Very true. the first versions were very straightforward and only later on they did stuff like connecting saving a location with location tracking. From casual observation I even think they turned this on and off several times. They still show me some locations I saved years ago but I can't modify them or add new ones.

The annoying part is that google maps is really good at searching locations. None of the open source alternatives can do stuff like "Indian buffet Venice" so I often have to use Google maps to find something. Once I have the location saved I would say OpenStreetMaps apps are totally competitive.