Many folks will be on the road for the upcoming holidays. No of the season, people always need to move from A to B, and they turn to applications to help them do it as efficiently as possible. Many are available, but just a handful have widespread popularity. As Android Central, we’re curious as to which navigation app you use.

As Google gathers more information, Google Maps has been around for a long and is getting better with every update. The software has standard navigation capabilities that may be customised with filters to assist you avoid things like ferries and fees. You can use the app to look for local companies, restaurants, and more, and it can even provide personalised recommendations.

In addition, Google is releasing its new immersive maps, which use lifelike images and useful overlays to enable you undertake a “vibe check” of a city, neighbourhood, or restaurant. Google Maps is a robust navigational tool compatible with Android, iOS, and other mobile platforms.

Waze, also owned by Google, is a navigation app with a somewhat different target demographic. Because it is primarily designed for use while driving, it is useless for navigating any other means of transportation. However, as noted by former Android Central writer Chris Wedel earlier this year, it utilises crowdsourced data to keep users abreast of current traffic conditions in real time.

Waze’s navigation voices are constantly updated, and it integrates with a wide variety of music apps. Considering how popular Waze is, it’s no surprise that Google Maps has begun incorporating some of the app’s functions. With the merging of the Google Maps and Waze teams, this trend may accelerate in the future.

Apple Maps got off to a shaky start, but the programme has come a long way since its infancy. Though it can only be used on Apple products, the app is effectively Apple’s answer to Google Maps (although with a more streamlined design). It also has add-ons so that users may take use of services from other applications, including as Yelp and Uber, without ever having to leave Apple Maps. Google Maps is available almost everywhere, however Apple Maps isn’t.

Since its first release on Symbian handsets in the early 2000s, Here WeGo has undergone significant development. Since Nokia sold the software in 2015, it has gone through several name changes, including Ovi Maps, Nokia Maps, and Here Maps, before settling on Here WeGo.

Among its many useful navigation features is the opportunity to save whole maps of individual states, nations, or even continents to one’s smartphone for usage without an internet connection. When you’re in a new area and don’t have access to mobile data, this comes in quite helpful.