Gmaps alternative with location ratings? Mapy?
from Zweiblum@feddit.org to degoogle@lemmy.ml on 17 Aug 10:28
https://feddit.org/post/17484042

My biggest problem with any gmaps alternative is the missing ratings option. So far I only found mapy. I am very happy with the app but wanted to check if there are any apps that might also be worth a look. Gooing in a restaurant without looking at ratings is a bit to adventurous for me.

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Eirikr70@jlai.lu on 17 Aug 10:57 next collapse

You won’t find apps that provide the same service as permitted by the entire Google ecosystem. That would mean that they are as intrusive as Google and you wouldn’t be willing to use them. You either choose convenience and you can keep Google or renounce it a bit and use one app per function.

kebab@endlesstalk.org on 17 Aug 10:59 next collapse

You can use TripAdvisor for the reviews

starlinguk@lemmy.world on 17 Aug 12:56 collapse

It’s not very reliable. We have a restaurant near us that has been closed for years. Google says it’s closed, TripAdvisor says it’s open.

WalnutLum@lemmy.ml on 17 Aug 14:10 next collapse

You won’t find anything as robust as the database of reviews that Google maps has built up just due to their size and ubiquity, you’ll have to see if you can find reviews on non-maps review sites like tripadvisor, yelp, OpenTable etc.

baggachipz@sh.itjust.works on 17 Aug 14:48 next collapse

Apple Maps is starting to replace yelp ratings with their own. Usually some decent info in well-populated areas.

Zweiblum@feddit.org on 17 Aug 18:57 collapse

Hm I might also check them in the future for reference. I would really like to have the TripAdvisor integration they have, but in a FOSS app. But I guess there would be some licencing issues.

pietervdvn@lemmy.ml on 17 Aug 17:44 next collapse

mapcomplete.org has reviews in some maps (such as the food map); but there are not a lot of reviews as of now. So, go out and review ;)

Zweiblum@feddit.org on 17 Aug 18:58 collapse

They seem to use another service ( mangrove.reviews ) to save the reviews. On first read this does sound interesting and I will have a look at it. Thanks :)

Niquarl@lemmy.ml on 17 Aug 18:52 next collapse

There is also mangrove.reviews, with I believe is what map complete uses. It’s open so hopefully mapping apps will start to really use them like Osmand or CoMaps

TeamTeddy@lemmy.world on 26 Aug 20:50 next collapse

Something you learn quick about degoogling is that there’s just some services that cannot ever match up with their product. Google Maps is one of those products.

MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 26 Aug 21:11 collapse

There isn’t one really. But you could pull up the ratings on google in a browser instead of having gmaps installed, which is better at least.