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Gmaps alternative with location ratings? Mapy? (feddit.org)
submitted 18 hours ago by Zweiblum@feddit.org to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 hours ago

There is also https://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

[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

https://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 2 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] Eirikr70@jlai.lu 18 points 18 hours ago

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.

[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 6 points 15 hours ago

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 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Zweiblum@feddit.org 1 points 10 hours ago

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.

[–] kebab@endlesstalk.org 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You can use TripAdvisor for the reviews

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

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.