The short answer
- Apple Maps is the maps app built into every iPhone, and the default for Siri and CarPlay directions, so a community missing from it is missing for a large share of buyers.
- Apple Maps and Google Maps are separate maps. A community added to one is not added to the other.
- Builders have the whole community added to both at once: every street, its name and every home address.
- Bryto's Map Mods submits the map data to Apple and Google directly. Apple Maps updates typically go live in 4 to 8 weeks, Google Maps updates in 2 to 10 business days.
- Map Mods is sold on its own, from $9.90 per community a month or $499 once, with no camera crew.
Why Apple Maps matters for a new community
Plenty of buyers never open Google Maps. On an iPhone, Apple Maps is the default, including for Siri's directions and in CarPlay. If the community is missing there, those buyers are routed to the main road, or to the wrong place, however complete the community looks on Google Maps.
Two maps, two jobs
Apple and Google each keep their own map. Getting the community onto Google Maps does nothing for Apple Maps, and the other way round, so a new community has to be added to each. See getting a new community onto Google Maps.
How Bryto does both at once
- Every street traced, with its recorded name, on Apple Maps and Google Maps together.
- An address verified for every lot, so a search for any home finds it.
- Submitted to Apple and Google directly, live on Apple Maps typically in 4 to 8 weeks and on Google Maps in 2 to 10 business days.
- New phases included with the Portfolio Program, the Map Mods subscription, which covers unlimited map updates.
All Bryto needs is the community's name and address and its plat map. You can order online, or read more about Map Mods & Street View.
Questions builders ask
Does Apple Maps use Google Maps data?
No. Apple Maps and Google Maps are separate maps, so a community added to one is still missing from the other until it is added there too.
How long does it take for a new community to show up on Apple Maps?
On Apple Maps, typically 4 to 8 weeks. Google Maps is faster: most updates are live there within 2 to 10 business days.
Do buyers really use Apple Maps?
Yes. It is the maps app that comes with every iPhone, and the default for Siri and CarPlay directions, so many buyers on their way to a new community are following it.
What does it cost?
Map Mods covers Apple Maps and Google Maps together, from $9.90 per community a month with the Portfolio Program, billed annually, or $499 once for a single community.
Get the community onto both maps at once
Map Mods puts every street and home address of a new community on Apple Maps and Google Maps, and Bryto handles the follow-up with both.
Rather talk it through? Call (708) 840-1128 or email hello@bryto.com.