Amap(高德地图)

  • Interface: Amap has a very clean interface, like a tidy room where everything is easy to find. The search bar is in a prominent position, like a big question mark waiting for you to input your destination.
  • Functions:
    • Map Types: It offers traffic maps, walking maps, and more, like a thick book with many different chapters, each providing different information.
    • Ride-hailing Service: You can hail a taxi through Amap, just like making a phone call to ask a friend to pick you up. It will help you find the nearest taxi, and then the taxi driver will come to pick you up.
    • Search Function: It supports both Chinese and English search, like speaking two languages with others. If you don't know the Chinese name of a place, you can search in English, and Amap will help you find it.
    • Points of Interest: It marks many restaurants, shops, and tourist attractions, like a treasure map with many little stars, each representing an interesting place.

Baidu Maps(百度地图)

  • Interface: Baidu Maps has a user-friendly interface, full of useful information, like a toolbox filled with tools that can help you solve problems.
  • Functions:
    • Detailed Data: It has a lot of detailed map data, like an encyclopedia full of knowledge about China. It covers Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, like a big family that includes all its members.
    • Real-time Navigation: It can tell you the current traffic conditions, like a smart friend who knows which roads are congested and which are not, and then helps you choose the best route.
    • Rich Functions: It includes public transportation, subway, taxi, and other travel options, like a traffic controller that helps you plan how to get to your destination.
    • Natural Voice Pack: The Ye Youyou voice pack sounds very natural, like a gentle teacher guiding you, without causing any annoyance.
    • Global Map Support: It can be used not only in China but also in other countries and regions around the world, like a world atlas that takes you on a global journey.

Apple Maps(苹果地图)

  • Interface: Apple Maps is in English. The place names on the map are also displayed in English, with Chinese below, like a bilingual teacher who can tell you information in English and confirm it for you in Chinese.
  • Functions:
    • Timely Data Updates: It uses Amap's data, so the information is always up-to-date, like a frequently updated magazine that always brings you the latest news.
    • Rich Public Transportation Information: It can tell you how to take buses and subways, like a public transportation guide that helps you plan every stop of your route.
    • Rating Reference: The ratings on it mainly come from Dianping, although they are all in Chinese, they usually include photos, like a food photo album that allows you to judge whether a restaurant is good or not through the photos.

MAPS.ME

  • Interface: MAPS.ME has a very friendly interface that is easy to get started with, like a simple and easy-to-understand tutorial that teaches you step by step how to use it.
  • Functions:
    • Completely Offline: All map data is stored on your phone, and you don't need an internet connection to use it, like a compass that you carry with you all the time, always helping you find your direction no matter where you are.
    • Global Coverage: It covers more than 200 countries and regions around the world, like a world passport that takes you anywhere you want to go.
    • Detailed Maps: It has detailed information on cities, roads, tourist attractions, and points of interest, like a detailed city guide that tells you information about every corner.
    • Offline Navigation Support: Even in areas without network signals, it can guide you to where you want to go, like a brave explorer who is not afraid of any difficulties and always finds the way.