Bunny. You really should try Apple Maps again. I used it again today. It works great. It even steered me around the most direct route to my destination because the traffic on the direct route had severe traffic problems. However, if you prefer Google Maps, you can download it and use it instead. It is available on both iPhone and iPad for free. . . now with turn-by-turn voice directions.
I am ADDICTED to Street view. How is Apple on street view?
In my experience, Apple’s Maps has a better interface and updates faster for missed turns than Google Maps or even TomTom. Its traffic reporting is the weakest of the three (and is why I spent the money for TomTom), but its greatest weakness is the points of interest database (which I think they licensed from Yelp). If you have a street address, Apple Maps is great. If you’re looking for the nearest drug store, less so.
I haven’t done a lot of testing with it in the last year or so, so it might have gotten some recent improvements.