Waze

Bright, colorful, easy-to-see icons ; Crowdsourced traffic conditions mean better routes ; Social connections for drivers ; Lets you manually control streaming music services ; Web-based version

Difficult to create directions from places other than your current location ; Lacks terrain, satellite, or 3D map imagery ; No true offline options

If you’re driving, Waze is one of the easiest ways to get directions. Its routes are a cut above the competition's, with a bustling community and real-time, crowdsourced traffic and accident reports. Unfortunately, it's a pain to get directions from...