iPhone owners the ability to give ratings and photos to public places. This is in addition to the current rating system that relies on third-party providers Yelp and TripAdvisor. The Maps app has seen ongoing changes and improvements in recent years, with Look Around providing street-level viewing of an area and Flyover showing three-dimensional aerials of some popular areas.
Apple launched its Maps app in 2012, and it was well behind the leader Google Maps in of quality and features. Directions were sometimes so flawed that they could have led to real-life disasters, with people following Apple's guidance to drive across lakes, as recreated and immortalized in an episode of The Office. Undeterred, Apple continued to improve Maps to the degree that it is in many ways equivalent to Google's Maps app for the iPhone. Maps directions are quite reliable now and Apple even added a globe view of the Earth when zooming out far enough, just like Google's product.
A relatively new development is the ability for iPhone s to add photos and ratings via Apple Maps. To do so, the can open the taken immediately using the iPhone's camera or shared from the photo library on the device or in iCloud.
Apple Maps Ratings, Yelp & TripAdvisor
Apple Maps includes ratings on public places and businesses that are drawn in from Yelp or TripAdvisor and Apple gives credit to the well-established, crowd-sourcing services with a logo beside those reviews. At the moment, iPhone s don't have an option to write a review, but if Apple is planning to replace Yelp in the future, that might need to change. A thumbs-up is somewhat helpful but lacks clarity in many ways. Hotels and restaurants, in particular, may rely upon the rating system in Maps for new customers and an overly simplified rating system might lead to misunderstandings.
Apple is clearly still working toward gaining feature parity with Google Maps and keeps getting closer, but it's not there yet. iPhone s can also submit about any navigation issues and request changes if inaccurate information is spotted for a particular location. Traffic delays can also be reported, continuing Apple's efforts to crowd-source information to improve its accuracy. A few years back, most iPhone s installed Google Maps by default out of necessity, but that has changed. With ratings and photos available now, along with improved accuracy and other features, Apple Maps is a strong alternative.
Source: Apple