Apple Maps Native Ratings System Coming to US Places of Interest, Perhaps as Early as Next Week

With the release of iOS 14 and macOS 11, Apple introduced a new way for users to review places of interest and upload photos to Apple Maps that doesn’t rely on third party integrations like Yelp and TripAdvisor.

As it stands, Apple’s rollout of native ratings in Maps has been patchy, with users in the United Kingdom, Australia and a handful of other regions able to recommend places they’ve visited. Apple’s in-house ratings remain unavailable for places of interest in the United States, for both users in and outside the country.

While we can’t be certain, the likelihood is that Apple will make native Maps ratings available for U.S. places of interest with the release of iOS 14.5 and macOS 11.3 sometime next week.