In Korea compared with other countries Google Map doesn't have much coverage because of the government's choice. Therefore, when you travel or come here to study or work, you have to know the two main navigation apps: Naver and Kakao map. These will save you a lot of time and also give you accurate time information and satellite pictures.
Naver Map (네이버 지도)
It is considered to be the most accurate map application in Korea. You can conveniently use surrounding information, public transport, and navigation from the home menu tab. You can check information such as locations, reviews, and menus of famous restaurants or shops. With the integrated search box, you can find all the necessary information about places, possible buses, subway lines, and detailed addresses.
Naver is very fast to obtain and reflect information in real-time. Users who use Naver Maps can directly participate and modify the information, and it will be changed after screening within two days.
Kakao Map (카카오 맵)
Kakao Map is also a popular map app to Koreans for its high accuracy. However, many people think that Kakao Map is more convenient than Naver Map because it can be linked to both KakaoTalk and KakaoTaxi. Like other map applications, Kakao Map allows you to find out your current location, find the fastest route to the destination you want to go, and provide detailed directions for you.
This app also provides directions for a variety of transport such as cars, bicycles, public transport, and also for walking. It also tells you which bus/subway you have to take and when the bus/subway will arrive.
Travel time on this app is calculated quite accurately. You can choose the fastest way to go, the shortest subway and bus waiting time, the least-walk way, and the simplest way to go.
Meanwhile, the advantage of Kakao Map is that you can share your location with friends who use KakaoTalk. It is useful when you make an appointment because you can easily check the location of your friends. You don’t have to worry about privacy because it lasts for only 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or an hour.
Kakao map also has Kakao bus and Kakao taxi services separately.
Both Naver and Kakao provide English services and are pretty similar as interface. Satellite/ or street view option is called 거리뷰 and it works the on both apps.
Don't forget to download these apps for better navigation while in Korea!
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