Buster 3 on the left, Embark NYC on the right. Both plug into iOS 6's new Maps app to offer transit directions.
The public reaction to Apple's new iOS 6 Maps application has been visceral thus far. There have been numerous complaints about Maps taking people to the wrong locations, directing them to businesses that have long been closed, and visually displaying less local and contextual data than Google Maps. Indeed, these are all turning out to be common frustrations among iOS 6 upgraders—I mentioned many of them in our review of iOS 6—prompting Apple to swear the app will be improved over time.
But one major omission from the Maps app that isn't likely to make a reappearance (at least from Apple) is transit directions. Apple stated that it ignored this feature in Maps in an attempt to open things up for third-party developers. The company line is that the best transit apps are ones that are tailored to each city. This may be true to some degree, but as I wrote in my iOS 6 review, I think this is a wildly user unfriendly move regardless of the motivation.
Apple appears to be sticking to its guns and is unlikely to reverse course anytime soon on the decision to put the transit responsibility on developers. Developers, on the other hand, appear to be cautiously optimistic about the move. Indeed, they appear excited about the possibilities, with many asserting a belief that the user experience will end up being better overall—once the early kinks are worked out.
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