Waze, too. Thanks, all.

The advantage google maps has is you can see your whole route and plan it before you go. I love Waze, but it is strictly for real time use, whatever you plan to cover in a day.

A colleague was driving his daughter from San Francisco to Dallas, and could not go to high altitude. I did a route on Google maps for him that avoided anything over 1,500 feet.

I prefer the Apple maps. Although, it recently changed with the new systems update and I find it to be a little less user friendly now.

When I drive long distances I use a Rand McNally Road Atlass. The one with the spiral side is easier to deal with, but it’s usually the smaller size, and has slightly less detail. I look at the whole trip, and then break it down. There are times across the highways and byways your GPS might not work well, having a paper map can be a help. I write directly on the map pages places I exited that have restaurants I like so if I travel in that state again I know where to stop.

When I cross a state line I go into the welcome centers sometimes and get a map and whatever else catches my eye. It’s a good place for a bathroom break too.

If you think you might be driving through an area with questionable GPS or cell/WiFi access, there are apps out there that let you download the maps you think you may need directly to your phone, and you can access those maps offline.