I do agree Google Maps can be annoying to use. But other Google products get more annoying to use as time goes on as well. I have huge annoyances with Gmail and Google Calendar. This in context of my iPhone SE (which, I guess, has a "small" screen size, so perhaps related to my issues).
- Every single time I visit the Gmail login page, it always tries to upsell me to use the freaking app, that I don't want to use.
- At least on my phone screen, the button to dismiss the upsell page is covered by other UI elements. Only way to get rid of it, is to refresh the page. Not sure if this is a dark pattern to nudge people towards the app.
- I have multiple Gmail accounts (2 company accounts from different companies, my own company account, a private account and a spam mail account). Sometimes I am logged into one Gmail account and want to see the calendar for another account. It's very hard to use the top right button to switch accounts. Inside web-based calendar app almost impossible.
And an annoyance I have in general these days, with many web-based apps, is the constant security crap to deal with (2FA stuff mainly).
... I long for a simpler web like we had 10-15 years ago ...