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GMaps is usually better for the social aspect: reviews at restaurants, places, etc.

But for walking outside cities, both are really terrible. Mapy.cz (previously maps.me) is an order of magnitude better

And for driving, Waze is usually the best. Police controls will be shown, and in some countries, especially outside EU + US, Waze is better at finding a car road, while GMaps may sugges a shortcut through a river.

It bugs me Apple still hasn't got cycling directions in the Netherlands.

I found the opposite to be true in many European cities including Brussels, London, Cologne, and especially Antwerp where the metro tram network was fatally error-laden on Google Maps.