Loading...

Waze vs Google Maps - Find out which is the best browser

Announcement

This really is a fight of giants! Waze vs Google Maps! These two are certainly the best navigators in the category, as they have very interesting tools, and are preferred by the vast majority of drivers, not only in Brazil, but all over the world, let's see who is the best!

Nowadays, it is almost impossible to walk the streets of the city without a quality GPS, the vast majority of drivers have become accustomed to driving guided by navigators, even in small and medium-sized cities they are becoming indispensable.

Waze vs Google Maps! These are two super applications of the category, however, they have some characteristics that differentiate one from the other, we will follow throughout this article, all the differences and qualities of the two applications. Who will win the battle?

Image: (Google) Waze vs Google Maps

Waze vs Google Maps – Detalhes dos aplicativos

First it is necessary to remember that Google bought the Waze platform for nothing less than 966 million dollars, however, the applications are fully active, both Google Maps and Waze, in this case what would be the best application to use on a daily basis?

The Waze application has social maps as a feature, that is, when you start using it, it naturally starts to learn the paths you use most, thus trying to show you the best routes according to your daily life. . For this very reason, it is preferred by some users.

Announcement

In the event of an accident, traffic jam, works, or any other type of impediment, all users of that route are notified through alerts issued by the application, so Waze changes the route in order to avoid inconvenience for drivers. All of this is done in real time.

Waze versus Google Maps – Vantagens

In the case of Waze, it is practically the same as all GPS on the market, as it shows your navigation in real-time, in addition to alerting you through sounds, any type of obstacle in your route, all of this is warned on your screen , some users prefer its interface, because although it looks a little colorful, it shows everything in detail.

Através do ”detector de amigos” na mesma área da cidade, você pode saber quais amigos estão transitando pela mesma região, imagine que você está indo até o shopping e combine com amigos para encontrar lá, o aplicativo consegue mostrar onde estão todos os amigos em tempo real.

Falando agora do ”Google Maps”, trata-se de um aplicativo muito mais abrangente, porém ele não tem os recursos sociais do Waze, como aprender os seus caminhos e as suas rotas, ele é um aplicativo mais direto, através dele você pode ver todas as rotas de um lugar, ou ainda conhecer todas as informações de trânsito em tempo real, tudo isso vem de fontes oficiais.

Announcement

Google Maps Advantages

Features of Google Maps

Through this application, the user can choose their destination, in this way the app shows all the navigation, in addition to suggesting other routes, all of this showing the traffic situation on each path. That is, through this application, it is possible to understand which is the fastest way to reach your destination.

The great differential of Google Maps in relation to the Waze application is the tool related to public transport, also the real satellite images, in this way it shows all the traffic information collected throughout the network, even with information from Waze, as both apps are now owned by the same company; to Google.

Outro recurso bem interessante no Google Maps, é o ”street view”, dessa forma o usuário fica totalmente imerso no mapa, permitindo que ele possa andar pela rota até chegar ao destino desejado, tudo isso com imagens muito reais, além de ser super detalhadas.

How to access apps

If the user still does not use either of the two options, just enter your application store, and search for them, as they are the most downloaded, just start typing, and the official applications to be downloaded and installed will appear. Everything is pretty quick.

Announcement

As for the initial question, which would be the best application, this will depend on how the user uses it, and also on their daily lives, considering that both work very well and have very interesting tools. For professional drivers, Google Maps is mostly used, and Waze is heavily used by normal drivers.

For more information and tips on the most used apps today, visit our apps category. Good luck!