One shows only a few shops, often the ones that pay the most, the other shows the true number of different places in the area.
Everything #OpenStreetMap related is welcome: software releases, showing of your work, questions about how to tag something, as long as it has to do with OpenStreetMap or OpenStreetMap-related software.
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
Join OpenStreetMap and start mapping: https://www.openstreetmap.org/.
There are many communication channels about OSM, many organized around a certain country or region. Discover them on https://openstreetmap.community/
https://mapcomplete.org/ is an easy-to-use website to view, edit and add points (such as shops, restaurants and others)
https://learnosm.org/en/ has a lot of information for beginners too.
I don't like that google selectively chooses to show certain businesses over others.
But at the same time the lower screenshot is just pure information overload, it has way too much going on for a casual map to use while walking around and that sort of thing.
100% paid placements. I started looking for an alternative to Google Maps once they started putting POIs disguised as ads.
@Showroom7561 @MangoPenguin Ads and maps don't mix well. I would definitely rather pay for example $3 a month to get a map app that is better than just OSM data as it is, as good as Google, than have Google with ads
If you must monetize (maps need funding and free maps tend to get underfunded) it is a nice direct way