# Text-Based Google Directions Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/text-based-google-directions/ 5 people recommended Text-Based Google Directions in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 5 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Text-Based Google Directions”. **Verdict:** A lightweight site that shows Google directions as plain text with minimal design, which commenters say is much needed. Summary written by Claude from 2 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Minimal, highly compressible design (1 comment in the sample): "The site design is highly compressible and text is kept to a minimum" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47157248)) - Fills a clearly needed gap (1 comment in the sample): "Very Nice, this is very much needed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47155549)) ## Other navigation apps people recommend - [Google Maps](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-maps/): 170 recommend, 80 mixed, 429 criticize - [Apple Maps](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-maps/): 86 recommend, 45 mixed, 192 criticize - [Waze](https://hackerapproved.com/p/waze/): 22 recommend, 5 mixed, 18 criticize - [MapQuest](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mapquest/): 11 recommend, 4 mixed, 14 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Text-Based Google Directions", https://hackerapproved.com/p/text-based-google-directions/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.