Bing Maps
Ranked 4 of 4 mapping apps by recommenders
People on Hacker News recommend Bing Maps for map data they find high quality and regularly updated. The one caveat raised is that some of its map content looks outdated.
People on Hacker News recommend Bing Maps for map data they find high quality and regularly updated. The one caveat raised is that some of its map content looks outdated.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
High quality, regularly updated map data
“much of it high quality and regularly updated”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Map content looks out of date
“Bing maps seems to be entirely pre-war as far as I can tell”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations” Criticized for caving on Gulf of Mexico
“they caved on the Gulf of Mexico”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again”
Other mapping apps people recommend
The three most recommended other mapping apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StreetComplete | 93 | 20 | 82% | 10 | 2 mo3 owners | Approved |
| Google Earth | 31 | 18 | 63% | 9 | — | — |
| OS9Map | 9 | 1 | 90% | 1 | — | — |
| Bing MapsThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“And still no love for Bing. That maps team”
“much of it high quality and regularly updated”
“they caved on the Gulf of Mexico”
“Bing maps seems to be entirely pre-war as far as I can tell”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.