Map Redirect for Map Links vs Mapswitch for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Redirect for Map Links
This Safari extension automatically redirects map links on webpages to your preferred map application. Choose to always open in Apple Maps, Google Maps, HERE WeGo, Bing Maps, or Waze, or select an option to be prompted each time. It eliminates the need to copy and paste addresses.
- Redirect map links on webpages
- Choose default map app (Apple, Google, HERE, Bing, Waze)
- Prompt to choose app for each link
- Works on Google Search and other pages
- No copy-pasting needed
- Safari Extension
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Map Redirect is a Safari Extension to replace all map links on a webpage to be opened with the map app of your choice. You can select your target to always open in Apple Maps, Google Maps, HERE WeGo Maps, Bing Maps, Waze. Map Redirect will automatically redirect you to the maps app of your choice. If you select "Ask Me" a prompt will appear to ask you where to open the link. Works on Google Search pages and any other webpage. No need to copy/paste addresses anymore. Instructions: 1. Download Map Redirect from the App Store 2. Go to Settings -> Safari -> Extensions. Enable Map Redirect as Safari Extension 3. Open Safari. Search for location. For example, type London 4. Click on Context menu (the symbol "aA"). Click on Map Redirect to give it access to the webpage you are visiting. 5. The extension needs to read and alter the web page to change the map links. If asked for access, you may select to allow it for one day or to always allow. 6. In the Map Redirect popup, you can select your target. For example: select Apple Maps 7. Map Redirect will now scan the webpage for map links and convert them to be opened in Apple Maps. 8. Click on any map link 9. Map Redirect will now take you to London in Apple Maps Note: Map links on websites can appear in various forms with different parameters. Map Redirect tries to detect and convert them as much as possible to your desired target. Therefore, Map Redirect requires permission to read and alter the web page to change the map links. If asked for access, you may select to allow it for one day or to always allow. In case Map Redirect does not work on a specific webpage, please contact us and let us know the URL to check and fix it. Thank you for contributing. *HERE WeGo deeplinking support is limited to only links with geo-coordinates *Bing maps will use Apple Maps on iPhones *Waze Deeplinking support is limited to searching from your current location to what is around you Privacy: Map Redirect does not use any trackers of any sort, nor does it keep, track, sell, rent, or share any information on you throughout your use of the app with any third parties. All processing happens locally on the webpage you visit with the extension. No data is transferred to any central server. For any questions, feel free to contact us directly.
Mapswitch for Safari
This extension automatically redirects Google Maps links to Apple Maps within Safari. It simplifies copying directions by converting unformatted links into a usable format. Improve your navigation experience with seamless map switching.
- Automatic Google Maps link redirection
- Converts unformatted links
- Seamless integration with Safari
- Simplifies direction copying
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Do you ever need to copy directions from Google Maps quickly and get stuck with yucky unformatted links? Say goodbye to that. Use this extension to get a suggestion and automatically redirect Google Maps links to Apple Maps Safari. Please leave rating or feedback to help improve the experience in future releases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mapswitch for Safari at Free against Map Redirect for Map Links's $1.99. Map Redirect for Map Links's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (42% vs 0%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Mapswitch for Safari is free to download; Map Redirect for Map Links costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Map Redirect for Map Links holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Redirect for Map Links has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Map Redirect for Map Links's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mapswitch for Safari's.
| Parameter | Map Redirect for Map Links | Mapswitch for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (16 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miao Wang | Yousaf Khan |
Customer experience
Map Redirect for Map Links
Mapswitch for Safari
In-app purchases
Map Redirect for Map Links
No in-app purchases
Mapswitch for Safari
No in-app purchases
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