Yes it is. I have tried 6 others and all of them give much much worse results in lots of cases.
It won’t matter if you search something popular, but otherwise you notice the difference.
Apple Maps is a complete joke in India for instance. I’ve heard of stories of people getting lost because they followed it, then they open Google Maps and get the actual directions. Apple Maps is also almost never updated here. Good luck finding new places, instead you will find places that were closed 2 years ago.
I like its new UI but the most crucial parts of the Map such as directions are so horribly wrong that it would frustrate you.
There’s no reporting institution that gets all reporting right. I surely disagree with lots of NYT reports but they do a better job than most others in explaining a story. I’d be happy to take recommendations though on where to get maybe better written briefings everyday.
Try using Apple Music. That shit is 5 years behind Spotify in any UX measure.