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Each user has to try out each map and compare for themselves.  I use map everyday, so it was worth my effort to test them out.   I last tested them around 1 year ago.  

For everyday usage at home in California, Apple wins.  

• Apple Map seems to learn my pattern.  In the morning, it recommends my work address.  In the evening, it recommends my home address.  Google Maps is dumb.  It doesn't know seems to know what is work or home.  When leaving work, I see my work address on top of recommended list.  On weekends, Google still list my work address.
• Apple Map takes 1 less button press to navigate, at least when I tested them last year.
• Routing is same between Apple vs Google.  
• Apple Map visual is cleaner and easier to use.

I used Apple vs Google Maps when traveling in Europe multiple times in past year.  For routing, both are same.  Again, Apple Map has better visuals so it is just easier to use.

When I used walking navigation in Europe, Apple Maps wins.  It's direction was correct and it is much easier to see.  Google Map gave me wrong directions in Italy and did not work in Greece.  And it is hard to figure out when to turn, because the visuals is so poor, especially in European cities with many small streets and alleyways.

For finding restaurants in Europe, both are hit and miss.  Apple shows some restaurants but not others; and vice versa for Google.  This happens when I use the Map app for suggestion; or even when I find restaurant on TripAdvisor and try to use Map apps for routing.  So in unfamiliar European city and looking for places to eat, I have to use both Map apps.  

One advantage of Google map is the offline map.  I didn't really have to use this.  But I downloaded the maps when traveling in Europe just in case if I cannot get signal.

And I did encounter 1 issue with with Apple Map around 2 years ago.  I was going camping and driving on small road, which was closed due to construction.  Apple Map didn't know the road closure.  When I used Google, it showed the road closure.